The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-28
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H. L. SWEET has returned from
several days business stay in Bangor.
Mrs. w. H. Emery has been visiting
in Augusta this week it'll Judge ana
Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence.
j. Wallace Blunt of Boston visited
the first of the week with his family
at their home on Elm street.
Mrs. Frank Chagnon and little
to visit her mother, Mrs. Edwin Pou-
lin.
Miss Edith Wadsworth, agent for
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rection, was a business visitor in
Skowhegan Saturday.
Mrs. A. R. Jones, of Keene, N. H,
has been visiting here for a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Amanda With
am, who has been quite i'll.
Deputy Sheriff Mary S. Burnham of
Portland, was in town Thursday last,
bringing two women to the State Re-
formatory to serve sentences.
Miss Mary Belts, who is training as
nurse at the ST. Barnabas Hospital
in Portland, has been visiting this
week with Miss Myra Rowell.
Walter Bachelor has completed
his duties at the Sampson Drug store
and is now filling similar capacity
as a registered druggist in the store
of F. w. Bucknam.
Master Ardale Cross has gone to
Pittsfield to remain with his aunt,
Mrs. F. E. Bridgeham, as his mother
is leaving shortly for Jackson, Tenn,
where she will join her husband, DR..
Arthur Gebhardt.
Miss Eta Stein, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Stein. Is ill at her home as
result of a fall which threw her
collarbone out of joint She will have
to remain at home from her school
duties or about sixteen days.
Mrs. Alfred T. Morrill, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is here for several months
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Flynt. Mrs. Flynt accompanied
| by Mrs. F. S. Morrill, Of Baptist Hill
went to Boston Saturday and spent
Sunday with her daughter in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Currier and
Mrs. Curriers' mother, Mrs. Mary
Bean, who have been getting settled
in their Madison avenue home after
winter in st. Augustine, Fla, report
delightful sojourn in the sunny
south with not whole day OF rain
while there.
The next meeting of Skowhegan
Grange will be held on Wednesday
evening, May 4th. This being the
nearest date to the Sunday observance
of Mothers Day, there will be spe-
cial program with Mothers" as the
topic directed by Mrs. Angie B. Stew
ard Members are requested to wear
suitable flower,
Bessie Bowler, sad to be better
known as Bessie Roderick, of roller
! skating fame, was arraigned in NUM-
| ciral court recently at Bangor on a
charge of being an idle and disorderly
person She was ordered committed
to the Womans Reformatory by
| Judge Blanchard and was brought
! here by parole officer Theda M. Hol-
| man. Miss Roderick has been com.
mitted to the Reformatory before anc
at the time she was arrested was out
on probation.
Work is soon to commence on the
! State road beteen here and Athens
| A detour will be necessary nearly al
| of the season in Cornville but which
| ever way 1t is the patrol will keep the
road in condition for the traffic. l
a rock crushing machine is used, i
! will necessitate electricity and tina
may mean permanent power for thu
part of Cornville through which thu
highway will be built Residents il
that section are much Interested al
there are many dairy farmers ant
! power pump milking machines ar
badly needed.
Orchard pruning demonstrations ar
now underway in good earnest, AM
County Agent Storer Is hard on tn
Job Monday afternoon he was presen
at demonstration at George Clark
in North Arson, Tuesday at the Harr
Jones farm on New Portland Hill, &C
conrpanied by Professor Sweetser, VIII
| gave a talk on insect pests. Iomor
70 wthere will be demonstration
Fruitell, the farm Of Thomas Dean
on the Back Road. The ladies OF tn
county this week are also coming II
Cor theier share of attention witt
Home Economic Meetings. Miss Whit
comb, the assistant State Home Econ
omic Agent. conducted sessions at 81
lbans Tuesday, Hartland yesterday
today at Cambridge and tomorrow
will be in Fairfield.
Memorial services for the late Mrs
Ella M. (Coburn) Pooler were hell
Thursday afternoon from the famil!
residence on Fairview avenue ant
were largely attended DR.. o. ii
Tracy, formerly a miniSter in tht
First Baptist church, Of which MRS
| Poo1er was for many years promi
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