The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28

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been an instructor in a girls camp
during the summer months.
Miss Bernice Boyd leaves Septem-
Der 9Th for Portland, where she will
enter the Maine General Hospital to
take up training She graduated from
S. H. S. with the class OF 1924.
Myron Williams of Boston. Mass,
is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred A. Williams of Main street.
On Monday he visited with his grand
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Williams OF
South Solon
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waugh of Co.
hoes, N. Y. are visiting in town with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cockburn and
other friends in town. They were
former residents of Skowhegan, Mr..
having been an overseer in the Amer
lean Wooden mills here.
Mr. and Mrs. f. L. Savage and son,
Linwood, Miss Marguerite and Miss
Virginia and Smith Ames are enjoy
ing an automobile trip this week thru
the White Mountains. They will
visit Dartmouth College at Hanover,
N. H. before returning home.
Thornton W. Merriam of Cleveland,
Ohio, who returned home with his
father, Rev. George Merriam from his
recent trip to Nashua, N. H. and Mel
rose, Mass, spent the week end at
Moosehead Lake. He has two
weeks vacation in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Chase and
daughter Laura, Mrs. Ora Valliere
and daughter, Miss Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
Alton Ellis, Miss Alta Rowell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dunlap enjoyed
an automobile trip Sunday to Green
vile, returning home by the way of
Dover oxcroft.
Hugh Herbert, author of the new
Lewis & Gordon production to be
played at the Lakewood Theatre next
week. is already at Lakewood and
will stage the play. This is to be
the prize play at Lakewood $40 in
gold to be given to the person sub
hitting the most appropriate title for
the same.
Miss Marjorie Tozier is expected
next week to resume her studies at
the high school at the opening of
the fall term. She was with the
family of A. X. Butler last year and
is to come to the family of L. H. Gold
smith this year. During vacation,
she has been at her home at Hollis
Center and more recently has been
employed at the Valley View Farm in
Pennington.
DR.. and Mrs. Levi Wyman of Ches-
ter, Pa, who have been at their cot
tage at Lake Wesserrunsett since
early in the summer have been en-
joying several days at Lost Pond On
Monday, they entertained Mrs. Clar-
ence Conner and Miss Mildred Stewart
of Chester. Pa, who have also been
spending sometime at Lakewood
George r. Day and G. Allan Went
worth of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben B. Chase and
family have been entertaining several
New Jersey guests at their Madison
avenue home and east shore cottage
at the lake. Included were Mr.. and
Mrs. Gidley of Elizabeth, N. j. and
Miss Ramsey. Miss Thickston and
Miss Carlson of Roselle Park, n. j.
One party came from a Canadian trip
and the other from the Maine coast,
neither being aware that they were
to enjoy the hospitality of the Chases
at the same time.
About two hundred persons were
present at the demonstration con-
Quoted by Commander W. E. Longfel-
low, from the wharf at Lakewood,
last Thursday afternoon. Several
persons went into the water and Mr..
Longfellow showed the different
strokes, how to manage drowning
person, etc. He gave similar dem
onstration at Good Will Farm dur
ing the forenoon. Mr.. LongfellOw
is National Field Demonstration of the
life saving American Red Cross.
Several Skowhegan people were at
the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Holt at Bayside, Northport, Sunday
and enjoyed a clam bake on the south
shore. Those participating were Mr..
and Mrs. l.. H. Goldsmith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bin w. Page. DR.. and Mrs. F. o.
Sawyer, MIR. and Mrs H. E. Smith,
Mrs. H. l.. SWEET. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
l.. H. Smith. and their guests, Mr.
and Mrs. William Matson of Newton
Vile. Mass, Miss Dorothy Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Leighton, Miss Helen
Leighton and Mrs James Stewart of
Portland.
A large party of Skowhegan peo-
pie motored to Belfast last Sunday
making their headquarters at the
cottage of Miss Alice r. Parker, the
local Red Cross nurse. who has been
spending sometime at her home in
Belfast. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Day and daughter, Miss
Dorothy, Mr., and Mrs. Harry Day and
son, Junior, Mrs. |, A. Norton and
two daughters, Florence and Bertha,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Emery, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert c. Fletcher and daughter,
Evelyn. Mrs. Kate Holbrook and son
Elton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fowler,
Mrs. Addie Webb and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Lancaster. The party enjoyed a
clam bake at noon.
Kenneth Smiley of the Northeastern
College, who has been employed In
Everett. Mass. during the summer ar
rived home Sunday for vacation
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. d. F.
Smiley of Dyer street Mr.. and Mrs.