The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-15


Mrs. F. p. Pennell has been spend
ing few days with her daughter,
Mrs. F. l.. Tozier in Fairfield.
Miss Gertrude Steinert of Lawrence
Mass. is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Charles Nitschke of Winter street.
Miss Augusta Savage who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewett Savage has returned to Bos-
| ton.
Mrs. David Withee went to Fair
field Monday afternoon where she has
an engagement in her profession OF
nursing.
Karl Philbrick has been at home
aom Bowdoin College for a short Wis
it with his parents, departing Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Belle Young of this town un-
derwent an operation for appended
It's at the Kennebec Valley hospital
Monday morning.
Austin Sprague. proprietor of a
Water street barber shop was in North
Arson Sunday, called there by the
death of his father.
Mrs. V. G. Miller. who has been Wis
iting with her brother, Charles Jones
and family has returned to her home
in Providence, r. |.
Mrs. Theda H. Munson. parole ma
iron at the State Reformatory, left
Saturday morning for Dixfield called
there by the illness of her parents.
Percy Bean of Gardiner departed
Monday afternoon after being here on
business. He was formerly employ
ed as drug clerk at the Bucknam
Pharmacy.
Harold c. Woodbury. who complet-
ed his duties at the Walker-Smith
store Saturday left Monday for Bos-
ton on business for the Jones, Wood
bury & Smith concern.
Sunset Chapter, No. So, o. f. s. will
hold regular meeting tomorrow.
Friday evening at seven-thirty. Mem
bers kindly note the hour of meeting
has been changed on account of the
opera "Impressario".
Mrs Eta SWEET Bradley, formerly
of Skowhegan sang for the Lynn Tea
chers Club in Lynn, Mass, recently
The Laurent Ensemble was present
ed by Symphony players with several
solos by Mrs. Bradley.
w. E. Adams who was several
months landlord at Hotel Oxford has
sold out his interests to ]. II. Han
son for sometime connected with the
establishment and left Saturday on
his return to Lewiston.
Miss Harriet Sweetser, state super
visor of home economics in the
schools of Maine is the guest of Dr..
Julia Nay Kncaid at her home on
Madison avenue. While in town she
will visit the public schools.
The hockey team from the Fresh
man class of Colby College were in
town Saturday and defeated the sex
tette from Skowhegan high school by
score of Az. Captain Berry of
Colby College refereed the game.
Mrs. B. 7. Steward returned Fri
day to her home in Wateryille where
she is spending the winter after Wis
iting with Mrs. J. II. Philbrick. She
also attended a sewing party given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. w. S.
Stinchfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard II. Cummings
of Elm street are the parents of a
little daughter born at the Phillips
T,.c 4 fNaFfa Inc a
has been in Boston for some time and
Mr.. Cummings joined her there
Thursday last. returning Monday
Joan Elizabeth).
Thursday, February %. Washing
tons Birthday will be observed as
usual at the post Office. The stamp
window will be open from seven I'M
tn nine. The money order window
will be closed all day. There will
be one delivery and one collection by
the city carriers The r. +. D. car
riers will not go.
Mrs. Ralph Lewis and Miss kalh
leen Lewis have returned 10 their
home in Gardiner after visiting Mrs
Mary Goulette Miss Lucy Geuletie
also Of Gardiner who spent the week
end at her mothers home has return
ed accompanied by Master Robert
GingroW. who has been visiting his
grandmother Tor several dass
According 10 the tAird annual -
port OF Health omccf B. 7 Goodriea.
the number 81 diseases reported 1al
ing the year have been a. follows
Scarlet fever one. caekeu pua tea
diptheria. ONE German measles tse
typhoid fever. seven Whoepna fauEa.
twenty tour pneumonia SIS tasuaas
one nuisance calls. Ffnf Use
fumigativea zen
q J Abbey len saturday faH Iiat
ford Conn called there - ihe 3eaHs
Of bis sister Mrs. Ida T.. kua f
deceased bad spent CHueidef ibIE tH
IN her hrDthnrs bone iu thia tnNH
bu for the last fNo YEARS haa 81
lu FLORIDA aolfe portion q tH
lime She returned fram F1af.ast
asst Juae and sinee chen hes been
very seriously 300
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