The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-13

Mrs. Clara Brown has returned from
visits with relatives in Portland,
Brownfield and Conway, N. H.
Max Bloom of Bangor has been the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Stinch-
field at their cottage at Lake Wesser-
unsett.
Charles Simpson of Exeter, N. H..
departed Friday after visiting with
his niece and nephew. Mrs. William
Morrow and A. r. Jewett.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Walters have
returned to New York. Mr.. Walters
was one of the actors at the Lake.
wood Theatre during the summer.
Rev. and Mrs. George Loring Thur
low are receiving the congratulations
of their friends on the birth of a son
who has been named Henry Anderson
Thurlow.
Maurice S. Philbrick, Arthur H.
McQuillan, Langdon Jewett and Will
liam Philbrick enjoyed an afternoon
of golf Friday on the Country Club
links at Waterville.
Mrs. Ella f. Raymond, who went to
Lake Sunapee, N. II. in July to take
position in a laundry for the remand
er of the summer, arrived home We'd
nesday night of last week.
Miss Katherine and Miss Nellie
White who in accordance with their
usual custom have been spending the
summer in town, have returned to
New York where they are teachers.
The Skowhegan kindergarten
schools open on the same date as the
other schools, Sept II. The South
side sessions will be held in the fore
noon and the north side sessions in
the afternoon at the municipal court
room.
Mrs. J. H. Davenport and daughter
Helena left Saturday for their home
| in Rockland after a ten days visit
with Mrs. Davenport's mother, Mrs.
Jos. Lessard of North street and
sister Mrs. Josephine Giroux of Lea
witt street.
The American Clothing Supply Co.
will open in few days a store on
Water street where the Radio Shop
was formerly located. l.. II. Lowe of
Portland will be in charge and mems
clothing, furnishings and shoes will
be carried.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Decker of
Hinckley and son, Kenneth, have
moved to the d. B. Hobart house on
Turner avenue and Mr.. Decker will
! be employed at the White Cash Gro
Gerry store on Island avenue of which
Clyde E. Decker is proprietor.
Misses Olena and Evelyne Viles,
who have been visiting with Miss
Helen Gates, returned last week to
Gorham where the family now reside
and where both young ladies' are re-
suming their studies for the second
year in the State Normal School.
DR.. and Mrs. W. s. Stinohfeld,
| Miss Lyle C. Stinchfield and Allan j.
Stinchfield left Tuesday for Boston
and on their return will go to Han
over, N. H., where their son, Allan
| is to enter Dartmouth College. Miss
Louise Ncyes of Arlington, Mass,
| who has been visiting at the Stinch-
| field home returned to Boston with
| them.
Mrs. L. H. Whitney of Dexter, who
has been visiting with E. F. Merrill
and family at their cottage at Lake
| Wesserunsett and with Mrs. Lena e.
| Wentworth at her home on Norridge-
wock avenue, returned home Satur-
day. Mr.. Whitney came with her.
She formerly resided in Skowhegan,
returning to her old home in Dexter
this spring.
Elliott N. Spear has received notifi-
cation from Dover, N. H., where he
was located prior to coming to Show
hogan, of special order for his pow
der extinguisher which had been sue
| cessful in two farm homes in that
town. His extinguisher also put out
! a fire in chemical factory which
! was most serious place for con-
| fagration.
A regular session of Russell Relief
Corps was held Friday afternoon in
Grand Army Hail. Routine business
was transacted with the president,
Mrs. Martha Morrill, presiding. This
was followed by special memorial
services conducted at the altar in
memory of Mrs. Ruth II. Eaton, a de-
ceased past department president and
for the late Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard.
Their duteis and loving deeds to the
Corps will long be remembered by its
members. Mrs. Alice S. Baker read
beautiful poem entitled Some Time
at Eve" and Mrs. Emma II. Dunton
sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
At the next regular meeting on Sept.
q it is requested that there be a
large attendance as there are matters
of much importance to be transacted.
Word has been received here by
Mrs. Ella Haycock of the marriage of
her son, Stanley F. Haycock of Swan
ton, VT to Miss Marion E. Whalon,
the ceremony occurring at the home
of the brides parents in Essex Jet
The couple entered the parlor which
had been effectively trimmed in pink
and white to the strains of the Lo-
/ hengrin March, played by Miss Melora
Barnes. She was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Irwin and Mr..
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