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

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Judge Fred F. Lawrence of Aug
usta was at his Pleasant street home
for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Crotteau
and children of Bath have been visit
ing relatives in town this week
Percy Hill of New York who has
been guest at the home of Frank r.
Madden returned home Saturday
night.
Friends of Robert r. Young former
ly of Bloomfield street will be interest
edTo learn that he is located for the
summer on West Street, Cohasset,
Mass.
Rev. George Merriam went to Cal
ais Tuesday to attend the Baptist State
Convention. He preached In the East
Madison Church last Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. H. r. Berce accompanied by
her sister Miss Flora Hill. trained
nurse at Togus who has been her
guest is visiting this week with rela-
t.ves in Dover.
Amos Fortier and Miss Nellie Craw-
ford accompanied by Miss Edna Craw-
. ford and Mr.. and Mrs. George Brooks
motored to Belgrade Sunday where
they spent the day.
Miss Ruth Dysart who is attending
Shaw's Business College in Augusta
spent the weekend at her home in
Skowhegan. She was accompanied by
friend, Miss Carlotta Ward of Aug
usta.
Mrs Helen S. Brown of North Ave,
will entertain the Past Noble Grands
association next Monday afternoon.
Meeting called at $50. Ladies please
notice change from evening to after
noon.
A group of people who enjoyed a
series of dancing parties during the
winter met at Lakewood Inn Tuesday
night for banquet and closing ball
in Lakewood theatre. The affair was
greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Avery are moving
this week from East Leavitt street to
the home of Sheriff Mooers on Madison
avenue which the Sheriff and his fam
lily have temporarily vacated during
his stay in office.
An automobile party consisting of
Mrs. Philip A. Schaab of Belmont.
Mass. Miss Grace e. Snow of Cam
bridge, Mass, and Miss Ida G. Colby,
Raymond Colby and John Dixon of
Richmond, were in Skowhegan recent
ly.
Among the Somerset county young
women who will graduate from the
Pennington Normal school this year
are Doris Rowell, Mary Paul, Martha
Paul. Emma Robinson, Queenie Hall,
Alta Wharf, Bernice Written, Helen
Johnson and Lulu Gordon.
The knights of De Molay Command
cry are rece wing some fetching post
cards reminding them of the approach
ing st. Johns Day observance in
Skowhegan. They were sketched by
Harold Savage, a local artist of much
ability with bothe crayons and oils.
Emery t Dyer who has recently
returned from California, plans to
handle the product of the Harris
(Waterville) bakery in Skowhegan
and vicinity. He proposes to use a
ton and half truck REQ speed wagon
in round trips to Watervile every day
making delivery at the customers
door.
DIR. w. S. Stlnchfied and DR.. George
e. Young are attending the meeting
of the American Medical Association
in Boston this week. They LETT sun
day, Mrs. Young accompanying the
doctor as far as Portland, going from
there to Burl ngton, Vt. for visit
with friends. DR.. Young will return
home by the way of Burlington.
Quite a number of people came from
out of town Monday night to see the
carnival to be given as a benefit for
the Simon Peters Post Ow ng to
railroad difficulties in Bath it was i'm
possible for the outfit to reach Show
hogan on Monday last so the entire
program was postponed for one week
and will be opened on Monday next.
- The degree team of Skowhegan
Lodge X. of P. will go to Pittsfield
this Thursday evening to confer the
rank of knight at meeting of the
lodge in that town. Arrangements
have been made to accommodate
members of the order who wish to go
from here. Tuesday evening the 14th
I the degree staff goes to Madison to
! confer the degree.
J Alton York, formerly of this town,
returned to Portland Monday after a
! visit with his parents and other rela-
tives and friends in town for few
days. Mr.. York has been on a nine
J months automobile tour to the south
ern states, spending most of the time
in San Diego, Cal. He IS the son of
j went
to Burnham Junction Sunday accom-
panied by their daughter where they
I visited a relative.
Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson entertained
! the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
iety of the Centenary Methodist church
J last Monday afternoon when Miss
I Laura Chase of Japan, who Just
returned from that country from
mission work. gave splend talk on
the customs and methods of teaching