The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-11-06

day from a visit for short time with
friends in Augusta
Mrs. William H Halves and her
daughter. Helen, left Thursday fore
noon for few days visit in Portland
Maurice p. Merrill and William
Folsom Merrill, two well known To-
cal attorneys left Thursday for Bos-
ton. The latter was continuing his
journey to Minneapolis, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larry of Che
corua, \. H. Ohio have been guests
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Buker departed Thursday for Weld
where they are to visit their son, Har-
old Larry and family before going to
their home w. II. Larry OF Choco
rua. ~ II. who has been visiting here
departed at the same time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. y. Smith are to
change their residence from the home
they have occupied on Water street
for some thirty-one or thirty-two
years to the Fuller block over Smith S
music store They have not as yet
decided whether they will sell or
rent their present home. Mr. Smith
has been moving his cottage from
the North Arson camp meeting
grounds to lot at Lake Wesserun-
sett, east side, next to the n. H. Lam
bert property
The following list of letters have
not been called for at the Skowhegan
Postoffice for the week ending Oct.
25th. If these letters are not called
for before the week ending Nov. 8th,
they will be sent to the Dead Letter
office: Frank Morse, Miss Nettie
Mosher, Miss Eleanor Curtis, George
Devoe, Capt. NJ. j. Callahan, William
j. Burrows, Roy Chase, Miss Annie
Grounder, Miss Myrtle c. Morse,
Ralph H. Nichols, Chester o. Perkins,
Mrs. Merle Wood Mrs. Ormund Will
liams, Joseph Henry Bushey.
town Thursday leaving here for a
visit in Portland. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Bertha
Paul, a school teacher of Scion who
was to attend the Teachers Conven
ton held in that city. Several other
teachers were included in the party,
Miss Christie Eaton and Miss Elise
of Scion and Miss Leona
Rowell of Cornville. Mrs Earle
Green of this town also left for Port |
land to attend the convention but the
majority of the Skowhegan teachers +
left the day previous.
DR.. Cora NJ Johnson, superintend- !
end of the State Reformatory for
Women was in Augusta Friday to at
tend meeting of the Maine institu
-ional buyers She has lately re-
turned from the Prison Convention
n New York. Quite a large number !
Of the women at the institution have
recently been paroled and this has |
made room for the admittance of seve-
raj more women from different sec
tons of the state. Miss Theda Holman |
If the corps of matrons has been do
ing parole work during the present |
week and has been visiting in Rock !
land with Mrs +. NJ. Lawrence, a |
OF the Board of Reforma- ,
tory Trustees.
A pleasant meeting of Milburn Com !
United Order of the Golden
Cross was held Thursday evening and
after the business session a dancing
party enjoyed with music by Var
ney's Orchestra. Deputy Leighton
of Gardiner was among the out Of
town people present. At the meeting
to be held this Thursday evening it
is expected that class of some fiji
teen candidates will receive the de-
gree. Many members are now being
taken into this organization and
pleasant social affairs are held after
the business sessions every Thurs
day night. At this coming meeting
it is expected that Grand Command
er Mckinney of Portland as well as
Deputy Leighton will attend. Any
members of the organization wishing
to invite friends to attend the socials
may obtain invitation cards from Geo
Cleveland The order has taken
over the former hall of the Foresters
and united it with their former lodge
rooms.
One of the pleasant Halloween
affairs of the week was enjoyed
night at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry f. Smith when they
and Mrs. Laura Twaddelle entertain
ed several of the younger married set
and their friends II was strictly
up to the mark in things Halloween
npd oil puaatc aDnaarad in ghost anc-