The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-30

with l.. II. Whitney.
Sven Nelson will go shortly to the
farm of Mrs S. H. Beal on Hilton
Hill where he will be employed.
Dr. Alfred Mitchell of Portland was
in town last week to operate upon
l.. ID. Packard at Somerset Hospital
! j. n. Goodrich and l.. b. Wheeler
OF Hartand were in town yesterday
on business having arrived Tuesday
evening.
! The Ladies Social Circle of the NJ
Il. Church will hold its annual meet
ing at the parsonage Wednesday af-
ternoon, April 9Th at 2.30 o'clock.
John Lobcrg of Athens who went
west with the idea of possibly locat-
ing there arrived in Skowhegan Tues
day. He has travelled quite extern
lively over California.
The death of Francia D., three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Huff
of East Madison, occurred Tuesday
at kennebec Valley Hospital where
the child was patient.
Miss Shirley Haskell and Miss Paul
line Tierney of Auburn are visiting
Mi Tierney's grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier of North street
for a couple of weeks.
DR.. Charles A Wilbur has taken the
suite of offices formerly occupied by
DR.. Dascombe at the corner of Mad
MI Oh nd
move there from the Philbrick block.
The Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club will meet on the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month.
The club has voted that the dues
which are $500 per year are to be
paid semi-annually.
w. 7. Clark and his daughter Ruth
Clark, have arrived in Skowhegan. Mr..
Clark has been playing in Main
Street and the company closed its
season in the Wilbur Theatre at Bos-
ton last Saturday Mr. Clark is one
OF the admirers of Lakewood, where
lie usually spends part Of each sum
mer.
Among the out of town people to
attend the funeral of the late Elwyn
d. Packard on Monday last were Mr.
and Mrs. Sumner Packard, Mrs An
uie Packard, Mrs. Edith Pin!lham and
Edwin Packard all of Winthrop; Mrs
Ethel Hill OF Farmingdale Arthur
Packard Portland and Mrs Ruby
Dinsmore of Portland.
Recent information from r. w.
Haines who has been spending tbme-
time in st. Petersburg. Fla, stated
that he was leaving that day on his
return trip North. He will stop on
The cast coast en- route two or three
weeks and would visit in Washington
md New York, expecting to reach
Maine about April 25th.
Among the surgical patients at SOM
erset Hospital arc Kenneth Austin Of
Canaan who was operated upon Mon
hay. Mildred Eancafter Of North Ave,
Norman Williams of Canaan and
Frank Oliver OF Madison Mrs. Chas
Holden is a medical patient at The IN
,titution and Mrs. A. l.. Nutting who
has been a patient there was discharg
I'd Tuesday.
The remains of John H. Dunlap were
taken to Riverside last Saturday and
funeral services were held Sunday af-
ternoon at the home of brother
lanes w. Dunlap. Mr. Dunlap who
died at kennebec Valley Hospital
here, WAS a resident of North Arson
at the time of his demise He waS
a native Of VassalborO and was G1
years old. A widow survives.
Word has been received here of the
death of Fred Dyer, son of James H.
md Jennie (BrownA Dyer of North
Cornville. Death followed an attack
of pneumonia, Mr. Dyer was unmar-
ried and leaves besides his parents
Two brothers. James in SkOwhegan
Claude of Augusta and three sttorS,
Miss Emma living at home. Mrs. Lucy
Kicker of Skowhegan, AMI another
sister living in Augusta.
Nahum S. Steward, for the last five
years foreman in the plumbing de
partment Of the Texas Steamship Co.
Bath, Me. has returned to Skowhegan
and is engaged in the plumbing and
steam fitting business here. He has
been awarded the contract for install
ling the steam heating plant in the
former John Phibrick building now
being renovated by John c. Griffin.
its present owner, for his insurance
Offices.
Mrs. Emma Buxton has returned to
her home in North Arson, following
a surgical operation at Kennebec Val
ley Hospital. Other patients dis
charged from the hospital are Mrs. Al
fred Mclean of Arson, Mis- Arlene
BARLEY of Madison, Alexander Han
nah of Bald Mountain and Phillip
Gardner of Watervilc. John Jcn-
kins, Jr., of Skowhegan was operated
on at the institution last Saturday
and Mrs. benjamin Witham of Skow-
hogan underwent a surgical operation
Tuesday.
Miss Dorothy Pennell, daughter of
Guy Pencil formerly of this town,
now of Seattle. Washington. will 90
to Hot Springs. Ark, al represen-
tatlve of the University of Washing
ton of which college she is a Junior,
to attend convention of Colleges.
Y. NJ. c. A. to be held the last week