The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-11
Sknlulrrgatt Enral Nrlua

Mrs Edward Quincy visited Satur-
day in Lewiston.
William D. Palmer of Bath was a
guest over Saturday with friends in
town.
Mrs. Emma Weston and little
granddaughter went to Brunswick
for a short visit Monday.
Oscar Perry now located In Water
vile was in town on insurance mat
ters the latter part Of the week.
turned home Saturday after being
here for several days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Cove of Went
worth, \. H. were in town Saturday
being on their way to Athens to at
tend the funeral of Arthur l.. Hight
John Little went to Portland Mon
day where he is spending the winter,
after visiting over the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Quincy ON Wa
ter street.
Miss Marjorie Tozier. student at
high school, who makes her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Goldsmith
during the school year. will go to
her home in Hollis Center for the
Christmas vacation
Miss Grace Fox returned Monday to
her duties as teacher in the high
school at Northeast Harbor, after
spending the week end at her home
here. Her sister Miss Mildred Fox
returned to Colby College.
H. S. Hopkins left Saturday morn
ing for Chicago. H., where he will
appear before the wage board as a
witness. He was accompanied as
Ear as Portland by Mrs. Hopkins, who
spent the week end in Portland.
Mrs. George Thompson was in Wat
erville the last of the week visiting
with her daughter. Mrs Russell Ham
lin. On Friday afternoon. Mrs. Ham
lin entertained the Mothercraft Club
/ at her home, her mother being a
guest.
Mrs Robert NJ. Shields of Port
Richmond. Staten Island, A. Y. arriv-
ed Saturday on the ITO train to visit
with her son and wife. DR.. and Mrs
Robert NJ. Shields. Mrs. Shields is
still patient at Kennebec Valley
Hospital
James Dysart of this place and
William Regain, both students at
Bowdoin College, were in town Sat
urday, going to Athens to attend the
funeral Of Arthur Hight. They were
delegates from the Kappa Sigma Fra
ternity of which Mr.. Hight was a
/ member at BoWdoin
Mr. and Mrs a,Clarence Spauldng
have taken the, furnished home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Caswell on Cedar street
for the winter months. and have come
here, from Pittsfield Mr.. Spaulding
/ IS q member Of the grain firm OF
! Spaulding e. Watson. and last winter
was a resident of Sl0oYhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, G. Elliott have re-
iurhed tt, 'SkowRdgaA where they will
/ spend somettmgJn They formerly re-
sided here during the construction of
| the new Central Marine Power station.
Mr. Elliott being superintendent Mr.
elliott has since that time been en-
Dloyed I'M Ellsworth by the Graham
Syndicate. aaf H .a54 =.#
4 regular meeting of Golden Rod
Branch I, S. s., was held THURSDAY
with Mrs Mary Halle on French
| street The afternoon was spent in
sewing a puff. being tackled and under
clothing made for needy family in
town. The next meeting will be on
January /. with Mrs. Mary Roderick
on Free street.
Thomas ~ Lewia of The Lewia
Shoe Co. has purchased the block
which he has long occupied on the
first floor as a shoe store of Dell Ho-
bart. This property has been in the
Hobart family for many years Pre-
viouS to the ownership of Mr. Hobart,
t was the property of his father, DAN
81 F. Hobart, and before that an aunt
Mrs. Huldah Holbrook Malbon was
/ he owner of the block
Mics c. Louise Gordon left Saturday
for Boston to assist in the new Office
Of the ID, +. Cummings Company now
located in that city. Miss Gordoo
was presented with $4,000 in gold
from the employees of the D. t.
Cummings Company in Skowhcg m
"hero she has been holding y position
FOR the past four wears Miss Doris
Humphrey will fill Miss Gordor's va
cancy at Skowhcgan Miss Virginia
/ Stinchfcld has recently accented Il
position Us assistant to Miss Humph-
i "eY
'he D"eemher meeting OF the Hc'cu
Coburn Mission Circle was held Fri
1ay afternoon with Mrs r. l.. Mitchell
ut her home ON Mechanic street In
I the absence of the president Mrs.
gorge Merriam, the vice president
Mrs. r. +. Homsted presided Vic
trola selections We're listened To and
he Scriptures were read BY Mrs
Fomsted Prayer was offered and
Mrs. Mabel p. Judlins gave the secrc-
tarys report. Mrs Homsted renort-
cd on the Thanksgiving social held at
the church. The chapter in the study
book THE Land of All Nations, "A
Modern Columbus was reviewed by
Mrs. Judkins and the members con
tinucd the study on "a Chinese Fam
j lily in America" During the after
noon Mrs. Mitchell served stuffed
dates and candies.
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