The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
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LOT the millinery openings III view
York City. She will be gone about
ten days.
Mrs. Robert Green Is substituting
in the Office of the Maine Tel. & Tel.
Co., while Mrs. E. C. Tarbox is en-
joying a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Smith, who have
been at their cottage on the east
shore Of Lake Wesserunsett, returned
to their Skowhegan home Monday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mills went to
Bangor, Saturday, where they joined
a party of friends and left on a trip
to Nova Scotia, crossing the Bay of
Fundy.
Clifford e. Aulis has arrived from
Baraboo, Wis, to join Mrs. Aulis who
is spending sometime with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, r. A. Wentworth
at Lake Wesserrunsett.
DR.. Taylor, a dentist of Copley
Square, Boston, a connection of the
Norridgewock Taylors. is spending
some time in this section and was a
caller at the Reporter office, Thurs
day.
A meeting of the Ladies' Social Cir
Gle will be held at the Methodist
Church vestry on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
There Is business of Importance to be
transacted and all members are urged
to be present.
Mrs. George Merriam has returned
home from a five weeks visit with
her son, George r. Merriam and fam
lily in Melrose, Mass. She was de-
tanned there much longer than plan
ned owing to the illness of Mrs. G.
r. Merriam.
Miss Florence Philbrick returned
home Sunday night from a trip to
Boston and down Cape Cod to Pro-
vincetown. During her two weeks
vacation from her duties in the Office
of the American Wooden Company,
Miss Philbrick also enjoyed a trip to
Canada.
Miss Anna Leblanc of New Bedford.
Mass. is visiting for three weeks with
Mrs. Ruth Clyde, at the home of her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. A.. b. Borden,
The two ladies are room mates at the
Massachusetts School of Optometry
and will return there for the opening
of school on September II.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Cleveland.
daughter Geraldine and son Frank of
Everett. Mass, started Monday on
their return home. They will visit
for a few days at Wells Beach. While
in Skowhegan they were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. r. ID. Cleveland of Pleasant
street, having come here on a trip
through the White Mountains and
Canada.
Miss Eleanor Violette of Biddeford,
formerly one of the nuns at the local
convent, returned home Sunday night.
Since leaving the convent, Miss Yio-
lette has been employed as a teacher
in Van Buren, but has now secured a
position in a Biddeford business place.
Miss Violette took occasion, while
here to call on former pupils. She
accompanied Mrs. Eliza Hebert here
and they were guests of Mrs. Hebert's
mother, Mrs. Charles Provost.
Mrs. Sarah Abbey has returned
from a three weeks visit with her
daughter at Dayton, her son in Scion
and friends in Jackman and Main
stream. Mrs. Jennie Blanchette
who has been taking her place as
housekeeper for Clyde II. Smith, re-
turned to Gardiner Monday, where
she will remain with her son in that
city for a time. Her daughter, Mrs.
Alice Lemieux and children went to
Gardiner with Mrs. Blanchette for a
two weeks visit.
Mrs. Arthur r. Jones accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Ruth and two
%nieces, Betty and Martha Hill of
Keene. n. H. have been guests of her
mother, Mrs. Amanda Witham. Other
guests at the Witham home on Middle
street were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert With
IN and son, Richard Witham of Dead
River. The Jones' who formerly
lived in Skowhegan have sold their
home on Washington street in Keene
and purchased another home on Court
street in the same city.
In compliment to Miss Marjorie
Smith, who will be married August
50th to DIR. Townsend Thorndike of
Boston. Miss Florence Withee of
Main street. gave a luncheon Thurs
day. Those present were 1910 class
mates of Miss Smith and included
Mrs. Irene \. Turner, Mrs. Katherine
X. Doak of Belfast, Mrs. Myrtle Good
rich Green of Rochester, n. Y, Mrs.
Helen NJ. Weston, Miss Celia NJ. Pack
ard and Miss Myra NJ. French of
Skowhegan. The gift to the bride
to-be was a cut glass vase.
Very delightfully."-, Miss Hannah r.
Page entertained Thursday from 3 to
5, Miss Sarah B. Young, registrar at
Wheaton College and several gradu-
ates from that college, at her home
on High Street. The former stu
dents present were Miss Alta Porter,
Miss Marion Lord, Miss Helen Lord,
Mrs. Florence Sanders Walker of
Athens, and Miss Eleanor Williams of
Athens and Miss Eleanor Edwards of
~Southbridge. Mass. Miss Mary Mer-
rill, a prospective student at Wheaton.
who this fall will be a senior at high
school, was also present. Other
guests were Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot,
of the high school faculty and Miss
Verna Porter. The hours were spent
socially and refreshments were sery-
ed.