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

| edcn SnOt DUCK at Lake NeSSerun- /
sett Tuesday.
The Skowhegan Rotary Club meets
at 1915 tomorrow friday noon in
Grand Army Hall. Mrs. Kate S.
| Simpson will cater.
| Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilmore of
Boston, who have been guests of Mrs.
Margaret G. Briggs and Mrs. Matte
| f. Goodwin, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Knapp of New
Bedford, Mass are coming September
25th for their seventh vacation at
Fairgrieve Bay, Lake Wesserunsett.
Mrs. Irving Donna of Waterville
and daughter Geraldine returned
home Tuesday after a short visit with
Mrs, Donna's aunt Mrs. George E.
| Chase.
Sorosis, the directors of which are
arranging the details of Springtime"
as benefit for the district health
nurse, are negotiating for a trained
nurse to continue the work this year.
George Yeaton of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture who will judge
the fruit and vegetables at the Skow-
hogan Fair would like to meet the
farmers and orchardsts during the
fair for the consideration of pruning
and spraying.
! Lawrence Cockburn has returned
from visit with his daughter Mrs. T.
A. Min in Quincy, Mass Mrs. Cock
burn who accompanied him is remain
| inc for q lOnupr yieif IL tut
treatment for her eyes from "a Boston
specialist.
Among the Skowhegan ladies who
are attending the State Federation
meeting at Dover Foxeroft are Mrs
+. f. Danforth, Miss Louise Coburn,
Mrs. Ethel Christensen, Mrs. Jessie
Plummer, Mrs. Vera Smith and Mrs.
Birhena Conant.
Mrs. Thomas Greenway arrived here
yesterday from Spruce Point, Booth
bay Harbor, bringing her mother Mrs.
Sarah S. Marston, her niece Miss Molly
Blunt, nephew J. Wallace Blunt Jr
and Alex Thomson, who had been va
cationing few weeks at the Marston
cottage.
Beloni Bouchard and his daughter
Blanche Bouchard together with
Peter Terriault another member of
the Bouchard household have been
visiting this week in Sanford, Old Or
chard and Biddeford They we're
taken there by George Hebert of Emb-
len in the Hebert car.
MIR. and Mrs James B. Nutting with
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Stapleton of New York City and Mrs.
Charles Palmer of Brockton, Mass.
with Mr.. and Mrs. William McDonough
of Scion were guests of Mrs. Lindsey
J Nutting in Harmony and her son
Cecil at dinner Sunday. They were
accompanied by Fr. A. o. LaCrOix,
Miss Lillian Boulette and Miss Vera
McCoombs.
Mrs. Guy W. Lambert and Mrs. John
Lambert are expected home tomorrow
or Saturday from 1900 mile automo-
bile trip. They left here ON Septem-
Der third destined for Ithaca and Ell
mira, New York and Niagara Falls.
The ladies have relatives in the cities
first mentioned. They IRE travelling
! in Chevrolet car and reported from
Elmira that they had had no trouble
whatever, either with the motor or
tires.
| At the Bethany Baptist Church this
Thursday evening, under the auspices
of the Bethany Baptist Credit Glass,
Miss Grace Sage, a graduate of the
Leland Powers School of Oratory, will
be the principal entertained A
splendid musical program has also
| been arranged. Tickets are 25 cents
for the children of the day schools,
80 cents for adults. while few re
served seat tickets will be sold at Csc
each.
In observance of her fifth birthday,
Genevieve Fennott Clark, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Clark, was given
party last Saturday afternoon at the
family home on Bailey St The little
guests present were Kathleen. Beat
rice and Arthur Pyovencher, Marietta
! Lowe and Gerald Griffin. A birthday
cake lighted with five candles was the
browning feature of the rcfreShment
table supplemented by ice cream,
fancy cakes and candy.
H. W. Lowd arrived home Saturday
! of last week from a two weeks trip
thru Aroostook and Washington Coun-
ties. covering 1900 miles. His report
on the potato situation in Aroostook
is not encouraging. The market
seems to have opened there at soc a
barrel and one-half the usual crop
Is reported. In some cases the yield
is as low as 80 barrels to the acre in
place of 100 and 200 barrels, as in
previous years. General business
seemed to be very good. especially in
Washington County Mr.. Lowd left
for the Bar Harbor section of Maine,
these trips being as representative of
the Sills-Cheyrolet Company of Bos-
| ton.
meeting of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge was held Tuesday evening de-
gree work being exemplifed. Mrs
Lucy A. Burton of Pittsfleld, president
of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine.
was in attendance and offered remarks
during the evening. Refreshments
We're served under the direction of