The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-10

pensation of the Royal Arch Chapter
was held Tuesday evening in the Ma
sonic Hall. Officers were elected.
SOLON
Mrs. Florence Sawyer and son Wei
lington of Auburn spent the week end
In town visiting her sisters Mrs. J. j.
Rowland and Miss Sadie Irvine.
Miss Loura Davis of Hartland spent
Saturday and Sunday in town visit
ing her father Turner Davis.
| Norman Irvine returned last Friday
from Kineo, where he spent the past
week as the guest of his aunt Mrs
! Stella Woodbury..
Misses Rena McCollor and Gertrude
Brophy came home from Pennington
Normal School Friday night to attend
the graduating exercises and alumni
| ball They returned to their studies
Sunday. Miss Clara Baton, class
mates of theirs accompanied them
home and was the guest of Miss Bro
ply.
Roy Hamblett of Skowhegan spent
Whipple and family.
Stephen Merrill and Miss Amy Mer-
rill left Saturday noon for Orono to
attend the commencement exercises
at the U. Of NJ Mr.. Merrill's grand
daughter Miss Gladys Merrill Is a
member of the graduating class.
Miss Peace Adams who has been
working for Fred Drury was taken to
Somerset Hospital at Skowhegan,
where she will be operated on for
appendicitis.
DR.. P. A. Wood will be In Scion
Thursday, June 18th for the practice
of dentistry.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Murray, Misses
Maud and Attic Baker, Arthur Dins-
more and C. s. Baker of Bingham
were in town Sunday calling on D. C.
Baker and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Rowell took an
auto ride to Etna last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Priest and son
Roland and Mrs. Chas. Priest of Fair
field spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
P. E. Priest and family.
Ivan Dyer Of Rumford Falls Is the
guest of his father and mother Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Dyer for a short
time.
The next meeting of the Ladies' Aid
will be held Thursday afternoon June
IT, with Mrs. Nellie Paul. Please
notice the change of the day of the
meeting 1t will be held every other
Thursday hereafter
Ralph G.. Reed left Saturday for
Bridgtop to join his family who are
spending the summer with his pa
rents.
Mrs. Windfeld Goodrich and daugh-
tiers Mrs. N c. Hodgkins and Mrs.
Lester Corson and their daughters
Alice and Onie spent delightful day
Sunday with Mrs. Goodrich's daugh-
ter Mrs. William Burwood of Madi-
son. They were served with are
dinner. The trip was made with Mr..
Burwood's big touring car. All re-
ported a fine time.
Full stock Of Fisk Tires guaranteed
for 1000 miles at lower prices than
last year; also Goodyear Tires guar
anteed for $500 miles. Briggs Gar
age Company. Bingham. tits
There are three new autos Ia town.
T. H. Tuscan has purchased a Herf-
Brooks Myron Jewett is the owner Of
a Ford and p. S. Longley is driving
a Buick.
Dyer Dry Goods Co. wants to see
YOU all Merchants Day.
One candidate was given the first
degree of Odd Fellowship and six
were given the second degree at the
regular meeting of Scion Lodge No.
12S |. o. o. F. Tuesday night
Fred Magoon who is inspecting the
diaries of the patrons of the Scion
Creamery Co. at Norridgewock, was
at home over Sunday.
What came very near being a seri-
GUS accident occurred as c. X. Will
liams and wife were going home af-
ter the graduation exercises. Friday
evening An end dropped off the end
of one thill which frightened the
horse and threw Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams out, who very fortunately were
only severely shaken up. The horse
kept on his way across the bridge
and up on the Embden side of the
river towards home. The remains of
the carriage were found near the
home of Harlan Boyington, being de-
molshed so that 1t was practically
worthless.
The interior of the L. S. Merrill
house on So. Main st. Is being paper
ed and painted throughout The
house has been let to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Greene of Boston, who are
staying at the New Caratunk until
repairs are made
Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson have
been called to Scion by the illness and
death of her mother. She leaves be-
sides her husband several children
Mrs. A. F.. Gould. Mrs G.. f. Williams.
J. A. Longley. all of Lexington. Mrs.
NJ. c. Foley OF Newport. Mrs b. NJ.
Salley of Athens and Mrs Herbert T..