The independent-reporter., 1923-06-07

| SulnHef Dy the ffenry klmDall Co,
! in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence f. Sprapue
of Lexington are expected tomorrow
to be the week end guests at the home
of Mrs. Sprague's brother, Carl Curtis
| There will be regular meeting of
| the BPW Club next Tuesday night. As
! there is important business to come
before the organization a full attend
ance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Hopkins were
! in Oquossoc the latter part of the
week returning home Saturday night
Mrs. II. c. Morton of that place ac-
companed them and is guest at the
! Hopkins home.
e. f. Pomerleau. proprietor of a
restaurant on Water street, is recup-
| Grating from his recent serious Ill
ness. He returned from the Kenne-
bee Valley Hospital, Saturday. and
expects to resume business activities
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w Leighton with
their daughter, Helen and Mrs
| Leightons mother, Mrs James Stew
| art, are leaving June 81 for Portland,
where they have already secured a
home and are to establish their flu
| ture residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Harris of Wat
| erville were in town Tuesday, Mr.
Harris attending the Skowhegan Ro-
| tary luncheon while Mrs. Harris, who
| is actively interested in the Water
| vile BPW, visited with Miss Margaret
NJ Chase, president of the local BPW
and spent some time in the club
| rooms.
Three large framed pictures dis
! played at he Sampson Drug Store this
| week. show the actresses of the 1923
Lakewood Stock Co. and different
views of Lakewood The beautiful
| frames with gray burlap backgrounds
and smaller insert frames are notice
ably attractive.
The BPW Club is arranging for a
| dance, Thursday evening. June 21 at
| the Lakewood theatre following the
| theatrical performance. The COM
mittee in charge are members of the
| finance committee, the Misses Esther
Roderick, Gladys Ames, Margaret
| Lessard Doris Humphrey, and Blanch
Jewett The Kings of Harmony will
furnish music.
Mrs. Albert Colley of North Penn
| broke, Mass. underwent a surgical
| operation at Somerset Hospital, Tues
day. other surgical patients at the
| hospital are Eva Goulette of Skowhe-
gan and Camilo Morrisette of Show
hegan Patients recently discharged
from the hospital are Myra Spauid-
ing of Madison, Ethel Kilburne,
Gladys Lancaster and Effie Lord, all
of Skowhegan.
Hilton Hill, a noted orchard section
of Somerset County, has been one Of
| the show places for several days. The
rain of Tuesday night, however, has
greatly shattered the flower petals
and the pink and white of apple bios
som time has largely disappeared.
The several big orchards there were
in bloom in great abundance and
there is every indication that there
will be a splendid yield of fruit there
next fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Kelly of Wor-
cester Mass. and Mrs. II. s. Shaw of
Webster, Mass, who were in town
last week to attend the funeral OF
their brother-in-law, II. f. Thompson
were accompanied on their return by
their nephew, Wendall l.. Thompson,
who had to complete the closing de-
tails of his year at Boston University.
He is expected home this week ac-
companied by Mr. and Mrs. c. H.
Atkinson of East Boston who will
spend the summer at their cottage at
Lake Wesseruhsett.
The 57th annual conclave of De
Molay Commandery was held Tuesday
evening at the asylum. r. E. Att
wood was elected eminent command
er to succeed G. E. Avore. Other
elective officers chosen at this meet
ing were: Generalissime, c. M
Holt; captain general, G. Allan Went
worth senior warden, II. c. Wood
bury; junior warden, Sherman N.
Shumway; prelate, Willis c. Hobart;
treasurer, George A. Moore; recorder,
William r. Elliott; trustee, W. P.
Ordway; member uniform committee
for three years, George l.. II. Smith;
finance committee. b. A. Sawyer,
George II. Plummer Masonic build
ing committee, F. w. Bucknam, Geo.
Plummer, w. p. Ordway.
A delightful party was given in
Engine Hall, Tuesday night by the
members of the Sophomore class in
honor of Helen s. Leighton, one of
their number, who is leaving shortly
for her new home in Portland. About
fifty were present and dancing and
games were enjoyed. The class pre-
sented Miss Helen with an Ivory
backed mirror as a parting remem-
brance, Walter Wilson president of
the class making the presentation
address. 1t was a complete surprise
TO the guest of honor who rode over
to the engine hall with her parents
and although her father invited her
to go into the hall to witness prac-
tice volly game she did not wish to do
so and did not leave the car until her
class mates filed down the stairs to
greet her.
The degree was exemplified on