The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Skntuhrgan Enral NfluH

Mr.. and Mrs Merle Leayltt are the
parents of daughter born last Fri
day at Somerset Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Snow left Tues
day for visit in Portland.
Mrs. George Ware and son Clifford
spent the day yesterday in Lewiston.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow preach
ed at Hinckley last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Leon Buker left Tuesday morn
ing to visit with Mrs. Alyah Watson
at North Belgrade.
A son was born yesterday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Macdonald of
East Skowhegan.
Frank Foster of East street left
yesterday for Portland where he will
enter Portland University.
Rev and Mrs. George Loring Thur
low and their daughter Eleanor din
ed at the Ledge House Monday last.
Frank l.. Gipson of Bingham was
among the out of town business WISH
tors on our streets Tuesday last.
ni D bS0lcl dChdTu anu son, Bllnn
arrived home Monday evening from
visit with friends in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Price of Win
throp spent the week end with Mrs.
Prices brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Currier, at their home on
Maple street.
County Commissioners e. T. Good
rich, Henry Crowell and II. l.. Good
rich were in the Lake Embden section
| the first OF the week to attend a hear
ing relative to opening a discontinued
road.
Remember the White Elephant Sale
i'll the store of the Blaisdell Auto Co.
next Saturday afternoon and evening
under the auspices of the Working
League and the Philathea Glass of the
Federated Church.
The girls basket ball team of S. II.
5. has begun practice under the di-
rection of Miss Stinchfeld of the fac
ulty as coach. The boys team will
not begin practice until after the foot
ball season is over.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Harris, Miss
Lila Weston and Miss Coralie Parker
returned home from st. Johnsbury,
VI, Monday, Mrs. Harris having been
there for several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. T. II. Wilson.
&. d. Sayers is renovating his ga
rage at his home on North avenue
into Il barber shop with one depart
ment as a salesroom for confectionery
and cigars He will resume his bar
boring business there and Mrs. Say
ers will be in charge of the store.
Late marriage intentions filed with
Town Clerk Soule are: Harold Otis
Burgess, 80, electrical engineer of
lSkowhegan and Mildred Hattie Cook,
%, stenographer of Waterville; Will
liam John Holland, 2S, teamster of
ISkowhegan and Mary Ellen McLain
%. housekeeper of Skovhegan.
DIR. George Otis Smith of the Fact
Finding Coal Commission, who spoke
last evening in Boston, and who
speaks next Sunday at the Bethany
Baptist Church on his trip north, will
speak in Wellesley, Mass, Watervillc
and probably New Haven. Conn. He
spoke in Washington last Saturday
evening.
Word has been received here by
Mrs. Mary Holland of Madison avenue
of the death of her sister Mrs. Alfred
llanelle of Quebec at the age of 70
years. Mrs. Hanele has frequently
visited here in the past. There is one
other surviving sister, Mrs. Katherine
Murphy Of Quebec.
Mrs. Verna Jewett, d graduate nurse
of Somerset Hospital has lately taken
the State board examination which
she passed successfully receiving her
Il. n title. She has just completed
her duties at the home of Rev. George
Loring Thurlow, where the youngest
child is recovering from pneumonia.
Urban Blaisdell of Dixfield is at
Somerset Hospital with broken leg,
having fallen from a telephone pole
while in the employ of the Maine Tel.
& Tel co. Among the surgical pa
tents at the institution are Dorothy
Tobin of Bingham, Harry Newton of
Skowhegan and Mrs. +. o. Furber,
who had throat operation. Medical
patients are Ermaline Smith and Mrs.
! Nellie NJ Hopkins of Skowhegan. Pa
TENTS recently discharged are Mrs.
James Durgin Of Madison, Mrs. Ed
mund Violette and Mrs. Roy Paddock.
a pleasant meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands Association was
| held Monday afternoon with Mrs. r.
l.. Savage, Water street. After the
business session presided over by Mrs.
! Carrie Bearcc, the president, readings
j were given by Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Vio-
let V. Fogg, Mrs. Nellie e. Chase, Mrs.
Emma L. Bickford and Mrs. Mary
Bailey During a social hour which
followed the program, Mrs. Savage
| invited the ladies to the sun parlor
where very delicious lunch was ser
| we'd from small tables. Mrs. Bailey
will entertain at the December meet
ing at which time officers will be elect
/ ed
l.. r.. Jacobs who recently purchaS
ed the Elms Hardware business in
| Auburn has been in town for a few
days closing up business prepare