The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26

sett, Mass, Monday for a two weeks
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer came home
Saturday after visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodspeed at Wilton.
Miss Ruth Fossett returned to Au-
gnsta Monday after visiting her cou-
sin. Mrs. Clement Downes.
Miss Marion ., Yashon has returned
from New York where she has been
passing the winter and will spend the
summer here.
William B. Austin of Lake Austin,
| a woods clerk, underwent surgical
treatment at Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai Monday last
! Clyde II. Smith went to Bath yes
terday to speak before a banquet CIV
en- in honor of Senator Carlton by
the Bath Board of Trade.
Sunset Chapter, No. 53, o. L. S held
short business meeting Friday even
ing bat no work was done on account
of the Junior Exhibition.
Owing to the anniversary ball to
be given this evening by the Golden
Cross the regular meeting of the Or
der will be called at o'clock sharp
A stated convocation OF Somerset
Chapter No. Is will be held at Masonic
Hall tomorrow evening at 7.30. There
will be work in the Mark and Past
Masters degrees.
Mrs Elizabeth Watson will go to
LitchfAld next Tuesday to lecture be-
fore the Grange She spoke last Sat
urday at day meeting of the Grange
at North Scarboro.
The non-support case of Herman
Easier OF Water street was dismissed
Monday for lack of evidence. His
wife is said to he working at the
Maine Central Hotel here.
Mrs. Ora Valliere will spend the
week end in Portland with friends
and in Gorham with her daughter,
Ruth Valliere. who graduates from
Gorham Normal School this year.
Mrs. Joseph Bacon has gone to
Portland where she will remain for
some time. She WAS accompanied by
Mrs. Martha S. Savage of Bingham
who will remain there for few days.
Friends of Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christen-
sen. who has been very i'll and who
recently underwent surgical treat
ment at Somerset Hospital will be in
terested to know she is reported as
gaining.
Miss Edith Peckham, assistant di-
rector of Junior Red Cross work in
Maine, was in Skowhegan, Tuesday.
She addressed the students in the
schools and after the day sessions met
with the different teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Smith of Ban
gor have moved to the lower apart
ment in the Wesley Watson house
on North avenue. Mr.. Smith has
bought out the milk and cream bust
sAass .R the IaseR. .W Radsa .ss
Miss S. Madeline Ward arrived
Monday from Dorchester, Mass,
where she has been for few weeks
with her sister, Miss NJ. r. Ward,
since returning from an extended
trip to the western coast. She has
re-opened her cottage at Lakewood.
Mrs. Bernice r. Sullivan. wife of
Paul Sullivan of Madison, was oper-
ated upon Tuesday morning at Ken
nebec Valley Hospital Medical pa
tients who are convalescing are J.
C. Viles and Mrs. Cora Grover of
Skowhegan and Miss Ida Trip OF
North New Portland.
The ladies of the Spiritualist Aid
Society held an all day meeting
Tuesday at the home of Miss Olive
HAYDEN at Madison Center. The
birthdays of Mrs. Rebecca Woodman
of Madison and Mrs. e. H. Morrill, of
Skowhegan were celebrated at this
meeting and a picnic dinner was much
enjoyed.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot, first assis-
tant at the high school, is i'll with
scarlet fever, having been placed un-
der quarantine, while on visit to
her cousin in Portland. Miss Elliot
went to that city to attend an educa-
tional meeting Mrs. Sarah Pencil
Reed is substituting in the high
school during her absence.
Charles w. Day has sold his bay
mare, Peggy Peters, seven years old,
to Il. B. Mcbride of st. stephen. n.
II. II will be recalled that she made
n record of PIG Ia at the August
races at Fairview Park and Mr.. Day
prophesics that she will make 2.1O
this wear. lie purchased her in
Providence, f. |. two years ago.
AS the result of a hearing Monday,
before Trial Justice John II. Lancas-
ter, Fred Stone, who has been stay
ing in Portland, has agreed. to pay
six dollars n week for the maintenance
OF his wife and child. two weeks old,
who are at Jackman. He was bound
over to await the September term
of the Supreme Judicial Court for
which he furnished a 5000 surety.
Stone was brought here from Port
land Saturday
On complaint of Dennis p. Gallant
of this town. Ernest Plant was be-
fore Trial Justice T. G. Lord. for
claimed assault upon Ernest Gallant.
son of Dennis, Tuesday. The trou-