The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-23

| week s vacation at home.
Miss Florence NJ Nelson left here
yesterday for Augusta and will spend
few days visiting with friends in
that city.
F. r. Philbrick. S. w Philbrick and
| w. d. Snow were in Gardiner Tuesday
to attend meeting of the Log Driving
Company.
Mrs. Eva Stanwood and little son
left Tuesday morning for Springfield,
Mass, where Mr.. Stanwood is located
for the winter.
S. M. Curtis, proprietor of the Bowl
odrome, returned Saturday from a
short business trip to Portland and
New Hampshire.
Miss Marion G. Hare, Home Demon
stration Agent. was operated on for
appendicitis in a Houlton hospital, last
Saturday morning.
Dana S. Williams of Lewiston, who
lectured in the Federated Church Fri
! day evening was entertained at the
home of r. e. Atwood while in town.
| DIR. II. A. Derybshire Ia returning
the latter part of the week from visit
with his mother in Melrose, Mass. a
visit in Beverly, Mass, and in Port
land.
Mrs. John w Higgins left Tuesday
morning to visit her mother in Port
land. While away she will attend the
banquet OF the Portland Business and
Professional WOman's Club
A telegram was received here Mon
day by Miss Gertrude S. Weston ad-
vi. ing her of the death of her cousin.
Asa S. Weston, in Logtown. Miss. The
deceased was born July %, 1861, the
son of the late Henry Weston, who
was a native of Skowhegan.
Among the out-of-town relatives to
attend the funeral services of the late
Charles Turcotte which were held
Monday. were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Turcotte, Jr.. of Wateryille, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Tureotte, of Lisbon Falls,
Mrs. Mary Dulac of lewiston and
Peter Tureotte. also of Lewiston.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Haig, formerly of Skowhegan, but for
several years residents of Providence,
r. l., will be interested to learn that
they will not move to their future
home In WATERFOWL, Mass. until
spring MIR. Haig has a position in
Watertown as a wooden mill superin-
| tendcnt
The fire department was called out
| Friday in response to an alarm from
Box SO. the home of Alphone Dionne
on Chestnut street having become ig-
| nited The fire was started in an at
| tempt to thaw out frozen sink spout
with a torch. The flames we're under
| control, however before the depart
/ ment arrived on the scene.
David C. Jewett, of Winter street,
who has been seriously i'll. for some
| time is now confined to his bed and
! is not improving Mr.. and Mrs. Jew
EFT were married fifty years ago last
! Monday at Caratunk. The officiating
clergyman was Obliged to make his
trip to the wedding on snowshoes be-
cause of the drifted condition of the
roads. The couple have lived in Show
hogan for about twenty years, their
former home having been In Madison.
A special meeting of Somerset
Lodge, f. g. A. NJ, was held Monday
evening at which time the Master
Mason Degree was conferred on a
class of candidates. The next regular
meeting will occur on March 13 and at
a special meeting to be held March 90
| District Deputy Grand Master. Myron
Jewett. will be in attendance as an
inspecting officer. The Master Mason
Degree will be conferred at that time
and refreshments will be served after
I the work.
Mrs. Carroll Noyes and little son
Carroll Moves, Jr., were In Pennington
the first of this week to visit Mr.
| Moves. who Is critically Ill there. lie
was formerly employed in the print
cry department of the Reporter and
left here because of III health. He
later entered a fanatorium. from which
he has been discharged, and now re-
mains grayely III at Pennington. Mas
ter Carroll, Jr. he had never seen
before. as the child was born after
his father entered the sanatorium.
"The Old Nest" special Goldwyn
production with an all-star cast, will
be shown at the City Opera House
Tuesday, Feb. 2Sth. for the benefit OF
Russell Relief Corps. This is Rupert
Hughes heart gripping story of Life
and Home. DR.. Frank Crane says of
1t: "One of the greatest of all stories
| because its theme Is one of the great
est-Life, and life now, here, yours
mine-all bitter and sweet, sad and
glad, majestic and petty, divine and
| pitiful." This is a picture the whole
| family should see. Admission-Adults
zoe: children, 10c.
| George Soucie, of Fairfield who WAS
apprehended In Fairfield Thursday
| night by the officers after being dis
charged from the Jail. is back at his
former boarding place to await the
| action of the Grand Jury at the April
| term of court. Supreme Court was
| in session at the time of Soucies dis
charge, and 1t Is claimed that he went
! into the sheriff's Office at the court
and appropriated an overcoat which
belonged to one OF the witnesses. He