The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21

day to appear before the pension
board.
Miss Louise Hayes of Arlington,
Mass. is coming Tuesday TO visit Miss
Lyle c. Stinchfield.
Lewis w. Brown. a student at YER
mont Medical School, in Burlington,
is here for ten days vacation.
Little Pauline Estelle Lord. who
has been so critically i'll with whoop-
ing cough, is gradually improving.
A chimney fire at the home of Ell
mer Turcotte on East street called
the Fire Department out Tuesday.
William Lancto, newly appointed
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
agent. was down river on business
Saturday.
Lester Bragg of Waterville return
ed home the first of the week after
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
y Bragg.
The family of James Hamilton. who
have been living in the Ordway house
on Water street, have moved to Stat
ford Springs, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Currier and
Mamie Currier were called to Win
throp, Monday ON account of the seri-
Gus illness of an aunt
Mrs. Elsie Hall. formerly of Jack
man who has been 1 waitress at Hotel
Oxford for some time left yesterday
for a vacation in Boston.
Wendal Thompson, a student at
Boston University is at home with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Thompson for the holidays.
Dr.. Hugh Brewster of Mattawam. \.
Y. is expected Sunday for visit with
his mother. Mrs. Grace Brewster and
his sister, Mrs. l.. H. Whitney.
Mrs. Selma Potter, head matron at
the State Reformatory for women
went to Lisbon, Monday. called there
by the death Of her motherin-law.
Thomas Lang of Biddeford accom-
panied the remains of Mrs. Lang here
for burial Tuesday. also Lawrence e.
Sanborn. Il son and Mrs. Mabel Ford
of Boston.
W. II. Lewen Of the American Wool
en- Co.. who has been in Skowhegan
this week. went to the Fairfield mill
Yesterday. He will return to his
home in New York for Christmas.
The thermometers registered thirty
degrees below zero yesterday morn
ing, the goth. in Skowhegan. Ice is
thickening rapidly and according to
tae Judgment of the Skowhegan Jer-
sey Creamery people. will be ready for
cutting the latter part of next week
John Corson leaves Sunday for
Babylon " Y. where he will visit
with his son, Mrs. Corson having been
there for several weeks He will
stop for a brief visit in Portland with
Alton and Leland York.
Miss Helen Hafey. who has just
closed her duties as teacher at Nal
hons Mills school, underwent a thorat
operation at Somerset Hospital this
week. She plans to enter Pressure
Isle Normal School instead of resum
ing her teaching at Malbon's Mills.
Mrs. Hazel Leavitt Langdon. a
teacher of expression in the Maine
Conservatory of Music, Portland, is
departing today after visit with her
Mrs. Clara B. Lcavitt and her
sister, Mrs. f. r. Hill. Mrs. Lang
don has her young daughter, Jean
with her.
AIpg T. L. Of
eryile are the parents OF little
daughter born yesterday morning at
Kennebec Valley Hospital Profess
sor Weeks has been in town for sew
eral days and Mrs Weeks and little
Miss Louise. now five years old have
been with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
George Merriam for some time.
There was a rehearsal of the Festi-
val Chorus with a good attendance at
the Rest Rooms for Women and Child
rem last Monday evening, THE Re-
QUEEN" and Opera from Faust were
studied with Professor Leighton di-
recting and Mrs Mildred Weston at
the piano The next rehearsal will
be held the evening of January |.
DR.. George e. Young entertained
several physicians at luncheon
Tuesday at Hotel Oxford. Included
were DR.. Frederic G. Lord of Boston,
who was here in consultation with
Dr.. Young. Dr.. John Shaw of Fair
field. DR.. II W. Smith of Norridge-
wock. DR.. V 5. Stinchheld and DR..
Maurice +. Lord of Skowhegan.
The following pupils were not abb
sent from .leWett school during the
fall term OF fourteen weeks: Nor
man Leseard, Julian Laney. Philip
Roderick AMI Resale VALERIE. Those
absent only one-half day were Lin
wood Barnes. Hima Easier. Evelyn
Thomas, Lillian Corvette Edgar Rod
eriok, Mamie Green and Roland Beau
ford. Robert Wentworth. Flirvilla
Croker and Helen York were absent
one day
W. A. stott. whose home has been
on farm in COrnyille near the town
hall has sold to Harry Fall and plans
on moving to Clinton, where he is
NEGOTIATING for farm. Mr.. Stott
formerly lived in New York City, af-
forwards i'm Dexter and came here
from Fairfield about seven years ago
Mrs Stott formerly known in Corn
vile as Mrs Bertha II. Reynolds, is