The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-10

/ weeks with the measles.
Mrs. Frank Sedgley of Wateryille
has been visiting this week with her
sister, Mrs. c. J. Abbey.
Landlord ]. II. Gray of Gray's Tav-
ern at Scion was in town yesterday
attending to matters of business.
Percy Means of Gardiner, a former
clerk at Buckmans Drug store arriv-
ed in town yesterday forenoon on
business.
G. W. Emerson is transplanting
maple shade trees and setting an or
chard, also some small fruit at the
Reformatory this week.
S. W. Philbrick went to Portland
yesterday morning to attend to mat
tiers of business and to visit his new
grandson, Donald Jockey Philbrick.
Ralph Blakney, who is substituting
| Tor time at the A. & p. Store, was
called to his home in Fairfield, Sunday
owing to the death of his grandfather.
Miss Dorothy Elliot of the High
School faculty, who was taken i'll with
scarlet fever while on a visit to Port
land, is improving and will be out of
quarantine on May 10.
Recent marriage Intentions filed at
the office of the town clerk are those
of Harry Smith Crillen. a painter of
Skowhegan, as, and Mrs Mabel Maude
Dearbon OF. Augusta, 40
Converse Nickerson of Bangor has
| been engaged as pianist at the Smith
4 st. Ledger moving picture theatre
to succeed w. ]. Foley Jr. He will
begin his new duties the first of the
week
Miss Pearl Dumont and Miss Eva
Chabot spent the week end in Lewis
ton visiting their sister, Mrs. Celeste
Meader and Miss AnGeline lChhbot
who is student at the Maine School
of Commerce in Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Whiting of Mad
ison Ave. gave a birthday party in
honor of Mrs. Writings cousin, Miss
Allie Y. Goodrich ON Sunday. Miss
Goodrich was presented with beauti-
full flowers, a birthday cake and an
electric boudoir lamp.
Supt f. f. Harris of the Skowhe-
gan Jersey Creamery. expects to at
tend meeting of creamery men with
J. ID. McEdwards at Livermore Falls,
May II. State Dairy Inspector Bar
bour will be in attendance. Mr..
Harris will be accompanied by Mrs.
Harris.
Invitations are being received here
for the wedding of Miss Mary Lincoln
Baxter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
pert Henry Baxter of Bath to Bruce
Hugh Miller White, formerly of Show
hogan. The ceremony is at Grace
Church, Bath, on May 10Th, at p. m.
and will be followed by reception.
The fire department was called out
on Friday night to the old Laney
store, south of Mt Pleasant Avenue,
because of a blaze which had started
in a wood box. The building was
occupied by Alton Chubbuck, who
was conducting a grocery store there.
The damage was slight probably over
$4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Robinson of
Bloomfield Street returned Saturday
evening after visiting for five months
in the South and West. During their
travels stops were made at Long
Beach, California. Salt Lake City.
Colorado Springs, Niagara and at
Carroll, Iowa, where Mrs. Robinson
has a brother.
Several local men were in Augusta
Tuesday evening to attend Emeth
Chapter of Rose Croix, the 18th degree
Scottish Rites Masons being conferred
on class of candidates. Among them
were G. r. Fogg, III. A. Dinsmore,
William Mitchell. Charley Turner,
Harold Parker, George Thompson
e. c. Tarbox, NJ. NJ. Savage and F. A.
Wood
The members of the s. Fl. s. base
ball team went to Oak Grove, yester-
day to play with the baseball nine
of that school. The following boys
made the trip: Bouford, Dionne,
Fluette, j. Dysart. Carnage, Bilodeau,
Steward, Bonnin, Drouin, w. Cole,
Ellis, Laney, Corvette and McAllister.
lHe Dogs were accompanied ny 1UdCl
Archie o. Dostie.
The Mayfower season Is at its
zenith. On every road leading into
town one meets folks laden with this
sweet harhnger of the springtime.
Because 1t Is our first blossoming wild
flower. because of its Wondrous beauty
and fragrance, because is it the en-
blem of dauntlcss courage, and be-
cause it gives us our first excuse to
get out into the fields and woods, the
trailing arbutus will always hold a
large place in our affections.
There has been no further spread
of the scarlet fever. according to
Health Officer Goodrich yesterday.
Elizabeth Earle, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs William Earle who has been ill
at Malbon's Mills with disease which
was feared might be scarlet fever was
not suffering from this malady. Miss
Fay1ene Decker, the high school SEN
Tor, who has been more seriously i'll
than any of the other victims of the
disease, is reported as somewhat i'm
proved
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