The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

Mrs. Fred r. Philbrick returned
Saturday from few days visit with
friends in Bangor.
Mrs. Russell Hamlin and child who
have been visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George K. Thomson return
ed Saturday on the midday train to
their home in Waterville.
L. e. Jacobs of Auburn, formerly of
Skowhegan who has been visiting with
relatives in Harmony has been a
guest this week at the home of w. e.
Porter. Mr. Jacobs is taking an en-
forced vacation because his health is
not good at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith and two
daughters of Allston, Mass, were in
town Saturday, called, here by the
death of Mr.. Smiths aunt, Mrs. Henry
s. Palmer. They were guests while
in town at the home of Mr.. Smiths
father. j. n. Smith on Madison avenue.
Rev. George Loring Thurlow drove
Rev. Alexander Henderson to his
home in Fairfield, Monday night after
the Parish Social at the Federated
Church where Mr.. Henderson was the
speaker. Mr.. Henderson's return to
Fairfield was required because of SER
ious sickness in his family.
Miss Rachel B. Pierce of Beverly,
Mass. granddaughter of Mrs. Joseph
Otis Smith of Skowhegan and
Junior at Mt. Holyoke College, ap-
peared in the annual play at the col
lege In South Hadley, Mass, which
was romance of the period of the
Vikings. Miss Pierces photograph
appeared in the Sunday Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Arnold who
have been spending sometime with Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Whittemore left
Saturday morning for a two weeks
visit in Boston. They will then con-
tinue their journey to their future
in Eureka, Cal, their home former
ly having been in Pasadena, Cal. Mrs.
Arnold is a sister of Mr.. Whittemore.
A regular meeting of Bloomfield
Temple, Pythian Sisters was held last
Friday evening when work was done.
During the social hour games and
contests were enjoyed and the prizes
were won by Mrs. Nellie Durrell and
Mrs. Harry Mitchell. Ice cream and
waters were served by a committee of
which Mrs. Flora McPheters was
chairman.
Frank Averill of Oldtown, who has
lately accepted a position of Agricul-
tural Editor in the University Of Maine
Extension Work, succeeding. A. l.. T.
Cummings was in town Friday and
Saturday. He had business with
County Agent Dunn and Miss NJ. G.
Hare, the Home Demonstration Agent.
Mr.. Averill graduated from Bowdoin
College in 1922 and knew many of the
younger Skowhegan men, while in
that institution.
Mrs. Bertha Britton has closed In
tervale Farm for the winter and will
spend Thanksgiving in Augusta after
which she will go to Boston and New
York for the winter months. She
will return in the spring and will
again conduct public wayside house
at the farm as during the past sea-
son. There have been many repairs
III anu dDouJ tHc UuiiuluSo dI thC
Britton farm.
Irwin r. Ladd left Saturday morn
ing for Cambridge, Mass, where he
has accepted position on the Har
ward Crimson. Mr.. Ladd came here
from Fairfield sixteen months ago and
has since been employed in the print
cry department of the Independent
Reporter During his stay here he
was a member of the Festival Chorus
and sang in the choir of the Method
ist Church, where he will be much
missed.
J. C. Foster, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. Foster of Cornville, has
gone to Detroit, Mich, where he is
taking special training to enter the
automobile business, and is attending
Michigan State Automobile School in
that city. Being in the heart of the
automobile industry Mr.. Foster ex
poets to secure exceptional advant-
ages. This school is said to be one
of the leading vocational training in
ctitutiOpq in tho world