The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-29
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 . @&@~ ~ az
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Debe are the pa
rents Of a daughter
Webster Nutting went TO Lewiston
yesterday morning for a visit.
Mrs Mahlon Adams of Middle street
went to Augusta Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs NJ. f Lord and son Edwin go
10 Ocean Point Sunday for a weeks
outing
Henry Thomas of Melrose, Mass. is
a guest in the home of his niece, Mrs
Q. R. Wilder,
Miss NJ. a. Norris OF Brookline,
Mass. is a guest at the home of Miss
Louise H. Coburn.
Rev. and Mrs c. H Mckinney and
family went yesterday to Searsport
for their annual vacation.
Miss Helen E. Merriam left yester-
day morning to visit at the home of
her uncle in Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Queenie Merry is seriously i'll
at kennebec Valley Hospital which
institution she entered Tuesday last
Miss Xaverine Bison arrived Tues
day evening from New York to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Bis
son.
Miss Helen Chapman will enjoy
several days vacation from her du
ties as salesgirl at the Merrill Shoe
Store commencing next week.
Mrs Arthur H. Paul of Boston.
Mass arrived Tuesday for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. +. o. Fall
of Cornville.
There is to be band concert by
the Skowhegan Military Band on Rus
sell street, tomorrow, Friday even
ing. There will be several xylophone
solos.
Mrs Anna G. K. Moore and two lit
tie daughters of Moose River are Wis
iting for two weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs NJ G. Kennedy and other
relatives.
Mrs Sheridan Green of this town
who recently underwent an operation
upon the throat at the Marlboro City
Hospital, Marlboro, Mass. is getting
along well at this time.
Mrs B. J. Lee of Barton. VI has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Eta
S. Merrill this week She came thru
by automobile with Mr.. and Mrs Lee
who were on their way to Greenville.
Miss Esther Pierce of Beverly,
Mass is visiting her grandmother
Mrs Joseph Otis Smith. Her parents
Mr. and Mrs W B. Pierce are ex-
pected a few weeks later for a visit
at the Smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs Eldon Boyd and four
children are enjoying a two weeks va
cation at North Pond. While there
they are occupying Mrs. Frederick S
cottage With them is Miss Doris
Wentworth.
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch / S. S. will be held in City
Building on Thursday p. m. August
Goth. This society will hold a Tag
sale throughout our annual Cattle
Show and Fair at Fairview Park.
Members of the newly formed
Skowhegan Merchants Association
are to participate in theatre party
next Monday evening to listen to the
play Johnny Get Your Gun" at the
Lakewood theatre. They go as
guests of the Independent-Repo
At the coming fair of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society to be
held in Skowhegan, September %, 20
and 30, Frank S. Adams. Chief Divi-
sion Markets and F. H. Dudley, State
Horticultural will Judge the live
stock and fruit and vegetables respect
lively. 1t is likely that George P.
Coffin of Augusta will Judge the poul-
try.
The Field Day of Sunset Chapter
No. So, Order of the Eastern Star,
will be held at the cottage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur r. Jewett. Lake Wesser-
unsett on Wednesday, August 4;
should the weather prove unfavorable
then the next fair day. Members
are requested to carry a plate, cup,
saucer, fork and spoon, and to pro-
cure their own conveyance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jewett will be ready to receive
their guests at $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders concert
troupe including Somerset Academy
Orchestra, Miss Pauline Eaton Oak
reader, Miss Ella Flanders pianist and
with Mrs. Drake Flanders herself as
soprano soloist were in Pennington
last evening to fill an engagement
under the auspices of the Pennington
Normal School August 9Th they are
leaving for a coast trip, furnishing
concert In Bluehill on Monday night
August 9th, and at Seal Harbor on
Tuesday night, August 10.
The usual services will be held at
Centenary Methodist church the com
ing Sabbath. At 10:45 Rev. H. L.
Nichols will preach on the topic "a
Delinquent King" The Sunday School
will be held at IL o'clock with classes
for all ages. The Epworth League de-
votonal service will be led by Miss
Caroline Tozier, with "Cultivating
High Ideals" as the topic for consil-
Grafton. At 7:30 a general service
will be held under the direction of the
pastor A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to all these ser
vices.
Mrs. Helen Dysart Butler, wife Of
Ralph Butler, who was brought to
Somerset Hospital from West Athens
Sunday, passed away Tuesday after
noon of uremia. Her age was %
years. She was the daughter Of Mr..