The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-06
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: Mr.. and Mrs Thomas A. Hodgdon
of Mercer, former residents OF Show
! began. are the happy parents of nine
pound boy, horn October 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p Whitney of Win
| throp have been visiting their son,
L. H. Whitney. local manager of the I
Blaisdell Automobile Company.
George Currie started Monday for
the Aroostook county canvassing the
towns from Bangor up through the
county for his medical discovery.
The marriage intentions of John
Ames of Canaan and Mrs. Mary Good
rich OF Skowhegan are on file at the
| office of the town clerk. Mr.. Ames
| is a painter
Mrs. Frank W Knowlton and son
Stanley of New Rochelle. n. Y. have
been guests for few days at the
home of her father, Charles Green
and with other relatives in town.
George Taylor. proprietor OF Tay-
lor's Dog Circus. was at home the
first of the week He informs us
that he now has his show on keith's
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Topsham fair.
William Mitchell of the Maine Spin
ming Company accompanied by e. f.
Burnham. w II. Sherman and w. b
Cutting, all of Lawrence left Satur-
day on an automobile trip to Que
bee and Montreal.
The home of the late Mrs. r. G.
Tilton on West Front street has been
sold to Mrs. Margaret Lambert in
stead of Mrs. Margaret Smith as re-
! ported last week. Mrs. Lambert
spent the summer at Attean Pond
Mrs. Mary Knight, who has been
l spending the summer with her daugh
ter Mrs. Mae Knight on the Molunkus
road and with her nephew, Ro-
bert McCollor in Cornville left Satur
day for Roxhury, Mass. to pass the
winter with her other daughter, Miss
Sadie knight.
Among the local people to enjoy
a ride in the air with Aviator Harry
n. Jones of Old Orchard while in
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Smith. G.. Allan Wentworth, Raymond
Hilton and Clinton Noble Messrs.
Smith and Wentworth took flight
Sunday to Augusta.
The Town Improvement Society
will meet Friday afternoon, October
80 in the parlors of the Public Lii
brary. The program for the winter
has been completed and at a meeting
of the executive board held last Fri
day arrangements for the first meet
ing were made. Five names were
accented for membership.
Miss Beatrice Whittemore and Miss
Verna Porter. both of whom graduated
from Skowhegan high school last
June left Monday morning for Boston
to begin a course in training at the
Wheelock kindergarten school. They
were accompanied by Miss Helen Day,
who returns to resume her studies
Il at the same institution.
h Among the new patients at Somer-
4 set Hospital are Miss Bertha Shaw
of Fairfield, William Collins. son Of
4 Ben Collins, Russell Currier son of
i Charles Currier and Stanley Castle
4 son of Edward Castle. Patients dis
/ charged are Mrs. Chester Sawyer of
| Beech street. Miss Blanche Pooler of
/ Jackman, Albert Jewett of Main St,
I Mrs. Charles Walker and infant of
Malbon's Mills and Mrs. Alice O'Hara
i of Athens.
Skowhegan relatives have been in
| formed of the death of A. Augustus
1 Healey at his summer home, Cold
i Springs on the Hudson. His father,
the late Aaron Healey lived at one
! time on the farm which is now the
estate of the State Reformatory for
| Women. Mr. Healey was a man
prominent in New York affairs and
held various positions of much trust
and responsibility. His wife was for
merly Theodosia Currier. niece OF
ID. Hamlin Bartlett of this town. She
survives him as does sister, Miss |
| Elizabeth Currier of Brooklyn. Mr..
Healey was "a second cousin of Mrs. |
| f. r. Goodrich of Madison Ave.
! A stag party in the nature of a |
farewell for Clifford f. Aulis, who was ,
| married Tuesday to Miss Lucille ii. .
| Wentworth was given Friday even ,
| ing by the Bachelors Club at the home
of John l.. Fish The affair was a |
complete surprise to the guest OF
honor, who was planning to spend |
the evening with several of the club
in Watervile. While collecting the |
party he was invited into Mr.. Ffsh's |
home where he was given the final
degree in the organization. Dinner
was served and box Of gold pieces
was presented during the evening to
the departing member who now goes
on the honorary membership list. |
Those participating were DR.. Arthur |
| f. Rodden DR.. Herbert Rodden. g. Al |
Ian Wentworth, Jack Roaf, the guest |
of honor and the host.
The following clipping will be read |
with interest by Skowhegan people: !
Friends of Mrs. Victor Edwards OF |
West Boylston, Mass. formerly Miss !
Janet Gage, who was Skowhegan !