The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-06
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Miss Elsie Young, s. H. S. 1923, will
enter Pennington Normal School next
Monday.
Miss Anne NJ. Caswell left yester-
day to spend the balance Of the week
| with friends in Portland.
Mrs. Marion T. Oddly is spending
few days this week with Miss Vivian
McDaniels in Waterville.
Miss Ernestine Laney returned to
Waterville Tuesday to resume her
studies at Mt. Merici Academy.
Duncan Hall returned Tuesday aft
| ernoon to Augusta after being the
guest of his brother, Robert Hall.
Miss Grace Paradis, clerk at the
selectmen's office, returned Monday
evening from a visit in Waterville.
Mrs. Marjorie S. Fales of Portland
spent Sunday at the home of her ia
Their, DR.. l. l.. Salley on Middle st.
DR.. and Mrs. George E. Young and
Miss Eleanor Young are enjoying a
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Lake regions.
Mrs. Ella T. Holt has returned to
her home on Alder street after spend
ing several weeks with relatives and
friends in Dover-Foxcroft.
James Blunt returned home Friday
from Camp Allagash ON Moosehead
Lake where he has been for two
months attending boys camp.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Leavitt underwent surgical
operation at Somerset Hospital Tues
day. She was a patient of DR.. GAIA.
Miss Marion Williams and Miss
Ruth Sides who have been guests at
the ]. D. Symons cottage at Lakewood
have returned to their homes in
Portsmouth, N. H.
Barry Whitcomb, director during the
summer of the Lakewood Stock Co.
has left for New York with the close
of the theatre season here, but will
return again next summer
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Holden of
Moose River were in town Saturday
being on their way home from Water
Vile where they had been for sever
al days attending the fair.
Prof William Chapman of the Maine
Music Festivals was in town Tuesday
on business connected with the local
festival chorus which will sing in
Faust" at Bangor this fall.
Miss Carrie Lombard and Mrs. Hat
tie Dunton who have both been en-
ployed at Kennebec Valley Hospital
have completed their duties and Miss
Leslie Holmes of Madison is taking
their place.
Miss Airline Turcotte who has been
employed in the Maine Tel. & Tel.
office has resigned her position and
Miss Christine Bison Is learning the
work and will be employed in place
of Miss Turcotte.
Miss Ruby E. Tufts who is employ
ed in the Federal Farm Loan De-
partment in Washington, d. c., is
spending a two weeks vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M.
Tufts of North Cornville.
Mrs. C. H. Tilton will go to Port
land in the early future where she
will undergo an operation on her eye,
providing the necessary skill can be
obtained there If not she will prob
ably go to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Walter Savage and daughter,
Miss Lucille who have been visiting
here for several weeks with Mrs.
Flora Savage on Middle street and
other friends in town left yesterday
on their return to their home in Som
erville.
Miss Dorothy Stickney who played
leading and ingenue roles at the Lake
wood Theatre has gone to New Bed
ford Theatre in New Bedford, Mass,
to resume engagements which were
terminated last spring when she came
to Lakewood.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow was
at the Union Church in Canaan Sat
urday morning to officiate at the fun
eral of c. w. Bussey of New York who
died suddenly the Wednesday previous
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry
Cool in Canaan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lightbody and
little daughter of Newport, r. l. are
here visiting with Mrs. Lightbody's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Edwards
Mrs. Lightbody was formerly assist
ant in the Office of the Register of
Deeds at the Court House.
Miss Dorothy Kilbreth, member of
the 1924 graduating class of high
school, who made her home with her
sister, Mrs Harry Dysart while in
town, is visiting Miss Vera McCoombs
She has been spending the summer
with her grandmother, Mrs. Martha
Kilbreth in East Winthrop. She ex-
poets to resume her studies here this
fall.
Mrs. ]. w. Weber and Mrs. L. E.
Boya of Newtonyille. Mass. are com
ing Monday night to spend week and
to attend Skowhegan Fair. Mrs.
Weber will be the guest of her mo-
Their, Mrs Flora Savage of Middle
street and Mrs. Bova will visit with
her brother, John l.. Fish of Middle
STRAIT The two ladies are next door