The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-16
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and Mrs. Clyde Tins, returned home
Friday from Kennebec Valley Hos
pital where she underwent an opera
ton for adenoids and tonsils.
Harry Brown and Miss Irene Rod
erick of the Waterville store of Eme-
ry-Brown Co. were assisting the reg
ular force of clerks at the firms To-
cal store during Dollar Day sales.
Miss Pearl Dumont is enjoying a
two weeks vacation from her duties
at the Emery-Brown store here and
last week visited with her brother
Donald Dumont and family in Dover
! Foxcroft.
Mrs. S. S. Huff accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Butler and children
motored to Augusta Saturday and
Miss Doris Huff who is employed at
the State Hospital returned home
with them to enjoy a few days yaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman F. Gould and
two children, Marjorie and Norman
of Philadelphia, Pa, are visiting with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Gould
Mr.. Gould Is assistant secretary OF
the Indemnity Insurance Co. of North
America.
Mrs. Sophia Williams of Caratunk
was in town Tuesday and had been
enjoying visit at Lakewood. Mrs.
Williams is the Reporters correspond
ent from her home town and has late
ly returned from visit in New Ca
naan, Conn.
Edmund Gilman who has been en-
gagged in the trucking business with
his son, Guy Gilman for several
months here is moving his family from
Scion to the Weston house on Show
hogan Island, formerly occupied by
the Repetti family.
Clerk of Courts and Mrs. w. T.
Seekins were in st. Adams Saturday
to attend the funeral of w. A. Bige-
low, a relative of Mrs. Seekins Mr..
Bigelow died as the result of an au-
tomobile accident sustained several
days before his DEATH
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis G. Catheron
of Boston, Mass. have been tenting
at Fairgrieve's Bay above Lakewood,
having been on tour through the
Adirondacks, Montreal and Quebec.
Mr.. Catheron is an attorney with
offices at 60 State street, Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark and
Miss Ruth Clark of New York, well
known in the theatrical colony at
Lakewood will entertain this Thurs
day evening several friends at Check
ers cottage, at masque party. After
refreshments and at midnight the
guests will be taken to Lakewood
theatre where there will be interest
ing novelties and music. Novel in
vitations have been issued for the
affair.
The Children of Mary, sodality of
the Catholic Church enjoyed a field
meeting last Sunday at the farm of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dionne on the East
Madison road. The organization is
composed of young ladies of the par
ish and thirty girls attended. A pic
mic dinner was served and games and
outdoor sports were in order with re-
freshments of ice cream and waters
as closing lunch. The event follow
ed morning mass at the Church of
Our Lady of Lourdes.
The August meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands Association was
held Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Mary Bailey on Fairview avenue.
The president Mrs, Mary NJ. Hurley
presided and the guest of the after
noon was Mrs. Sarah F. Dyer, the
present Noble Grand of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge. Readings were given
by Mrs. Alice S. Baker, Miss Alice e.
Danforth, Mrs. Mabel G. Bragg, Mrs.
Carrie Bearce, Mrs. Violet V. Fogg,
Mrs. Mary M. Hurley, Mrs. Cora Hur-
ley, Mrs. Elya G. Greene and Mrs
Dyer. Light refreshments were SER
we'd by the hostess. The September
meeting will be held at the home of
Miss Danforth.
James O'Reilly and his son, Frank
OReilly of Mt. Pleasant avenue and
ing some time in this section visit
ing friends. The elder Mr.. O'Reilly
who is now employed in the Flene
store in Boston is brother of John
O'Reilly of Mt. Pleasatn avenue and
was former resident of Skowhegan.
His son spent his boyhood days here
and attended the local schools. He
is now a Ford salesman in Boston
and began his first experience in that
line of work when a boy selling pap
ers in town. He was also engaged
for sometime as a salesman for shoe
machinery and shoe factory supplies,
having travelled nearly from Somerset
County to Denver, Colorado, while
thus engaged The family moved
from Skowhegan' seventeen years ago.