The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-25


for ten days with a painful abeess.
j. b. Hymer of New York will ar
rive at his Lakewood cottage next
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. H. Smith
left yesterday for short outing at
Carry Pond.
Mrs. M. f. Foster, of Boston Is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Ger
aid, Water st.
The remains of the late Fred Dyer,
son of james H. Dyer of Camden
were taken to that place from the
tomb in Athens yesterday for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Russell, of Bucks
port left for that town Tuesday after
two days visit with his brother,
Lewis Russell, of the Lakewood Road.
On June LIST Canton Halifax Of Wa
terville will visit Canton Somerset at
Skowhegan to confer the Patriach
Militant degree. There will be a sup
per
Mrs, George Rewell of Madison ave-
nue., and Mrs. Myrtle Fess Rich and
the Misses Leora and Lila Foss of the
East Madison road spent the day Sat
arday In Waterville visiting.
Willis e. Parsons, commissioner of
Inland Fisheries and Game from Do
YER Foxcroft was in town yesterday
comforting with Chief Game Warden
Ed King and the County Commission
ers.
Mrs. Eta Lacasce, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Marble, Mrs. Harry Nelson and
Mrs. e. F. Haines are among the
Skowhegan ladies who have been at
tending the w. c. T. L. Convention
In Fairfield this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Spauld-
ing of Pugh Corner, Madison, are ex-
pected to arrive home the last of this
week from several days visit with
her brother, Linwood Corson and 9TH
err relatives in Boston and vicinity.
There will be meeting of the Sun
shine Society next Thursday, June
LIST, at the home of Mrs Eliza Tan
fish. of South street. The meeting will
be held in the afternoon instead Of
evening. A State leader will be pres
ent.
The remains of Robert X Smith
will be taken from the Southside re
ceiving vault today Thursday to
Fairfield for burial beside the deceas-
eds wife, the late Mrs. Melvina Koran
Smith, who died few weeks since
at Fairfield.
Members of the Auxiliary of the
American Legion are requested to
meet at the Legion rooms. Friday
night. May &c, at seven o'clock and
Saturday afternoon, May q, at two
O'Clock for the purpose Of making
wreaths for Memorial Day
Students from the High School at
tracted considerable attention yester-
day afternoon as they marched thru
the streets headed by a drum corps
to Fairyiew Park where they encour-
aged the baseball nine in their con-
test with q team from Madison High
School.
Out of town people here to attend
the funeral of Mrs Vesta l.. Webb yes
terday were o. l.. Lord, Albert II
Lord. Mrs. Olive J. Gilman Miss M.
r. Lord, brothers and sisters of the
deceased and two nephews, Fred Ro
bic of Auburn and Louis Lord of
Oakland.
The directors of the Town Improve
ment met with Mrs. Lillian Smith
Tuesday afternoon at which time they
plans for a field day, We'd
nesday, June 7. with Mrs.. Mabel Jud-
kins. Each member is requested to
take a cup, a plate, an ice cream dish,
a fork and spoon.
DR. and Mrs Harry j. Lee of Lex
ington, Mass, DR.. Lee being a cele-
brated surgeon at the Homeopathic
Hospital. were guests of Miss Grace
Burrill, in Southeast Skowhegan sew
eral days last week, the trip being
made by auto. Mrs. Laura s. Brad
ley. of Evanstone, Ill, is the guest Of
Miss Burrtrl for the summer
The Lakewood dances begin Tues
udy uiSutp Why oVi Ut o.oo ~ H., WIN
music by Wallace's orchestra OF Wa
terville. Dances are scheduled also
for Friday night, June End Tuesday
night June 9th and Friday night June
9Th. The first band concert will oc-
cur on Sunday afternoon, June II, at
$50 p. m with music by the Madison
Boys Band. The theatre season opens
June 18th and the Arcadia Tea Room
will be opened June 18th.
A regular meeting of the Business
e. Professional Woman's Club was
held Tuesday night at the home Of DR..
Julia Nay Kincaid The subject was
Vacation and Miss Annie Grodar
read an article on the topic. Miss
Airline Burnor furnished piano music
and the members gave vacation ex-
perience. Sandwiches, tea, assorted
nuts and candies were served. The
committee in charge was composed
OF Miss E. NJ. Gledhill, Miss Annie
Groder, Miss Esther Roderick and
Miss Gertrude Sampson. The next
meeting of the club Will be held at
the home of r. T. Patten Tuesday