The independent-reporter., 1923-07-26
Gnfal Np1lrs

Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Grundv of Phil
lips arrived Monday night to visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Grun-
dy.
Mrs. Henrietta Bowman, who has
been associated in the past with 9TH
er officials at the State Reformatory
for women, has accepted a position as
parole matron, succeeding Mrs. Theda
Munson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis Dionne who
were recently married in Biddeford
and who are to live in Millinocket are
expected Saturday to visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dionne on
the East Madison road.
! Mrs. Milburn Fowler marcia Will
.liams) and two children of Washing
ton, D. c. are spending a few weeks
with Mrs. F. l., Weeks (Ethel Mer-
iriam) in Wateryille. They are ex-
peeted to visit in Skowhegan later.
The annual field day of the Russell
Relief Corps to have been held to-
morrow (Friday) afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Louise V. Furbush on
East Leayitt street, was postponed
owing to the death of Mrs. Ruth II.
Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald NJ. Macarthur
of Brookline, Mass. accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. e. e. McNeelie to Skowhe-
gan as guests of Mrs. Matte E. Good
win and will go with them on their
tri u r.
thur is New England representative
of the Butterick Publishing Co.
! George r. Merriam, we'll known Y.
NJ. C. A. worker of Boston who has
very recently returned from the World
Y. NJ. c. A. conference at Portschach,
Austria was in town last week for a
short visit with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. George Merriam. He was cal
led to Maine by the death of an ac-
quaintance in Lewiston.
Harry E. Henderson, who has just
his duties with the Central
Maine Power Co. and purchased a
part interest in grocery store in
.Norridgewock, was in town Monday.
Miss Dorothy Folsom, daughter of
Hon. L. r. Folsom of Norridgewock,
was recently given a shower party in
honor of her approaching marriage to
Mr.. Henderson.
Mrs. Matte Rowell who has for
sometime been a nurse in Waterville
but who has been iy for several
weeks has been visiting with her two
daughters at the Frank Hubbard farm
on the Lakewood road. She will
shortly go to Hebron Sanatorium
where she will assist in the care OF
patients during the absence of some
of the nurses. Miss Mabel Arbuckle,
formerly of Skowhegan is matron of
that institution.
DR.. George Otis Smith of the Fact
Finding Coal Commission who has
been visiting with his family in town
started Monday on his return to
washington, d. c. He came to Glou-
cester, Mass, on business prior to
coming to Skowhegan and was ac-
here by his son, Joseph
Coburn Smith who has been employ
ed during the summer in connection
with the coal commission.
Hon. and Mrs. S. w. Gould and
Champ Clark Gould will go to Hiram
next week to be present at the Hiram
School Association gathering, an an
nual reunion of former Hiram resid-
ents. They will be guests at the
home of Mr.. Gould's brother, Melville
Gould. Mr.. Gould was both student
and teacher in the Hiram schools, that
being his native town. Ernest Tash.
another former resident of Hiram,
will be among those who will attend
the event from Skowlfegan.
"The Chicago Pirates" proved to be
a great attraction at the Lakewood
theatre last Monday night, more than
five hundred and fifty people being
admitted to the building as spectators
and dancers. This aggregation of
players furnished a good program.
It's members were gaudily dressed
and banners with different colored
electric lights were strung across the
theatre building from opposite COR
ners. There were number of special
features including some excellent toe
dance numbers by one of the young
ladies, at intervals as the dance pro-
gressed. Spot lights were used dur
ing some of the numbers.
AS the result of an automobile col
lision Sunday which occurred on the
Lakewood road, Mrs. c. G. Hume and
son, Bedford, received scalp wounds.
They were removed to Somerset Hos
ipital where they were treated and
were able to return to their home in
Fairfield. They were riding in Mar
mon car with Mr.. Hume and another
child when the vehicle was hit, it is
understood by bort car in which Mr.
and Mrs. John Redmond of Madison
were riding. Mrs. Redmond was driv-
ing at the time. Both cars were
badly damaged. Cars from the
Clough Garage not far from the scene
of the accident conveyed the partici-
pants of the accident to their respec-
tive homes in Fairfield and Madison.
Much excitement was caused on Wa
ter street Saturday night just as the
five O'Clock train was pulling into
Skowhegan, when w. II. Judkins of
Augusta was unable to stop his auto
mobile on approaching the gates of
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