The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-11
Mrs. Henry crowell left Monday af.
ternoon- for a visit in Bangor.

hours being according to the present
schedule.
i An important meeting of the knights
| of Pythias win be held this fThurs-
! day. evening. A meeting of the Da-
| man Club will follow The lodge ses-
sions.
/ The residence of Dr. q. J. GAIA on
North Ave. is being greatly improved
by an extension of the yeranda
around the southeast corner of the
dwelling.
| Miss Mildred Cushing arrived Sat
urday night from Lynn. Mass, to
| spend week with her aunt and cou-
| sin, Mrs. Fannie p. Nash and Miss
Edna Cushing.
The members of st Cecilia and St
| Agnes Orchestras of the Catholic
Church are to give a concert at the
Central Maine Sanatorium at Fair
field on May q weather permitting
John Loberg. for several years a
well known farmer of Athens who re-
Gently returned from a trip to the Pa
ciilc coast, was in town Monday. He
has lately purchased a small farm
near Brunswick and is moving to his
new location shortly.
Miss Phyllis Brownell. who has
been spending the winter with her
aunt. Mrs. NJ. E%Smth and attending
high school went to Greenville Fri
day to meet her parents who were
there from Cockrane, Ont. Her mo-
Their left the same day for Montreal
where she will undergo a surgical OPP
Grafton.
Master Kenneth Priest. oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. & Priest of Mt
Pleasant avenue while crossing the
railroad bridge the other day. fell
head first between the ties. One arm
caught on the side and someone who
was crossing the bridge just behind
rescued the Lad from his dangerous
predicament
The heirs of the late Daniel Lewis
have sold two of the Lewis houses
on Bridge street. George w. Tobey
has purchased the property where he
has lived for several years and Ben
jamin Witham of Beach street has
purchased the house lately occupied
by Harold Parker and family. The
Williams will move to their new
home
A delegation of Masons will go to
Augusta today to attend the Angus
Ia Council Princes of Jerusalem and
the Emeth Chapter of Rose CroiX.
A banquet will be served at 6 o'clock
Several Skowhegan man are officers
of the Augusta Council. +. +. Merrill
being the Sovereign Prince. These or
ders are connected with the Scottish
Rite Branch of Masonry.
Albert Watson has recently pur-
chased from the Blaisdell Auto Co. a
new touring car. Other recent sales
by this company have been delivery
truck to F. w. Weston and cars to
Adolph and Arthur Turcotte of Cow
EFT street. Roy Billings of Madison;
Raymond Holt of Canaan. J. b. Gard
ner of East Madison, Fred Brown and
Guy Lambert of Skowhegan.
A hearing on the petitions for the
pardon of Ernest Mathews and David
hOultllts bOlI vi EohOA ilGBdli' al Z 9ilit-
duled for the session of the Governor
and Council at Augusta tomorrow.
The two men are serving year in
the Somerset County Jail in connee
ton with n breaking. entering and
larceny matter. Mathews states in
his petition that he has been under
constant care of physician since he
was committed to jail last November,
while Goulette says that his health
has been seriously impaired and fur
Their CONTINENT will produce last
ing injury.
The pupils of Skowhegan High
school Monday night cleaned up the
high school yard. carrying out the
good work begun on Arbor day when
the building was cleaned. School
closed at 9 p m Friday and the pu-
pills began the campaign against dirt
by clearing out their own desks and
vacant ones near them. The gene
raj cleaning of the building began at
2l5. the labor being under the general
supervision of the Girl Scouts direct
ed by the following paroles: Fayalene
Decker, Margaret Vail, Ethelyn Mills
and Edith Simpson Six boys from
each class under the direction of Miss
Elliot assisted the girls in their work
The marriage of Raymond Laney
one of the foreman at the Somerset
Shoe Factory and Miss Odelle Cyr
daughter of Vital Cyr. occurred Mon
day morning from the church of Our
Lady of Lourdes. Nuptial mass was
celebrated by Father j. l.. \. Renaud.
and the couple were attended by Pat
rick Cyr, a brother of the bride and
by Miss Gertrude Laney. a sister of
the groom The wedding march was
played by Miss Cecilia Fortier. Mr.
and Mrs. Laney left Monday morning
following the ceremony ~ a wedding
trip to Aroostook county. Upon their
return to Skowhegan they will re-
side on North avenue in the house
recently purchased by the groom of
Mrs. Alice Beaulier. The wedding
trip will include a visit to the sec
ton where the bride formerly resid-