The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-26

chased an Oldsmobile touring ear this
week of the Clough Motor company
Miss Louise Pollard of this town and
Felix Duplissy of Hartland won the
prizs in the fox-trot dance held in
Athens Monday night.
DIR. II. p. Fletcher. Chiropractor,
has opened Offices in the f. n. Merrill
Block. DR.. Fletcher comes TO Show
hegah from Massachusetts.
The Good Will Club, which was TO
meet with Mrs jeanette Merrill,
Thursday afternoon of this week has
been postponed until further notice.
Among the patients lately discharged
from Somerset Hospital are Beatrice
Perry, of Skowhegan; Mrs Rose Jew
ell, of Canaan: Mrs Abbie Mitchell
of Norridgewock and Tilson Salley of
Madison.
There will be the regular services
at the Bethany Baptist Church next
Sunday. At the O'Clock service in
the evening reports of the Baptist As
ISOLATION meeting at Fairfield will be
given.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Philbrick, Miss
Addie Swain and Miss Florence Phil
brick, were in Arlington, Mass, the
first of the week called there by the
illness and death of William II. Swain,
a brother of Mrs. 'Philbrick and Miss
Swain.
Mrs. Frank Brown was the guest
of her daughter of Waterville last
Monday, being able to take in the
150th anniversary celebration of Win
slow. On her return home her little
grandson, Master Franklin. accom-
panied her.
John Nutting will leave here to-
morrow (Friday) for Lewiston, ex-
pecting to return Monday He goes
to reset some stones and otherwise
care for his lot in Riverside Cemetery
in that city. Lewiston was Mr. Nut
ting's home for 25 years prior to 1915.
He passed three years in California
The body of Fred Hovey of Corn
Vile was brought here for interment
in the Southside Cemetery, Tuesday.
Funeral services were held in Corn
willie conducted by Rev. H. l.. Nichols,
pastor of the Centenary Methodist
Church. Mr.. Hovey is survived by a
widow. formerly Miss Matilda King
and six children.
The music for the Junior Exhibition
tomorrow evening promises to be of
unusual excellence. The High School
orchestra will be supplemented by the
following musicians, j. A. Kendall,
Charles Nitchske, violins; Merle Cor
son of Madison. cornet; r. E. Sy-
mons, drum; and Walter Clark. from
bone. This orchestra will be direct
ed by Mrs. Marion Flanders.
"A message for Memorial Day" will
be the theme of Rev. George Loring
Thurlow's sermon next Sunday morn
ing. In the evening he will speak
upon Our Response to Jesus Christ"
At noon the last session of the Fed
Grated Mems Club will be held in AS
sembly Hall until the second Sunday
in September. 1t is hoped that all
members Of the club will try to be
there next Sunday.
Ford & Smiley are putting up
building, 1Sx45. on the land of c. l..
Warren, about four miles from town
on the Waterville Road This is for
the accommodation of part of their
road crew on their new state contract.
Travellers along that road will recall
small building which has stood by
the roadside opposite the Warren
Farm Buildings for many years. This
was formerly tap house. 1t has been
purchased by Ford & Smiley and will
be remodeled into a cook house.
Judge and Mrs. F. F. Lawrence are
to be home the first of the week and
Mrs. Lawrence will again occupy their
home on Pleasant street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon F. Smiley who have been
living there are temporarily with Mr..
Smiley's parents on Dyer street. Mrs.
Smiley is planning to go to Bangor to
stay for a time at her old home and
Mr.. Smiley, who is the junior member
of the firm of Ford & Smiley, who will
build the new state highway, Will
camp on the scene of the building
operations.
Friends of Mrs. NJ. e. Lord will
sympathize with her in the death of
her mother. Mrs. Annie Uowe) Moor
wife of Frank Moor, which occurred
yesterday at Waterville. Mrs. Moor
had made frequent visits in the home
Of her daughter here although for a
long period her health has been great
~ impaired Her final illness COW
cred a period of about twelve weeks
The deceased is survived by an aged
husband, who is an invalid and several
children including Mrs. f. p. Merri-
field of Waterville with whom she
lived.
AT Centenary Methodist Church Sun
day morning at 1890, Rev. H. l.. Mich
OILS will preach the annual memorial
sermon before the veterans or the
Grand Army of the Republic, the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and the American
Legion. The Sunday School will be
held at noon. There will be only one
service in the evening At O'Clock
the recently elected officers OF the
Epworth League will be installed by
the pastor, and Mrs. Nichols will give
an address featuring that new put
mighty institution in Methodlsm' the
Epworth League Institute. The pubic
cordially invited