The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-21

Mrs. George A. Moore. The Fowlers
now live in Washington, d. C.
Mrs. Amber Gallagher of Uxbridge
Mass, has been visiting in. town and
has been assisting at her former du-
ties in the telephone exchange of the
Maine Tel. & Tel. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Holman of Haver
H hill, Mass, are guests at the home of
4 their daughter, Mrs. George w. Cover.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Cover went to Port
land by automobile Sunday to meet
j them.
4 Mrs. Lyle Moore and Miss Myra
i French returned Saturday from Wis
| 1t with Mrs. Homer bennett in Port
| land. They were all three at one
! time employed at the Office of the In
dependentReporter
Mrs. Ellen Pennell McPhee of Lynn,
Mass, left Tuesday on her return af-
ter visiting Mrs. Calvin Eaton on Mid
die street. Mrs. McPhee at one time
resided in Skowhegan and she and Mrs
Eaton were early school mates
On account of the fair the local
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for the rest of the day and will close
/ again Thursday from IL until p. m.
| This decision was arrived at at a.
meeting of the Merchants Association.
The Clementine Weston w. C. r. u.
will meet with Miss Gertrude S. Yves
ton at her home on the island at three
o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. Of
ficers will be elected and 1t is hoped
there will be large attendance of
members.
Elmer E. Harris, superintendent of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery and
Eldon II. Boyd have been attending
! the New England States Exposition
at Springfield, Mass. The local cream
cry furnished butter center-pieces at
the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Richardson have
engaged the apartment at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs A. M. Knight on Main
street which will be vacated the first
of October by Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton
| Schoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Schoon are
to occupy the Hussey house on Sum-
mer street.
The Business and Professional Wo-
mans Club has the plans completed
for their booth at the Fair next week.
! They plan to serve lunches of apple
pie, sandwiches, frankfurts. dough-
nuts, coffee, ice cream, fruit punch.
Miss Mona Jones is the chairman of
!. the committee of arrangements.
Deputy Sheriff w. B. Hall of Jack
man brought Fred Lacasse of Jack
man to Skowhegan on charge of
drunkenness, Lacasse being arraigned
Tuesday before Judge Sawyer in the
Municipal Court. 1t was claimed that
the man was found intoxicated on
the main street of Jackman. He
pleaded guilty, was fined $40 and costs
and given a ten day jail sentence.
One of the machinery exhibits at
the Fair next week will be a Lane
Rotary saw mill in actual operation
,, saving logs. The motive power for
this exhibit will be Fordson trac
tor furnished by Holt & Hight They
would like three or four thousand feet
of logs delivered at the Fair grounds
at once to be used for this demons
tration. They will saw these logs in
to boards free of charge. Anyone
that will deliver logs for this de-
monstration should let Holt & Hight
know at once.
About sixty people attended the
corn roast given Monday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rus
sell on the Lakewood road for the
members of knights of Pythias Lodge
and Bloomfield Temple Pythian Sis
ters. The corn was roasted on a
large fire built in the yard of the Rus
sell home and afterwards a barn
dance was enjoyed with Claire Spot
ford, violinist and Miss Hubbard at
the piano. After the dancing an oys-
ter stew was much enjoyed. The
event lasted until about eleven thirty.
Postmaster Elliott wishes to an
nounce that effective October list the
prices at which Treasury Savings Ger
tiicates have heretofore been sold
will be advanced. On account of the
increase in value in Liberty Bonds, as
well as the general advance In all in
yestment, and the gradual decline in
interest rates, the government has de-
cided to reduce the rate of interest
paid on Treasury Savings Certificates
to basis of per cent compounded
semi-annually. On and after October
1st these securities will be sold as
follows: $25 maturity value for 5000;
500 maturity value for $500; $1,000
maturity value for $500. Postmaster
Elliott will be glad to furnish full
information and to fill all applications.
Lyndon Lancaster who has for sew
eral years been in charge of the store
at Deadwater for the Coburn Heirs hasl
been in town this week and will re-
| turn to Deadwater today. He will
complete his duties there shortly and
return to Skowhegan, his position
there having already been assumed by
! Liston Goodrich of Palmyra. son of
County Commissioner H. l.. Goodrich
laundering activities are at stand
still in that section and the indica-
tions are that they will not be re-
| sumed this fall. The mill formerly