The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-29

University OF Maine this week.
Mrs. Cyrus Newton has returned
from several months spent in Port
land with her sister.
Mrs. Archie Danforth and daughter,
Ruth, spent the week end with rela-
tives at Patterson Bridge.
There will be an Easter Ball in
Grange Hall next Monday night with
music by Foley's Orchestra.
Miss Cora Dow, teacher In the
Waterville schools, has been here this
week to visit Mrs. w. w. Creation.
Miss Ethelyn Steward and Miss
Helen Day, kindergarten teachers in
Bangor are at their homes here for
Miss Freda Harris. teacher at St.
Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury,
Vt is at home for the Easter vacation.
Master Albert Randlett who boards
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Seamans
at Classes Corner, was the guest of
his father Harold Randlett here Sat
urday.
DR.. H. II. Rodden and DIR. Phillip
Lessard, both formerly of Skowhegan,
now practicing their professions in
Madison, visited relatives here dur
ing the week end
The classes in the primary depart
ment of the Bethany Sunday school
taught by Miss Hight and Miss Ames
enjoyed children's party at the Be-
thanY .edifice last Tuesday afternoon.
Senator Clyde H. Smith who came
home Saturday noon from Augusta
had been in Portland the day before,
called there by the illness of his
cousin, Miss Helen Moor Smith
Harry A. Henderson, formerly of
Hartland, who has been with the Cen
eral Electric Co. in Schenectady, n. Y.
has accepted position here as ac-
countant for the Central Maine Pow
er Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Clifford who
have been spending the winter in Sar-
asota, Fla, have started for home here
and are expected to arrive April LIST.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gerald are not
expected before June
Rev. George Merriam repeated the
illustrated lecture given at the Be-
thany Church Sunday evening on al
aska' before the inmates of the State
Reformatory for Women last Monday
evening. 1t was finely illustrated by
sixty views.
The hair-dressing business of Mrs.
l.. NJ Sanborn has been sold by her
to Mrs. Stella Dinsmore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanborn will return to their farm
above Lakewood the first of May. Mr..
Sanborn is to be employed by Holt
& Hight.
Miss Christine Wyman of Portland
arrived Tuesday evening TO spend her
Easter vacation with Miss Edna Cush-
ing of Elm street The two young
ladies were former class mates at
Westbrook Seminary. Miss Wyman
now teaches at Pine Point.
Arthur Cheney, who recently sold
out his bakery business here to Joseph
Pooler, returned Monday evening
from business trip to Bangor. He
is investigating different locations
with view to future business and Is
going to Pennington in a few days
for this purpose.
Miss Florence Dunton and Miss He
len Johnson, both students at Ma
son Institute in Springvale arrived
in town Saturday, leaving for their
homes in Athens. Miss Dunton is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Dunton and Miss Johnson of Rev. and
Mrs. +. H. Johnson.
r. B. Lancaster, formerly of Show
hegan who returned here to be mana
ger of the Skowhegan branch of the
Emery Brown Co, has been transfer
red back to Watervlle, where he will
be in charge of til basement store
of the same company His family
have continued to make their home
in Waterville. Mr.. Watson is com
ing here from Waterville to succeed
him.
Friends of Elmer f. Towne. whose
home is between here and Madison
and who was formerly supervisor of
music in the Skowhegan schools, will
be interested to learn that a ST. Pet
ersburg. Fla, newspaper, speaks of
his being in that city and of his
having directed the lately organized
st. Petersburg City Orchestra. which
played the Gilbert and Sullivan comic
opera, III, NJ. S. Pinafore," presented
in ST. Petersburg. 1t is planned to
have the orchestra give concerts of
an operate nature and to assist in
the production of high class musical
programs in st. Petersburg. In addi-
ton to organizing and conducting
the orchestra Mr.. Towne has trained
class of sixty-live boys of school
age in orchestra work this season.
At the annual meeting of the Co
burn Aid Society held Thursday after
noon. Miss Hannah r. Page was elect
ed president to succeed Mrs. George
Merriam. Other. officers elected are
as follows: Vice president. Mrs. l..
A. Dascombe; secretary, Mrs Fred
Emery; treasurer, Miss Clara B. Var
ney; directors, Mrs. Paul Roullard,
Mrs. George Merriam, Mrs. f. F.
Danforth, Miss G. S. Weston, Mrs.
r. r. Greenway, Mrs T. f. Green
wood and Mrs +. r. Goodrich. The
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