The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-13

morning Tor visit.
Saturday, April %, has been desie-
mated by President Harding as the
golden anniversary of Arbor day.
O. NJ Wilbur State Poultry Spe-
eialist of 0rono, was in town Friday
having business here with County
Agent, c. A. StoreT.
Miss Eugenia Bernier arrived in
town Tuesday night from Waterville.
where she went on business for the
Emery Brown Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysander Robinson.
formerly of North Arson, but more
recently of Solor, have purchased the
William Paine place on Bloomfield
street.
Miss Annie F. Turcotte will return
TO penaeook, y. H., next Monday, fol-
lowing a visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Turcotte, of North
avenue.
Mrs. Ray A. Nye and little daugh-
ter. Aletha have returned to their
home in East New Portland after WIS.,
ting with Mrs. J. A. Swain of Sum
mer street.
Mrs. Myron +. Smith and Mrs. Ho-
ward Friend attended the Democratic
Convention as members of the Show
hogan Democratic Town Committee,
held in Augusta last week.
The old futile stable on Court
street now owned by {. A. Ross, is
being remodeled into a garage which
will be occupied by Howard w. Lowd
in conducting his Rickenbacker auto
mobile business.
VIII Stevens and sons of Boston.
formerly of Skowhegan have returned
after an absence of 10 years and will
spend part of the summer at least
on the Traitor place. Mrs Stevens
will shortly join them there.
Miss Leona LeClair arrived home
Tuesday from Waterville where she
had been since Sunday visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Joseph Mayo. and also on
business for the Emery-Brown Com
pany, where she is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Loomis are to
move to an apartment i'm the Scott
Robinson house now owned by Fred
Loomis. and Miss Lena Keith who has
been living there, has taken rooms in
the Ed Green house or Wcs; Front
street..
Charles Green was among the local
people to attend the Democratic
County Convention in Augusta. Grant
Witham, of Embden, who visited his
sister, Mrs, J. F. Phillips, in town,
left on Friday to attend the Demo
cratic County Convention.
Col. and Mrs. r. l.. Marston arrived
home the first of the week from an
extended trip as far West as Califor-
mia. Colonel Marston has been visit
ing the various National Soldiers
| Homes between here and the Pacific
. coast, and while in California visited
with his brother, Coburn Marston. in
San Diego.
On Friday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
George Seward, former residents of
North Arson, left Skowhegan for
that town for a visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Seward arrived in town Thursday
from Medford, Mass. and went to the
home OF Mrs. Delphine Berner, of
Lawton street. Mr. and Mrs. Seward
spent the winter in Medford with their
daughter, Mrs. Harold Keith.
Mrs. S. E. Nay, of Malbons Mills and
Miss Nellie Nesbit, formerly of Dex-
ter, who has been spending the WIN
ter in town, left Monday morning for
Etna. Miss Nesbit was one of the
cottage owners at tn Etna Camp
Ground, who recently suffered a fire
loss in the recent confagraton there.
Her cottage. which was consumed,
was partially covered by insurance
She is undecided as to rebuilding.
An auction sale will be held at the
Laskey Farm, on the Lakewood road,
next Saturday afternoon, April Is, at
one o'clock. A COW. work horse.
driving horse, farm wagon. express
wagon, horse hoe, cultivator. horse
rake, disc harrow. Empire washing
machine, sap pan, cedar posts. driv-
ing wagons. harnesses, tie chains,
pitchforks and all kinds of small
tools, will be sold. DR. r. w White
will he the auctioneer. The owner of
the property is D. T. McAllister.
Excellent results are being OBJ
! tanned by the high school students in
their efforts to procure the necessary
funds for installing a radio wireless
outfit at the high school building. The
following committee has been named
to have charge of not only raising the
funds but of purchasing and Install
ing the outfit: Roland Russell, chair
man; Carroll Beal, treasurer; Agnes
Coburn. secretary; Archie Dostie, adj
visor; Ruth Niles, Allan J. Stinchfield,
William Wildes, Jr.. Fay Burkhardt,
Thomas Nichols Marie Bison, James
White and r. W. Leighton, ex-offlcio.
The Mems brotherhood cleared
about s225 from the entertainment
which they gave in the Federated
Church Friday evening. The proceeds
Will be used for the redecorating of
the interior of the Federated Church.
The program was well presented, the
opening number being selections by
the ! Ugh school orchestra. directed by
Mrs Marion Drake-Flanders. Songs
were sung by Miss Violet Allan, her