The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-19

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Miss Dorothy Mason of Portland
returned Tuesday afternoon after Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Tobey
| Mooers of Portugal at Fairgrieve Bay
Mrs. Estelle c. Randall and two
! sons, Alvin c. and Daniel c. Randall
OF Bridgewater have been guests this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
S. S. HUFF.
Mrs. w. o. Paul and Miss Bertha
Paul of South Scion were in town
tuesday, accompanying Mrs. Lucy
; Mills thus far on her journey to her
home in Fairfield.
Clyde H. Smith entertained at din
ner at the Elmwood In Waterville,
Tuesday night, Winfield Anderson of
Boston, Miss Clara Libby and Miss
Margaret M Chase.
Miss Pauline E. Oak is returning
today from several days at Small
Point Club at Small Point Beach,
where she has been with Mrs. Annie
Bradstreet of Gardiner.
Harold Durham of Boston, repre-
sentative of the California Packing
Corporation, was in town Tuesday
paying visit to Francis E. Croteau.
These gentlemen were employed at
the same office Of the Texas Company
in Bath.
Antonio Turcotte, clerk at the j.
p. Thibodeau grocery store and Thorn
as Bolduc, a mill operator, returned
from Canada last Monday forenoon,
where they had been visiting in Que
bee and other Canadian cities. They
report very enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Ida Davis, had as guests at
High View Farm last Sunday, Mrs
LILLIAN Folsom and son Ben from
Newport, Miss Annie Ides from Win
terport, and Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Bates
1 and Miss Mcintyre from North Corn
Vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer from
Corinna.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at Skowhegan postoffice for the
week ending July ID: Albert Davis,
d. r. Dunton, James Mcclure, Mrs.
Rose M. King, Miss Fife Prayer.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office If not called for before
Saturday, July 2S.
F. J. Durgin of The Forks accom-
panied by his two daughters, Mrs.
Clyne Bigelow and Mrs. Rilla Baker
and her two sons, was in town Tues
day. Mr.. Durgin was going through
to Augusta to witness a ball game in
which his son, Allan was pitching
against the Bar Harbor team.
Joe Haskell, who has been confined
to his bed for the past five weeks as
the result of an injury received in
school while playing ball, is able to
be about. He is with his sister, Mrs.
M. l. Simpson in Caldwell, N. j. He
will return to his home here for a
time when he has sufficiently recov-
cred
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Titcomb left
here Tuesday morning for Bangor
| and later were going to Guilford and
/ to visit with Mr.. Titcomb's mother
| in Williamantic. They will also
spend some lime at Sebec Lake. Mrs
Titcomb is taking vacation from
her duties at the Maine Tel & Tel
Exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnard of
Auburn are In town called here by the
serious illness of Mr.. Barnard's moth
er, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard. 1t is
| with regret that Skowhegan people
will learn of Mrs. Barnard's critical
condition as she has been noted for
her remarkable activities in spite of
her advanced age.
Harry E. Pratt of Albany, N. Y,
formerly of Fairfield. was in town
Tuesday and was among those who
participated in the Rotary Club lunch
con, being a member of the Albany
Club. Mr.. Pratt Is principal of the
| Albany high school, formerly taught
in Fairfield and North Arson. He is
spending some time at his wife's old
home in Clinton.
Fred Tuscan who formerly lived on
| Madison avenue, but for the last few
years has been living on a farm in
/ Cornville Tuesday purchased the
/ block on Water street owned by Clyde
II. Smith and generally known as the
| Bakery building. Mr. Smith has
taken Mr.. Tuscan's farm in the trade.
1 Mr.. Tuscan has bought the Brainerd
/ property on Madison avenue and will
move his family there shortly.
i Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Mathews of
Richmond, Virginia are passing va
cation of several weeks in Skowhe-
gan making their home with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Savage. Mrs. Mathews Is
native of Baltimore. Her grand
father, Ezra Whitman, was born in
Maine. He became widely known as
the editor of the Maryland Farmer.
They are spending portion of their
time in town with Mrs. Sarah L. Eat
| on, who is relative OF Mrs. Mathews.
w. Oscar. Merry and his daughter,
Miss Caroline Merry, who have lived
for some time in the E. e. Greenwood
house on Madison avenue, have stor-
ed their household effects and left
here Tuesday morning for California.
They were accompanying their son
and brother, Charles Merry who with
Mrs. Merry had been here on a visit
i hack and may decide to live permant-