The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16

\ superintendent Mitchell reports
that everything is moving along salts
factorily toward the erection Of the
Maine Spinning mill
Mrs. Wallace Corson has returned
to her home in Auburn after visiting
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fellows of Bush street.
Miss Jessie Hodges of Portland re-
turned home Tuesday afternoon fol-
lowing visit of several weeks with
Mrs. Sarah l.. Eaton and Mrs. ]. p.
Oak.
Mr. and Mrs c. c. Butterfield of
Waterville spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Jewell and Miss
Clara Libby. The three ladies are sis
ters
Mrs. George Merriam arrived home
Monday evening from a visit with her
son. in Melrose and her daughter.
Miss II. E. Merriam in Springfield,
| Mass.
Mrs. James l.. Bride of Lawrence,
Mass. who has been visiting her
sisters, Mrs. William Folsom Merrill
and Mrs, NJ. p. Merrill returned home
| Tuesday.
J Attorney William Folsom Merrill
was in Augusta Saturday on business.
Miss Eva Epringer, fifth grade
teacher. spent Sunday with her sister
| in Oakland.
The regular meeting of Sunset
| Chapter, o. f. s., will be held tomor
| row (Friday) evening at 730. Re-
freshments will be screwed at the
close of the evening.
The fire department was called to
the home of w. A. Meseryey at SO
Main street last Thursday afternoon
where a slight fire was started from
| an overheated chimney.
After the Basket Ball game Satur-
day night the members of the Coburn
| seXtette were entertained at lunch
con in the domestic science room of
| Skowhcgan High school.
Miss Leora M. Withee left Monday
morning for few days visit in South
| Weymouth, Mass, and Boston She
! expects to return to Skowhcgan the
| last of this week.
Miss Alice Townsend OF Waterville
who has been the guest of Mrs. Fred
| philbrick. departed the first of the
| week. Mrs. Philbrick visited briefly
with her parents in Fairfield Monday
| afternoon.
George b. Fairgrieve, who recently
received cheese from American
| (Honncnl TAI,au in bo
AZORES brought a portion into the
EDITORS Office Tuesday for which he
| has our thanks.
| DR.. and Mrs l.. w. Symons left
Sunday morning for Boston where
| Mr.. Symons will attend the New Eng
land Optical Convention in Boston
| They will also visit with relatives in
| the vicinity of Boston.
The marriage of Philip Nadeau, a
| ianitor at the public school buildings
| in Skowhegan and Mrs. Hazel Hinton
Jones, formerly Of Hartland, was
solemnized March II by Harold j.
| Phillips, justice of the peace
! Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, lecturer of
| Somerset Pomona Grange, and lately
| detailed by the Commissioner of Agri-
culture to lecture at various Institutes
| spoke Saturday at meeting of the
| Cascade Grange in Oakland, at which
| the Rome Grange were guests.
The Utopians were entertained at
| luncheon Saturday by Mrs. Fred Foss
! Lawrence at her home on Pleasant
street. Mrs. Edna Page Bunker was
the out of town member present the
resident members attending were
Mrs w. p. Ordway, Mrs. Annie p.
| Hackett, Miss Edith NJ. Gledhill, Miss
Leila f. Fairbrother and the hostess.
Letters were read from two absent
members, Mrs. Alice l.. Wadsworth
and Mrs. Robert Lord of Portsmouth,
y. II. The Utopians comprise form
er official board of Skowhegan Soro-
sis
The Senior Folies, an organization
composed of young lady members of
the senior class of Skowhegan High
school were entertained Saturday
evening by the Misses Evelyn and
Olena Vilcs at their home on High
street. This was a childrens party
in which the young ladies appeared in
the raiment of childhood. Games
were played and a lunch was served
The next meeting will be held on
Saturday evening at the home Of Miss
Gladys Ames, the president. Miss
Olena Viles is the secretary and Miss
Helen Gates, the treasurer of the
organization.
Surgical patients at Kennebcc Val
ley Hospital this week are Mrs. Emma
Buxton of North Arson. Miss MargerS
Gidden of Madison, Mrs Arthur Nc.
Lean of Arson, John BOynton Of Nortl
Arson, Stcnora Walls of New Vine
yard. Arlene BARLEY of Madison. Mrs
George BickfOrd of North Arson ant
Miss Florence Gaynor of Madison
Among the medical patient,
are David Blanchard of Fort Kent
vonctta Stetson of East Madison
Alexander Hcnnah of Bald Mountain
and Dan Mcneil Of lockwood. Berti'
Thorne of Bingham has been discharg
| ed from fine institution after receiving