The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-22

ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Turner ar,
rejoicing over the birth of ter
pound son, born June Is at Kennebet
Valley Hospital. The little one hal
been named John Shaw for the pater
nal grandparents.
Miss Ruby Lathe, one of the grad,
teachers at the high school building
has returned to her home in Augusts
for the summer. She will teach In
Skowhegan again next year.
The Eunice Farnsworth Chapter Of
the d. A. R. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Fellows and Mrs. White with
Mrs. Helen Weston Hutchinson as as
sistant hostess on Monday June 26.
Master Gordon Briggs is spending
week with Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
McNeelie In Brookline, Mass. He
accompanied Mrs. G.. E. Sprague OF
Lexington, Mass, on her return Sat
urday.
Miss Margaret Lessard, S. H. S.
20, has taken position for the pres
ent as sales girl at Green Bros, fl
ling the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Miss May O'Rielly, who
has been there the past three years.
DR.. o. J. GAIA who recently re-
turned from Montreal reports the
condition of his father as somewhat
improved. He and Mrs. GAIA have
been entertaining his nephew, Alcide
Genier of Montreal for several days
Miss Mary and Miss Florence Laid,
who have been teachers in the grade
schools, have returned to their home
in Dover-Foxcroft. They have re-
signed their positions here, and are
as yet undecided where they will To-
cate next year.
Miss Helen Hafey, teacher at the
school at Malbon's Mills, accompanied
by Joseph Plourde Of that place, mo-
tored to Aroostook County Saturday
where Miss Hafey will enter sum-
mer school and Mr.. Plourde will visit
for week or SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Jordan
of Milton, Mass, are here for two
weeks with DR.. and Mrs. C. S. Ri
chardson. The two ladies are cou-
sins. DR.. and Mrs. Richardson and
their guests arrived home Sunday
from an automobile trip to different
Canadian points including the city Of
Quebec.
Libby Pulsifer, who arrived the last
of the week from the Rush Medical
School i'm Chicago to visit his mother,
Mrs. C. p. Merrill, went to Waterville
Monday to attend Colby College COM
mencement. He will later return to
Skowhegan for about week after
which he will be with President Ro-
berts OF Colby for the summer as in
former years.
Memorial services for the late Mrs.
Huldah Burgess were conducted by
Rev. H. L. Nichols at the Centenary
Methodist Church Monday. Mrs.
Burgess died at Somerset Hospital
Friday after being a patient there
since November last. Her age was
about II years. She was the widow
of the late Howard Burgess and lived
for number Of years at Hinckley, n
! sherman 'shaAwas AID bohaa
Philbriek, who were graduated Last
wick from Harvard Law school. have
been bere for d few days going stc
Bcwdoin college fbti EpsnaehceAeht.
Mr., Subway expects to locate In the
office of George w. Cover and an
ticipates visit to his parents in Los
Angeles. Cal, following the bar exae
mination in August. Mr.. Philbrick
will locate in Portland.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic Church Monday afternoon by
Rev. FIR. Renaud for the late Ange-
line Beaulier who died at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Omar
Beaulier on the middle road Sunday
The child was one year old. She
had been Ill about a week with men
nights. Her mother was formerly
Miss Flora Gardner. The remains
were inferred in Calvary Cemetery.
George b. Cutter OF Boston and Mrs.
Nellie Abbott Of Lawrence, Mass, the
respective president and vice presid-
ent of Madison Camp of Spiritualists
left Monday morning on their return.
Mr.. Cutter conducted spiritualtst SER
vices at Lakewood Theatre Sunday.
In spite OF the rain there was fair
attendance. He will be at Lakewood
again in about a month. On July 8
Rev, Frederick Nicholson OF Boston
will conduct services at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Boynton, who
formerly lived on the River road and
who last August bought a home on
Summer street, have decided to sell
the same and will go to FILLMORE,
Cal. as soon as possible after they
make the sale. They expect to buy
small fruit ranch in Fillmore. They
returned last May from visit OF about
ten months in Washington and Cali
fornia and now find they prefer to
live in the West. One of their sons,
Fred Boynton lives in Fillmore and
they have other relatives there.
A splendid meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps was in order last Fri
day afternoon with the president, Mrs.
Marta Morrill,, presiding. Reports