The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-09

10 SiSih az 'hS OhoWuebdn House.
Mrs. Flora Nye Heathcote and
daughter Miss Hazel Heathcote start
ed Friday on their return to MacDon-
aid, Penn, after visiting with Mrs
Heathcotes cousin, f. c. Nye and
| family.
DR.. n. Maude Kellet and DR.. Genoa
| SanbOrn were guests last week of DR.
| Sanborn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Cony Sanborn. DIR. Kellett returned
to Lewiston on Friday and DR.. San
born remained until Sunday.
Miss Cora Wheeden of Dover. n. II.
who has been substituting in the Of
! flee of the Western Union TELEGRAPH
Co. departed Saturday morning. Miss
Faustina Hapworth of Madison has
returned to resume her duties.
Mrs. Walter p. Ordway left Friday
morning to visit with her niece Miss
| Adelaide II. Lancaster, student at
! Simmons College Mr.. Ordway join
ed her in Boston the first of the week.
Miss Lancaster will return to Show
hogan for Thanksgiving.
| Harry A. Dinsmore left Friday
morning for Gardiner to inspect King
Hiram Council No. 6. r. and S. NJ. Mr..
Dinsmore is Right llustrious Deputy
Grand Master of the Grand Council.
This is Mr.. Dinsmores first inspec-
ton for the year and he will later
inspect Councils i'll Lewiston, Gardi-
ncr Pressure Isle and Saco.
Lester DeVoll of Athens was in
town Saturday being bound for Vero,
Florida, where he will spend four
months. He was joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Marsh at Bridgton and the
trip is being made by automobile. Mr..
DcVoll is employed at Vero winters
by G.. e. Cobb. being also employed
by Mr.. Cobb summers at Denmark.
George Wiley of Gardiner and
Charles Friend of Etna were in town
Friday being on their return from a
hunting trip in the vicinity of Bige-
low. Mr. Wiley formerly lived on
Turner Avenue in Skowhegan and
was employed by his stepfather John
Turner and in different grocery stores
in Skowhegan. He lived here fW
about thirty years.
Mrs. Alice Davis of Portland who
has been in SkOwhegan soliciting for
the Christmas and Thanksgiving fund
for the Volunteers of America, left
Saturday morning. Mrs. Davis total
collection was 1923 for the fund and
she graciously commented to the Re
porter's representative on the gener-
osity and kindness of Skowhegan peo-
pie in assisting her.
Acquaintances of George E. Thomp-
son at one time proprietor of a res
taurant in Hotel Oxford Block will
be interested to learn that he has just
returned to bingham, Mass. from
South America. On the eighteenth
of November he will sail for England
and remain there until the first of the
year and will return to the same posi-
ton for the United Fruit Co.. South
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Holden have
taken the furnished house of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Gerald on Water street
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs Gerald
are shortly leaving for Sarasota,
Florida by automobile, They will so
to Connecticut and be Joined there by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Clifford of this
place who will also pass the winter
months in Sarasota. Lafayette Eos
ter, father of Mrs Gerald will spend
the winter at his old home in Clinton.
A regular meeting of the Russell
Relief Corps was held Friday after
noon in Grand Army Hall. 1t was
voted to serve a banquet for the Bust
ness ,and Professional Womcn's Club
ON Nov. IA At the close of the meet
ing refreshments Of welsh rarebit.
fancy cookies, cake and tea were
served by committee made up of
Mrs Lillian Smith, Mrs. Ellen Smith,
Mrs Georgia Goodwin, Mrs. Irene
Currier, Mrs Emerson, Mrs. Alice S.
Baker and Mrs. Fortier.
Lester d. Witham of Waterville
was in town Monday. Mr.. Witham
spent several years in Somerset
County. lie was employed by Hack
EFT g. Whitman and at the Skowhegan
Garage. He was also chauffeur for
Wallace Emery at North Arson for
four seasons and was employed by
the late Z. p. Viles for one year in
the same capcty. Mr.. Witham has
lust purchased one half interest in
the College Avenue Garage between
Fairfield and Waterville, his partner
being Charles MaComber
A regular meeting of Sunset Chap
ter. No. 50. o. +. S. was held Friday
evening. 1t was a matter of great
regret to the members that both the
matron. Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen
and associate matron. Mrs. Jessie d.
Plummer were both too i'll to attend.
After a short business session So
Cial was enjoyed during which ice
cream. waters and nuts were served
| bv Mr.. and Mrs, A. r. Jewett Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mesder, Mr.. and Mrs. e. +.
| Merrill. Mr. and Mrs. William Folsom
Merrill and Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hop
! kius
The Public Library has added the
, following books during the month of
October: Glimpses of the Moon
| CWharton); Carnac's Folly parker ;
! pcregrines Progress (FarnoD Bah
/ = ipA Iol +.