The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-19
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Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Macphail went
to Pittsfield, Tuesday morning to visit
friends.
George w. Emerson went to Shaw
NUT, Tuesday, to attend the Sunday
School convention.
Gerald C. Dunn, the new Somerset
County Agent, is attending a CONFER
ence at Orono this week.
! Mrs. T. II. Howard is recovering
from the effects of her fail which she
recently sustained, striking on her
head.
Miss Margery Morrison of New
York, formerly of Skowhegan is
studying music in France near Paris
this summer.
Col Sherman N. Shunway was in
Waterville, Monday, and spoke before
the Rotary Club of that city on the
situation in Ruhr.
Lee Walker of Portland was in
town Tuesday on business and spent
| the night with S. A. Lindsay and
family at Lakewood.
Robert w. Linn, Jr., superintendent
of the American Wooden mills in
Hartland was among the out of town
business men here Friday.
B. J. Lee returned to orono. Sun
day, after visiting here briefly with
his wife, who is at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Eta S. Merrill.
Mrs. Milton Washburn and son
Clyde, left Saturday morning to visit
with Mrs. Viola Washburn and Nell
son Washhurn in Peabody, Mass
Mrs. Anna Jepson who has been Wis
iting with Mrs. Minnie Greene on East
Front street during the past two
weeks returned to her home in New
York Friday of last week.
Gilman Rutherford of Calais, Je-
rome Rutherford of Portland and Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Reed of Lewiston were
among the out of town people here
to attend the funeral of E. Carl
Plummer.
Henry Partner of Livermore Falls
has accepted position as one of the
operators at the Weston Power Sta
ton. Gerald Stinchfield, S. H. S. "a,
is at present engaged as an appren-
tice at the plant learning to operate.
Mrs. c. E. Sprague of Lexington
Mass, with her granddaughter, Pris-
ella Sprague of Boston and maid re-
turned to their home Friday. Mrs
Sprague rode as far as Portsmouth,
N. H. with Miss Lois M. Patten in
the Patten car.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w. Savage and
their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Sanger
Annis of Augusta left Saturday on a
trip to Quebec but returned home
Sunday afternoon, going only as far
ton of the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Simpson with
their children, Wiona and Jack, Mr..
and Mrs. Allan Dyer, Miss Ruby Dyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Priest, Roland
Priest and Mr.. and 'Mrs. Merle Leav-
lit, West Front street neighbors, re-
turned Sunday night from an outing
at Crescent Beach.
The death of Augustus Vigue oc-
CURED Saturday morning at his home
near the foot of Eddy hill opposite
Coburn Park. He was eighty-six
years old and was native of st,
Joseph, Canada, but had resided in
Skowhegan for many years. A
widow and two sons survive.
Mrs. l. l.. Sally and daughter, Lyn-
cite Mantor have returned from a visit
in Brunswick Miss Corrine l.. Sal
ley who returned the first of the
month from Waltham, Mass, where
she is a teacher, has been visiting
friends in Gardiner for few days.
Mrs. Marjorie S. Fales is at home from
Portland for a two weeks vacation.
Members of the Skowhegan Festi-
val Chorus have received an invita-
tion from Mrs. w. r. Chapman, wife
of Director Chapman of the Maine
Music Festival to the annual picnic
of all choruses in the state at Shell
burne, N. H., the summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman on August a.
There will be a picnic luncheon at
noon, for which the host and hostess
will supply hot and cold drinks and
ice cream.
Mrs. ]. w. Perkins and her two
sons, Ellsworth and Wentworth Of
1872 Madison avenue went to Lewis
ton the first of the week to join Mr.
Perkins who is employed there by the
Central Maine Power Company. Mr..
Perkins has been employed in Show
hogan by the above mentioned COM
pany for the past two years coming
here from Malbon's Mills. Their
son, Ellsworth will return to this
place in the early fall to attend the
high school where he is sophomore.
Ninety children from the Vacation
Bible School had a wonderful outing
at Lakewood, last Friday, accom-
panied by the teachers of the school.
t Thirteen automobiles contributed by
citizens furnished the transportation
and they went as on parade, waving
Christian flags and the Stars and
Stripes. Water sports were indulg-
ed in under the direction of Miss
Jeanne Thomson and John Carter,
while the games at the Fairgrounds
were directed by Miss Tobey. Songs
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