The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22

Attorney VIM. Folsom Merrill went
to Lewiston Friday afternoon.
Mrs. l.. 8. Moore has been spending
several days in Boston and vicinity
Fred X. Phibrick. who has been
III for the past Two weeks is able to
be out.
Miss Mary Barney has accepted a
position at the ice cream parlors OF
Hulares Bros
f. L. Fuller, A. F. Buker and
Charles Wheeler Of Hartland were In
| town Monday on business.
Ernest Emerson has purchased the
market business OF Winfield Roberts
| In the Hotel Coburn Block.
Fay Stoodley, graduate of Show
hogan High School In the class of
1921 enters Colby College today.
Mrs. n. r. Wilson went to Belfast
Friday TO drive home Mrs. l.. A. Das-
combe who had been visiting in that
city.
Clyde Chapman went to Lewiston
Friday where he has accepted car
penter's position with a construction
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C. Day and
Harry C. Day, Jr :. bave gone to Wor-
cester, Mass, to visit with Mrs. Days
relatives.
Fred Libby of Littleton. N. H.. ar
rived Monday evening to visit his sis
ters, Mrs. Moody Jewell and Miss
Clara Libby.
Miss Marion G. Hare, home demon
stration agent was In Larohe Monday
afternoon to attend n community com
mttee meeting at the home Oh Mrs.
Charles Campbell.
Mrs. Caroline Burrill Of Newton,
Mass. and Mrs Mary Thorndike of
Boston arrived here Monday evening,
called here by the death OF their
brother, B. F. Gaylord.
Marriage returns At the office of the
town clerk are those Of Bert E. Dodge
of Belfast and Miss Phyllis Gray, also
of Belfast who wer married Sept. IL
by Attorney W.. H. HAYES, a Notary
Public.
Lester H. Shibbles. state club lead
er and Miss Alfredo Ellis, assistant
State Club leader are 10 be here Mon
day to assist in the exhibits by the
boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs at
the Somerset Central Fair.
Mrs. Julia Mitchell Of Buffalo, N. Y.
is returning home this week after be-
ing here because Of the illness OF
her father, w. H, Boynton, who is now
improving following an operation for
a serious case Of appendicitis.
Miss Margaret Kennison Of Exeter,
N. H., who returned. last week with
her grandmother. Mrs Sarah L. Whit
comb from Exeter will attend High
School and live with her aunt Mrs.
Frank w, Buchanan.
County Agent c. A. Storer was in
Canaan Tuesday night and at Hartland
yesterday to meet with Farm Bureau
members relative to arrangements for
the exhibition Of seeds at the coming
seed show In Skowhegan this fall.
Carroll Ben Flanders who has been
spending several days in town reurn-
ed Friday to New London, Conn. His
sister. Miss Ella M. Flanders has also
returned to Boston to resume her
studies at the New England Conser-
vatory Of Music.
Miss Hannah r. Page and her
guests, Mrs. Mary p. Marsh of Provi-
dence. r. l., left Monday afternoon
to visit with Mrs. Mary w. Jones at
South China for a few days. Mrs.
Marsh is to be Miss Pages guest until
probably the middle Of October.
Mrs. John A. Mooers arrived home
Sunday from The Azores where she
has been spending the greater part
of the summer with her son, American
Consul H. Tobey Mooers at Horta.
Mrs. Mooers had wonderful visit In
that foreign country and fine voyage.
Mrs. Marion Flanders. teach
err of music in the Skowhegan-M Madison
Schools and director Of music at the
Bethany Baptist church is visiting her
parents, MT. and Mrs, Warren Drake
in Somerville, Mass, and taking an
opportunity for vocal study insBoston.
To Harry q. Smith OF the Walker
Smith Co., goes the credit for most
attractive sign for the Maine Apparel
Company about to embark in business
here. He has executed on the sign
very fine map on the State with a
very conspicuous SKOWHEGAN in
view thereon.
The orchards of Henry Wentworth
& Son on the Back road have been
attracting the attention of many WIS.,
itors this week. They have three
thousand trees from which they are
now harvesting theil fruit and are
anticipating yield If probably $500
barrels. Last year only one thousand
barrels were harvested.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Digman, who
purchased the Holmes place in North
Cornville and moved there a year ago
last June are leaving and will prob
ably spend the winter in Louisiana
where Mr.. Digman expects to re-enter
the insurance business. Mr.. and Mrs
Digman formerly lived in North Car
DINA. Mr.. Digman plans to visit their
North Cornville property about haying