The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-01

| ildIlldHui OuHddNt lpl HuOII NlSll
with her cousins, DR.. Jennie Fuller
and Mrs Harriet L. f. Baker.
Miss Lena Landry has resigned her
position as bookkeeper at Days Gro
Gerry store and has accepted a simil-
ar occupation at Holt &, Nights.
Mrs Milton Stetson and daughter
Gretchen of Auburn, who have been
guests of Mrs. Stetson's sister Mrs.
Cleber Harville. departed Friday.
Mrs. Grace Rice of Pelham Manor.
/ n. Y. has started on her return after
visiting with her parents Mr., and Mrs
| Abel II. Patten of Middle street.
Ray Niles of Woodfords who has
been in kineo on business, left Show
/ hogan. Friday morning after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Viles.
Winfield Malbon went to Wood
fords Friday to visit with his brother
Ray Malbon who is reported as i'm
/ proving from his recent critical ILL
ness.
Mrs. Loantha NJ White of Bangor
visited last week with her sister Mrs.
| Elizabeth p. Merrill. Mrs. Merrill
has now gone to West Newton, Mass.
to remain for some time with another
sister, Mrs. II. A. Bennett.
In Room of the Lincoln school
| there were five children who did not
miss one day for the school year.
They were Emery E. Estabrook. Olin
| Williams, Blanche Corvette, Daniel
| Roderick and Philip Blanchette.
Among the out of town people here
| to attend the Christian Science Lee
ture last Thursday evening were Mrs.
Maude Wright of California who Is
spending some time in Waterville,
Mrs. Lula Elder and Miss Fannie
Whitney of Waterville.
Rev George Merriam is among the
local people who have been attending
Colby College festivities. On Satur
day he was present at his class re-
union that of 1879 and Monday he was
occupied with business session of
the Board of Education.
Arthur r. Jones of Keene N. H.,
formerly agent for the American
Wooden Company in Skowhegan. left
Friday on his return. Mrs. Jones
and two children are remaining for
visit with her mother. Mrs Amanda
Witham Of Middle street.
Charles e Millett Deputy Collector
of United States Internal Revenue
whose headquarters are now in Bel
fast was in town Monday on business
He was formerly a resident of Bling
ham and was manager of the Bingham
Water District while there.
The funeral of the late Frank Mosh-
err was held Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the home of his son
Frank Mosher, who lives on one of
the Rowell farms on the East Madi-
son road. Rev. George Merriam of
the Bethany Baptist church OBLIGATED
and the remains were inferred In the
Southside cemetery. Mr.. MOsher is
survived by widow and ten children.
Evelyn and Laura Chase, the little
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Chase of North Avenue entertained
forty children Saturday afternoon at a
lawn party. It was very pretty
affair, the little ladies making n
charming appearance in their white
gowns and gay ribbons. Games were
played and at refreshment time ices
and cakes we're served. A number of
little gifts were brought by the guests,
it being the Joint celebration of the
birthdays of the two hostesses.
Several young Skowhegan men
were numbered among the graduates
from Bowdoin College this year. Maur-
ice Swain Phlbrick and Arthur Har-
old McQuillan were granted the de-
grees of Bachelor of Science and
Bachelor of Arts respectively. Both
of these young men served overseas
in the world war and their course of
study was interrupted az a result.
Lewis w. Brown. also Of this place
was granted the degree of Bachelor
Of Science while another Somerset
= County boy to get the A. b, degree
was Leland M. Goodrich Of Pittslield.
Friends will be interested to learn
of the marriage of Fessenden W.
Iutz of this place and Miss Helen
. Percval Burrill which occurred last
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage of
the Universalist Church at Wateryille,
Rev. c. A. Knick erboCker officiating.
The double ring service was used.
The bride was attired in an embrotd-
cred grown of brown tricOtine. After
a short wedding trip to Montreal the
couple will establish their home in
Watervile. The bride has been a
teacher in the Waterville Public
schools for the past year and the
groom who was in the service over
seas with Is months in France Is
now in the employ Of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad.
The apple blossom was fair to good
on the whole, heavier on earlier va
rietes while usually lighter on Bald
wins especially where trees have not
yet overcome the winter damage of
1917-1918. For the United States the
condition of apples Ia 1913 against 61s
last year and CSC, the average June
i l. Peaches are a failure In New
Hampshire, promise around per cent
of a crop in Massachusetts and per
haps % per cent of crop in Rhode
Island and Connecticut Pears and
berries promise good crops. For the
United States the condition of peaches
is 649 against 731 last year and 59.3
the average.
In compliment to the Debt commit
tee of Skowhegan Grange who are re
SDOnSibIp for eliminating the indeht