The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
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Miss Christine Wyman of Portland
has been visiting this week with Miss
Edna Cushing of Elm street.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Ackley and
family will move in a few weeks to
the Fitzmorris house ON East Front
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Melanson of Ma
kamp are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Lauriston, on the
River Road.
Walter Y. Mitchell, who has been
very i'll in a Watervile hospital, is
much better and will return home
the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester c. Flanders
and family and Wentworth Goodrich,
Mrs. Flanders father of East Emb-
den, were callers in Skowhegan
Thursday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurston Howes ae-
eompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston
Young, left Friday for st. Georges,
Newfoundland, where they have ae-
cepted employment for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pond and his
sister, Mrs Bateman. of Norwood,
Mass, hut who had been visiting i'll
Gardiner, have returned to that city,
after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs, c. S.
Smith.
The date of October 3rd has been
selected for the Operetta Spring
time which will be given in Skow-
hogan under The direction of the John
B. Rogers Production Company, and
as a benefit for Sorosis.
Mrs. John Murtha of Moose River
and her three daughters, Snowyell,
Grace and Violet, are visiting with
Mrs. Murtha's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan Laufiston, ON the River
Road The trip Was made by auto.
Adjutant L. W. Pay of Saidpur,
India, Salvation Army worker, is
the guest of President Charles L. Die
kerson of Mortified Seminary at East
Mortified, Mass, who with Mrs.
Dickerson is at Lake Wesserunsett.
Michael Campbell, who has been Il
patient at Somerset Hospital since
January, when he sustained serious
burns while in the employ of the Cen
trail Maine Power Company, has been
/ discharged from the hospital and has
gone to Augusta.
DIR. and Mrs. r. A. Derbyshire with
Mildred Henderson and Harold Pierce
of Madison are spending a lew days
at cottage at Smithlield Pond. The
Doctor is attending to his business
here during the day and returning
each night to Smithtield.
Charles II. Butler, formerly Of Nor
ridgeWock, who recently visited his
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hight after an
absence of forty-two years, has re-
turned to Seattle, Wash His Wife
who was formerly Adele Barker, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Allen oil
| Bucksport.
Mrs Nellie Brenin aud niece, MISS
Emma Patterson, Of Ottawa, Canada,
returned to that city Friday afteI
visiting with relatives and friends in
Skowhegan, Madison, Cornyille, Scion
and Bingham. Mrs. Brenin is a sister
Vi Tile ldlt JOll0 AllIDIOSG WHO ilA td
ON Steward Hill.
Rev and Mrs. d. A. Ball of King
ston, N. G., departed Friday after Wis
itng with Mr.. and Mrs Carl Tobey
of Bush street. Mr.. Ball was formerly
pastor of the First IIniyersalist
Church in Skowhegan. He and Mrs
Ball have lately been married. SHE
was formerly Mrs. Katherine Haskell
| of Pittsfeld. widow of o. S. Haskell.
MIR and Mrs. Joseph l.. Fontaint
and Mrs. William Lessor left Satur-
day morning on the early train for
Portsmouth, n. H.. where they will
| join Mrs. Fred CheYery and continue
to Greenfield, Mass, to visit with
! Mrs. William Holley. The four ladie-
are sisters. They will also visit Mr.
| Fontaine's mother in Worcester and
a sister in Putnam, Conn They viii
be away two weeks.
Several local people went To East
| Madison Sunday night, Where IA re-
| ligious song service was conducted
| with Rev. George Merriam presiding
! Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames presided al
the organ and Miss Virginia Amey
played a violin solo. Miss Woodland
of bingham sang Il solo, accompanied
| by Mrs +. G. Nye of this town, and
Adjutant L. w Pay of India told of his
work in connection with the Saliva
ton Army in India.
| Mr. and Mrs. William G. Garrett. OF
| Memphis, Tenn, with their two chill