The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-13

from RlItdh 'iilipn NHilt ll'4 Hpeht
the summer.
Mr. and Mr. Ralph + Merriam of
Cleveland, Ohio have arrived for
visit with his parents, keg. and Mrs,
George Merriam
Mr. and Mrs H. E. Smith. Mrs. A.
b. Plummer and Mrs. Laura X. iva
dele were in Belfast Tuesday where
Mr. Smith had business
Thomas Dionne, who has been at
home from his duties at the Maine
Bureau Of Markets, left Monday morn
ing on a business trip to Milo.
Father j. l.. A. Renaud will return
tomorrow from Poland Springs where
he is at the present time attending
retreat of Catholic clergymen.
Irving + Symons has cancelled his
trip to the Pacific Coast and has re-
turned to SkoWhegan where he and
Mrs. Symons expect to spend the Win
ter
Rev. George Merriam was in Ban
gor Monday to attend a meeting of
the Central Committee on Ordination
connected with the Baptist ConYen-
ton. Two candidates were present
ed for examination.
Mrs. f. L. Marsh of Providence, r.
l., who has been the guest OF Miss
Hannah r. Page for several weeks
is leaving this noon for her home ac
companied by Miss Page who will re
Ia, a al
weeks.
Miss Lucille Bolduc will return to
Lewiston in a few days to resume her
studies at Il business college there
after having submitted 10 an opera
ton upon her eyes. Miss Bolduc
graduated from the Skowhegan High
school in 1918.
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will meet
next Tuesday evening and a Halo
ween party will be enjoyed. Re-
freshments are to he served The
committee in charge are Miss Anne
NJ. Caswell Miss Margaret NJ. Chase,
Miss Mildred A. Beale and Miss Flor
ence Beale.
The death of Halyor Tilton, nine
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. O. W.
Tilton of West Pittslield. occurred
Monday night at Somerset Hospital
where the child had undergone an
operation for a pus ease of appendi-
citis prior to which general peritoni-
It's had developed.
Miss Anna M. Carriyean who has
| lately returned from course OF
training in Boston has taken rooms
| over Simpsons Drug store and is to
open on Monday her business which
will include manuCuring. hairdresslng,
marcel waving, scalp treatment, facial
Boneila facial and Persian Clip
| ping.
Mrs. Forrest Cleaves of Augusta is
visiting at tile home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. HUFF. Mr.. Cleayes
spent the week end in town.
Miss Doris Wentworth is visiting at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry G. Wentworth. she is train
ing for a nurse in the Maine General
Hospital in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs L. II. Whitney, who
recently came here from Dexter are
lgetting. settled in their new home
over the Blaisdel Auto, Show rooms
of which Mr. Whitney is manager.
Mrs Whitney has returned to Dexter
this week Mrs. Whitney's mother,
Mrs Grace Brewster will come here
to live with her daughter.
Misfortunes never come singly so
the old adage goes and this Is proving
true at the home of Attorney and Mrs
w. H. Halves. Their home is under
quarantine because of the illness of
their two sons, William and John with
scarlet fever and Friday Mrs. llawes
caught her foreiinger of the right hand
in an electric Wringer and badly
mangled the flesh at the root of the
finger. Two physicians were called
and the wound was dressed but am
putation was found necessary Sunday.
Since that time Mrs. HaWes has con-
tracted scarlet fever.
Announcement has been made by
the secretary of the Merchants Asso-
citation. that he has arranged to- bring
to Skowhegan an illustrated lecture
on retail merchandising The lecture
together with feature film Getting
the Most out of Retailing will be Civ
en- Tuesday night, October 20, at 3
o'clock in Municipal Court Room. G.
w. Sulley. representative of the, Ma
tional Cash Register Company, OF Day
ton. Ohio, will give the lecture. The
lecture deals with the value of news
paper advertising to the merchant,
tells him how to prepare advertise
ments, and also explains in detail the
best methods of window display, store
organization, personal selling and
business control.
Much sport was Occasioned at the
ringsde in Exhibition Building Friday
evening in the wrestling bout between
Iron Man Abbott and Peter Sturgis,
the latter claiming the welter-weight
championship of the world, on a win
ner-take -all- basis. 4ptt has had n
great number of admirers in SkoWhe-
gan because of his previous notable
successes in the ring and his appear
ance this time with professional
ELECTED great interest. II was the
best two out of three and Sturgis won
two with Abbott on top in the second
bout. Considerable argument and
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