The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14
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nish music for the graduating exer-
cises at Mt Merici Academy.
Mrs. ]. M. S. Warren of Portland,
returned home Tuesday after having
visited with her nephew, Dr. S. M.
Cover and family on Coburn avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Fogg and Miss.
yelma M. Fogg have been attending
graduating exercises at Orono, Ray
mond G.. Fogg being one of the grad
yates.
Mrs. Nellie +. Perkins went to Pitts
field yesterday to attend commence
ment exercises at Maine Central ms
titute, her niece being one of the
graduates.
Rev. George Merriam has been in
Bangor this week in attendance upon
the United Baptist Convention of
Maine, also the Education Board of
which he is the president.
Mrs. II. S. Hopkins left Monday
morning for Portland to accompany
her daughter, Mrs. Harold Sawyer
and little son, Herbert S. Sawyer
back to Skowhegan for a visit.
Miss Mabel Robinson, assistant lib
rarian at the public library has been
spending few days at Ocean Point,
having gone there with her cousin,
Mrs. Blanche Sayward Crawford.
Mrs. w. p. Ordway, Mrs. j. H. Ian
caster and Mrs. F. A. Dealey have been
spending few days at Peaks Island,
Miss Adelaide H. Lancaster coming
from Simmons College to join them
there.
Rev. Milo G.. Folsom, State super
intendent of Universalist Churches in
Maine will preach at the First Univer-
salist Church here next Sunday after
noon at o'clock. A large attend
ance is hoped for.
Mrs. George E. Chase left Sunday
for Augusta to visit with friends and
then will go to Portland for several
days to visit with her niece, Mrs.
Edythe Gagne Young, formerly of
Skowhegan.
Among the sixteen Maine boys pick
ed for the class of 1927 at Dartmouth,
under the new selective system are
Allan ]. Stinchfeld and Joseph Rus
sakof, both of whom graduate from
high school tomorrow night.
The Merry-Go-Rounds were pleas
antly entertained last Saturday even
ing by Miss Mary Merrill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. F.. Merrill at their
home on Water street. Ice cream
Il ;pf
Mrs. c. B. Chase, the Reporters
correspondent from Browns Corner at
Canaan was a caller at the Reporter
Office Monday afternoon. Her son,
Carroll Chase, S. II. S. '22, who has
been employed at the A. r. Jewett
market completed his duties there
Saturday.
L. II. Whitney of Dexter, formerly
with the Blaisdell Auto Co. here, now
with the Harmon concern of Portland,
was in town Thursday and Friday
greeting friends and attending to bust
ness matters. He has a position as
travelling salesman selling automo-
bile accessories.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
Saturday night at the parsonage of
the Centenary Methodist Church when
Paul gones Barker of Cornville and
Angie Pearle Lancaster of Athens
were married by Rev. II. l.. Nichols
The double ring service was used and
the couple were unattended. Their
! future home will be in Cornville
where the groom is a farmer.
Mrs Gerald C. Marble and Miss
Lyle C. Stnchfeld have returned
from short visit in Boston and vicin-
ity. Mrs. Marble visited at her par
ents' home in Maiden and Miss Stinch-
field attended commencement at Sim
mons College, and also the wedding oil
a college classmate, Miss Nathalie
Bartlett and Fred Rowell of Plymouth
Mass. Mrs. Rowell has visited with
Miss Stinchiield in Skowhegan.
The marriage of Oscar Johnson anc
Miss Alice Kincaid of New York was
solemnized June at the parsonage
of the Bethany Baptist Church with
Rev. George Merriam officiating The
single ring service was used. The
groom is a native of Sweden and the
bride is a native of New Brunswick
They have been spending a few days
with Mrs. Johnsons brother, Arthur
Kincai3 at Lakewood. but in a few
days will return to New York. Mr.
Johnson Is cook by trade and his
wife has been a waitress.
There was some little exciteme emf
around town the other day when the
story was in circulation that Henry
| Ford, of Ford car fame, was in town
and while paying a visit to the Dan
| forth Greenhouses. had lost his auto
mobile in the pond adjacent to the
plant. Upon investigation it was de
termined however, that it was our
own townsman, +. l.. Ford, who APP
! parently had failed to set the brakes
securely and while he was in the
| greenhouse, the vehicle started suffi-
GENTLY to precipitate itself into the
pond, 1t was later recovered and rs
not believed to be seriously damaged
! Bans of marriage published at the
| Catholic Church last Sunday indicate
that weddings will be numerous in
| the parish in the next few weeks.
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