The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-20
6knunlwgan Enral Mru,s

Maurice S. Philbrick Is returning to
Harvard Medical School this week.
Mrs. John Clifford went to Water
vile, yesterday morning to visit rela
tives.
w. H. Wilson and Elwyn Grant of
st. Adams were in town yesterday on
business
Miss Helen Lord returned to Nor
ton, Mass, yesterday. to resume her
studies at Wheaton College.
Fred S. Rand is here attending to
his duties as Court .Stenographer for
Judge Philbrook in Supreme Court.
Edwin L. Sampson and Charles
Corriyeau left yesterday morning for
Poland Springs to attend the drug
gists' convention.
Dollar Dumont, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Dumont of Winter street. left
Monday for Boston, where he will at
tend an optical school.
Charles w. Bond of Augusta was
in town yesterday afternoon calling
on friends having returned the first
of the week from trip to Virginia.
Mrs. Florence Maxwell of Richmond
accompanied by her mother. Mrs.
Hill and Miss Hill are spending few
days with Mrs. Nellie F. Perkins at
Hotel Oxford
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Fogg and Miss
Velma M. Fogg arrived home Sunday
from visit with friends in Houlton.
They also attended the Woodstock
Fair while away.
Road work on West Front Street is
now completed to and short distance
beyond the residence of Frank Thorn
son. 1t is far enough along for
limited use to the Melvin Osborne
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. z. Decker have
come here from Clinton and will
spend the winter in town. Mr.
Decker will assist his son Clyde E.
Decker in the latters Island Avenue
store.
Mrs. Clifford e. Aulis left Tuesday
for her home in Barboo, Wis, after a
several weeks visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Wentworth
at their summer home at Lake Wes-
serunsett.
The trains leaving Skowhegan at
445 a. m. and arriving in Skowhegan
at D. m. will be cancelled after Sat
urday until spring. The regular
winter schedule will go into effect,
September Goth.
Mrs. Inez Lyons of Woodsville, N.
H. returned home yesterday after
visiting with her nephew and niece,
]. H. Hanson and Mrs. Sarah Newton
at Hotel Oxford. Mrs. Newton ac-
companied her as far as Portland.
Mrs. Maude Dyer of Maiden, Mass.
| formerly of Skowhegan, has been
spending a few days with friends
here and at Cornville. Her daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs Merle
Judkins now reside in Melrose, Mass.
Marriage returns at the office of the
town clerk are those of j. Howard
Machette Of Brunswick, a pulp maker
and Mrs. Helene Hebert (Eberts) of
married Sept. End by Rev. George
Loring Thurlow in Skowhegan.
Miss Luella Stevens, who has been
spending the summer at Bloomfield
cottage, returned to her, home in Cam
bridge, Mass, yesterday. DR.. f. II.
Stevens, her brother and other mem
bers of the family are closing the
house and leaving today for Cam
bridge.
Mrs. Addie B. Gee of Lewiston ar
rived here from Fairfield, yesterday,
where she had been visiting Wilbur
Mitchell and family. After few
days with Mrs. Anna Prescott will
go to North Hartland to visit her
brother, Fred S. Burrill, who is seri-
ously i'll there.
Mrs. Charles E. Reed has sold her
house on Main street to S. o. Atkin-
son of the Atkinsons Bakery and has
purchased the Spofford house on
Bloomfield street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spofford have recently moved in to
the upper apartment of the Boying-
ton house on the corner of Bloomfield
street.
Miss Lena A. Cook, who accom-
panied the remains of her sister Mrs.
Eugene Seveno here for burial, re-
turned to her home at Old Orchard,
yesterday. She was the guest while
in town of her niece, Mrs. Mary B.
Stinchfeld. Mrs. Alice Twombley,
another niece, returned yesterday to
her home in Medford, Mass.
Miss Doris A. Wentworth, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Wentworth, will
complete a three year course in train
ing at the Maine General Hospital in
Portland early next month. After
coming here for brief rest with her
parents she plans to take up the
work of professional nursing in or
near Portland. Miss Wentworth was
a graduate of Skowhegan high school
in the class of 1918.
r. w. Dover of Winchester, Mass.
has purchased the Frank Palmer
property on East Front street. Mr..
and Mrs. Dover with their son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs Harold Dover will
not move to Skowhegan until Octo-
Der. They are to have an automo-