The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-14

Wis Neiiie Il. PERKINS at Hotel OK
| ford.i
Miss Amanda Corriveau has com
| pleted her duties at the Emery Brown
store and will go to Lakewood for a
time where she has built a cottage.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Nichols return
! ed Thursday from visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Willard Labroke in
Norway. Mr.. Nichols attended a
ministerial meeting in Lewiston and
Mrs. Nichols missionary meeting in
Hallowell while away.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. MacDougal have
taken the upper apartment in the C.
A. Ross house which is in the process
OF renovation. This is the old futile
homestead and is being rebuilt for
two families. Mr.. MacDougal is man.
ager of the local store of the Show
hogan Farmers Union.
DR.. and Mrs. M. e. Lord and two
children, Edwin and Pauline were at
North Brooksville, Sunday and Mon
day, called there by the illness of his
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Edwin c.
Lord. They spent year ago last
winter in Skowhegan and their
friends will regret to learn of their
illness.
Mrs. L. E. Jacobs of Lewiston and
son Lauriston were here Friday night
to attend the Senior ball, Mrs. Jacobs
being one of the patronesses. Her
daughter, Miss Marion Eunice Jacobs
is member of the Senior class. Mr..
Jacobs was here Monday night to at
Lodge T. 8 A. M.
The people of Skowhegan will soon
see the familiar sight of Navy men
on Recruiting Service. Navy recruit
ing headquarters have been opened
in Portland and Skowhegan. Boys
will soon have a chance to tell their
sea aspirations and to receive advice
from experts from the Portland office
who will periodically visit Skowhe-
gan.
There was a large attendance at the
special assembly of Mount Moriah
Council, Thursday night, many COM
ing from out of town. Supper was
served at about o'clock with Mrs.
Kate S. Simpson catering. Members
of the Council acted as walters. The
menu included cold meats, salad, es-
calloped potatoes, rolls, cake, ice
cream and coffee.
Harry A., Dinsmore left Monday
morning on the o'clock train to at
tend a general committee meeting in
Portland from the Grand Council and
the Grand Chapter, Masonic bodies,
to make plans for the sessions of the
General Grand Council of the United
States and the General Grand Chap
ter of the United States which Is to
be held in Portland in September
/ 1924.
The death of Lawrence McCarty oc-
Cured at his home in Scion last week
He was well known In this section
altho only fifteen years of age. He
leaves to mourn his loss his mother
eleven brothers and four sisters, one
of whom, Miss Angie McCarty. has
| been employed at the home of DR.. anf
Mrs. l.. A. Dascombe for about two
years. His father, Thomas McCarty
died year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. VanLindel
of Medicine Hat, Alberta, who have
been guests of Mr. and Mrs. l.. G
| Traitor, started on their return home
last Sunday. Mrs. Van Under is
niece of Mr.. Trafton's, but they hat
! never previously met. Mr.. VanLln
der is traffic manager for the Cana
dian Pacific railroad They were
much pleased with Skowhegan AM
hope to locate here sometime. Ihi
was their first visit to our town.
Among the Skowhegan people il
Hartland last Friday to attend tn
first annual meeting, banquet and bal
of the Hartland Academy Alumni AS
ISOLATION were Hon. Clyde H. Smith
Harry A. Henderson and Miss Mar
garet M. Chase Miss Dorothy Fol
som of Norridgewock was also in at
tendance. Mr.. Smith was one of thu
sneakers. Mr.. Henderson came her.
several months ago and is employed
in the accounting department of Thu
Central Maine Power Co. at thei
Water street office. They were bot
former students at the Academy.
One of the most unusual and uniqu
features of the Fourth of July cele
bration and parade will be the par
to be furnished by Simon Peters Pos
of the American Legion. They will
have two big soup guns with cook
preparing food in the pageant and af
forwards the car will be stationed a
Fairview Park where they will b.
prepared to serve meals to the thous
ands who will attend the celebration
This should be reminder to the out
of-town participants that they vii
have an opportunity to eat and will
do away with the need of bringing
lunches from home. 1t Will be
benefit for Simon Peters Post.
Skowhegan people who so pleas
antlv remember Mrs. Deborah Kno'
Livingston, formerly of Bangor an'
leader of the State campaign FOL
equal suffrage seven years ago, will
be interested to learn that she Is now
associated with number of allied
temperance organizations. A bril-
liant speaker. gifted organizer ant
campaigner, her activitiese in thu
cause of international temperance
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