The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-09
Enral Nr,,,a

II
Francis M. Joseph of the City Job
Print in Waterville was caller at.the
1 fndepndent- Reporter Office Thursday.
George w. Savage of Lynn, Mass,
has been a guest this week, of his
mother, Mrs. Flora Savage of Middle
street.
There will be social in Grange
Hall Friday night. Each member may
invite one guest. Admission 20 cents.
Ice cream on sale.
G.. F.. Dore has been appointed
traffic officer to succeed Charles Boyle
and began his duties ON Skowhegan
streets last Monday
There will be the usual services
next Sunday at. the Bethany Baptist
church but the evening services will
be omitted. Mrs. Marion Drake Elan
ders will sing and conduct the choir.
Miss Lois Mantor of Pennington.
formerly of Skowhegan, has been here
for brief visit, being student at
the University of Maine. Miss Geneva
F. Smith, teacher of physical culture
at the university, has also been at
home to visit her arents, Mr.. and
Mrs. |. j. Smith.
Mrs Frank w. Knowlton and little
son Stanley of New Rochelle. N. Y,
have arrived in town to visit Mrs.
: Knowlton's father, Charles Green and
her sister, Mrs. C. r. Viles. Mr..
Knowlton will arrive in a few days.
They will later go to West Pembroke
to visit his people.
While in attendance at the reunion
of the Third Maine Regmental associ-
alton at Augusta, Saturday, Mrs. S. F..
Emerson accidently fell, fracturing
one or two of the small ribs. After
returning home DR.. Dascombe attend
ed the fracture and Mrs. Emerson
while in some pain is able to move
about the house.
A. special meeting of Somerset Chap
= ter Royal Arch Masons was held Mon
day evening, six candidates receiving
the Royal Arch degree. During the
evening High Priest Walter p Ord
!. way was presented with past high
: priests jewel by Past High Priest r.
, F.. Merrill. After the work lobster
salad, cake and coffee were served by
Caterer Cheney.
Emelio Debe has sold out his Wa
ter street store formerly operated by
the Milburn Fruit Company to Jack
Crozier, who has been there for some
time and to Frank Orata of Bayside,
N. Y. Mr.. Orata has moved his family
here and the new firm, took possession
last Monday Mr. Debe will continue to
operate the store of the Somerset Fruit
Company at the corner of Madison
avenue and Russell street.
\ Earle b. Grundy, senior at Boston
University is spending a short vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Grundy, leaving June 10th to resume
4 his duties as Director of Religious
Education at Chestnut street M. f.
church in Portland Another son,
Rev. l.. w. Grundy of Philips ar
rived Sunday afternoon for short
visit, this being the first time that the
! entire family has been together since
the close of the war. Miss Helen
Grundy returned last week from Phil
lips accompanied by Mrs. L. w. Grun-
dy.
The annual senior hop in grange
hall last Friday night was a very
charming affair, as the. opening of the
commencement exercises. The ball
room was decorated with quantities
of trailing green, plants and baskets
of flowers being used about the plat
form with the greenery The Colby
college orchestra furnished music and
in the receiving line were the patron
esses, for the most part mothers of the
students as follows: Mrs. d. F. Smiley.
Mrs. Whittemore, Mrs. Oddly, Mrs
Abel Thompson. Mrs. Valliere. Mrs.
Groder, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Herbert
Thompson, Mrs Porter, Mrs Holt and
Mrs. Lowd, with Miss Williams. Miss
Palmer and Mss Young of the
faculty. The committee included Will
liam Philbrick, Agnes Groder, Wen
dell Thompson and Miss Beatrice
Lowd. >,
The Missionary Reading circle of
the Federated church held the June
meeting in the church parlors last
| Friday afternoon. The study of the
day was 1.-THE Philippines" An out
line history of the islands up to the
present year was given by Mrs. Minnie
Murray Miss Page read the story of
Father John" Mrs. Lizzie A. Mar
BILE told of the girls mission school at
Iioilo and of the industrial school for
boys at Jaro, showing post cards sent
| by Miss Harriet Marble with pictures
of the schools and teachers. Mrs. Ad-
die Kicker read an interesting letter
telling of Miss Suman's Brownies
Mrs. G. L. Thurlow told of the work
of medical missions, The present res
ligious outlook was given by Mrs. Muir
ray which ended the program. The
next meeting will be on the second
Friday in September.
At meeting of Sunset chapter, O.
E. s.. held Friday evening the report
of the Grand Chapter session in Port
land was given by the worthy matron,
Mrs. Ina G. Hill and the worthy sec
rotary Miss Edith M. Gledhill. Miss
Gledhill In her report made the pleas
ing announcement that Mrs. Hill was
| elected tn tho office of Ruth in the