The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-24

a former resident of Skowhegan, was
IN town Thursday greeting friends on
his way to Rangeley.
Miss Emma M. Hall left yesterday
for visit to Buzzard's Bay and with
friends in South Dartmouth, Mass.
She will be away one month.
Harold Schwarzberg of New York.
/ who is one of the councillors at Camp
Modin, Lake George, was in town Fri
day attending to camp business.
Miss Marion Eaton of Winterport.
returned home Saturday after visit
ing Miss Bernice Holt. Miss Eaton
is junior at University of Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Quincy and two
children, Elizabeth and Edward and
Miss Gala Kennedy, have been enjoy
ing visit to Portland and vicinity.
Miss Linda Graves of Westfield
Mass. has arrived for her annual va
cation with her sister, Mrs. H. C..
Woodbury. and her aunt, Mrs. Myra
Arnold
Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Halbert
Wilson of st. Johnsbury. Vt. are
guests of Mrs. Wilson's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Harris of Turner
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Eurrill have re-
turned from Dark Harbor where Mr..
Burrill is fulfilling heating and
plumbing contract at the extensive
Dillon cottage.
Miss Brittle King, night superin-
tendent in Dover, N. H. hospital,
left here Monday afternoon, after WIS.,
iting with Mrs. Carrie Macpherson
at the home of John r. Mcclellan.
Mrs. Maria Chute accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. John Lewis and
Master Jackie Lewis, left Tuesday
morning by early train for weeks
visit with Mrs. Chute's sister in
Naples.
L. H. Whitney of Dexter and his
cousin, Miss Bessie Gilman of New
York, were among the out of town
visitors here last week, Miss Gilman
visiting with Mrs. Lena E. Wentworth
while in town.
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam and
daughters, Helen and Marion Merriam
took a week end trip to New Hamp-
shire, Mrs. Merriam going on to Mel
rose Mass. to visit her son George r.
Merriam and family.
Skowhegan acquaintance will re-
greet to learn of the illness of Charles
Larry at his home in Chocura, n. H.
For many years he resided on Sum
mer street in this town. He is the
father of Harold L. Larry.
Miss Edith Wadsworth, who is a
field secretary for Waldo and Somer-
set counties, in connection with the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
tons, who has been in her local Of
flee at the Court House, left Thursday
for Belfast.
Mrs. Ethel NJ Christensen, Miss
Alice D. Goodrich and Mrs. Tyler APP
plebee returned Sunday night from
an enjoyable automobile trip to diff
ferent points in Massachusetts, In
Guiding Hampton Beach. Mrs. APP
plebee visited while away with rela-
tives in Lynn, Mass.
Saturday will, terminate the early
morning train service out and the
late evening train service in. These
two trains are cancelled because of
the light traffic during the summer
months. The train, which now leaves
at 1928 D. M. will beginning Monday
next, leave here at 12.45.
After five innings of nip and tuck
baseball with neither team scoring
Skowhegan pulled away from New
Portland and defeated them 9 to l in a
Somerset county league game on We'd
nesday afternoon. Corvette starred
at the bat for the winners with a
homer and two singles Bilodeau also
turned in Babe Ruth" and did some
fine fielding.
Mrs. Flora Lewis, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Roberts
and children, Frances and Marion of
Springfield, Mass, left Monday Tor
Millinocket. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Maddocks of that town came to Show
hogan Sunday and drove back with
them. After a visit in Millinocket,
they will go to Sherman Mills, where
they formerly resided for visit.
Mrs. Josephine Smith Pierce, for
merly of Skowhegan, now of Beverley,
Mass, who has an entertainment bu-
reau. with Salem as headquarters,
has issued a most attractive program
of entertainers. Included among the
performers is her daughter, Miss
Esther Mayo Pierce. a violoncellist. 1t
is to be hoped that some of the ar
lists, which Mrs. Pierce has acquired
for her bureau, may be heard in
Skowhegan during the coming season,
Mrs. Jesse Shallorus, ninety-two
years old, of Coatsyille, Pa. is among
the tourists to visit this section on
her way through Maine Quebec, Mon
treal and down New York to Penn
sylvania. She and Miss A. Mary
Shallorus and Miss Marion v Werner
were guests at Lakewood Hotel Fri
day night. Among the other week
end visitors at this hotel were Anna
Smith, Magma Butler. Adelaide Butler,
Florence Miller and Ethel Hefferman
of Holyoke N. ].
Members of the Lakewood Stock
Company and Lakewood colony with
a few Skowhegan friends made very
pleasant excursion to Concord Haven,
the home OF Dr. and Mrs. }. l.. Will
liams in Concord. Thursday afternoon.
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