The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-02

Allan j. Stinchtield returned Friday
from hunting trip to the North West
Carry section, the younger man cap
turing fine deer during their alb
sence.
The marriage of Ralph Harold
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
d. Smith of Summer street and Jennie
Daphne Hewitt of East Madison,
daughter of Charles A. Hewitt occur
red on October 25. Sherman n. Shum-
way Esq, officiating.
At the rectory at the church of Our
Lady of Lourdes on the evening of
Oct. %, Arthur P. Lombard, farmer
of Norridgewock and Marie L. Cham
berlain of Skowhegan, native of ST.
| Come, Canada, were married, Rev.
j. l.. A. ,Renaud officiating.
A regular meeting of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge will. be held next Tues
day evening at which time there will
be degree work. Refreshments will
be served under the direction of Mrs.
Emma Simpson and aides. The de-
gree staff will have rehearsal Fri
day night at seven o'clock.
Charles Varney for long time a
resident of the Middle road. has been
brought to the Kennebec Valley Hos
pital for treatment, being in a seri-
Gus condition. He and his wife, who
is blind, have been living alone and
for time Mrs. Varney is being
cared for as paid boarder at the city
| farm.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for for the week ending October 18th :
A. Fl. hatcher, Earl G. Holbrook, Ed
ward H. Hancock, Mrs. Henry Hold
! ing, Raymond Jones, Miss Alice Jor-
dan, George Mackenny. These let
tiers will be sent to the dead letter Of
fee if not called for before Saturday
| November 18th.
| A large delegation of Masons attend
cd the meeting of Somerset Council
r. & S. NJ. at Pittsfield Masonic Hall
on Monday afternoon and evening. AT
about 7 o'clock a delicious chicken
dinner with all the "fixin's" was serv-
ed in Grange Hall by the ladies of
the Eastern Star. Twenty can
didates received the degrees.
Miss Lena Jack who has been with
Mrs. w. II. Diller during the summer
| left Monday afternoon for Landsowne
Pa, accompanied by Masters John
and William Diller and the maid who
has also been here during the summer
( Mrs Diller left yesterday morning by
I automobile for LansdoWne accompani-
ed by Mrs. Ralph Leavitt of Purcell
Okla. who has been spending several
months with her father, Lewellyn
Goodwin and her sister, Miss Lola B
/ Goodwin.
Charles II. Copp, who has been
with Howard Snow in his mining en-
terprise in Duenwed Mo. for ten
years, is visiting with his brother, r.
S. Copp of West Front ST. He will
shortly go to Orono to visit his nieces
Mr.. Copp has been engaged as fire
man in the Duenwed mines. He has
been away from Skowhegan thirteen
years, the first three years of his alb
sence having been spent in California.
Mr.. Copp is likely to remain in this
section for the winter.
At the close of the Sunday afternoon
rehearsal of the pageant "Christiani-
! tvs Vision of India in the Federal
cd Church, lunch was served to the
members of the cast. thus making it
possible for them to remain for the
evening services. The lunch consist
ed of sandwiches, nabiscos. cocoa and
sailed nuts, and was served by the
! following committee: Mrs. Herbert
SWEET chairman; Mrs. John Jenkins,
Mrs Mary Smith, Mrs. Guy Conant and
Mrs Geo. l.. II. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Thompson, Mr.
and. Mrs. Herbert Oddly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert c. Fletcher, Mrs. Kate c. Hol-
brook and Elton Holbrook of Show
hogan and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Flet-
cher of Norrdgewock were in Dexter
Tuesday to attend the funeral of Will
liam Carroll Moore, formerly of Show
hogan. Mr.. Moore died Friday night.
His last sickness covering a period
only since the Tuesday previous. Be
side widow, formerly Miss Alice
Fletcher of Skowhegan there are two
sons. Clyde F. and Kenneth both of
Dexter. Mr.. Moore who was a native
of Dexter was employed for some time
at the Bailey OH Cioth shop in TINS
town.
The dancing party given in Grange
Hall Monday evening under the aus
pices of the Business and Professional
Women's Club was decided success.
A large number attended and Lam
bert's Orchestra furnished delightful
music with different solo features. The
stage was deliberately trimmed under
/ the directions of the Misses Blanche
Jewett, Myra Akeley. Isabel Dionne,
Dorice Chase and Juliette Corriveau,
Orange and black side draperies with
quantities of black and yellow drapng
and a black curtain of these colors de-
i corated with fanciful Halloween de-
signs suggested the weird customs of
i long years agone. Natural trees from
the forest were also in evidence. Con
fetti and serpentine dances were in
troduced under dimmed lights. The
dance program was not completed I'M