The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29

Attorney Clayton e. Eames Of Bolon
was IN town Monday attending to
court matters.
MI and Mrs. James Scott have re-
! turned home from d several DAYS visit
IN Portland and Boston.
DR. l. A. nascombe and DR.. c. F
Richardson attended the Hartland
Fair, Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell OF Beverly.
Mass has been spending few days
at the home of Herbert Tobey on the
Middle road
Tonight Thursday Rev. George
Loring Thurlow will begin the series
OF talks on THE Life OF Christ" at the
Federated Church.
Miss Gladys Rowell departed Mon
day morning for Boston where she
VIII become a student at the Posse
Gymnasium school.
Miss Ruth Trefethen of the high
school faculty spent the week end in
Waterville with her parents, Profess
sor and Mrs. Trefethen.
Miss Amelia Halle, member of the
1871 graduating class of the Skowhe-
gan high school, has entered school
OF commerce In Auburn.
Miss Maud Plummer, assistant to
DR.. F. o. Sawyer, was back at her
duties Monday after being at her
home on the Back road for some time
owing to illness.
The Ordination of Rev. Alexander
Douglass of China will be held today
Thursday. Rev. George Merriam
and G. R. Fogg and several other To-
cal people will attend.
Mrs. Simon Gates returned Satur-
day from Weymouth, Mass. where she
had accompanied her grandchildren
Thelma and Malcolm Gates to the
home Of the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Gates.
A number of friends of Mr. and
Mrs. f. p. Whiting gathered at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Wilder
Sunday evening to tender surprise
party to Mrs. Whiting on the occasion
Vi HtI ~ IunCU VI Sduu-
witches, cake and various dainties were
served and Mrs. Whiting was greatly
surprised. The hours we're spent So
cially, a number of songs being sung
with Mrs. Wilder at the piano.
Rev. George Merriam was in Canaan
yesterday to officiate at the funeral
of David Goodrich who died Sunday
night at his home In the Moore's Mills
section. Mr. Goodrich, who has been
widower since May 1917 is survived
by the following. children: Mrs
Idella Nelson of Canaan. Everett
Goodrich of Skowhegan, Mrs. Flora
Holt of Canaan, Mrs. Addie Huntoon
of Norridgewock. Mrs. Omar Daggett
| of Skowhegan, Mrs. Mabel Booker OF
Winslow and Mrs. Lizzie Leavtt OF
| Canaan His age was SO years last
| February.
]. Sam Morton against whom a YER
dict of guilty for concealing mortgag-
ed property was returned at the Jan
uary term of Supreme Court in 1921
has served his eight months term al
| the county Jail and stated Monday tt
| the Reporter representative thdl he
should probably remain in this sec
ton until January. After that he
purposes to go TO Indianapolis and
then to Southern Texas where he will
develop an island which he owns
| there. His case attracted consider
able attention at the time of the trial
particularly because Of his manner In
hts defence on the witness stand.
| Numbered among the recent surgi-
cal patients at Somerset Hospital are
| Miss Blanche Pooler Of Jackman who
was operated on last Friday; Miss
Mary H. Friend of Skowhegan; Mrs
| Eli Kew of Moose River; Albert Jew
EFT OF Main street and Clayton Tenney
of Norridgewock. who was operated
on last Thursday. Master Basil
Nightingale, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
ton L. Nightingale Of Bloomfield Farm
was operated on at the institution Sat
urday for a pus case Of appendicitis.
Russell Kennedy Of The Forks is Ill
with typhoid fever there. George
Keene OF Canaan has been discharged
and has returned to his home.