The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-23
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Mrs. w II. Fowler visited Tuesday
with Or. and Mrs. |. P. fash in Fair
field
Archie Danforth. manager of the
Farmers Telephone Company, is i'll
with the iaundice.
D. LaFond of the LaFond Dry Goods
| Company, left Monday morning for
Boston on business.
Joseph Goburn Smith, Skowhegan,
a student nj Colby College has been
elected vice president of the Colby
Y. NJ. G. A.
Miss Vivian Hubbard, a student at
Colby College, returned to that insti-
tuition Monday after having been home
because of the illness of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Richardson
We're in Rome Sunday TO attend the
funeral of Mr.. Richardson's father,
the late Edward l.. Richardson.
The two months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gayland of Railroad st.
died Monday afternoon. The child's
name was George Delphis Gayland
Mrs. W. r. Elliott and Mrs. NJ
W. Savage left Tuesday morning for
a few days visit in Boston. Mrs.
Elliott will also visit with relatives in
HaVerhill, Mass. while away.
W. l.. Watson is expected home the
last of this week from Iowa with a car
load of horses which he has been pick
ing up among the farmers in that
state.
Supt W. B. Woodbury. and Prin
r. W. Leighton of Skowhegan High
school attended the meeting of Sec
ondary School Principals at Augusta
last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Holmes of
Skowhegan are. the proud parents of
Il young son born March 1S. The
little stranger has been named Melvin
Merle.
The Pythian Sisters cleared about
S21 from their food sale which was
held Saturday at the Buick Auto Sales
Room on Water street. The sales
ladies' were Mrs. T.. l.. Clough, Mrs.
Howard Durrell, and Mrs. LottieI
Griffin.
Mrs. W. p Ordway entertained at
her home The party was made
dinner and auction Friday evening at
up of several ladies who have been
playing cards during the winter. Mrs.
h. T. Steward was up from Watervlle
to attend.
+. s. Boardman of tho Maine Pub
LEFTY Bureau was in town Tuesday
in conference with members of the
committee relative to the campaign
for advertising Maine and the local
canvass which is shortly to be put in
to effect in Skowhegan.
The high and village schools close
tomorrow friday for the week va
cation The rural schools close for
two weeks. Owing to illness in the
family of Miss Helen Hafey of Corn
Vile, the teacher in the Malbons Mills
school, that school has already had.
it's vacation and will reopen next
Monday. 1t is expected that all
teachers will resume their duties for
The spring term.
Fred Avery, who has for sometime
conducted a cigar manufacturing place
on Madison avenue Is selling out his
stock and will leave about the 10th
Of April for Milwaukee, having
purchased an aeroplane swing and
will operate the same in the parks
about Milwaukee. He expects to be
away until the first of November.
Mrs Avery will continue to reside in
Skowhegan.
The fifth grades at the Garfield
building will present the little oper-
eta "Gypsies Festival March "a at
2 p. m. in the 9Th grade room. The pro-
gram is somewhat as follows: Greet
ing, Queen. Mary Clifford; Good morn
ing Chorus. school, Welcome Fair
Morning, school; Gypsy Dance, IL pu
pills; Little Gypsy Jean. Leah Wash
burn; The Welcome. school; Soldiers
Song, 5 boys; We are Jolly Gypsies,
Eleanor Rowell. Althea Greene. Hell
ena Parks and chorus: We are Lit
tie Gypsies, third grade; Finale-Gy-
spies chorus, school. Everyone who
is. interested is invited to attend.
There was very large attendance
at the special meeting of Somerset
Lodge F. & A. NJ. held Monday even
ing. This was the occasion of the
visitation of District Deputy Grand
Master Myron c. Jewett of Scion,
member of Keystone Lodge The
work was exempllfied in the Master
Masons degree and at the close re-
freshments OF sandwiches. pickles
cake and hot chocolate were served.
The servers were Mrs. f. p. Whiting.
wife of the Worshipful Master of the
Lodge assisted by Mrs. Ralph Hill
Mrs O. r. Widder. Mrs. II. S. Hop
kins, Mrs G. E. Richardson and Mrs.
NJ. w Savage. wives of the members.
Mrs O. r. Wilder and son are leay-
ing tomorrow for several days
visit with relatives in the vicinity Of
Boston.
Funeral services for Albert, little
son of Mrs. Blame Emerson, were
held Monday afternoon at two O'Clock
from the house, 10 Mechanic street.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow OF the
Federated Church ohiciatpd and the