The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-31

MT. anu Mrb. Nell Mills and little
daughter of Portland spent Easter
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Hurley.
Miss Ethelyn Steward Is at home
from Bangor for the Easter vacation
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. It. E. Dean OF the
Back Road were in Portland the last
Of the week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John L.. Cheney.
Mrs. Evander Mitchell OF East Show
hogan is recovering from the effects
of a surgical operation performed at
Somerset hospital.
Mrs. George f. Clough of Madison
was the guest the last of the week of
her cousin. Miss Olive Lander at the
home of J. C. Viles..
Mss c. NJ. Carpenter, a former do
mestic science teacher of the Show
hogan schools. now a teacher in Con-
necticut has been visiting this week
with Mrs. Alice l.. Wadsworth.
The members of S~kowhegan Grange
hoNc titiltu luC ffEIlh6 VI NAY Ut
for their annual banquet and reception
in compliment to the members OF the
Grand Army and Woman's Relief
Corps.
Ralph NJ. Morrow. a former student
at the high school. now preparing for
college at Maine Central Institute in
Pittsfeld has been visiting for a few
DAYS with his brother, Will am Morrow
and family
Mrs. Lizzie Watson lecturer of Som
erset Pomona, gave an address at the
Lecturers Conference in Bangor last
week upon Problems of the Lecturers
of Today" Mrs. Kate C. Hill, lectur-
err of Skowhegan Grange was also in
attendance.
have been living at the home of Mrs.
Ella R. Nelson during the winter are
to occupy the house on Bush street.
which for some time has been the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Burton,
who are to live in Hampden.
A social meeting of Sunset chapter,
ter, No. SO, order of the Eastern Star.
will be held tomorrow, Friday evening
at seven thirty. Will officers and
members kindly note the change of
t me and be prompt so that the chap
ter may close In time for members to
attend the entertainment given by
Simon Peters post.
George Foster, stock grower of Corn
Vile was in Skowhegan Tuesday with
his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Foster
and Miss Esther Poland of Athens who
were returning to resume their studies
at the Pennington normal school Mr..
Foster has purchased a Cleveland
tractor for use on his extensive farm
ing lands in Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greenwood of
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Turner. They came owe on
the steamship Canada which locked
in Portland harbor Sunday and were
met n Portland by Mr.. Turner, their
present host. They are in the states
for an indefinite visit.
The fire department was called out
Sunday afternoon to the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. S. r. Greenwood, the former
S. ]. Walton residence on Madison
avenue, to subdue a fire in the base
ment. 1t evidently had its inception
around the furnace and some OF the
UNDERTOOK timbers were partially
burned before the flames were entirely
subdued.
Among the students home for the
Easter vacation are Miss Lyle C..
Stinchleld, Simmons College; Miss
Doris Cover of Colby College and
Miss Carolyn Cover of Wheaton Col
lege: Miss Mary Friend, University of
Maine; Fred and Elliot Chase of Colby
College; Miss Marion E. Lord. Miss
Helen Lord and Miss Alta Porter,
Wheaton College.
Mrs. M. e. Smith returned from
Cockrane, Ontario, Sunday, being sum-
moned home by the illness of her
daughter, Mona Smith. She was called
to Cockrane by the illness of her SIS
ter, Mrs. G. C. Brownell, who altho'
still confined to her bed Is out of dan
ger. Mrs. John Hall, Mrs. Smiths
mother, who has been visiting here
returned to her home in Greenville
Tuesday.
On April eth in connection with the
high school operetta a bazaar Is to be
held In the municipal building under
the auspices of the woman's club. A
special letter Is being sent to the
alumni of the school in which the
former students are urged to show
their loyalty and interest in their Alma
Mater by contributing to the bazaar. 1t
is requested that articles or contribut-
ions be received on or before next
Saturday, April 2, They may be left
at the home of Mrs. Mary Clough
St'nchfeld on Court street, with Mrs.
Vivian Graves Woodbury. at the office
of Roy L. Marston and at the home of
Mrs. Annie p. Hackett on Elm street.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the next meeting of Show
hogan grange to be held on April 9th:
whistl'ng duet, Mrs. Grace Tuscan and
Royce Tuscan; monologue, Mrs. c. e.
Locke; question-"Should Skowhegan
Change to a Representative Form of
Government r. T. Patten, John w.
Fogler, B. A. Sawyer and c. ID. Miller;
n,usio Mics Stella A. Kimball: humOr-