The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Holway of The
Fosks were in town Friday. being
guests at Hotel Oxford.
The pupils of the Park school have
lately packed several boxes under the
direction of the School Nurse, Miss
Parker for inhabitants of Slavonia.
Miss Elizabeth Lewia of the senior
class at high school Is acting as book
Keeper and stenographer at the Office
OF Superintendent of Schools, w. B,
Woodbury..
Elmer Litchfield, formerly en-
ployed as an operator at the Weston
Power house, now located In Ellis
worth was In town Saturday greeting
old friends.
Mrs. Hugh Rodden has returned to
her home in Dover, N. IL. after visit
ing with her sons, DR.. A. e. Rodden
of Water street and DR.. H. II. Rodden
of Madison.
David Haig of Belmont, Mass. Wis
tied briefly here last week with Mr..
and Mrs. D. C. Jewett, the parents
OF Mrs. Haig, being on his way UP
river on a hunting trip.
Mrs. Joseph Partridge has returned
to her home in Auburn after visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lang and
other former friends in town. She
was once resident of Skowhegan.
Thomas e. Conklin of the Audit
Bureau of Calculations, Chicago left
Friday night for st. Johns, N. B. He
was at the Office of the Independent
Reporter auditing the circulation
books.
George A. Withee of Pittsfield has
been in town owing to the condition
of Mrs. Withee who is a surgical
patient at Somerset Hospital. She
is the daughter of Mrs. N. G.. Ordway
Of Pine St.
Mrs. Flora McPheters is moving
this week from the Gould house on
Middle street where she has lived for
several years to small apartment
in the E. E. Greenwood, house on
Madison Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L.. Savage and son
Linwood left yesterday for an auto
mobile trip to Portland and Boston.
They will also visit in Watertown
with their son. Guy Savage, return
ing home Sunday.
, The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will give social
affair in Grand Army Hall Thursday
evening, tonight, Oct 25. at which all
members of the Post are invited to
be guests. There will be refresh
ments and dancing.
Judge Heman Holden of Moose
River returned home Saturday after
a few days in town. He reported
forest fire apparently in the Bald Mt.
section which he noted while on his
way to Skowhegan. Doubtless the
heavy rain of Thursday night and
Friday subdued the danger of fierce
confiagration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Norton have
gone to Trenton, N. J. to spend the
winter with his sister. ]. s. Lasnier
who recently came here from Old
town to be employed in the printing
department of the independence
porter with his wife and two children
have taken the Norton house for the
winter.
Lakewood Inn, which was built In
about 1896 at the time the Somerset
Traction Co. built the trolley line in
to the Lake, Is being torn down.
Portions of the timber in the building
will be used in constructing an addi-
ton to the Arcadia Tea Room. The
furniture in the hotel was sold to a
second hand dealer.
Mrs. Robert Hornsby of Brooklyn,
N. Y. who has recovered from a re-
cent surgical operation and has been
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Boyd left Saturday morn
ing for Boston. She will visit with
her sister, Mrs. Donald Macphail who
Is showing her preserve products at
the Boston Food Fair. Mr.. Hornsby
Joined her in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Barish and
son of Athens who have been resid-
ing there for some time expect to
leave Sunday October % for New
York their former home where they
plan to locate for while. Mr.. Bar
ish has position in that place
They have not sold their farm and
hope to come back to this section
some time in the future to reside.
S. NJ Sawyer who was eighty-two
years old last Thursday has just COM
pleted sixty years of active member
ship In Carrabassett Lodge of Odd
Fellows, probably the record for any
man in Maine. Mr.. Sawyer was
formerly printer and he and his
wife, who was Miss Addie Durrell,
have been married nearly fifty-eight
years. He is Past Noble Grand of
Garrabassett Lodge and is affiliated
with the Encampment, the Cantons
and Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
regular meeting of Sunset Chap
ter o. Z. s. was held Friday evening
with the worthy matron Mrs. Jessie
Plummer presiding. Following the
session refreshments of fancy crack
ers, nuts and punch were served by
Mrs. w. S. Stinchfield, Mrs. w. r.
Elliott, Mrs. Robert Simpson and
Mrs. Harry E. Smith. The decora-