The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-21
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tic Week.
Guy Bailey, Earl Greene and John
Forsythe attended the fair at Pitts
field last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lemieux of Gen.
trail Falls. r. I. are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gotta.
Attorney f. F. Merrill attended the
Waterville Rotary Club lunch at Wat
eryille Monday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Nichols. and Miss
Iva Holway left Monday for Old Or
chard for two weeks outing.
| Clayton A. Storer of North Arson, a
member OF Arson Academy faculty,
was in town Monday on business.
Mrs. Harry Mitchell left Friday for
Fitchburg, Mass, where she will be
the guest of friends for about two
! weeks.
The family of A B. Keene, who
have been living on Skowhegan r. F.
ID. 4, are moving to Scion the first of
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred +. Holmes of
Roxbury, Mass. are in town for a two
weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E. Mcintyre
| Mrs. Lottie Gates, who was so criti-
cally i'll at Somerset Hospital. Is
continuing to gain, according to the
hospital authorities.
Charles W. Bond and A. NJ. Hop
kins of Augusta was in town Tues
day attending to matters of business
and greeting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones. who
have been enjoying an outing at Owls
Head, had as Sunday guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Knight of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Simpson and
two children, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Priest and son Roland,
went to Ellsworth Friday where they
spent the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Woodbury. of
] Portsmouth, N. H. were accompanied
on their return after a short visit in
town, by Mrs. Flora McPheters, who
| is visiting at Wells Beach and in
| Portland.
Fred and Donald, left Tuesday for
Wateryille. where they will visit for
several days with relatives. Frank
Dugas left Sunday for stay at the
same home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis are in Bos-
ton on their semi2annual business
! trip for the Curtis hat shop. They
were accompanied as far as Portland
by their niece, Miss Ruth Walker,
who has been their guest.
Miss Carolyn Cover, who has been
Ill with pneumonia Ia much improved
Friends will be interested to learn
that Miss Eleanor Ripley of Brockton
Mass, who was taken sick at the
Cover home has sufficiently improved
to be about the house.
Miss Della and Miss Alice Bouchard
proppietors of millinery stores here
and at Waterville, have gone to New
York on their semi-annual business
trip. They were accompanied by
their mother, Mrs. 0nesime Bouchard
and their brother, Claude Bouchard, q
student at Colby College.
AS the result of passing another
car on Dyer Hill, according to the Of
ficers, Romeo Violette of this town
was taken before Judge Merrill Mon.
day and fined $40 and costs, amount
ing to 1857. Settlement ensued. The
officers in the case were Arthur Cush.
man of the state department and L
B. Haskell, local traffic officer.
Mrs. Mary E. Albright of Boston
who has been visiting her daughter
Miss Eunice Scriven of the Lakewood
Stock Company, left Tuesday fol
Harpswell for a short stay. before re-
turning to her home. Mrs. All
bright is a poetess and writer Of
much ability. under the nom de
plume of Esther Starr.
Mrs Albert E. Leighton of Whittins
Vile, Mass, who with Mr.. Leighton
have been visiting her sister Mrs
Agnes Moody in Cornville and Mrs
Charles futile of the Notch road, Is
gravely Ill with a shock at the home
of her brother, Charles Smith OF
Heselton street. She was formerl,
Miss Jennie Smith of Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Leighton, Miss
Helen s. Leighton and Mrs. james
Stewart of Portland are spending
three weeks at the Simpson cottage
at Lake Wesserrunsett, having arriy
ed Saturday night. Their many
friends are glad to greet them again
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Martin am
daughter. Carolyn will go to Newton
; Vile, Mass, Sunday for visit
After the regular performance b,
; the Lakewood Stock Company Monda,
evening, one of the pleasantest vaude
Vile shows of the season was present
; ed. This included group of teno
solos by George F. OConnell, of New
York, which were highly pleasing tt
: the listeners. Fairfax Burgher of thu
. Lakewood Stock Company gave SOM
. splendid demonstrations of sleight o
hand work and Miss Ruth Garland
. of the stock company gave some ex
: ceptlonally fife readings. Mis-
. Florence Marshall and Miss Caroline
. Brine of Boston gave some fame.
: dance numbers, with much skill AM
. grace Warren Hymer introduced
. the performers, telling a number o