The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28
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Mrs. James III. HiilenS ana party
| back to Keene, N. II. the last OF this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Sprague Of Lex
| ington, Mass. were guests the latter
part of the week of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
| Curtis. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sawyer of
Cambridge are guests at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. II. B. Stafford
until after July 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanger Annis of Au
gusta were guests the first of this
week at the home of her sister, Mr..
and Mrs. M. w. Savage.
Albert Pooler went to Jackman Sat-
urdayl to accompany his daughter, AL
| berta home from the Convent in that
town, where she has been a student.
Mrs. Matte Longfellow has moved
| from Shirley street to Heselton street.
Her niece Diana Moody of Flagstaff
Is visiting with her until after the
4th.
The Misses Annie and June Clough
of Augusta have been visiting with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
| Clough on the Lakewood road. Miss
June will remain until August.
Mrs. C. E. Sprague of Lexington,
Mass, her daughter, Mrs. Howard
| Sprague, Priscilla Sprague and maid
| of Boston came Tuesday for a several
| days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Carl and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Taylor of Bingham
were in town Monday, leaving for
Dennysville, where they will establish
| their home. Mrs. Taylor was for
| merly Miss Mary Carl.
Miss Beatrice Weston of Portland
| is visiting her father Horace Weston
| of Main street. She was a member
of last years graduating class of
| Skowhegan High School and is now
employed in a Portland telephone ex-
| change.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcintyre
and little daughter Gladys and son
| Everett, who have been guests of Mr..
| McIntyre's brother and family, JOS
| eph Mcintyre on the Island, returned
Monday to their home in Macadam
Junction, New Brunswick, Canada.
Mrs. VIM. Folsom Merrill, who was
taken i'll last Thursday evening at
Lakewood with appendicitis was
| brought to Somerset Hospital, Friday
where she underwent an operation.
Miss Edna Patterson of Boston arriv-
| 81 Cnfp r1n n fn Mf-u
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Matson, who
have for long time resided on Mid
die street, are building home for
| their future occupancy on Leavitt
street. The underpinning IS well
under way and Mr.. and Mrs. Matson
expect to move to their new house this
fall.
Miss Ethel Bailey arrived home Sat
| urday morning from Mechanics In
| stitute, Rochester, N. Y, where she
has just graduated. She will return
Sept. 4th to begin her duties as
teacher of Domestic Science in the
Madison Junior High School of Roch-
ester.
Mrs. Philo Steward, Mrs. Lottie
Griffin and Mrs. r. L. Marston will
attend the worldwide Convention of
Baracca and Philathea classes in
Providence, X. |. for the balance of
the week, representing the First
Philathea class of the Federated
church. This is the 25th annual
convention and will be held in the
Roger Williams Baptist church.
At the meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the American Legion
held Friday night in the Legion rooms
Mrs. Harriet M. Hume, the depart
ment president, gave an address. She
told of what was being accomplished
in other auxiliaries and what ought
to be accomplished by the local or
ganiZation. She was entertained
while here at the home of Col. and
Mrs. r. l.. Marston.
The death of Rex Frost occurred
Sunday at the home of his brother,
Stanzer Frost on Oak street. lie had
been here since, March IS, coming
from the Androscoggin Hospital in
Lewiston and his death was due to
tuberculosis. The deceased was the
son of Lloyd Frost, was a native of
Harmony and was unmarried. His
parents BOTH Survive. Funeral SER
vices were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday,
conducted by Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church. Mr..
Fr6st was a weaver by occupation
and was 23 years old, April 14th last.
In our issue of Thursday last sew
eral people were mentioned as having
been patients at kennebec Valley
Hospital when it should have been
mentioned that they were patients at
Somerset Hospital. These people
were Glen Badger of Aliens, Sadie
Tobin of Bingham, Hugh Brenigan of
Skowhegan, Elmer Fogg of Starks,
Hazel Gray of Starks, Elvie Cass of
Sidney, Sadie Spencer of Skowhegan,
Bernadette Ayotte of Skowhegan,
Josephine Brooks of Madison, Will
liam Heselton, Eva Goulette, Camille
Morrisette, Ethel Kilbourne of
Skowhegan, Gladys Lancaster of Ca
naan and Hildred Fielder of East
Madison.