The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-08
Sknn1frrgan Enral Nrnaa

Miss Corinne Salley, a teacher in
the public schools of Augusta, accom-
panied by Miss Kate Hickey have
been visiting at Miss Salley's home
here because of diphtheria scare in
the. capitol city
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee
.gasse will sympathize with them in
the loss of their infant child on Sat-
urdRy last Burial was Monday in
Calvary Cemetery. Mr.. Legasse is
proprietor of a Water street restaur-
ant.
Tuesday evening a stated conclave
of DeMolay Commandery, No. 10, X.
T. was held and last evening there
was a special convocation of Somerset
Chapter, No. Is, r. A. NJ, with work
in the Masters degree. Refreshments
were served.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Ameri-
can Legion will meet this Thursday
evening at 745 in the BPW Club
rooms in the Mcclellan building. Mrs.
Nellie E. Chase will gave a report of
the National Convention which she
Arson Savage has gone to The
Forks this week to visit his sister,
Mrs. S. c. Durgin. Mr.. Savage has
been taking vacation at The Forks
occasionally for several years but did
not go in 1922. He expects to do
little hunting before he returns.
MIR. and Mrs Charles Carnage en-
tertained the following guests last
week at their home: Mr.. and Mrs.
Alpheus Snowman and Master Earle
Snowman. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bar
ter all of Southport and Mrs. Viola
Leayitt from Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Plummer are
shortly to move from their farm to
the Gee house ON East Leavitt street,
where they will reside. William
Plummer, brother of Mr.. Plummer
is at presentsin Lewiston, but will re-
turn to be with the family in their
new home.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Bailey leave the
last of this week to spend the winter
in st. Petersburg, Florida. They have
let their home on Fairview avenue to
Mr. Snow, who is at the head of the
construction work on the Skowhegan
Norridgewock road. His family will
come here soon from Cape Elizabeth.
The Band Box Tea Room at No. 6
Madison avenue, of which Miss Flora
M. Hill, formerly of Maynard, Mass. is
proprietor, was opened last Saturday.
The room is very charming in it's APP
pointments, grey being the principal
color scheme. The chairs and tables
are done in grey and the walls are
beautifully tinted in the same shades.
On the opening day dainty rosebuds
graced the tables and yellow chrys-
anthemums were used in the window.
Miss Hill Is a sister of Mrs. H. r.
Bearoe and makes her home with her.
1t is anticipated that the tea room
will have liberal patronage as it has
been one of the needs of the COM
munity.
The officers of Mt. Moriah Council
and several others to the number of
about thirty-five were in Dover-Fox-
croft, Friday evening to exemplify the
work for Central Council lately Or
ganized there. There were seventy
two candidates. Supper was served
under the direction of the Eastern
Star and the menu included boiled
ham, vegetable hash, fried cabbage,
hot rolls, tarts, molasses doughnuts,
pumpkin pie, and coffee Thrice Il
lustrious Master Whittredge of Cen
trail Council and L. H. Goldsmith who
holds the same, Office in the Mt. Mo-
riah Council presided. The Skowhe-
gan delegation arrived home about
midnight.
Friends of Mrs. Florence NJ. Smith,
wife of George W. Smith, driver of the,
SkowheganCanaan stage, will regret
to learn of her death at her home in
Canaan after an illness, dating from
Friday last. She was born in Shaw
nut in 1856, the daughter of Lorenzo
and Betsey (Steward Colcord The
deceased was identified with various
activities in Canaan, including Sun
rise Chapter, o. E. S. and Canaan
Grange. Beside her husband there is
one daughter, Mrs. Max Foster. Flu
neral services were held yesterday.
pyTOu II. Sllpp Oi NOrtu AuSOH was
in town Monday on business. Mr..
Slipp is soon going to lockwood to
be employed during the winter for the
lHollingsworth & Whitney Co. in their
numbering operations.
frightful automobile accident oc-
Cured Sunday at Smith Pond bridge,
although no lives were lost. Colby
Eldridge of Cambridge was driving
towards Skowhegan in his Studebaker
car, accompanied by his sister and
another young lady whom Mr.. FL
bridge was taking to Pennington
where the young ladies are students
at Normal School. There was also
another man in the car. 1t seems
that Mr. Eldridge's car was hit on the
bridge by another automobile and his
stearing gear was put out of commits
sion. The vehicle went over the bridge
and then apparently swung and went
over the embankment and into the
stream 1t is said that the automo-
bile rolled over twice before 1t land
ed in the brook. The driver of the
other car is not known. He shouted
to know If anyone was hurt and then
rode away The yicfin1q Suffprpd