The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22

Mrs. Ellen Cover and her daugh-
ter Miss Addie visited the first of the
week at Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Dinsmore of
Portland have been guests this week
at the home of f. ID. Packard.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow spoke
before the inmates of the State Re-
formatory for Women last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ripley of East,
Lynn have been visiting with the fam
lily of Daniel Thompson this week.
Mrs. M. Il. Lord and son Edwin go
to Wateryile today to visit with her
sister Mrs L. p. Merrifeld until Sat
urday
Mrs. Beatrice Gaudn has returned
TO her home III Somersworth. \. II.
after being the guest of Mrs. Cora
Cayouette.
Herbert f. Cook of Norwich, Conn,
who is visiting his brothers in Athens
visited here Monday with his sister
Mrs. Albra c. Smith.
Hulares Bros. have leased of S W.
Gould a portion of a brick building on
the river bank in the rear of the Ok
ford Hotel for a chocolate manufac-
tdry.
Miss Fedora Lessard has completed
her duties at the Office of Register of
Deeds Higgins and has accepted a po-
sition at the office of DIR. George f.
Young.
Maurice S. Philbrick has returned
to Harvard Medical School Arthur
McQuillan will return Friday TO con-
tnue his studies at the same institu-
ton. Mrs. McQuillan will accom-
pany him and they are planning to
I've in Newton Center. Mass.
IMPORTANT to the fact
that we have the latest up-to-date line
of repairing machinery, we are able
to give lower pr.ce on our repair
work. A call will enable us to give
you all the information in regard to
our new prices. Kincaid Shoe Hos
pital, 157 Water St. 1w3S
Mrs. Blanche Friend went to Bel
grade Lakes Monday to nurse Mrs,
Ham. the mother of Hon. Frank Ham,
Collector of Internal Revenue for
Maine, and of Mrs. Georgia Travis, a
trained nurse who is we'll known in
Skowhegan, having nursed here in
several prominent families in the
past.
The Town Improvement Society
cleared something over $40 at the food
sale which they conducted last Satur
day at the show rooms of the Blais
dell Automobile Company. The com
mittee in charge included Mrs. w. f.
Turner. Mrs. Nina Cldugh. Mrs. f. r.
Madden, Miss +. M. Hall and Mrs.
Isola Decker assisted by Mrs. Charles
Turner, the president.
A very pleasant and we'll attended
meeting of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
was he d Tuesday evening. After the
,, business session a program was pre-
scented which included piano solo by
Mrs Pauline Is. Green, a reading by
Mrs Alfredo Cool and vocal solo by
f. G. Tarbox. At the next meeting
$50 supper will be served and the
annual roll call will follow.
Mrs. Gordon Bragg of Portland left
! for that city Friday after a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Murray. Mrs. Bragg's daugh-
ter, Evelyn, who has been visiting her
grandparents for several weeks, and
Mrs Murray accompanied her on the
return journey. Mr.. Bragg has re-
Gently acquired the agency for the
New Briscoe automobile and Mrs.
will ct a
trip above referred to was made i'll d
new model 1922 Briscoe.
Manager Allan Stinchheld of the
high school football team announced
yesterday the following schedule of
games for the season: September %,
NJ. C. l. at Skowhegan; Oeto. /, Law
renee high at Fairfield; Oct. S, NJ. c.
|. at Pittsfeld; Oct. Is. Pennington
high at Skowhegan; Oct -. Farming
ton high at Pennington; Oct. %, Law
renee high at Skowhegan Nov. 5,
open; Nov. II, open. The first game
will be with M. c. l. at the Skowhegan
Fair.
Friends. in this section will learn
with interest that Mrs. Lucy Taylor
Pratt of IL Marsh St, Weatherslield
Conn. was the first prize winner in a
Sunday Post contest in which she pre-
scented her viewpoints on the subject
of Should WIFE Receive Salary
Mrs. Pratt is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Taylor of Madison Ave
She was born in Bingham but her pa
rents came to Skowhegan to live when
she was three years old. She was
graduated from Skowhegan high
school in 1911 and from Colby College
in 1917. She was married July 4,
1919 to Leon H. Pratt of Clinton. Mrs.
Pratt and her little daughter, Evelyn
j. visited at her old home here last
summer.
Saturday at $50 the Phi Sgnma
Boys Club of the Bethany Baptist
Church enjoyed their annual get-tO-
gether supper consisting Of baked
beams brown and white bread, CO.
Goa cake and ice cream. Fourteen
members were present: James VIII 'te,
Linwood Savage Smith Ames, George
Patten, George Halves. David HAYES,
Frederick Burrll. Morris Gates.
Stanley Kimball, Clyde Bracket. Ores