The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-24
8knunlrrga1t Enral Nru1B

Mrs. Margaret u. Briggs arrived
home Monday evening from several
days spent In Boston and vicinity.
Theda Salisbury. OF Canaan. were in
town shopping Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Lucy Meister, formerly cook
at the Kennebec Valley Hospital, has
gone to Grcenyille for the balance of
the winter.
Col. and Mrs. Roy l.. Marston ar
rived home Monday night from Bos-
ton, where they had been in attend
ance at the Harvard-Yale game on
Saturday.
A book entitled News Gathering"
by Spencer, is missing from the
Skowhegan Public Library Will the
party having the same kindly return
at early convenience.
Mrs. Fannie Luce and daughter
Miss Lois. will leave tomorrow for
Oakland where they will be guests of
an older daughter, Mrs. Edwin Bes-
sey. They will return the first OF the
week
Henry Hudson of Byron. who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. G. Ken
nedy, has returned home. Mrs. Ken
nedy has lately returned from visit
with her niece, Mrs. Alfred Thompson,
in Auburn.
Lyons Orchestra completes it's mu-
steal engagement for the season this
week at Dover-Foxcroft This we'll
known musical firm will resume work
next spring with six-piece banjo
saxaphone orchestra.
Mrs. +. p. Mortified and daughter
Rebecca, of Watervillc, were guests
Monday of Mrs. NJ. e. Lord. They
were accompanied home by little Ger
aldine Wells, who has been spending
some time ut the Lord home.
Miss Rose Lemieux and Mrs. Paul
Mathew are in Portland this week and
while there are guests at the home
of Mrs. Mathews daughter. Mrs. Lena
Casey. Miss Icmicux isi receiving
medical treatment for her throat in
that city -
DR.. George Otis Smith of the U. S {.
Geological Survey started on his re-
turn to Washington, ID. G.. Monday
forenoon. He was accompanied by his
daughter. Louise Coburn Smith and
Mrs. Smith will join him later at the
winter home of the family in Wash
ngton.
CLYDE II. Smith received last week
cordial invitation from the Boot and
Shoe Workers of Lewiston to address
them at meeting to be held in that
city Nov. IT, MIR. Smith. quite to his
regret. was unable to accept the en-
gagement. feeling that sufficient time
was not given him to prepare for it.
Silas Corthell. who pleaded not gull
ty to attempt to defraud in connection
with check case but WAS found
guilty in municipal court and after
taking an appeal went to jail until
bondsmen could he procured, has
been liberated by his creditors. Cor
thell has accepted position with DR.
Borden.
Friends of Mrs Eta SWEET Brad
ley, who is studying with 7. A. Schro-
der. in Boston, will be interested tc
learn that she is busy doing. concert
work and that she sings Sundays. Shit
! has signed up again. with the Com
munity Chautauqua for next summer
and will tour New York State ant
parts of Ontario.
At the regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps. held last Friday
in Grand Army Hall, there was yer.
| large attendance. One application
was presented. A letter from the
| National President Agnes Parker. ol
Boston. was read by Mrs. \. Frank
Bickford. There was no program
! The next meeting will occur the first
| Friday in December. at which timt
| four candidates will be initiated anG
the election of officers will take place
There will be a program and refresh.
monts will be served
In honor of the approaching mar
riage of Miss Delta Laurison to Ell
merriam Gerald miscellaneous
shower party was rendered hel
last Friday evening at the home
OF Miss I.ottic Pollard. The Anal
was arranged by Miss Pollard and
Mrs. Gwendolyn Dodge. About thirty
people we're present Miss Laurisor
received many beautiful gifts. Deli,
| cious refreshments of ice cream
cakes. candies, sweet cider and apples
we're served by the hostesses. In q
contest Mrs. Lillian Lessard wor
first and Mrs Leona Vigue consola
ton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams and Gro
yer Green have purchased of Harold
Bradley his former home at 40 Sum.
mer street and Mr. and Mrs. Adamf
arc getting settled there. MIR. ant
Mrs. Green. Mrs Green being {
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Adams
will come about Xmas time to spent
the balance of the winter. Both cou-
ples will return to Jim Pond Camps
where they have been located during
the summer and fall, about the lsi
of Nav. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams sole
| their former home in East New FORT
land about two years ago.
Word has been received of the death
of John Mayo In Fairfield, as the re.
suit of heart trouble. lie left tho
shop where he was employed about
/ nino n'cIork and later went to the