The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-29


Oakland Monday where they were
visitors at the home of Edmund Roy
Miss Bessie Charles, teacher OF
grade seven in the high school build
ing, is enjoying an Easter trip TO
New York and Boston.
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier has been called
to the Bangor Hospital on account of
the illness of her brother Joseph
Clukey. veteran OF Vim.
Miss Dorothy Potts will represent
Skowhegan High school at the inter-
scholastic speaking contest to be
held in April, at the University of
Maine
Miss Marion O. Steward and Miss
Pearl Meader members of the high
school faculty. are spending their va
cations in Lawrence and in Lynn,
Mass, respectively.
George Lynch, cook at the Hotel
Coburn, who has been sick at the
Sisters Hospital in Wateryille for
nearly month, returned to Skowhe-
gan Monday afternoon. much improv-
ed in health.
A division crew of twelve men
from Portland. under the supervision
of W. X. Philbrook, are engaged in
and about Skowhegan doing line
work for the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Company They are
re-setting poles, trimming trees and
getting the lines in good order for
the summer toll work.
At meeting of the local physicians
held at Hotel Coburn Saturday even
ing. a few changes were made in the
list of prices But few radical
changes were made excepting the in
crease of So in obstetric cases. Those
in attendance were DR.. l.. A. Das-
combe, DR.. George E. Young, Dr.. w.
S. Stinchfield. DR.. II. NJ. Head, DR..
o. J. GAIA aud DR., Cora NJ Johnson.
The following Bowdoin College
men are spending the Easter yaca-
tons at their homes in Skowhegan:
Sherman Shumway. Warren Merrill,
II. Tobey Mooers, Maurice Philbrick
Donald Philbrick, Arthur McQuillan,
Joseph Sanford Allan Wentworth
and Lewis Brown. The members of
the college glee clubs returned Sun
day night from their last trip of the
season.
Monday. Cyrus T. Durham of Scion
completed the sale OF all of his live
stock He has not as yet sold his
farm but intends to in the future
His plans are not as yet definitely
made but is contemplating locating
in Skowhegan. Mr.. Durham sold
his stock to Carroll Caswell of North
Arson who took the stock to his farm
Just outside of North Anson village
ueSday morning.
Lawrence Murray, who has been
in Haverhill. Mass, for
several years past. is TO become
resident of Skowhegan again. He
and his wife have left Massachusetts
on a 81 ton Vim motor truck and are
expected to arrive here tonight. Mr.
Murray is agent for the Vim truck
and has also been employed as a
truck driver by the Gulf Refining Co,
in Hayerhill. Mrs. Murray was a
Lawrence girl Miss Grace Morson.
They were married last November.
She will be recalled by Skowhegan
people as she made visit of six or
eight weeks here last summer They
will make their home. for the pres
ent with Mr.. Murrays parents, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph II. Murray. and Mr.
Murray will be employed by his faith
er in the oil business.
The society editor of the Los An
geles Examiner has sent the follow
ing clipping from that paper to the
independence Reporter: Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Gage of 400
Grand View street entertained last
Saturday evening in honor of Mr.. J.
Harvey White of Skowhegan, Me-. a
visitor here ADDropriate decOra-
tons symbolic of st. Patrick's Day
were used. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. C. +. Cronkite, Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Irene Engle-
hardt. Miss Gladys Englehardt, Mrs.
j. T. Satterlee, Miss Helen Satterlee,
Miss Carrie Doolittle, Mr.. Fred Lea
witt, Mr.. Harry James Beardsley, Mr.
Walter Schmidt. Miss Hortense Os-
borne, Mrs. William Gage. Mrs.
Charles HalfhilI Mr. William CLAN