The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-25
5knlnt1pua1t Gural Arl1a

Albion SDauling, of Nashua. y. II.
is in town this week visiting with
his sister, Mrs. George Ciough.
Mrs. Alfred Turcotte has been
called to Medheld, Mass, owing to the
illness of her mother, Mrs. BENJAMIN
Ward.
Albert c. Bowman of Springfield.
VT was guest the latter part of the
week of DR.. and Mrs. L. A. Das-
combe.
Miss Cecilia Dionne motorea to Wa
terville. Lewiston and Auburn Sun
day where she was guest OF relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Cyr of Water
vile were recent guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Dionne, of s.
High street
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Clough and
children of Augusta spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. Clough.
Mrs. hurry l.. Gould and daugh
ter Miss Emma of North Arson were
visitors in town Saturday calling
upon Miss Eva NJ Blair.
The marriage intentions of William
]. Miller of Skowhegan, son of John
b Miller and Miss Exelda Miller. of
Rumiord, have been filed at the town
clerks office.
Miss Lucille Bolduc, Z stenogEapher
at the Maine Central Sanatorium at
Fairfield spent the weekend at home
with her father, Louis Bolduc. of
North avenue.
A Sunshine Supper will be held at
the Reed Farm on the Lakewood Road
tomorrow Nrriday) evening under the
auspices Of the Golden Glow Branch.
Tickets are 35c. All are welcome.
On TUESDAY, May Goth, Memorial
Day, the SlDwhegan Post Office will
be open from 7 to a. m. No de-
livery by city or r. f. d. carriers.
The regular morning city collection
will be made
James II. Dyer and daughter, Anna,
left SkowhRan Sunday morning by
team FOR th.ir new location in Cam
den. They spent the week END in
Cornville their former home, attend
ing to business matters.
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Coupe and Mrs.
Susan Corstn of Mercer returned to
their home Sunday night following a
several days visit with relatives and
friends in town and also attending the
Sniritnaliet Convention
Eugene Weeks, of Maiden, Mass.
Will be in Slowhegan the last of this
week to visit his mother, Mrs. Amelia
Weeks On he first of the week they
will go to Pltsfield where Mrs. Weeks
will pass the coming summer months
among relatives and friends.
Among the out of town people here
to attend Miss Bob White" Friday
evening last were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Small OF Dexter, Prof. and Mrs.
Guy F. Williams of North Arson, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Stinohfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Jldkins, Mrs. Vira Robin
son and l.. g. Williams, all of Athens.
During the high wind recently a
chimney fire was in evidence at the
farm home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Dtonne of the Middle road the sparks
igniting on the roof made 1t doubly
difficult to axtinguish the fire. Mr.
and Mrs. DUnne and two other men
were at hone at the time and fortu-
nately saved serious connagration.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben S. Collins are
shortly moving to the Charles Staples
farm in Harmony where Mr.. Collins
VIII engage N the hen business. He
plans to keep about 500 birds. DR..
M, q. Lord and family who for the
past two years have lived at 68 Mid
die st. will move to the Collins home
which is on East Leavitt st. as soon
as the necessary repairs can be made
for their convenience.
A regular meeting of the Womans
Relief Corps was held Friday with a
good attendance. Following the rou-
tine of business a program was car
rjed out with piano solo Aurora"
by Lincoln played by Florence Locke;
encore "Moolbeams On the Lake" re-
marks, Realities of War" by Rev. S.
r. Emerson; poem. "The Bell Ringers
OF July 1870" Mrs. Emma Bickford.
The next meeting will be held on Fri
day, June 2nd which will be observed
az Flag Day The Corps convention
will be held in Bangor June IA and
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Mr.. and Mrs Verne Wiley of Nal
bons Mills have received word from
their son, Lawrence Wiley who is Il
student in the Sophomore Class at the
Northeastern University in Massachu-
sets, that he is at present engaged in
directing a c'ew of men who are con
tructing 4 ncy road in Danvers, Mass
Mr.. Wiley las charge Of the grading
part of the road using four large
trucks and steam shovel. He has a
Ford car for his own use. Mr.. Wiley
graduated rom Skowhegan High
School in TIL, class of 1920. He will
graduate from the Northeastern Uni
versity in 1924. His parents expect
him to return home fo~ vacation the
last OF next month.
There was a good attendance at the
whist party leld in Convent Hall I'M
der the auspices of the Children of