The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-24

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Mrs. l.. E. Dow was in Augusta
Monday to meet Miss Bertha Ryan
of Portland, who returned with her
and has been her guest this week.
Miss Ida Merriam who was a guest
last week at the Bethany parsonage,
has gone to Woolwich to visit with
a friend before returning to her home
in Boston.
Cleber Taylor, who is employed in
Brockton, Mass, and who has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Taylor, went to Lewiston,
Saturday.
Attorney and Mrs. Donald w.
Philbrick left Monday morning for
their future home in Portland and
where Mr.. Philbrick will be located
in the practice of his profession.
Miss Cathleen Rodden of Dover, N.
H., is the guest this week of her
brother, DR.. Arthur E. Rodden. DR..
Herbert Rodden, was down from Mad
ison and was entertained at dinner
Sunday at the Rodden home.
Mrs. E. G. Peterson and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, have returned to Boston
after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Atkinson of East Boston, who are So
journing at their summer home on
the east shore of Lake Wesserunsett.
The Skowhegan baseball team went
to Bingham last Thursday to play
against the Bingham team. At the
end of the seventeenth inning the
score was to 6, the game being cal
led at that time, owing to darkness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Smith
of Providence, r. l., are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lindsay who
are occupying the Jewett Cottage at
Lake Wesserunsettk Mr.. Lindsay
is sales representative of the Daniel
E. Cummings company.
A. w. Cushman, State Highway
Inspector, was in Pittsfield Thursday,
and while there interviewed truck OF
gypsies and found they had entered
the state without State Registration.
He informed them OF the law and
they complied with it, paying for
license.
Miss Elizabeth Brewster returned
Monday to her home in Dexter after
a several days visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Grace Brewster and her
aunt, Mrs. l.. H. Whitney. Mr..
and Mrs. John Whitney of Winthrop,
parents of Mr.. whitney, were guests
at the Whitney home Sunday.
Little Alberta Pooler, who came
home Friday to attend the funeral OF
her mother, Mrs. Albert Pooler, re-
turned Monday to the Sacred Hearts
Convent at Jackman. Out OF town
people here to attend Mrs. Pooler's
funeral were Mrs. Fred Dulac or
Bristol, Conn, and Joseph Bilodeau
of Waterville.
In honor of their uncle, Elwyn Dun
bar of Ocean Spring, Miss, Mr.. ana
Mrs. G. C. Dunbar, entertained Sun
day at a family dinner party. Sew
enteen were in attendance, including
Roscoe Dunbar and his family. Out
of town people present were Mrs. w.
e. Palmer and daughter Mary OF
Hinckley and Mrs. Harold joy OF
Portland.
Mrs. Laura B. Bernard and daugh-
ter Ethel of Lynn, Mass, are visit
ing relatives and friends in Somerset
County for several days. Whlle Ill
Skowhegan they were guests oil Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Burnor and other
friends. They went to Pittsheld
Monday to visit among relatives ana
friends in that section before return
ing to Lynn next Saturday.
The marriage of Verne T. Mosher
of Cornville, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Mosher of North Jay and MISS
Mortie E. Wescott of Cornville,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wliiiam
Wescott, was solemnized August 10
at the parsonage of the Bethany Bap-
fist Church. Rev. George Merriam
officiated, using the single ring ser
vice. The couple will reside IN
Cornville.
Elwn Dunbar of Ocean Spring
Miss. left Monday morning Tor bos-
ton where he will visit ms twin SIS
ter. two other sisters ana Dfother
en- route for home. Mr.. Dunbar
was born in Bloomfield on the River
Road and has not been IN Skowhegan
for 40 wears. His business has been
that of railroading He Is a bro
thor of Roscoe Dunbar and has been
visiting with him and his nephew, G.
c.. Dunbar.
A quiet wedding was solemnlzed
Saturday night at the bethany Bap-
tist Church parsonage. when Rev.
George Merriam united in marriage
Guv Leslie Bailey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs c. f. Bailey of Harmony and
Miss bertha Tramley, daughter of
Iobn Tramley of Skowhegan. The
br;de was attired in white and was
attended at by Miss Doris whittemore,
Herbert Tramley, brother of the
bride, acting as groomsman. The