The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-10
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erset Hospital following a surgical
operation
Pupils at Good Will of Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames gave a delightful
pianoforte recital In Moody Hall at
GOOD VIII, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Herdst, Jr. of
New Bedford. Mass. are here for
about week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
). A. Lindsay. The two ladies are
sisters.
There was a clean slate at munich
pal court last Monday. 1t was the
regular civil term and Judge L. w.
Sawyer of North Arson was in town
to preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Pooler are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends over the birth of a daughter
born Monday. The child has been
named May Elizabeth.
Don't forget the Country Grocery
Store" tomorrow, Friday evening
May IL, in Grange Hall, under the
auspices of the Town Improvement
Society. There will be no reserved
seats. Orchestra will begin to play
at 730.
Work was begun Monday on the in
terment of bodiese which were plac-
ed in the receiving tomb at the south
side during the winter and spring
There were forty-six bodies In the
tomb, considerably smaller number
than last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias A. Vaughan
have been visiting this week at the
home of Mrs. Vaughan's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Dunton on Spring
street. Mr.. Vaughan is proprietor of
Dead Stream Pond Camps, located on
Dead Stream Pond.
The next meeting of the Ladies So
cial Circle will be held on Wednes-
day, May 16, at the home of Mrs.
Climena Weston on Turner Ave. At
the last meeting, Mrs. Eta S. Merrill
entertained the members and various
plans for the future were discussed
During the social hour the hostesses
served sandwiches, tea and sweets
Lawrence Cockburn returned to
Brunswick, Monday, to resume his
studies at Bowdoin College after a
short visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Cockburn. He accom-
panied Phillip Lord of Meriden, Conn.,
to Waterville, the trip being made in
a Ford car in which these two young
men with one or two others plan to
tour the continent to California and
return during the summer vacation.
The Ladies Social Circle of the
Methodist church postponed their din
ner from last Tuesday until today,
Thursday when 1t will be served in
the dining room of the Methodist
church from 11:30 to 1870. Hot
meat, spring vegetables, lemon and
custard pie will be on the menu. Price
SOC. The committee to work with
the president composed of Mrs. I. J..
Smith, Miss Lila Weston and Mrs
Albert b. Lamb.
OF interest thruout rural Maine is
the new ruling of the Post office de-
partment regarding street boxes.
Rural carriers shall open and ex-
anime boxes of patrons only when
signals are displayed to indicate that
they contain mail for dispatch. When
the mail is collected from the box
the carrier shall lower the signal,
whether he has deposited mail in the
box or not The signal on box is
not to be raised by the carrier when
he deposits mail therein"
The students of Skowhegan High
School are forming a tennis team and
hope for a successful year as this is
the first team of the kind In the high
school. The first games will be play
ed on May 10 on Patterns court on
Norridgewock Ave. Dates of other
games have not been decided upon.
Joseph A. Cayouette Is manager of
the mems team and the girls are also
forming a team to play during the
season. Through the kindness of r.
T. Patten his court has been placed
at the teams disposal. The details
of the game will be announced later
AS the result of an accident Sunday
afternoon William Tozier, an en-
ployee of the American Wooden Co.,
was taken to Somerset Hospital
where he was found to be suffering
from the effects of broken leg, His
face was also lacerated Mr.. Tozer
was driving a team down East Front
street and when at the juncture of
Mechanic St, the horse which had be-
come frightened, threw him from the
team, the injuries already mentioned
being there sustained. His little
daughter whom he was holding was
also thrown out and received cuts on
her face.
At the meeting of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps held Friday afternoon the
members of Russell Post G. A. r.
were special guests. Two readings
were given by Mrs. Alfredo Cool and
Sherman's March to the Sea by X. A.
Withee. Experiences of the Civil
War were given by S. f. Emerson.
Refreshments of sandwiches, dough-
nuts and coffee were served under the
direction of the executive board. The
committee in charge of the next two
meetings is composed of Mrs. Bessie
A. Smith, Mrs. Frances II. Smith, Mrs.
Addie M. Sawyer. Mrs. Mary B.
Stinchfleld, Mrs. Nettie B. Dyer, Mrs.
Grace w Curtiq and Mrs LILA