The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18


They are witnesses in the Burke trial
! Oscar r. Wilder. superintendent OF
the Somerset Shoe Factory was in
Boston the latter part of the week on
business.
Charles W. Sheaff of Portland, for
merly of Skowhegan, spent a part of
last week in town renewing old &C
Quaintances.
Leonard Benner and Linwood Moody
of Madison were visitors Sunday at
the home of Mrs Myrtle Moody OF
! Turner avenue.
Mrs. S. NJ. Cover has been in Lin
ington for several days called there
| by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. James Pillsbury.
The Ladies' Social Circle met yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Carrie Nc
! Pherson at which time the semi
monthly meeting of the society was
held.
Mrs. Henry Bouchard went to Wat
erville, Friday, where she was join
ed by her sister in-law who continu-
ed on to Lewiston for a several days
visit.
Mrs. Cyrus Hunnewell and Mrs
Sidney Berry returned to Pleasant
, Ridge Monday after visiting with their
cousin, Mrs. C. Jerome Abbey for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Frank Moore and her grand
daughter Rebecca Merrifeld returned
to their home in Waterville Sunday
after visit of several weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Maurice
E. Lord.
Friends of Mrs. Flora A. Dealey,
who is abroad with a Steubenville,
Ohio family, will be interested to
learn that her present address is 1913
Promenade Anglais, Nice, Alpes, Mon
times France.
Mrs. George Tilton arrived home
Saturday night from Portland, accom-
panied by her daughter Mrs. Roy
Akeley Mrs. Akeley will remain in
town for about ten days and then
return to Portland.
Miss Doris Chase will complete her
duties at the office of the Central
Maine Power Company next Satur-
day and Monday will leave here for
Portland she enters as student at
Shaws Business college.
Mrs. w. s. Stinchfield has been
spending several days with her
daughter Lyle C. Stinchfeld student
at Simmons college, Boston. Mrs.
Stinchfield was accompanied by Mrs.
Fred w. Bunker of North Arson.
Fulton Mckinney who has lately
completed a business course in a
Portland college was in town Satur-
day He has been spending a few
days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
c. II. Mckinney in Madison. He has
accepted a position with a Bangor
Bank.
/ Mrs. William Chamberlain and two
/ children and Misses Gladys Smith and
/ Elsie u. Smith arrived home Sunday
after a number of days spent visiting
in Waterville. Mrs Chamberlain
was the guest of her parents and the
young Smith girls were visitors at
the home of their grandfather. John
i Butler
DR.. and Mrs Carlton Luce have re-
! turned to their home in Greenville
! Junction after visiting with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Walton OF
! Cornvile. Mrs. Joseph Camp, who is
/ employed by the Kennebec Journal
] Co of Augusta, is a guest of her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Walton, mention
ed above.
Rev George Leroy Thurlough, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church in
| Lexington. Mass. preached at the Fed
Grated church last Sunday morning
delivering an able discourse. He
was accompanied to Skowhegan by
Mrs. Thurlough and they were guests
at the home of Miss Hannah r. Page
during their stay in town.
Norris Clough of Augusta was in
Skowhegan and Madison a few days
last week on business. pertaining TO
the sale Of Haynes automobiles to
parties in Bangor and vicinity. While
here he visited his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clough of the Lakewood
road Another guest In the Clougt
home Is Albion Spaulding of Nashua
N. H., brother of Mrs. Clough.
The public sale weighers are in re
ceipt of a notice stating that on ant
, after Nov. Is. slip giving the ne
weight OF every load weighed mus
be delivered with each load. Thi
has been law since 1919, but has new
err been put into effect. There arr
three public scales located in Show
hogan. They are at the Southsid
Grocery, Holt & Hight and the Far
mer's Union.
At the regular session of the Ply
THAN Sisters Friday evening, tn
r degree work was conferred on tw'
: candidates. Refreshments of ice
t cream and assorted cakes were ser
I we'd under the direction of Mrs. Lotti
e Griffin. At the next meeting to-mor
row (Friday) night Inez Getchell o
a Augusta will be present to inspec
| the chapel Refreshments will b
served in charge of Mrs. Vira Packard
Miss Mary f. Lawley who has beel
spending a few weeks at her home OF
n Middle St, closed the same Saturda
and left for Someryille' Mass. t
n spend the winter with her brother
Z Joseph Lawley and family.
{. The following program has been ar
n ranged for the meeting of Skowhega1
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