The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-18
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ing at 7.45.
Miss Alice NJ. Kicker went to Lewis
ton for few days visit the latter
part of the week.
J. H. Hanson, proprietor of Hotel
Oxford was in Lewiston Friday to
attend the races.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth
spoke before the several womens
clubs at Clinton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. SWEET spent
| Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Good
win in North East Harbor.
w. f. Adams, former proprietor of
Hotel Oxford. returned to Lewiston
Tuesday, after visit in town.
Attorney A. X. Butler who was TAX
en- i'll last week, is reported as making
| favorable progress toward recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roderick are
away on a visit to their sons and
daughters in Boston and Portland.
Mrs Gerald C. Marble is spending
two weeks In Maiden, Mass. with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Colby.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Jewett of Boston
visited last week for short time with
his mother, Mrs. Ella N. Jewett of
High Street.
The home of DR.. and Mrs. c. r.
Viles on Middle street is being i'm
proved by an enlarged piazza and the
addition of sleeping porch.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lindsay and
little son have left to visit with re-
latiyes in Boston and vicinity. They
are located for the winter at the home
| of Mrs. Ella T. Holt on Alder Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Cleveland are
making extensive improvements on
the Robinson house on Pleasant street
which they recently purchased, add
! ing a piazza across the front, bow
window etc.
Mrs Minnie c. Pishon has returned
from visit with her stepdaughter.
Mrs. Alice Richardson in Lewiston
and will spend about two weeks at the
home of Mrs. w. B. Whittier before
going to Stoheham, Mass. for the win
ter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson is away this
week, lecturing before different
Oranges. This includes the Oranges
at Guilford, Corinna, Milo, Parkman,
Dover Foxcroft, the latter being an
all day meeting next Saturday and
Saturday evening at Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiley, Mrs
c. W. Smith and Mrs. Small of Gardi-
ner were in town Thursday last. Mr.
Wiley who is now in the bakery bus
mess in Gardiner was formerly a
clerk in the grocery stores of Oscar
Knowlton and George Arnold, in
Skowhegan.
Mrs. w. L. Robertson has returned
to her home in Bath after spending
several days with Mr.. Robertson,
superintendent of the Skowhegan
division of the Central Maine Power
Co. They will establish their home
here the first of November, having
taken the house of John L. Fish for
the winter months.
The funeral of Mrs. Elsie J. Wey-
mouth was held Thursday forenoon
from the home of her daughter, Mrs.
c. d. Eaton at 81 Middle Street Rev.
George Loring Thurlow, pastor Of the
Federated Church offlciated. Among
the out of town people present were
George Weymouth of Bangor and
Horace Weymouth of Fairfield, sons
of the deceased, Mrs. Charles Tibbetts
of Fairfield, niece, and Mr. and Mrs.
R. II. Harris of Canaan. Burial was
in the family lot at Canaan.
The death of Kenneth Roundy oc-
Cured at the Central Maine Sanator-
ium at Fairfield where he had been
under treatment for short time.
The remains were taken to Bingham
where his mother resides and the fun
eral was held there last Sunday. Mr..
Roundy was formerly employed at
the barber shop of E. W. Simpson
and made many friends among the
young people. He has been afflicted
for sometime with tubercular affect
ion. Skowhegan friends sent floral
piece to the relatives.
The Maine State Sunday School
Convention which opened yesterday
in Waterville is attracting the atten-
ton of Sunday school workers In this
section. Large recognition will be
given the daily vacation Bible School
movement which was SO successfully
carried on in Skowhegan last summer.
Beside the reports of schools at this
convention held from upwards of
twenty-five churches, with an atten-
dance of several thousand children,
DR.. Thomas S. Evans Of New York,
International director, will be present
to speak at the convention. Confer
ences will also be conducted for those
interested in this work on two after
Moons of the convention. At these
conferences local state workers will
assist DIR. Evans.
The Merry GoRounds entertained
their young men friends at delight
full Halloween party Friday evening,
the Misses Phillis Whiting and Helen
Foster being the hostesses in the attic
of their home on Madison Ave. In
keeping with the occasion there were
plenty of spooks and weird ghost