The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-06

this week.
Z. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fall of Corn
Vile are the proud parents of a baby
boy, born June 20, weight 8 1-2
pounds.
Attorney and Mrs. Thomas A. An
derson of Pittsfield were guests Sun
day of Mrs. Anderson's mother, Mrs
Fannie G. Wildes.
DR.. and Mrs. A. b. Borden arriv-
ed home yesterday from Portland and
Old Orchard where they spent several
days visiting. The trip was made by
automobile.
Mrs. Ralph Lewis and Miss Kath-
leen Lewis of Gardiner are visiting
here with Mr.. Lewis. Miss Lucy
Goulette has also been up from Gard
liner this week.
Miss Jeanne Thomson, who has
been at Camp Maqua since the closing
of the State Normal School at Farm
ington where she was a student, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moody Jewell, with
Mr.. JEWELS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Jewell of Shawmut are en-
joying an automobile trip through the
White Mountains.
The Ursuline Nuns from the local
convent have gone to the Mother
House at Wateryille, but three of
them will return to Skowhegan for
each week end during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. e. A Ross of Court
ST., have gone to their summer home
at Peaks Island. Their daughter,
Miss Mabelle f. Ross, who is en-
ployed in Portland will be able to
spend much time with her parents,
this season.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fraser, their
sister, Mrs. w. B. Cullen and daugh-
ter Miss Gertrude Cullen also Miss
Mass. are visiting their frien, Mrs.
A. d. Bailey on Bigelow Hill for an
indefinite period.
Miss Della C. Bouchard, and her
sisters, Mrs. Laura Boulgier, Miss
Alice Miss Helen and Miss Anna
Bouchard are enjoying an outing at
North Pond cottage this week.
Miss Madeline Salla of Augusta has
been the guest this week of Miss Clara
Libby.
Some of the former Skowhegan sol
diers at the Mexican border were
privileged to meet an automobile
party, Mr.. and Mrs. Pascales and
Inn oh nf
day last. Mr.. Pascales is the owner
of ranch not far from Dolores, a
community we'll known to the local
soldiers. The tourists were bound for
Canada.
Edwin G. Lee of Augusta, proprie
tor of the Troutdale Sporting Camps
at Lake Moxie, and sister Margery,
formerly a teacher of English in Cony
High School but more recently con-
nected with the Maine Department
of Education, were Saturday and Sun
day visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els e. Croteau at their home on Ma
pie street.
The Reporter has been advised by
Richard n. ScWell of Providence, II.
| that he anticipates making trip
to Skowhegan. This will be his
first visit except one here, and that
flying trip, in fifty years. Mr.,
Sewell wishes the Reporter to sug-
gest that any of his schoolmates who
are now living in Skowhegan com
municate with him by mail. care of
the Providence Tribune Providence,
r.. ].
Mrs. FL ,zabeth Watson Mr.. and
Mrs. John. Cool, S. II. Bradbury
Earl Kilgore and Mrs, Lewis Dow
were among the local people to at
tend the p of II. meeting at Benton
Grange Hall Saturday evening to
witness the comforting of the fifth and
sixth degrees. Ffty-One fourth de-
gree patrons received the fifth de-
gree and 1913 the sixth degree. Prep
arations are underway to hold the
National Grange sessions in Maine
next year.
An automobile accident in which
Francis Murray and Wendall Thomp-
son were thrown over bank OF sew
cral feet on the state road TO Water
Vile on Thursday evening did not re-
suit in any serious injury to @ ther
party. The car was perhaps lit
tie damaged. The boys were riding
along the highway during the. even
ing and ran into an obstacle in the
road which prevented them from
handl ng the vehicle and they were
thrown out.
Kellogg's Corn1ates got liberal
distribution the other day near the
juncture of Mad son Ave. and Pleas
ant St, when two Ford cars collided
One was a Massachusetts car, being
driven by |. II. Caswell of Westboro,
Mass. a distributor of the brand Of
corn flakes just mentioned and the
othey car was that Of f. {. Hayden
of Canaan. Neither vehicle was badly
damaged and the affair was settled
without attaching blame to either
party it is understood.
New books received at the Public
Library during June: Fiction-There
Goes the Groom, Smith; Dead Mans
Pluck. Hudson In Blessed Cyrus,
Richards. Our Little Life, Sine;
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