The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
6knlulrruatt Tural Nrrua

L. G. Stevens and P. C. White have
leased the Bouchard farm on the
Athens Road and the house 1t is I'M
derstood will be leased.
Mrs. H. M. Breen of Augusta de-
parted Saturday morning after Wis
1t with her daughter. Mrs. Walter
| Wyman on Island avenue.
Mr., and Mrs. John w. Fogler left
Saturday morning to spend a few
days with their son, Ben Baker Fog
Ter and family in Belmont, Mass, }
Mrs. Thomas A. Min returned Sat
urday to her home in Quincy, Mass.
after being here to visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Cock
burn.
Arthur Morrisette formerly of
Skowhegan and j. l.. Hood of Chica-
go were In town Friday last greeting
friends of Mr. Morrisette and attend
ing to matters of business.
Mrs. E. P, Merrifield and children,
Edward, Rebecca and Geraldine re-
turned Sunday to their home in
Waterville after a several days visit
with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Lord.
Edward Martin, son of Marion Mar
tin, born last March at the State Re-
formatory for women was on Satur-
day last submitted to the custody Of
the State Board of Children's Guard
ians at Augusta.
Lafayette Foster who has been
returned to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Gerald where he will re-
main until the Geralds arrive home
from Sarasota, Florida in June.
The store in the Ordway building
on Madison avenue at the present
time occupied by the Direct Importing
Company, now the Overland Com
pany, has been let to c. w. Preble
who will open a restaurant there
about the first of June.
Miss Grace Paradis returned Sun
day from Boston and Providence, R. I.
where she has been visiting with rela-
tives and friends for the past ten
days. She is stenographer at the
office of selectmen. Miss Sadie Mar
tin has been filling the vacancy
caused by her absence.
Langdon A. Jewett, a junior at
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jewett,
from Brunswick Thursday on their
trip home from Boston. He spent
Friday at home, going over to Orono
to the state track meet Saturday.
Among the other Bowdoin men home
for the same purpose were Lawrence
Cockburn, Herman Porter, Karl and
William Philbrick and Arthur Spring
er.
Many friends of Mrs. Lucy Burton
of Pittsfield who has frequently visit
ed in Skowhegan when she was an
officer in the Rebekah Assembly of
Maine will be interested to learn that
she has been elected as the first Jun
ior Past President to go on ten days
trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. She will be
delegate to the Association of Re-
bekah Assemblies at which time the
Sovereign Grand Lodge meets. This
will be in October.
Elliot Spear, son of Edward Spear
of Skowhegan is at present with the
Guardian Fire Extinguisher Company
and an account of a demonstration
which he gave recently in Dover, N.
H. is given considerable space in q
paper of that section. The demon
stration was witnessed by five hun
dred or more citizens. One of them
was the allaying of a fire in large
piano box which was filled with va
rious materials, gasoline and kero-
sene oil. A match was applied to the
contents of the box and great vol
ume of flame was controlled with a
handful or two of his powder.
There was a comparatively small
attendance at the meeting of the
Skowhegan Merchants Association
held Thursday evening in the munich
pal court room. 1t was voted to
keep the Skowhegan stores open
Wednesday forenoon Of the Fourth of
July but to close them the night pre-
ceeding the Fourth. The matter of
Wednesday afternoon closing was
considered at, length. there being a
division of opinion on this subject. 1t
is not likely that the grocery stores
and markets will be closed Wednes-
day afternoons and some of the dry
goods and boots and shoe stores are
opposed to Wednesday afternoon clos
ing. The matter was left open for
further investigation.
Mr. and L. H. Whitney and Mrs.
Whitney's mother, Mrs. Grace Brew
ster who have been occupying the
apartment over the Blaisdell Auto
Company have moved their household
goods back to their former home in
Dexter, where they will remain dur
ing the summer. Mr.. Whitney will
remain with the Blaisdell concern for
the present. Both Mrs. Whitney
and her mother have made many
friends during the residence in town
who will regret their departure.
Both have been members of the First
Phllathea Glass of the Federated
Church where the family attended di-
vine worship, and at the last meeting
of the class the two ladies were pre-
scented with tokens of rem embrance