The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-06-10
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

from PlSlt IN PORTLAND mOuudy lure
noon.
Mrs Laredo Spencer has returned
home from Fairfield where she has
been receiving medical treatment.
Mrs. Matte Longfellow OF Bush st.
returned yesterday afternoon from a
four weeks visit in Hallowell and Au-
gusta.
Ernest L. Savage Of the Savage Mfg.
Co. returned Monday morning from q
business trip to Lewiston and Mech
anic Falls.
o. r. Wilder. superintendent of the
Somerset Shoe Co. arrived home Sat-
urday evening from a business trip
to Boston.
Mrs Florence Russell of North Ave
left here Tuesday morning for Bos-
ton where she will be employed dur
ing the summer months.
John Holden of Bowdoinham who
had been up river on business, left
Skowhegan Saturday morning after a
short visit with Mr. and Mrs. ". T.
Seekins
Mrs Carrie Eodericl will leave here
neXt Saturday morning to visit rela-
tives and friends in Massachusetts
state. among them being her daugh-
ter and son.
Following the usual custom the diff
ferent offices at the Somerset County
Court House will be closed Saturday
afternoon during the months of June
July and August
Miss Molly Y Blune is expected
home Friday from Wellesley College
The bethany Guild met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. A. c. Gentlemen
on Turner avenue.
Deputy Grand Master Leslie F..
Jacobs of the Grand Lodge of Maine
was in North Berwick. Saturday, to
deliver an address at the 18th an
niversary of the Odd Fellows Lodge
in that place.
The children who made their first
communion MAY 30 at the Catholic
church We're Sunday enrolled in the
Confraternty of the Scapular. This
service occurred Sunday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
Row P Nay returned to Waterville
Monday after a visit in town. He
IS employed at the Hollings worth &
Whitney plant in Winslow and sus-
taired a broken wrist while al work
the other day.
County Agent Storer conducted a
lale spraying demonstration at Dana
Mobiles in Cambridge last FRIDAY. He
was in TTarland and Canaan during
the day Saturday attending matters Of
business pertaining to agriculture.
Miss Florence Morris. a member Of
the Waterville high school faculty
who has been the guest of Mrs Rose
Cushman, returned to Wateryille
Monday. The Cushman family on
iovcd an automobile trip to Farming
ton Thursday last.
Meetings Of the knights of Colum-
bus during the summer will be held
but once a month, and the last Tues
day Of every month Willard ]. Gro
teau of this place and Julian Conrov
of Madison, members of the local
=. lodge. attended the State convention in
Bangor last week
4 large number of local Rebekah
Lodge members are going to Athens
today to attend the Rebekah District
meeting embracing lodges In the
towns of Athens, Norridgewock
Madison and Skowhegan. Assembly
officers will be present and the Pris-
ella degree staff will confer the de-
gree.
A special feature of the services at
the Bethany Baptist church last Sun
day was the singing by Mrs. Marion
Drake Flanders, who Is now direct
ing the music at the church and the
violin music by Prof. J. Abbott Ken
dali. Both of these musicians ap-
peared at excellent advantage on this
occasion.
Roscoe Cram, who has been visit
ing with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Cram since his return from
Philadelphia and New Jersey left
here Monday morning for California.
where he purposes to locate II 1t
seems practicable. 1t will be recall
ed that Mr.. Cram saw much active
service in the World War and for
time was confined In a German Prison.
Charles w Tarbell formerly Of this
town now In the Public Health Ser
vice Hospital Department with head
quarters in Baltimore, Md, was in
town Monday greeting former &C
Quaintances. He was called here by
the serious illness OF his mother Mrs
w f. Tarbell at Athens. She had
recovered sufficiently to admit of his
departure Mrs Tarbell has arriv-
ed form Baltimore and will remain In
Athens probably until August.
Miss Elizabeth Marsh, a student at
Boston University has arrived here to
spend the summer with Miss Hannah
r. Page. She stopped on her way
here to attend a house party given
by the Zeta Psi Fraternity at Bow
dom College, Miss Verna Abbey and
Miss Emerald Young both OF this town
attending the same event. The trio
were driven home from Brunswick
by Maurice Swain Philbrick and Ar
thur r. McQuillan who visited briefly
at their homes In town.
Miss Lula Holway left Monday for
Midway, Mass, to visit with the fam
lily of DIR. John H. Wyman formerly
of Skowhegan. Mrs. Wyman Is a
.;,tor of Mios Hallway and the trim