The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-23
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Mrs. f. e. Frederick of Starks has
/ returned home after visiting her
daughter, Miss Mildred Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Stout of
!. Florence, y. j. and Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Wright. Medford. y. J. arrived Sun
day from Canada by automobile They
/ reported the roads between here and
the Line in wretched condition.
A regular meeting of Sunset Chap
ter O. +. S. was held last Friday
evening. Owing to the continued i'll
ness of the Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ethel
NJ. Christensen, the meeting was pres
/ ided over by Mrs. Ina G. Hill, Il past
/ matron.
List of letters remaining unclaim-
ed for the week ending November Is:
! Miss Ethel Casey. Mrs. Frances Dick
inson, Kate Roxol. Miss Gertrude vii
. liams. These letters will be sent to
/ the dead letter office if not called for
before December 2nd.
The remains of Mrs. Fannie "
foote. seventy-six years old were
brought here from Portland last Mon
day, her death having occurred Noy-
ember II. Burial Was made in the
Southside Cemetery by the side of
f,noch Foote, husband of the deceased
The students of Skowhegan high
school enjoyed a dancing party in
Grange Hall Saturday night follow7
ing the football game. Music was
furnished by Miss Doris Tantish at
the piano; Kenneth Gopp, cornet; vii
liam Wildes, mandolin and Walter
Eames, traps.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rondeau of
East street are the parents of a son.
Mr. Rondean is proprietor Of the But
Ter Bakery on Winter street. Anoth-
!. er recent birth on East street is Il
I son to Mr., and Mrs. Theophile La
Gasce and Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Noonan
/ OF North avenue, are also the parents
oi a son.
James Giflian, formerly of this
town who is associated with Harry
Gordon in the drug business at Bar
lIarbor has purchased the Montgom-
cry Pharmacy at Southwest EIarbor.
He and Mr. Gordon will neither Of
them move to Southwest Hlrbor but
have procured w. II. Osborn of Calais
to manage the business.
/ The International Y. NJ c. A. at At
I lantic City is being attended by two
Of the sons of Rev. and Mrs George
/ Merriam, George r. Merriam, Massa-
chusetts State secretary of employed
bows and Thornton W. Merriam who
has recently become director Of reli-
gions work at Western Reserve Uni
yersity and Case School of Applied
Sciences at Cleveland. Ohio
DR.. George Otis Smith of the Fact
Finding Coal Commission, who has
been visiting with Mrs. Smith here
and who spoke Sunday at the Bethany
4 Baptist Church left Monday afternoon
on his return to Washington. His
son. Joseph c. Smith was at home
from Colby College Sunday and Mr..
Fanum, president of the Colby Y. NJ.
4 e. A. who spoke Sunday night at
the Bethany Church was guest at
the Smith home.
4 Word has been received here of the
death of Fred Gardner Head who
died Friday afternoon at his home in
Oakland after Il long illness. \
passed in Skowhegan where he had
been employed as a plumber lie
formerly lived in Athens and the re-
mains were buried in that place Mr.
lIeald is survived by a wife, former
ly Laura Estes and one brother, Geo
Head of Attleboro. Mass.
Members of Russell Post No. % &
4. r. have decided To recognize The
lhrty-ninth anniversary of the organ
zation of the Post at G. a. r. Hall
Wednesday evening. Dec. IS. with 4
genuine Grand Army supper at 6.3t
and a suitable entertainment follow
ing. consisting OF instrumental music
army songs. remarks by veterans oil
the G. A. II. and by members OF the
Ladies Relief Corps; readings and
recitations in harmony with the oe-
casion. Wives Of members of The
Post, Ladies of the Relief Corps and
their husbands are specially invited
guests.
collision occurred during The
SNOW storm of Monday last at the
junction of North avenue and IIiPh
street when James Barrett driving q
Ford car which belonged to y. W. Pag
was headed east through High street
and McKays truck WIS coming down
North avenue The streets We're
slippery and from The appearances
the collision could not well he avert
ed According to the driver of the
Ford the latter vehicle WAS literally
carried some distance and landed on
the lawn of Mrs. T. II. Howard with
a broken wheel and more or less dam
age. The lights on the truck were
broken.
Among the weekly guests at Hotel
Oxford have been H. p. Mckinney oil
Jackman. Charles NJ. Simpson of Pitts
neld. col r. b. Cooke and Ralph La
zolte of Togus Z. II. Whitcomb and
|iC. r Gay of Pennington, Mr., and Mrs
f. W. Prouty of Millinockct, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Comber of Cpmber's Inn
West Forks DR.. J. II. Rollins and II
&c. Merwin. secretary for the Society