The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-12


erville, Mass. is the guest of her niece,
Mrs. o. r. Widder of Bush street.
Miss Lucille Ewin of New York is
here for the month with her sister,
Mrs. George e. Young. She has late
| ly returned from trip abroad.
Mrs. George Gale of Boston depart
ed Tuesday morning after visiting with
Mrs. Emma Simpson and her sister,
Mrs. Sophia Smith of Maple street.
Mrs A. F. Dyer of Middle street is
in receipt of some lucious peaches
from relative in California of I'M
usual size. Some measure 10 IL in
ches.
Judge T. A. Anderson of Pittsfield
day. Mrs. Anderson accompanied
him visiting briefly With her mother,
Mrs. Fannie G. Wildes.
Mr.. and Mrs. It. G. Lord and party
composed of Harold and Priscilla
Lord, Mrs. E. B. Weston, Mrs. A. B.
Borden and Miss Geneva Lancaster
attended the Bangor Music Festival on
Saturday last.
Several children gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Witham
on Bridge street, Saturday and ten
dered a surprise party to little Bar
bara Witham on the occasion of her
seventh birthday.
There are several post graduate
students at the Skowhegan high school
this term. Among them are Fern
Packard and Kenneth r. Copp, who
planned to enter Gorham Normal
school and Bowdoin college respect
lively.
Mrs. Maria Strout and Miss Anne
Fenton of Washington, d. C. who have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |. j.
Smith left here Tuesday after
noon for visit in Scion and will also
visit in Abbott before returning to the
National Capitol.
DR.. Charles Judkins, lately of Pro-
violence, r. l. but for sometime a resi-
dent of Colorado state is in town stop
ping at the home 70 Mrs. Alice S.
| Baker on Turner avenue. Mr.. judi
kins formerly resided in Cornville, but
studied medicine with DR.. w f. Eel
lows during his residence in Skowhe-
gan.
| Walter Chapman and family have
been moving this week from North ave-
nue. to the Blaisdell house on East
Leavitt street, lately vacated by Mrs.
l.. b. Wilson who has returned to
Cornvlle. The Misses Bouchard pur-
chased the house occupied by Mr..
Chapman several weeks ago and will
establish their future home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Hobart are get
ting settled this week-in their future
home on Madison avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney O'Donneli and four
children who recently purchased the
! Hobart Farm at Madison Lower Falls
have arrived from Mapleton. They
were accompanied by Mr.. ODonnelps
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James ODon-
nell who will spend the winter with
: them.
Funeral services for the late Miss
Mabel E. French were held Friday
afternoon from the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben w. French
on High street Rev. Herbert l.,
| Nichols, pastor of the Centenary Me-
thodist Church oficiased and there
were many beautiful flowers. Mem
bers of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge at
tended in body. The remains were
Inferred in the family lot at South
side cemetery.
Mrs. M. NJ. Romans of Plymouth, N.
H. and Mrs. NJ. Marston of Albany,
n. Y. departed Tuesday morning after
visiting here with their mother, Mrs
Mary Savage and their brother, E. l..
Savage and family These two lad
les are aged II and rs years, and the
circumstances seem most unusual that
their mother should be living and in
fairly good health. Mrs. Savage is
now the head of a five generation
group. Another guest at the Savage
home is Mrs. Ida Lymer of Waltham,
Mass.
Extensive improvements and altera-
tions are underway on the DIR. John
n. Merrill house which was recently
purchased by Dr. NJ. +. Lord. Beside
the laying of hard wood floors and
paperng and painting, DR.. Lord Is
converting the small west wing
which was formerly DR.. Merrill's Of
flee into a maids room and will build
an addition from the east wing toward
the street for waiting room and en-
trance to his office quarters, which
will be located in that part of the
| homestead.
The death of Mrs. Priscilla Boulette,
wife of Adolph Boulette occurred on
Monday at Somerset Hospital. She
had been i'll for about two years and
an operation was performed with the
! results heretofore mentioned. She
was fifty years of age and had lived
in Skowhegan for six years coming
here from Canada. The family home
| is at South Beech street. Beside
! the husband, Mrs. Boulette is survived
by five children, the youngest of whom
is 6 years of age THE deceased was
A commitment of the church of Our
Lady of Lourdes and funeral services
will probably be held there to-day.
A few Bethany Church friends ga
| thcrod at the home. of Mrs. Ethel