The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-10
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morning for a visit In Lewiston.
Mrs. C. E. Decker and daughter.
Dorothy left Saturday morning TO Wis
1t in Clinton.
James Rice of the Skowhegan Pa
per Company has returned from
trip ct New York.
q. Allan Wentworth was at Rock
| WOOD the latter part of the week at
tending to business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Merrill left Fri
day morning for several days pleas
ure visit in Boston and vicinity.
| Miss Marion Jacobs, a senior In
high school went to her home in Au-
burn Saturday morning for the week
end.
| Fred Libby of Calais visited the lat
ter part of the week with his sisters,
Mrs. M. F. Jewell and Miss Clara M.
Libby.
Mrs. Jack Croze and children have
| returned frow Lewiston where they
were present at the burial of Mrs.
| Croze's mother.
Mrs. E. F. Danforth was In Fair
| field Friday where she addressed the
members of the kennebec Union Of
Women's Clubs.
Mafcelus j. Merrill of Mainstream
| came the last of the week to visit at
the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Anna F. Merrill.
Mrs. ]. P. Whitney of Winthrop
spent part ofelast week with her
son, L. H. Whitney and family. Mr..
Whitney came up for her Sunday.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for a track meet between Show
hogan high school and Madison high
school on May IA at Somerset Park
in Arson.
David Thurlow is recovering from
the effects of his recent surgical
operation for appendicitis and re-
turned last week to his home. on
Leayitt street.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Ward Philbrick will be interested to
learn of the birth of a son, Donald
Lookey, on May at Portland.
NOi6hb pOuhuo.
William Hilton of Bangor was in
Skowhegan Friday, having business
at the court house for the Great
Northern Company and visited briefly
with his cousin, John l.. Fish.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow, pas
tor of the Federated First Baptist
and Congregational church is attend
ing the Congregational State Con-
ference which opened Tuesday in
Biddeford.
John L. Fish of the Independent
Reporter who has been at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jewett during
the winter has returned to his home
| at 6S Middle street where he will
| again reside.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow will
deliver the memorial sermon on Sun
day, May 9th at the church in Ca
naan and will deliver the Memorial
day address on the forenoon of the
| Both in that village.
| Miss Grace Fox, a student at Col
| by college and the eldest daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. 7. G. Fox left Saturday
| for Boston, having been appointed a
| delegate from her college sorority to
Tufts college sorority.
Miss Alice Lander of Lawrence
Mass. has arrived to spend the sum-
mer with her sister, Mrs. William
Folsom Merrill. The Merrills will
go to their cottage at Lake Wesser-
runsett, east shore, the first of June.
Mrs. Donald Flint and little daugh-
mother, Mrs. Clara w. Gaylord left
Saturday morning for Portland
They will join Mr.. Flint at Bridgeton
where they will pass the summer, Mr.
Flint being engaged in highway con-
struction in that town.
A communication has been received
by Rev. George Loring Thurlow from
clergyman in Castleton, Vermont
where church federation is under
consideration He asks for sugges-
tions of help from the outcome Of the
Island avenue Congregational church
es in this town.
Joseph Guerney of Fairfield who
has frequently visited Skowhegan on
criminal matters in connection with
his duties as a member of the Fair
field police force has recently COM
pleted his duties as night Waterman
position which he has held for the
past 80 years. He has been on the
police force for the past q years.
The Troubadour's, an orchestra
composed of high school boys, made
their initial appearance in Grange
hall Friday night when they played
for public dance. There was a
good attendance, many of the high
school pupils and some of the faculty
members being present. The Troub-
adours wore white shirts and red
sashes and furnished some very good
music, which was much enjoyed by
the dancers.
Mrs. Hiram Plummer entertained
the members of Federated Mission
Circle at her home on Madison avenue
last Friday afternoon. The meeting
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