The independent-reporter., 1922-02-09

Attorney John w. ManfDn of Pitts
field was In town Thursday on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Thornhill have
begun housekeeping at 10 East Front
street
Postmaster Edward A Webber OF
Hartland was in town Saturday on
business.
DR.. X. w Smith, formerly OF Skow-
hegan now of Freeport, is Ill with
scarlet fever.
MRS. j. Wallace Blunt returned home
from a visit with Mr.. Blunt In Boston
Friday evening.
George Markham. of Jackman. has
purchased the Vaughan house on East
front street, which he will open as a
boarding house, 1t is understood.
Mrs. Rebecca B. Martin of st. AL
bans for some time resident of
Skowhegan, arrived In town Monday
forenoon.
Miss Gladys Allen of the high school
faculty went to Auburn Friday after
noon for brief visit. Miss Ruth
Trefethen of the same faculty spent
the week end with her parents Prof.
and Mrs. II. f. Trefethen in Wateryille
and Miss Eva Springer. one of the
Leavitt street school teachers, went to
Oakland Saturday to visit her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Burke. of
Jackman, left Skowhegan Tuesday
morning for Wateryille in company
with Mr.. Burke's sister, Mrs. George
Butler and Mr. Butler, of Waterville.
Mrs. William Morrisette, of Fairfield.
another sister of Mr.. Burke, was at
the Court House Monday In attend
ance upon the Burke VS. BARLEY es-
tate trial.
Miss Ida Tripp, of North New Port
land. is at kennebec Valley hospital,
receiving medical treatment and
among other medical patients there
are James Oker and Angus Commeau
of lockwood. and Miss Alice Adams of
Bingham. Mrs. Eliza Strickland, of
Madison, under went a surgical oper-
alton at the hospital Tuesday morning
and Mrs. Thomas Dionne, of Skowhe-
gan, who underwent an operation sew
eral days since, has returned to her
home.
Ont-of-town people here to attend
the funeral of the late Daniel Lewis,
other than the three daughters else
where mention, were William II.
Lewis of Sherman Mills, Mrs. Rose
Ramsdell of Dexter, brother and sis
ter of the deceased; Mrs. r. B. Mar
tin and Fred Lucas of st. Adams. and
Mr.. and Mrs Sheperd Hopkins of
Ripley. Mrs. Alma wilkins. the oldest
daughter. returned to her home in
Wilton yesterday. but the other two
daughters, Mrs. Edward Roberts OF
Sherman Mills. and Mrs. Daniel Mad
docks of Millinockett, are remaining
until the last of the week
Miss Clara Wrightman of Sanford,
Miss iDaphne Fish of Freeport and
Miss Edith Harvie of Dover all stu
dents at Colby GpIlege were over SUM-
day visitors In town. Miss Wright
man, was the guest of Miss Eleanor
fIawas,sa Colby junior at her home on
Water street and the other two young
ladies were guests of Miss Ruby Dyer.
Joseph Coburn Smith and his friend
Charles Gale of Medford. Mass. also
studepts at Colby were Saturday and
Sunday guests at the home of Miss
Louise II. Coburn. Miss Marion Mer-
ram of Colby was a week end visitor
at her home here.
Ladies of the Bethany Baptist par
ish. including the Mission Circle and
Philathea Glass, met last Thursday Y
afternoon at the church parlors, where
they spent the afternoon sewing for a
needy family The committee in charge
of the work which is made up of Mrs.
Eugenia Il. Merriam. Mrs. Viola Bur-
nor. Mrs. Ella II. Nelson and Mrs. Mae
n. Haines. had previously met for two
afternoons at the home of Mrs. Bur-
nor on Winter street and cut out gar
ments from material which had been
presented to them. getting the work
ready for the ladies SO that a great
deal was really accomplished on
Thursday afternoon. Several of the
ladies brought lunch and picnic
supper was enjoyed at which some of
the husbands were guests. The la
dies will meet again next Thursday
to complete the work for these little
people.