The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-22

Adolph Bison Is coming Saturday
for two weeks vacation from his
| studies at University of Maine.
Miss Hazel Dumont has gone to Wa
teryille to assist Miss Della c. Bou-
chard in the Bonnet Shop in that city.
The Williams store at Lakewood
has been sold to F. X. Poulin of this
place, who purposes to open a store
there.
Ned Butler returned to Wateryille
tuesday afternoon after visiting his
parents, Selectman and Mrs. Joseph
Butler.
The Skowhegan Dancing Club have
selected Thursday evening. April 5
as the date of their final assembly in
Grange Hail.
Miss Dorothy Hanson of Lewiston
/ returned Tuesday after. short visit
with her father Landlord, j. II. Han
son at Hotel Oxford.
Judge and Mrs Fred f. Lawrence
were up from Augusta over Tuesday
night to attend the Ladies' Night OBJ
servance in De Molay Commandery.
Mrs. f. F. Danforth. State Regis
trar of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, left Tuesday after
noon for the State Conference in Wa
teryille.
Second Selectman Lester Packard
and road commissioner. Bphraim Cow
cite went to Auburn Tuesday on bust
ness for the town relative to purchas-
ing a truck.
There was a tie basket ball game
atfthe athletic rooms in the Bethany
Church edifce Monday night between
the Pi Sigma boys and the boys of
Geo H. Halves class.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week
ending Saturday, March 18th. Miss
Clara Magner. This letter will be
sent to the dead letter office if not
called for before March 31st.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Social Circle of the NJ. K. Church will
be held at the church vestry Tues
day afternoon, March q at three thir-
ty. Supper will be served at six
thirty to the members and their
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams returned
Tuesday night from visit in Boston
and elsewhere covering a period of
several weeks. Their daughter, Mrs.
Grover Green and husband have been.
here from Jim Pond Camps for sew
eral. weeks.
George S. Williams returned to
Hartland Tuesday afternoon after a
visit with his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
w. Dyer Mr.. Williams since moving
from Skowhegan to his former home
in Hartland has been critically ill and
his friends are much gratified at his
splendid recovery.
The annual meeting of the Coburn
Aid Society will be held today at Lib
rary Parlors. This is a charitable
organization made possible by fund
created by the late Governor Abner
Coburn of Skowhegan. These an
nual meetings occur on the birthday
of the deceased executive.
ohoN ltSdH tIltlhlS Vi MI. anu MIS-.
Walter Bachelor GLADYS +. PennelD
of Portland, will learn with much in
terest that a son was born to them
at st. Barnabas Hospital in Portland
Tuesday morning at five-thirty. The
child has been named Franklin Pen
nell for Mrs. Bachelors father. Mrs.
Pennell will shortly go to Portland to
become acquainted with her grandson.
Mrs. George Otis Smith who has
been spending sometime at the Win
ter home of the family in Washing
ton. d. c., Is returning to Skowhe
gan very shortly. Her sister, Miss
Louise II. Coburn who has been in
New York for several months leaves
the first of April for Washington
where she will spend the month. re-
turning to Skowhegan the first of
May.
Residents of the Parkman Hill sec
ton feel sure that spring has arrived
in spite of the snowy indications
around the prosperous homesteads of
that section. Mrs. W. l.. Hill called
the Reporter office Tuesday saying
that woodchuck made its appear
ance in that neighborhood Sunday. It
is very unusual for one of these ami
mails to show his head out of his hole
when there is snow on the ground.
Friends of DR.. and Mrs. Edward A
Parker of this town. will regret TO
learn OF the death Of Mrs. Parker's
brother. Archibald W. Lander. Jr.. in
Guccey. Col. where he had resided for
about twenty years. The deceased
was a native of Kingfield where his
parents still reside. The body was
inferred in Gussey. Beside the par
ents and widow there are four bro
Tiers Sewall Lander Canada North
west: John Lander of Boston. Law
renee Lander Of Pennington and
Wentworth Lander of Kingfield and
two sisters, Miss Ada Lander of Ma
tick. Mass. and Mrs. Parker
On Friday evening at the Federated
Church parlors the Young Mens
Glass of the Sunday school gave an
oyster stew supper to the boys con-
nected with the Credit Class and to
several of tho mon of tho nariSh Mn