The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29

! RAYMOND Lacasce has entered Bow
/ doin College
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Ellis have gone
to Portland where they are TO re-
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Smith and
Raymond Hilton spent Sunday in
Kingfeld.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Neil Mills and daugh-
ter Eleanor of Portland are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hurley.
Mrs. Maud Dyer. of Maiden. Mass.
formerly Of Skowhegan, is visiting
among former friends in town.
Mrs. Donald Flint of South Wind
ham Is the guest of her mother Mrs
Clara GAYLORD on the Athens road.
Mrs. Martha Adams of OLYMPIA.
Wash. has gone 70 Bingham after a
visit at the home Of George Adams.
Rev. Z. L. Baker. pastor Of the
congregational Church in North An
son, was a caller n town Tuesday
last.
Mrs. Vesta G. Miller left Saturday
for her home in Providence, X. l.,
| after visiting with her brother, thas.
Jones and family
Mr.. and Mrs. George 4. Moore and
their daughter Ruth l.. Moore arrived
home Sunday from a visit in Free
! port. Lynn and PEABODY Mass
James Gilfllan and family of Bar
Iii
! and Mrs. James Gilflin and Mrs
Glfillans mother, Mrs. Emma Nut
| ting.
The members Of the Young Ladies
Sodality of Our Lady Of Lourdes
Church will receive holy communion
at 8 O'Clock Sunday Other services
of the day as usual
DR.. George r. Young, with his
guest, DR.. John b Wheeler, profess
sor Of surgery at University Of Yer
mont, have been spending fe% days
this week at Combers West Forks.
DR., and Mrs. W. s. stnehdeld.
Allan St'nchfield, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Savage
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Benner we're
at Squaw Mountain Inn In the Moose
head regions Saturday night and be-
fore their return paid visit to Rpo-
genus
The following officers We're elected
al the Christian Endeayor Society of
the Bethany Baptist Church Sunday
night: President, George HAYES; vice
president, Faylene Decker; secretary,
Murray Decker; treasurer, Virgina
Ames; pianist Helen Gates; orchestra
manager Kenneth Copp.
Interesting reports have lately been
published in Boston papers descrip-
tive Of the annual tussle between the
Freshmen and the Sophomores at
Northeastern College. The prominence
of Kenneth Stinchfield Smiley OF this
town and the valetictorian of the 1921
class from SkoWiiegan High School,
lends additional interest to the arti-
Gle. After a description Of the grand
freexfor-al when the dust rose in
clouds and the mounted policeman
who was cantering mp the avenue
though perhaps Back Bay had sudden
Ny gone mad or something as he
came at frantir gallop only to ar
rive in time to witness the bending of
the iron pole amid the cheers of about
1000 lusty lunged partisans OF the first
year men. We quote, III. S. Smiley,
the freshe who hauled out the Sophie
more colors, was being carried about
on the shoulders of his friends when
it was discovered that II. F. Ellis
one of the poles defendants had been
go badly mauled in the melee that a.
hurry call for The doctor was neees-
sary" The Freshmen were winners in
the battle.
Mrs. Lydia Farrin. formerly of
Brighton, who spends much of her
time in Skowhegar with her daugh-
tiers, attended a reunion of the de-
scendants of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Johnson, at Bowdonham,
recently. Members Of Mrs. Farrln's
family who also attended were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Decker and son
Murray. Mr.. and MRS. Ernest A.
Decker and two children, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murray, Frank and Louise
Murray and Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Foss and two children of Naterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. f. Emerson, Mrs,
Nellie e. Blaisdell Elmer NJ. Bia!s-
dell and Miss Vena L. Blaisdell, mo-
tored to Dover last Friday morning in
the car owned by Elmer and Nena
Blaisdel. returning in the afternoon.
Mr.. Emerson found his brother, Lu-
Their w. Emerson. of Dover village,
SO years old last May, busy IN his
work shop Besides working in his
shop as occasion requires, he Is car
ing for large garden, taking the
entire care of a horse, COW and flock
of hens, leading the COW to pasture
every morning, after her at night,
walking three miles daily. He has
also prepared the ground, planted and
cared for a piece of potatoes outside
the village. Notwithstanding his adj
vanced age the brother mentioned is in
perfect health and active as most men
twantV wears Younger.