The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall have beer
spending a few days at the home of
their daughter. Mrs. M. E. Smith on
Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Damren have re-
turned to their home in Augusta after
visiting with Mrs. Damren's parents
in Cornville.
Miss Rachel Conant, who graduated
from Colby College last June, left
Friday for Exeter, N. H., where she
Will teach in the Tuck High School.
Mrs. T. E. Greenway was up from
Boothbay Harbor, where she has been
enjoying her new cottage, for the Ro-
tary Ladies' Night at Belgrade Lakes.
Friends in Skowhegan of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Merrill, now of Newton,
Mass. will be interested to learn that
they are the parents of twin boys,
born last Thursday.
Miss Margaret Jones of Philadel-
phia, Pa. was a guest last week of
Miss Marion Merriam at the home of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam OF Madison Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Warren of Madi-
son avenue are receiving c~ongratula-
tons on the birth of a little daughter.
The little miss weighed about eight
pounds and has been given the name
of Lucia Gladys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Badger of
Worcester, Mass, who formerly lived
on the old Smith farm on the Athens
road above Malbon's Mills, returned
home Monday after visiting in Show
hogan and Cornville.
Miss Mary Friend left Friday morn
ing for Kittery, where she will teach
Latin and Mathematics in Trait Acad-
envy there. Miss Friend graduated
from S. H. s. in 1920 and from Uni
versity of Maine last June.
George Halves, who has been spend
ing sometime at Ocean Point and Old
Orchard is at home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Halves on Madi-
son He will return to his
studies at Colby College this fall.
Walter Wilson returned home Fri
day night from Northeast Harbor,
where he has beer employed during
the summer months in a drug store
and will resume his studies in the
OtHIOi 9Oal at Aitbh oNilCOi htAi AFAOAA
day.
Mrs. Frank Merriam and three chill
dren of Nashua, n. H. left for their
home Friday after visiting in town
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Griffin and with Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam. Thornton w. Merriam has
returned to Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto R. Folsom Jones
and child of Washington. d. c. have
been enjoying several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Folsom
Jones, at "The Terraces" on Locust
Ave. They came here from the shore
where they have been enjoying an
outing.
Recent guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. Savage on Water street
have been Mr.. and Mrs. James Savage
and Mrs. Emma Berwick of Lawrence,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. George Shield of
Saco and Mrs. George Mullen with her
daughter-in-law and two children of
Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard L. Woodside,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Eagles and Mrs. H,
F. Harrington of Portland ere in
town Friday evening to attend the
motion pictures and n%on-partisan
meeting held in the Opera House.
The two gentlemen were among the
out of town speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. McNeelie of Ia
coma, Wash, who are guests of Mr..
McNeelie's brother, f. f.. McNeelie
and Mrs. McNeelie of Madison avenue,
visited for a few days the latter part
of the week in Lewiston. They will
not start on their return to their home
until sometime in October.
DR.. Maurice f. Lord has returned to
Skowhegan and resumed his practice
after a vacation of about two months
owing to i'll health. He has been
spending some time at his old home
in North B%rooksville and vicinity. His
family preceded him by a week or
more on their return to ~Skowhegan.
A regular meeting of the Sunshine
! Society was held last Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Joseph Thi-
bodeau. There was a good number
of members present and routine bust
ness was transacted. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Alice Corvette
of North street on September 18th.
DR.. and Mrs. F. l.. Anderson of New
ton Center, Mass. have been recent
guests of their daughter, Mrs. George
Loring Thurlow at the Thurlow's
camp at Pleasant Pond. Rev. and
Mrs. Thurlow and children returned
to their home on Leayitt street last
week, after spending two months at
their camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sparks, who
have been at Lakewood during the
summer, where Mrs. Sparks, better
known as Miss Ruth Garland has
been playing in the Lakewood Stock
Company, have gone to New York.
Mr.. Sparks was formerly manager of
the st. James Theatre in Boston. They
left Skowhegan Monday on the mid
day train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.. Pepper
and daughter, Eunice, of Concord,
Mass, who have been visiting with
her sisters, Miss Louise II. Coburn
and Mrs. George Otis Smith, have re-
turned to their home. They nave