The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17


The plank sidewalk on Spring
street is being thoroughly repaired
and relaid.
Brooks Savage is expected home the
last of the week from the Harvard
Summer School
Mrs. Laura Dawes Of Arlington
Heights, Mass, is the guest OF Mrs
Charles Cleveland.
Miss Mary II. Friend is returning
today from q visit with Miss Frances
Dunning at Topsham.
Miss Desia Hilton of East Skowhe-
gan has arrived home from a visit in
Jackman and Canada.
Raymond Pooler, Miss Gail Chap
man and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Lessard
left Tuesday ON trip to Quebec.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H Grundy have
returned from Kents Hill where they
attended the Epworth League Insti-
tnte.
Mrs Howard Wyman and two sons
OF Midway, Mass. are visiting with
Mrs. Clifton Whtttemore and Mrs. Al
fred Squires.
Mrs. 8. R. Greenwood of Madison
avenue was in Bangor Monday to
meet her young granddaughter from
Presque Isle.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace Smith Of Fox
homo, Mas, who have been guests of
his sister, Mrs. Matte E. Goodwin
have departed.
Rev. II. L. Nichols and family who
attended the Epworth League Insti-
tute at Kent's Hill, are now enjoying
visit In Winthrop.
The first meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps will be held tomorrow,
the 18th, in Grand Army Hall, follow
ing the vacation period.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Beale leave to-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ward
of Madison for an outing at the Ward
camp at Bakers Siding.
DR.. e. F. Merriam and his daughter,
Miss Ida Merriam of Boston are
guests of Rev. and Mrs. George Mer-
RAM at the Bethany Baptist parson-
age.
Miss Myra Akeley is back at her
clerical work in the office of the
American Wooden Company after a
two weeks vacation in Newburyport,
Mass. -
Thornton w. Merriam of Cleveland,
Ohio. who has been spending several
weeks in foreign travel arrived yes
terday to visit his parents, Rev and
Mrs. George Merriam.
John E. Wadsworth, who has been
employed by the Central Electric
Company in New York, is visiting
with his sister, Mrs. Carl Tobey and
will enter college this fan.
Miss Helen s. Leighton left yester-
day morning to visit her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Leighton
In Portland mad her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Cloudes of the same city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Greenwood, Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Abbey, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. B! Chase and Mr.. and Mrs. c. j.
Abbey attended the Goodrich Baker
reunion at Bingham last week.
Miss Louise H. Coburn returned
Friday from Attean Pond accompany
ing her brother-in DR. George
Otis Smith, who had been there for
a short visit while here from Wash
ington, d. C.
Mrs. l.. II. Whitney and Mrs. II. j.
Phillips attended a reunion in oonnec-
ton with the Dexter High School at
Dexter Tuesday. Mrs. Whitney's
mother, Mrs Grace Brewster, return
ed to Dexter with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown and little
son, Robert Allan, leave Monday for
their home in Muscogee. Okla. They
will be accompanied by Mrs, Browns
mother, Mrs. Fred o. Eaton, whom
they have been visiting here.
AS the result of paralysis Of rail
transportation in the West. owing to
the railroad strike, Sherman Shum-
way has telegraphed East that he is
marooned in the desert. He was
bound for Los Angeles to visit his
parents.
Mrs. Elise Fellows White left here
Tuesday afternoon to be present at
the formal opening Of Kneisel Hall
in Blue Hill at the invitation Of Franz
Kneisel, former leader of the famous
String Quartet and former instruc-
tor of Mrs. White.
Members of the Arcana Club OF
Clinton accompanied by their families
were in town Tuesday, en- route for
Lakewood where they enjoyed field
meeting, attended the theatre and re
manned for the naval engagement IN
the evening. A picnic was enjoyed
daring the day.
Rev. George f.orsng Thurlow, who
has been enjoying a vacation at
Pleasant Pond, was in town Tuesday
and left yesterday for Camp Devens
where he will be at the officers re-
serve training camps until August 30
His family are remaining at Pleasant
Pond for the present.
Friends In Skewhegan will be in
terested to learn of the marriage OF
Miss Leona Clifford of North Fairfield
to Carl l.. Stevens of Melrose. Mass
The bride, who Ia the daughter oil
IL.