The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-10

Master William Pitts of Lewiston
is the guest OF his aunt, Mrs. M.
W. Savage.
Sixty tickets were sold to Old Or
chard eXcursionsts Sunday and sew
EN- tickets to Portland.
Mrs. Edwin {. Lord of North
Brooksville is visiting with her son,
DR.. M. Il. Lord and family.
Mrs. James stenhouse has been
visiting for few days with Mrs
Prince Drummond in North Belgrade.
Mrs. Hattie Eaton of Exeter has
been visiting here with Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Loomis of East Leaytt street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lessor of
Portsmouth. n. Il. have been guests
this week at the home of Fr. i. A.
LacroiX.
Carroll Foster and Miss Doris Eos
ter OF Gardiner have been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Scott on
Pine street.
Mrs Maria Folsom is visiting with
her niece, Mrs. l.. A. Frost OF New
York, who is at her summer home in
f ReadHcld.
Mrs T. T. Mortified and two chill
dren, Edward and Rcbccca, Of Water
. vile, returned home Saturday after
visiting with her sister, Mrs. N. L.
Lord.
Mrs. III. Matson and son. Mas
ter Harold H. Matson, left Tuesday
afternoon for their home in Brigh-
ton, Mass. after visiting with her
sister, Mrs Carrie MACPHERSON also
q in Scion and at Lakewood.
,, DR. and Mrs Everett Currier of
Philips, Who visited here several days
. last week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. b.
+. Friend, returned home Monday ac-
: companied by Mr.. and Mrs Friend
who are i'll Phillips for several days.
| N. A. Bower left yesterday morn
: ing for his home in Detroit, Mich
after an extended visit with Mr. and
Mrs. G. l.. Aust in Athens Mrs
!, Bower and Miss Helen Bower will re-
E main in Athens for month or more
/ longer.
. Mrs. Lena Muller of Newport has
l been engaged to teach in the eighth
} grade Of the Skowhcgan schools.
3, This appointment fills the last va
: cancy on the list of teachers for
SkoWhcgan with the exception OF the
teacher of music
Clerk of Courts and Mrs. W. r.
SeetinS will return neXt Tuesday
from II house party at Higgins Beach
near Scuraboro. others III the par
ty arc their son, l.. Il. Seekins and
family of Lowell. Mass, and Mr.. and
= Mrs John Holden of Bowdoinham,
Mass.
Probate Court session convened
Tuesday at the Court House with
Judge G. o. Small presiding Among
the out of town attorneys present
were Judge J +. Holman of Athens,
Bernard Gibbs of Madison. Hon. l..
r. Folsom of NorridgcWoclt and John
W. Manson of Pittslield.
Friends of Frank M. IIuekins. for
merlv news writer with the indie
pendent Reporter. who has been q
special writer OF the Springfield Rep
uh.icau of Springfield, Mass. for the
past year. is now connected with
the editorial staff of the Worcester
Gazette in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen and
Miss Alice H. Goodrich returned home
SUNDAY night from an extended auto
mobile trip through Canada and the
White Mountains They spent seV-
cral days in Quebec and several days
in Montreal. On Sunday they en-
ioged The day at Old Orchard.
Mrs Carrie Bearce will entertain
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands As
ISOLATION next Monday afternoon at
her home On North avenue. Mem
hers who cannot attend please noti-
: ~ Mrs Bcarce. Ladies' please come
prepared to furnish something for en-
tcrlainmcnt. Meeting called at : 80
O'Clock.
Thornton W. Merriam Of Cleyc-
land. O. who has been travelling in
+ Germany. Austria and England. sailed
F., last Thursday from Glasgow, Scot
land for America and will come to
I SGoWhcgan for Il visit with his par
/, ents before going to Cleveland.
] While abroad he witnessed the pres
: ontaion of The Passion Play OF 0ber-
6 mer@lu.
E Alexis nionne from Millnocket,
WHO has been spending a few weeks
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
bsounc and family Of the Fast Madi-
son road lett Saturday morning for
, Bddcrord. where he will visit friends
.cr q Tow day returning to his par
] Ont. hom" the litter part of this week,
before returning to Millipockct ON
e 2onday, August a.
Rev. George Merriam preached at
a tGc BAPTIST Church in Norridge~ock
j Sunday morning and evening and at
lEucElcy Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Merriam was in attendance At a meet
. ne of the Baptist Convention Board
m WatorFille Tuesday and will at
tend meeting Of the Board OF Irua-
o toes of Coburn Classical Institute at
j Watcrville tomorrow.
4 The storage building used by W. y.
= Whittier when he was engaged in soil