The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-20

WISH III Lewiston ana fOrtlanu.
Edward Mckinney and daughter
Mary T.. of Waterville were In town
Tuesday of this week on business
The first meeting of the Skowhegar
Woman's Club for the fall will be
held October 26 in the Parlors of tn.
Public Library.
Gordon Bragg and family of Port
land entertained party of friends a.
the c. n. Bragg cottage at Lake
Weserunsett last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sands of Jack
Ing a few days in town calling or
friends and old acquaintance.
Mrs. Daniel Lewis has returnel
from visit with her daughters, Mrs
Daniel Maddocks in Millinocket ant
Mrs. Edward Roberts at Sherman
Mills.
Among the Skowhegan people to at
tend the Topsham fair last week wert
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Savage. Mr. and
Mrs. W. Il. Elliott and Miss Maut
Plummer.
Mrs. Florence M. Smith and hel
daughter, Miss Helen Moor Smith 81
Portland, have been guests this week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f.
Smith on Water st.
Miss Margery Smith of Boston. en-
ployed by the Boston Bureau of Diet.
etics has been spending a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Alonzc
Smith of kennebec street.
Among the petitions in bankruptc,
which have been filed in the Unitet
| States district court in Bangor is thai
/ of Earl l.. Nye of Mercer, farmer
with secured claims of s2755 and I'm.
secured of $9011.50.
Edward Hartford returned to Man
| chester. N. H., the first of the weel
having been in Skowhegan and il
Smithfield accompanying the remain,
of his mother, Mrs. Anna b. Rogers
who died October 9th.
Friends of James Durkin, wei
known to Skowhegan people. as ;
member and director of the Lakewood
|
learn that he and Mrs. Durkin hav,
! become the parents of little daugh
ter, born in New York.
A large delegation of members o
Mount Moriah Council. K. q S. NJ. wen
% Bingham Thursday night, the of
icers of the order comforting the de
| gree on the SO candidates. A ban
| 81 4 H.
Skowhegan. The council officers viii
| go to Dexter in very short time t.
again confer degrees.
J. b. Hymer of New York. who ha
been at his cottage at Lakewood dur
ing the summer and fall departed las
week. He has made many improve
7 thehts On his Lakewood property In
Guiding. tn, building of billiar
;noih All sleeping ACCOMMODATIONS an
,suth grading which-wi lend adde
! altraeuyeness, to the grove.
Rev. Frederic c. Rogers of Port
land, formerly a minister in the Cen
tenary Methodist Church here preach
ed Sunday from his former pulpit
supply in the absence of Rev. H. i
,tNicho1s. Mr. Rogers now holds n
Efegu lar pastorate bnt supplies in va
riousi churches. While In Skowhega
he was the guest of J H. Grundy an
| family on Mechanic street
The late Mrs. Edna Young Peas,
wife of Fred Pease. who was burne
20 death in her home in Cambridge
was cousin of Mrs. b. A. Dagget
of this town. Mrs. Pease WAS tn
daughter of Seth Young. a former re
sdent of this town. and niece o
he late Mrs. Olive b. DeVoll. Mrs
Pease and her father were visitor
IN the Daggett home only shor
time ago. She WAS born in Brighton
Word has been received here of TIL
| marriage in Wateryille Oct 18th o
Myron Lindley Hanscom and E1miri
Emerson Boothby. The single rinl
service was used and the couple weri
unattended. The bride wore nav.
canton crepe embroidered with silve
gray and carried BRIDES Roses
they left imm ediately for a short hon
eymoon in Northern Maine. Mrs
Ianscom is the daughter of Mr. an
| Mrs G. w. Emerson of this town AM
was educated in the Skowhegal
| schools. Mr.. Hanscom is one of Lew
ston's finest young men and a grad
tate of Lewiston High. They will re
side in Lewiston. for the present
where Mr.. Hanscom is official teste
with Lewiston Buick and Cadilla
| Co.
At the annual meeting of the FRS
| 'hilathea Class of the Federatet
! Church the following officers wer
elected and installed. president Mrs
Lottie Griffin; vice presidents. Mrs
! Bertha T. Hall: secretary. Mrs. Flor
ence Dugas; assistant secretary. Mis-
Dunbar: reporter. Mrs. Grace E. Ste
Nellie M. Bean: treasurer. Mrs. Agnes
vens. Rev. Geo. l.oring Thurlow, thu
church pastor. acted as installing of
hcer and In behalf of the member.
Of the class presented the retiring
president. Mrs. Lou Games, with Z
bouquet of carnation pinks. A luncl
Of sandwiches. cakes. waters, minis
and chocolate We're served. under the
direction of Mrs. Bertha T Hall. Mrs
florence Dugas and Mrs. Minnie Rus
sell.