The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-29
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Joseph PooIer has accepted posi-
ton as clerk at the Southside Grocery
store
Mrs. Fred kennison and son, Valid
ron are visiting relatives IN wafer
Vile this week.
L. A. Rideout, employed as an cleo
trieian by the Central Maine Power
Company, was discharged Monday
from Kennebec Valley Hospital and
returned to his home in Bangor. Mr..
Rideout suffered a fracture of the
right foot a few days since.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Netherwood tStella Delanol of Kemp
avenue, North Adams Mass, will be
Interested 10 learn that they are the
parents OF daughter. Doris Lillian
born March &c. Mrs. Netherwood is
the daughter Of John W. Delano of
Dinsmore street
Adolph Fluet, who has been a stud
ent at the Assumption College in
Worcester, Mass, which was recently
burned, has returned to Skowhegan.
He escaped from the flames only par
TALLY clothed. Mr.. Fluet reports that
there is a feeling among some that
the fire resulted from the works of
the Ku Klux Khan.
The monthly meeting of the Milburn
Club was held last Monday evening.
Arrangements are being made for a
banquet to be served the week of
April with ]. H. Jenkins as chair
man of the arrangements. The ban
| qnet will be served at Hotel Oxford.
Fay Stoodley was admitted to mem
bership in the club.
List of letters remaining unclaimed
| for the week ending March "a at the
local post office are as follows: Law
renee NJ. Burke, Miss Fern NJ Gould,
Fred p Nichols, Miss Kate Robinson,
Neddie Turlas and Samuel Veltman.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter office if not called for before
April 7th.
Surgical patients who have recent
fy been discharged from Kennebec
! Valley Hospital are Miss Lois Hub
| bard of Main street, Mrs. Leon Buker
/ of Spring street, Skowhegan; Mrs.
Archie Corson of Malbon's Mills; Har-
+
/ and Mrs. Fred Grenier of Parkman
HILL Skowhegan.
A small company of Rotary Club
members have formed a plan to meet
once a week or oftener to go through
the Victrola Health Exercises for
about half an hour. Their first
meeting was at Grand Army Hall Sat
urday afternoon of last week and the
next one will be at DR. Parker's Of
L. H. Appleby has started a garage
on the lots at the corner of Madison
avenue and Jewett street, in prepara-
ton of starting a thorough modern
house later when the frost gets out OF
the ground. Mr.. Appleby owns three
lots at this corner and purposes to
develop the property in a substantial
manner by the erection Of desirable
houses.
Local Scottish Rite Masons have
been notified of a meeting of the Ken
nebec Valley Lodge of Perfection on
Tuesday. April 10, at Augusta. The
fourth and fifth degrees will be con-
ferred, folio Nd by the ceremonial Of
the sixth degree and supper at six
thirty At seven-forty-fye there will
be the ceremonial work of the four
teenth degree.
In Observance of her eighty-third
birthday, the children of Mrs. Mary
Laney, widow of Paul Laney. gather
ed at her home on North avenue, last
Sunday. She is native of St Mary's
Canada and she was married to her
husband before coming here many
years ago. Her oldest daughter Miss
Mary Laney lives with her. Her
other children, Mrs. Flora A. Dealey,
John, Norris and W. J. Laney and
Mrs. Omar Beaulier. all reside in
| Skowhegan. All were present at the
natal day party except Mrs Dealey
who is i'll. but is now improving.