The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-30
News Of Somersets Busy Towns

Auburn.
| Mrs. Matte E. Goodwin entertained
| a few friends at dinner Tuesday
night at her cottage at Lake Wesser-
unsett, in honor of Mrs. Margaret
S. 6. Briggs.
| Mrs. Emma Payne of Atlantic City,
N. ]. and Mrs. Marion P. Louisfell of
Boston have returned home after WIS.,
| iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
s. s. Norton of Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Fall re-
turned to Boston by auto, Sunday, at
ter visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. o.
Fall in Cornville. Mr.. Fall installed
radio outfit while there. which is
giving fine results.
Mrs. II. S. Hopkins left Tuesday to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Albert H.
Hodgkins in Portland Mrs. Hodg-
kins was formerly Miss Virginia NJ.
Hopkins and her marriage was only
recently solemnizeY
There will be special meeting OF
the Working League of the Federated
Church on Tuesday, at go p. M,
September 4th. Important business
will come up at this session and all
members are urged to attend
Rev. John Briggs. a Reformed Bap-
fist clergyman, who has been in
Skowhegan for some time and at one
time was interested in obtaining some
of the local churches to conduct
preaching services, left Saturday
morning for Medoehe, n. B.
About seventy members of Show
hogan Grange went TO Cornville Sat
urday night and were entertained
by members of Wesserunsett Grange
and furnished the program. A de-
lcious supper was served and the
event was much enjoyed by local Pa
irons of Husbandry as we'll as other
patrons from nearby towns.
Miss Beatrice Weston of Portland
visited the latter part of the week
with her father, H. NJ. Weston on Main
street. She went to Waterville to
spend the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Corson, returning to Port
land, Monday. Miss Weston gradu-
ated from S. II. S. in 1922 and is now
employed in the telephone exchange
in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Seekins and
daughter of Worcester, Mass. with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Seekins
returned Saturday from trip to the
City of Quebec. On Monday they
were at st. Adams calling on friends.
Elliott N. Spear, who is giving DEM
onstrations of his fire extinguishing
powder, gave another. demonstration
Thursday evening at Scion.
Miss Mildred Watts returned Sat
urday to her home in Foxboro, Mass.
after visiting with her brother, Will
liam Watts, one of the players at
Lakewood Theatre. Mr.. Watts is
leaving at the conclusion of this
weeks engagement which is the end
of the theatre season at Lakewood and
has three positions in view. one be-
ing in Boston. one in New York and
one in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong Perry Of
Washington, D. c., who have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jenkins
have gone to Marblehead, Mass. for a
vacation. Mr.. Perry has been active
in the Boy Scout movement and is a
magazine writer of considerable note,
having lately returned from period
of travel in Europe. Mrs. Armstrong
is also a writer of stories, writing
under the m-de-plume of Montayne
Perry and Lulu Montayne.
John d. Williams of Quincy, Mass.
was in town last week the guest of
his cousin, Fred Williams of Main
street. Mr.. Williams was born in
Cornville March 10, 1899. He enlist
ed in Co. d 18th Maine, November l,
1861 and was discharged January rs,
1865. At the close of the war after
six months at his former home he
went TO Clearfleld County, Pennsyl
vania, remaining there until 1871. He
married in 1871 and has since lived
in Quincy.
About seventy members of Skowhe
gan Grange participated in the field
day event which was held last Friday
at the farm of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beckwith, four miles from town on
the Athens road. A picnic dinner |
was served about 1 o'clock, beans be- |
ing furnished by the host and hostess.
Tables were arranged out of doors
and games were enjoyed in the open. |
The house was also thrown open to |
the visitors and a pleasant program
was presented Mrs. Fred Tuscan
and her son, Royce Tuscan, added
much to the occasion by their music
numbers. The guests departed about
5 o'clock
A dinner and theatre party was
given Saturday evening by Miss AIDE
laide H. Lancaster for several young
ladies'. Dinner was enjoyed at the !
Arcadia Tea Room and Her Temper
ary Husband" at Lakewood Theatre
completed the evening. Those pres
ent were Miss Helen Raymond of
Dexter, who has been Miss Lancas-
ter's guest, Miss Pauline Emery who
is here from Canton, Mass, and Miss
Eunice F. Patten, who Is at home from
New York, Miss Beatrice Smiley, Miss
Eleanor Halves. Miss Rachel Conant,
Miss Fedora Lessard, Miss Chantel
Bison and Miss Molly V. Blunt. Miss
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