The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-04


Capt Fred c. Dunlap arrived yes
terday from Portland. where he had
been attending the Grand Lodge ses-
sions.
Mrs. F. W Buchanan Is returning
/ tomorrow from Portland where she
joined Mr. Bucknam who has been at
tending the sessions of the Grand
Commandery.
1t IS sometimes surprising how rap
/ lalE news travels. Mail has begun to
/ arrive for the Skowhegan Paper Co.
although the owners have not yet been
on the grounds
The Ladies Social Circle Of the N.
L. Church will hold food sale at
the Buick Salesrooms Saturday af-
ternoon, May 9th. Yeast rolls and
biscuits a speciality.
spending the winter with Mrs. Joseph
( Otis Smith, has gone to Boston to
visit with her nieces. Mrs ID. +.
fhorndike and with another niece,
Mrs. Carolyn Burrill, in Newton.
The roads in and about Skowhegan
are unusually good for the time of
the year. Either the middle or river
road to WaterVille are said to be on
the average as good as they were
any time last summer. On the ordin-
airy highway there is scarcely any
mud, although as general thing the
roads are rough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilman Williams, nee
Miss Olive Quincy. and benjamin
/ Quincy and Miss Blanche Mathews,
OF Waterylle were guests of their
aunt. Mrs. Sadie f. Blair of North
avenue yesterday. Mrs. Williams has
large circle of young friends in this
vicinity who will be pleased to know
Of her marriage, which occurred a
short time since.
Charged with assault upon Arthur
Larrabee, William Goulette was be-
fore Trial Justice 7. G.. Lord Tues
day. The alleged assault was said
to have occurred on the piazza of the
Larrabee home on North Ave- Goul-
cite was found guilty and a fine Of $40
and costs was imposed, amounting to
total of $2313. An appeal was tax
en- and bail was furnished in the sum
of 500.
Mrs. Helen Nigue, of Skowhegan,
gave birth to a daughter at Kennebec
Valley hospital Tuesday night. Mrs.
Bernice Deering, of Harmony, was OPP
Grated on at the hospital last Satur-
day Mrs. Hattie Marion of town is
81 81 40
stitution. Angus Conneau, who has
been at patient at the hospital for
about three months, returned to Rock
wood last Friday.
Among the surgical patients at Som
erset Hospital are Anna Grigon of the
Norridgewocl1 road Mrs. George Rolfe
of Cornville, Shasta Albee of Licking
ton, Mary Perry of Skowhegan, Mrs
Milton Norwell, Lena Smith of North
New Portland and Miss Ethel Stet-
son, of North Arson. Arthur Chad
bourne of Canaan is a medical pa
tent Patients recently discharged
are James Estabrook of Arson. vii
liam Doyle of Madison. Phillip Leroy
and Mrs. Charles Holden of Skowhe-
gan, Beatrice Parlin of Madison and
Mrs. Grace Brown of Norridgewock.
The following was the summary Of
the baseball game played Tuesday
afternoon by the Grammar School and
Phi Sigma boys: Two base hits
Drawn, Sirois. Home run-Bosworth
Stolen bases--Hawes. Croker 9. Bos-
worth 2, Ames 3; Stoodley and Drawn
Double play st Ledger to Beauford.
Base on balls off Croker 9; off Bos-
worth d; off Turcotte 5; off Goulette 2.
Struck out by Croeker 2; by Bos-
worth 6; by Turcotte 6; by Drawn 2.
Earned runs off Bosworth in 4 inn
ings Z; off Croker in 2 innings 3
off Turcotte in innings 3; off Gou-
lette in 2 innings g Hit by pitch
err by Turcotte, Kimball: by Bos-
worth, Beauford. Wild pitch, Bos-
worth. Losing pitcher, Bosworth.
Umpire, Stoodley
At a regular meeting of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge held Tuesday evening
the degree was conferred and refresh
ments of punch and fancy waters
served under the direction of Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Furbush. Mr., and Mrs
FItu AOChe, MI. anu All =. \. a. bul 70
nor, Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Folsom, MI
and Mrs Harry Newton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Emerson, Mrs. Carrie McPher-
son, Mrs. Carrie Bragg, r. T. Patton
Miss Myra French, Mrs. Josephine
Lambert. Mrs. Bernice Titcomb, Mrs
Lena Dyer and Miss Christie Rollins
The next meeting will be held May
10Th and will be observed as Past
Noble Grands' night, the past noble
grands directing the evenings enter
tainment The amount of $70.35 was
cleared from the dance recently given
by the lodge; $500 was cleared from
the sale of refreshments at that fnnc-
ton.
The Russell street bandstand yes
terday afternoon was the scene Of 4
gathering of local ladies' not for tho
customary band concert but to organ
ize for a trolley ride up the line. There
was considerable mystery as TO the
ride especially with regard to the
journeys end The participants were
members of the two bowling teams
and il was tho occasion of the losing