The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-05
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o'hy AVA. Eliiot is spending
week with Mr.. and Mrs. F. @. Nye
at their cottage on the. east shore
of Lake Wesserrunsett.
Attorney Edward F. Merrill left
Monday afternoon for Portland where
he has been In attendance at law
court on Pehobscot County case.
George Laney of Sanford left yes
terday for. that town after a several
days visit with his mother, Mrs
Frank Laney, of Court street.
A. B. Plummer and family are get
ting settled in their new home which
they recently purchased of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Leighton, now of Port
land.
Mrs. r. s. Greenwood has been at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. r.
Greenwood went to Pennington Mon
day where she will attend summer
school.
Miss Evelyn Bridges of Easton, last
year teacher at Anson Academy, has
been engaged as supervisor of do
nestle Science In the Skowhegan
schools
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magoon of Scion
were among the out of town people
in Skowhegan Monday. Mr.. Magoon
is clerk Of the Somerset Farmers
Cooperative Telephone Co.
Childs & Campbell, who have been
operating markets on Water street
o1
to Clyde II. Smith, for the benefit of
their creditors.
Alfred Smith of Augusta Is expect
ed to spend the Fourth with his fam
lily, Mrs. Smith and daughters, Mild
red and Marion, who are spending
the summer with his sister, Mrs.
Charles TuttIe of the Notch road
Miss Catherine Battles of Huntsville,
Alabama arrived Tuesday for visit
with her sister, Mrs. Homer Chase,
Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Chase have been
living here for several months and
reside at the home of Hon. Clyde II.
Smith.
Mr., and Mrs. L. N. Mills and daugh-
ter Eleanor of Portland who are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mills parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Hurley are leaving the latter part
of this week to spend the month of
July at Ocean Park.
Mrs. Granville Reed and Mrs. F.
o. Furber went to Portland Monday
afternoon and were accompanied home
by Mrs. Walter Bachelor and son,
Franklin. They will remain for some
time with Mr.. ana Mrs. F. p Pennell,
parents Of Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Batch
elder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Bean accompani-
ed Mrs. Beans brother, Deputy Sher-
if H. e. Crocker of Canaan on an
auto trip to Detroit last Sunday. They
went there to call on another brother,
Charles Croker at his home farm
in that town. The Mr.. Crocker just
mentioned was formerly a resident of
Canaan, and he Is considering return
ing to the town last named to re-
establish his residence there next fall.
Mrs. Clara Sheperdson of Roslin-
dale, Mass, arrived here Monday night
to spend the month of July with her
sister, Miss Bertha Palmer who ar
rived several days earlier to remain
for the summer at the Palmer home
on Pleasant street. Miss Palmer Is
teacher in the public schools of
Roslindale.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow, an
army chaplain and Somerset County
chairman for the vacation training at
Camp Devens, has been ordered to
report at camp from July 9th to
22nd and leaves tomorrow for that
place. Mrs. Thnrlow and children
are spending July and August at
Lake Embden.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Beaulieu of
Montreal arrived Friday evening to
visit at the home of DR.. and Mrs. l..
p. Geoffri6n. They are the parents
of Mrs. Geoffrion. Mrs. Beaulieu's
relatives are In Marlboro, Mass, and
they will visit with them after leaving
Skowhegan. Mr.. Beaulieu is a doc
Grating artist.
Howard N Weston who Is at Old
OTCHdTu ndo lcu POHiCo WhiSh hN 10
letting to resort visitors there, during
the summer. These ponies were pur-
chased from the Wesley Watson sta
BILE here and the other day Mr.. Weston
was approached by stranger who
asked If any of the ponies were for
sale. After some conversation the
gentleman decided to'purchase one Of
the Welsh breed and Mr.. Weston
learned that It was Gov. Perciyal P.
Baxter who was making the purchase.
The animal has been shipped to Au-
gusta. Mr. Weston sold another of
his ponies to DR.. Lamb. mayor of
Gardiner.
There was fine audience at the
Centenary Methodist Church last
Thursday evening to observe the NOV
ing picture entertainment given I'M
der the direction of the New England
Deaconess Hospital of Boston. Rev.
Edwin V. Hinchcmiff, field agent of
the New England Deaconess Hospital
Association, delivered the lecture. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Hinch-
cmfff and they were guests OF Rev.
ana Mrs. Fl. L. Nichols at the Metho-