The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-25
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1--WE us trlal, Sprague's Barber
Shop. Formerly Ed Savers. 1w2ls
Master Irving Green is critically
ill with typhoid fever at Somerset
Hospital
Mrs. l.. II. Whitney returned Sun
day from visit with her mother. Mrs.
Grace Brewster, in Dexter.
Silas B Longley of Flagstaff was in
town Monday being on his way home
after visit in Norway.
c. B. Hight, Miss Helen Hight and
Miss A. NJ. Caswell enjoyed an auto
mobile trip to Bangor Sunday.
Alfred Cowette of Sanford was call
ed here last Thursday owing to the
death of his father, Peter Corvette, Sr.
Mrs. Inez McAllister of Scion was
in Skowhegan last week on her way
to Fairfield to visit with Mrs. Lyman
| Byther.
Mrs. William Wilbur and daughter
GWendolyn, of Augusta, were in Show
hogan the last of the week, visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox.
Misses Julia Cox, Ruth Homsted
and jeanne Thomson were at their
homes from the State Normal School
at Pennington for the week end.
L. H. Whitney, manager of the
Blaisdell Auto Company, underwent
a throat and head operation at Ken
nebec Valley Hospital yesterday fore
noon.
Sidney C. Folsom, a salesman for
the Blaisdell Auto Company, was in
Dexter Monday on business and visit
ed briefly in Corinna with his mother,
Mrs. Martha Folsom
Mrs. Cyrus Newton arrived home
Saturday from Portland where she
has been remaining for several days
owing. to the illness Of her sister, Mrs.
ellen Clouds, who underwent surgical
treatment recently.
Don't forget to visit the Oxford De
partment Store on Saturday next, May
27, where the First Philathea Glass of
the Federated Church are holding al
Rummage sale. There will be large
number of good things to buy
The regular meeting of the Work
ing League of the Federated Church
will be held Monday, May 20, in the
church parlors, at two O'Clock. There
will be a food sale at Holt & Sights
automobile show rooms at $50 next
Saturday, May 81.
Mrs Lizzie II. Nye who returned
Friday from a visit with her sister,
Mrs Ruby Goodwin of North Fair
field, has taken rooms with Mrs.
Alice Baker on Turner avenue. She
plans to spend much of the summer in
her cottage at North Pond, Smith
field.
The Clementine Weston W. c. 7. L..
will meet with Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot
ut the home of Miss Hannah r. Page,
Wednesday, May 31st. The program
will be in charge Of Miss Elliot and
will be about Scientific Temperance
instruction in the School. There will
be special music. The change Of date
5 occasioned because of the conven-
ton held last week in Fairfield.
Among the surgical patients at Som
erset Hospital are William Kicker,
Mylon Turner and Mrs. Arthur Ran
dali, all of Skowhegan. a medical
patient at the institution is Miss Edna
Hogan of Madison. Patients dis
charged are Lillian Goodrich of Can
aan. Mrs Mildred Thornhill of Show
hogan, Miss Zelda Moody of Madison,
Mrs. Eden Boyd and baby and May
Ruby and baby of Skowhegan.
Fifteen members of the Ladies' So
cial Circle of the NJ +. Church met ut
1.-THE regular session held May II with
Mrs. Viola Smith of Madison avenue.
Following the regular routine of bust
less the ladies were engaged in sew
ng on aprons and other articles for
he Circle. During the refreshmcnt
hour Mrs. Smith served ice cream.
fancy cookies and waters. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Laura
II. DMsmore on East Front street,
Wednesday, June 7th.
Miss Olive Pierson spoke at the
mid-week service last Thursday night
at the Federated Church and Fri
day left for Portland. She was guest
of Rev. and Mrs George Loring Thur
iOW Wllle III IONH. MlSS ltl ooli 10
4 graduate of the KngFisher college
md has done post graduate work at
Radcliffe. Her father is a Home Mis-
sionary worker in Oklahoma and be-
.ides assisting him in his work in TINT
state, MISS Pierson has also done
home missionary work in Georgia
Special orders were issued May 16
from the headquarters Of the 9th
| Division, Officers Reserve Corps, stat
! ing that the officers of the corps will
proceed to the various points assigned
them in the performance of duties
pertaining to the organization, which
$ the ANNUAL summer training of the
! Division. Rev. George Loring Thur
low, who is first lieutenant, was
assigned the following itinerary. May
| Is. Augusta to Gardiner; May 10. Car
diner to Watervlle; May 20, Water
Vile to Pittsfeld; May %, Pittsfield to
Dover-Foxerort May "a Dover Fox
croft to Grecnyilc; May %, Green
willie to Moosehead; May 26, Moose
head to Bingham; May u, Bingham to
Madison and May 70, Madison to