The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04


Miss Lora Gardner spen Faster in
town visiting with friends and rela-
tives
J. H. Winchester of Corinra, was
in town the latter part of last week
on business.
W. II. Heselton. who has been pass
ing the winter In Sarasota, Florida, IS
expected home this week
Miss Agnes Mantor left Monday for
Pennington. where she has secured a
position as teacher in the Normal
school
Mrs Gertrude Wight the superin-
tendent Of the Woman's Reformatory,
was in Augusta last Monday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Gingrow Of
Gardiner were the week end guests Of
Mrs Gingrows mother, Mrs. George
Goulette.
Mrs. Myron f. Smith together with
her daughter left Friday for Freeport,
called there by the illness Of Mrs
| X. W Smith.
Phyllis and Clarence Whiting, the
children of f. p. Whiting spent the
week end visiting with their grandpa
rents at Norridgewock.
Emery T. Dyer, student at Boston
i University. has been Yi3itirS fer sew
eral DAYS with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. a. f. Dyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill, NJ Briggs
passed last wee, IL Sk3@aaga gan tie
guest Of his brother Csrroll on Beech
street
A meeting of De Molay Command
cry. No. 10, X. r was held last Tues
day evening at Masonic hall The
orders of the Red Cross and Malta
were conferred
Miss Gail Viles returned Monday to
Kingfield, where she will resume her
studies in the high school OF that
place, after having spent the Easter
vacation in town.
Miss Margaret Leayitt and Miss
Mollie Blunt arrived home Friday
morning from Walnut Hill school,
their Easter vacation.
Miss Minnie Graves, a nurse in the
General Hospital at Lewiston, return
ed to that city Saturday morning
after visiting with friends In town
for several days.
Miss Marion Lord left Monday
morning for Wheaton College, after
having spent the vacation in town Wis
iting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
/ Thomas G. Lord.
/ Mrs Ann COlcord, who has been
/ making her home in Shawmut since
j last summer. has come to SkOwhegan
! and will reside for the present with
4 her sister, Mrs. Rose Eaton at So East
/ Leayitt st.
Among the local teachers to return
to their homes for the Easter vacation
are Miss Margaret Moore of Farming
ton. Miss Elizabeth Macomber to Ellis
worth and Miss Belle Dennison to
Cutler.
Mrs r. B. Barrett Is soon to move
to her recently purchased home on
Angle street The household will in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones and
their son Robert Page.
Miss Ethel McPheters returned
Monday to West Buxton after having
visited for several days with her
mother Mrs. Flora McPheters Mrs.
McPheters accompanied her daughter
as far as Waterville.
A regular meeting of Somerset
Lodge will be held at Masonic hall
on Monday evening, April 8, at 100
New Time, at which full attendance
Is desired The work will be in the
F. C. degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Hillens, who
were married last week at the home
of Edward lies on Bush street, return
| ed home from their wedding trip last
Monday night, and are now at home in
their apartments at Hotel Oxford.
Miss Myrts Genthner, who was for
years stenogropher in the office Of
| Butler q Butler, Is at present cashier
and accountant at the West End Hotel
in Portland She Is expected here,
during the early summer, to visit her
sister. Miss Beatrice Genthner.
e II. Haskell and Mrs. Eta A.
Barker of New Vineyard were visitors
at Dr. f. s. Bigelows last Thursday.
a special meeting of Somerset
Lodge was held at Masonic Hall last
Monday evening. The work of the
evening was in the f. c. degree.
John Little arrived Thursday of last
week from New York City, where he
has been spending the winter. He is
at present stopping with the family
Of e. j. Quincy, and expects to spend
the greater part of the summer in
town.
Owing to the fact that the mercury
stood at an uncomfortably low mark
Friday morning of last week, work in
the High School building was sus-
pended until $50. This was done
with the hope of preventing repeti-
ton of the epidemic which occurred
d short time ago.
Congratulations are In order re-
garding the recent announcement OF
the approaching marriage OF Joseph
DUDE to Miss Alma Bouchard. 1t is
expected that the wedding will take
place in May The groom Is an en-
ployee of the Newcastle Lumber Co
of North Arson and the bride Is the
dauphfer of Mr. and Mrs BelOni