The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-05
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Miss Eva NJ. Cleveland visited in
Portland several days, having left here
Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry f. Smith and
| son Gordon have been in Boston this
week having left Sunday.
E. B. Curtis, George Soule and Ed
! gar Dunton went to Lake Mox.e Fri
day on a fishing expedition.
Miss Hannah r. Page returnee last
Thursday evening from several weeks
spent in Boston and Providence
Major Foster went to Bar Harbor
Saturday where he will be employed
at one of the hotels for the summer.
Percy Earl, now a resident of Nal
bons Mills. but formerly of New
Brunswick has become employed at
the Page farm.
II. W. Fish of Dexter was a caller
at the Independent-Repor office Fri
day. being his return home from
Pennington
Leslie Nutting and Clyde Chapman,
two employees at the Independent Re-
porter plant left Saturday morning for
Boston. Mr.. Nutting went to his home
in Winchester, Mass, and the two
young men returned in the Nutting
car
Sixty-hve couples participated in
dancing party Thursday evening in
convent hall The affair was given by
the x. of c.. their ladies' be-
ing guests. Punch and waters were
served. and delightful music was fur
nished by St Cecelia's orchestra.
Mrs. Harry Steward, Mrs. Edgar
King and Mrs. Arabele Lister of
Bingham were visitors in Skowhegan
Friday. On their return they attend
ed a meeting of the Spiritualist La
dies Aid Society at the home of Miss
Olive Hayden in Madison Center.
Copies of The IndepndentR Reporter
wanted of issue of April 81. II sent
by mail be sure to have the name OF
the sender SO that we can make suit
able remittance We will pay the re-
tail price for few copies each OF
the issues brought or sent to this
office Observation-Disclosures Co, Show
hogan. tIlo'
The body of Nathalie Tilton, daugh-
ter of Clair Tilton. who is employed
at the George Foster farm ip Corn
Vile was taken Friday to Fryeburg.
The child died at the Foster Farm ana
its age was one year and eleven
months. The remains were accom-
panied by the parents and another
child, five months old.
DIR. F. s. Bigelow informed the Re-
porter Friday of the death of DR.. Ho-
race E. Field in Augusta DR.. Field
| had frequently visited in Skowhegan
! in the past and was widely known
! In various sections as clairvoyant
| physician of much skill His age was
| 70 years. He is survived by one son,
| Stanley Field of Dexter.
Ralph Lewis. formerly of this town
but lately of Gardiner, opened his
! grocery and ice cream store last Sat
urday at the corner of North Ave. and
East st. He recently purchased the
small dwelling owned by Mrs. Mary
Goulette and has converted the same
into salesrooms. Mrs. Lewis and
daughter will not come to Skowhegan
until fall.
The following letters remain I'M
called for at the Skowhegan Postoffice
and will be sent to the Dead Letter
once IL not called for before May 7th:
Mrs. Frank Wilson, Donnel Topper,
Miss Delvina Laney, r. C. Cook, d. j.
To no
Gotta, Herman Bracket, Mrs. Annie
p. Williams, Glenwood Hurin, w. p.
Watson, Mrs. Lille Vigue.
List of new books recently added to
the shelves Of the public library: Film
Mystery, Reeve; Owl Taxi, Footner;
Grey Room, PhiIlpotts; Sister Sue,
Porter; Convict B14, Weekes; 1t Hap
pened at Andover, Graham; Little
Friend Lydia, Phillips; The Blue
Aunt, White; The Hidden People,
Miller; Bride of Mission San Jose,
Call; Letters of william James;
Peace Negotiations, lansing Vita
mines, Harrow; Violin Playing Auer
Sons of Liberty. Dyer; Mary Stuart,
Drinkwater; California Trails, Hall;
Skinner Smell.
One of the pleasant events of last
week was the small party given on
Thursday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Games of Leavitt street in COM
pliment to Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley,
who returned to Boston Saturday to
resume her musical studies. Music
was enjoyed and ice cream and cake
were served. Besides Mrs. Bradley
the other guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. P. e. Stew
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Witham, Mr..
and Mrs Harold Fraze. Miss Myra
Akeley, Stain Collins and Jack Rolfe.
Another pleasant event was given in
Mr.. Bradleys honor last Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. Thomas Thurson
at her home on Mt. Pleasant Ave.
The new official board OF the Town
Improvement Society held its first
meet. ng Thursday afternoon at the
Public Library with the president, Mrs
Irene N. Turner, presiding. Plans for
cleanup week were discussed and a
committee to superintend the same
was appointed composed of Mrs Tur-
nor Mrs Florence Wauph DanfOrth