The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-08-12

regular meeting of the Golden
Cross Will be held this Thursday /.
evening in c. Q. F. Hall.
Mrs. NJ r. Mitchell formerly of st.
Adams, has taken position as house
keeper at the home of ". T. Seekins. .
Mrs. Eugenia Aver of Athens was
IN town yesterday, being on her way
home from a two weeks visit in Port F.
and.
Kenneth Cole went To Dresden yes
terday to join his grandmother Mrs. !
Mary Cole, who has been spending
some time there
Master William Raymond Chris
Jensen of Skowhegan and Dorchester,
Mass. has been visiting his father for
the past month
1t has been learned here that Ray
mond Lacasce of this place has been
operated on for appendicitis in
Portland hospital.
{. w. Jewett accompanied his young
son Maryland to Augusta, yesterday
where he will remain for some time
with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Taylor of
Greenville were in town this week Wis
iting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Taylor of Madison avenue.
Rev. George Merriam. president of
the Baptist Board OF Education, at
tended a business session of the
board yesterday afternoon in Water
vile.
Miss Myra Akeley, a stenographer
at the plant of the American Wooden
Company, left yesterday for a vacation
visit to Worcester, Mass. and Old Or
chard
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Seekins and
children Betty and Billy of Lowell
Mass. are guests at the home of Mr..
Seekins' parents Mr. and Mrs. w T.
Seekins.
The Misses Theresa and Annie Do
nahue will return to their home in
East Walpole, Mass. Saturday after vi
sitting for few days with their sis
ter, Mrs. E. P. King on Madison Ave
The new hymn books of the East
Madison church have arrived and will
be used next Sunday at the afternoon
services at 2 o'clock STANDARD timeD
Rev. George Merriam will conduct the
services.
Our readers will be pleased to hear
that John F. Phillips, who has been
seriously i'll as a result of shock, is
better and is now able to be about the
house. Dr. GAIA is the attending
physician.
Mr. and Mrs. Bales Spaulding and
daughter Helen were guests of rela-
tives and friends in Madison and vici-
nifty this week They are enjoying a
vacation from their duties at Sunrise
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Badger have
gone to Dorchester. Mass. by auto to
visit his parents Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Badger and his brothers Clyde, Guy
and Roy Badger. They were all for
mer residents of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Mary Comber of Caratunk, who
has been visiting Mrs. E. H. Morrill,
and other acquaintance in town, went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Dean on the Back road. Tuesday, and
from there she is going to be driven
TO Gorham for visit
Nelson Washburn, and his mother,
Mrs. Viola Washburn who have for
sometime occupied an apartment in
the Mcclellan house on Pleasant ST.,
are packing their household effects
preparatory to establishing their home
in Peabody, Mass. Mr.. Washburn
has accepted a position in a printing
house in that city They will leave
this week, Mrs. Washburn going first
to Springfield, Mass, to visit her
daughter.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Mary w. Burrill Of Canaan were con-
Quoted last Sunday by Rev George
Merriam. Interment was in the viii
lhge cemetery Mrs. Burrill died
Thursday night She was the wild
ow of Sanford Burrill. Her age was
70 years and had she lived two weeks
longer she would have reached her
S0th year Her parents were John
and Salley (Richardson) Bailey. She
will be greatly missed in the commu-
inty.
Miss Blanche Bernier, daughter of
Mrs. Delphine Bernier of Lawton
street, was given birthday surprise
party by Misses Eugenia Bernier and
Elizabeth Bizier Uewia) Wednesday
evening. Thirty-six young friends
participated in the games and other
amusements during the evening. She
was presented with a Rosary. 1t was
her sixteenth birthday Miss Ber-
nier will complete her studies at the
local convent merit year. At present
she is employed at the Bonnet Shop,
The Good work of rebuilding the
village streets is going steadily on
under the direction Of Commissioner
E. L. Ford The bottom course on
Water street has been applied with
tar from the lower end up to city
building An 5000 gallon tank of tar
has arrived for application on the
same. This makes 81 900 gallons Of
tar which has been applied to the
streets this year to date. Crushed
stone has been applied to High street.
between North avenue and Court
street and II is expected this highway
will next be finished
A very delightful meeting of the
Pioneer Past Noble Grands Associa-
ton was held Monday afternoon at
the home and on the lawn of
Mrs. Alice S. Baker of Turner Ave.