The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-28
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Middle street have had as guest Mr.
and Mrs. Justin Bridges of Methuen.
Mass.
Mr., and Mrs. Alexander Patterson
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Hamilton of
Hartland were guests last Thursday
of Miss Margaret White.
Miss Edith Cramm has returned to
Portland after visiting with Miss
Gladys Hamor, teacher of Domestic
Science in Skowhegan schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur r. McOuillan
left Sunday for Boston, Mr. McQuil-
Ian going back to resume his stud
les at Harvard Medical school.
Miss Eleanor Williams and Arthur
Hight both of Athens were In town
Friday, leaving here to resume their
studies at Wheaton College and Bow
dom College.
Maurice S. Philbrick has returned
to Harvard Medical School to resume
his studies. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Philbrick drove him as far rs
Portsmouth, N. H.
Mrs. Sadie Springer of Portland is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Lord.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Whittier enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Lord and their
guest at dinner on Monday.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth, pre-
sident of the Town Improvement So
ciety and vice president of the State
| Federation goes to Keene, N. H. the
| last of October to speak before one
of the Womans Clubs in that city.
Mrs. Miriam S. Merrill who recent
ly sold her home on Water street to
DR.. NJ. &. Lord, vacated the property
and left the first of this week for her
future home in Norristown, Pa. Her
daughter, Mrs. George II. Ruppe and
grandson Robert Franklin Bratten. DR..
Lord will shortly move to his new
/ home.
A meeting of the Bachelors Club
was held Friday evening. Dinner
was served at Hotel Oxford the mem
bers later going to the home of John
l.. Fish. AT a business session the
following officers were elected: Presid-
ent, DR.. Herbert II. Rodden Madison;
secretary, John l.. Fish; entertain
ment G. Allan Wentworth; collect
ors, John c. Roaf and DR.. A. E. Rod
den.
Among the surgical patients num-
bered at Somerset Hospital are: Miss
Clarina Treat of Madison; Mrs Flora
Richardson and Miss Edna King of
Skowhegan; Roscoe Stafford of Scion
Frank White of Skowhegan; Albert
Goodness of Skowhegan; Bonald Hor-
ton of Starks and Emily Ross of Madi-
son. Malcolm Norrigan of Madison
is medical patient, at the institution
Patients discharged are Mrs. Gertrude
Durgin, Mrs Walter Stevens and Clar-
ence DeWolfe of Boston.
mammoth corn roast, attended by
about sixty people, was given last
Thursday evening by Capt. and Mrs.
John w. Healey at their farm on the
Lakewood Road An enormous fire
was lighted in the north field and
there the company gathered to roast
corn and toast marshmallows. After
these refreshments had been partaken
of the house was opened and the
guests played cards and amused them
selves socially. Singing was enjoy
ed with Mrs. Herbert Oddly at the pia-
no and the affair lasted until about
midnight
Miss Anna Merrill who has been
spending the summer with her mother
Mrs. Eta S. Merrill left Friday for
Bath where she was to join Miss Ruth
Morgan and continue on with her to
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years been a student at Hunter Col
loge in New York and is now enter
ing Columbia University in the Junior
year. Friends, of the family will be
interested to learn that Mr.. and Mrs
Walter s. Merrill of New York have
named their little daughter, now sew
eral weeks old, Anne Wallingford. Mr.
Merrill is former resident of Som
erset County, having lived both here
and at Harmony.
The reading and concert last Thurs
day evening at the Bethany Church
under the auspices of the Credit
Glass of the Church school was de-
| lightfully entertaining. Miss Grace
Sage, a graduate of the Leland Pow
ers School and member of the facul-
| ty read "The Florist Shop Romance
and several short selections. Special
music numbers included pipe organ
solos by Mrs Ethel Whittier Ames, pia-
no solos by Dorothy NJ, Nye and Louise
| Stinchfleld and several songs by Miss
Violet Allan of Athens. Mrs. Ethel
! NJ. Hight teacher OF the Credit Glass
introduced Miss Sage and the follow
ing members of the class were ushers
Edith Simpson, Fa.Aene Decker He
len NJ. Hight, Reba Vail and Helen
| Halves.
The annual reception rendered the
| entering class at the high school oc-
CURED Friday evening in Grange Hall.
The event was largely attended The
stage was attractively decorated with
! hydrangeas and asparagus fern, lat
tice work effects being included in
the decorative scheme. A huge f in
the center of the stage signfied tina
| the event was given in honor of the
Freshman. Green and white stream
ers also added to the charm of the
| interior arrangement program was