The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-07

fied 1hdSc ieil saturday morning
for week end visit in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Taylor of Port
land arrived Friday night to visit with
relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Holway of The
Forks were among the out-of-town
people here Friday.
Miss Linnie Weston left Monday to
join her brother, George Weston in
Santa Rosa. California.
Miss Doris Cover left Saturday
morning for Dover, N. H., where she
! has a position as teacher.
Miss Helen Merrick of Augusta Yis-
tied the latter part of the week with
her aunt, Mrs. Kate c. Holbrbook.
Mrs. Eta Laeasce returned Friday
night from a stay of some weeks with
her son, Elroy o. Lacasce at Sebago
Lake.
Miss Edith Wadsworth OF the State
Board of Charities of Augusta was in
town in the interest of the Mothers
Aid last week.
Mrs. William Bruce of Brockton
Mass, who has been the guest of
Postmaster and Mrs. w. r. Elliott. re-
turned home Saturday.
Maurice p. Merrill went to Pleas
ant Pond, Saturday, and will return
home. with his family who have been
there during the summer.
Pow IJavuood
some time resident of Skowhegan
arrived Friday evening and Saturday
left for his former home in Bingham.
Mrs. Beatrice Foss Bosnian and
daughter Emily, who have been at the
Ward cottage at Lakewood, have re-
turned to their home in Wollaston
Mass.
Friends have been notified by Mrs.
Abbie X. Wildes that she was on her
way to Tacoma, Wash, but was de-
tanned in Yakima, Wash, because of
wrecked train ahead.
Mrs. 1sadore Hamilton. Mrs. Eva
Warren and Mrs. Angie Shaw of Con-
cord, Mass. have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Phillips. Mrs.
Phillips and her guests were in st.
Adams, Thursday.
George II. Rupp of Norristown,
Penn, who has been in Schimerstown.
Penn, his fathers home, has joined
Mrs. Rupp here for three weeks
stay with her mother, Mrs. Miriam
S Merrill of Water street
Mrs. Henrietta Bowman, who has
been a matron at the cottage of the
superintendent of the State Reforma-
tory, left here Saturday morning for
Fl. Kent, where she has accepted a
position with the Madawaska Train
ing school.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Combs of
Chelsea, Mass, arrived Friday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Donald Burrill.
w. II. Bradley and family OF Chelsea
have also been guests at the Burrill
home, being on their return from
Grand Manan.
Mrs. c. II. Pepper and daughter
Miss Eunice Pepper have returned to
their home in Concord, Mass, after
visiting with Mrs Peppers sisters,
Miss Louise II. Coburn and Mrs. Geo
Otis Smith and enjoying an outing at
Attean pond.
Mrs. Pearl Swain and son Robert
and Mrs. Alzada McIntire, who have
been at West Southport. visited last
week with Mrs. Alyenus Goodrich, 60
ing from here to Scion. They will
return later to Portland, where Mrs.
Swain is a member of the high school
faculty.
Martin G. Cunningham. who has
completed his duties at the Office of
the Independent Reporter where he
has been linotype operator, left Sat
urday morning for his home in Bos-
ton. He was accompanied by Ernest
Paradis and Fred Thibodeau who will
visit in that city.
Miss Grace Russell, who recently
completed her duties in the editorial
department of the kennebec Journal
at Augusta, and has been at the home
of her sister Mrs. Ruel Copp, sails
| from Boston one week from Saturday
J for Norfolk. Va, where she will be-
come a member of the faculty in the
! State Normal Srhool for girls.
A meeting of the Republican Town
! Committee and candidates for election
held a meeting Thursday night, with
Chairman A. X. Butler presiding.
l.. E. Jacobs candidate for Represen-
tative, County Treasurer John H.
Lancaster. Sheriff John A. Mooers.
and County Attorney ]. II. Thorne,
who are candidates for reelection
| spoke during the evening.
There was an increase in boarders
at the county Jail Thursday when
William Simpson of Hartland was
added to the list. He was charged
with breaking. entering and larceny
the specific charge being theft of an
automobile from the garage of II. G
Mcdonald in Hartland. Being unable
to furnish 5000 bonds, Simpson was
committed to Jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
Two boys giving their names al
Percy Poor and Charles Campbell
aud their residence as Ipswich. Mass