The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
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Versity of Maine, yesterday.
George II. Weston remains critic
ally at his home on Water st.
{. M. Holt and daughter, Miss Ber-
nice left Sunday for few days In
Boston.
DIR. |. L. Salley returned Monday
forenoon from a business visit in
Brooks.
Morris Gledhill left Tuesday after
noon on business trip to New York
and probably Philadelphia.
Miss Mildred Moore of Norridge-
wock is at Somerset Hospital where
she has had surgical operation.
Mrs. S. A. Lindsay and Stafford A.
Lindsay Jr have left Somerset Hos
pital and are at home at IS Middle
street.
Frank c. Cleveland returned Mon
day to Everett, Mass. after visit with
his grandparents and other relatives
in town.
Fl. A. Dinsmore. deputy grand mas
ter of the Grand Council will inspect
Adoniram Council, No. II at Gardiner
tonight.
Miss Molly Glover of Providence,
r. |. departed Saturday, after being
the guest of Miss Florence and Miss
Mabel Pooler.
Mrs. Vina Harville has returned
from Scion, where she was called to
attend the funeral of her father,
George Tozier.
d. A. Porter leaves today for Pres
que Isle called there by the death of
his father, Simon G. Porter, eighty
nine years old.
Miss Corinne l.. Salley, a teacher in
Waltham, Mass is spending several
days of the present week at her home
on Middlt street.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Hill of Fair
field was in town Monday in connec-
ton with the Swensisky trial in
Municipal Court.
Miss Margaret NJ. Chase. Miss Mil
dred A Beale and Miss Clara Libby
went to Augusta, yesterday, to attend
the Chizzle Wizzle Fair.
Father James Mullen, parish priest
at the St Sebastian parish at Madison
was a guest at the Catholic Rectory
for short time Monday.
| DR.. and Mrs. John Shaw of Fair
field were in town Tuesday owing tt
the death of Mrs. Shaw's sister, Mrs
Elwood Jewell of Canaan.
Miss Flora Murphy started Tuesday
afternoon on her return to Werners
Vile, Pa. after spending several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Howard
Friend.
The meeting of the Town Improve
ment Society which was to have been
held yesterday afternoon was deferred
until next Saturday afternoon. The
members are asked to come dressed
in old fashioned costumes.
| c. NJ. White of the State Depart
ment OF Agriculture was in town
| Tuesday, leaving on the afternoon
train. He had been in Madison
where he delivered an address before
the members of Somerset Pomona.
The members of the Sewing Club
were pleasantly entertained by Mrs
c. NJ. Holt and Mrs. r. A. Derby
! shire at Mrs. Hollis home last Satur-
! day night The ladies were busy
with their sewing and enjoyed re-
freshments which were served by the
two hostesses. Mrs. Bin w. Page
and Mrs. G. G. Marble entertain the
! club at their next meeting. March 10
Mrs Mildred Jepson Shepard has
been elected to finish the year at the
Jewett street school and will begin
her duties next Monday. Mrs. Minnie
| r. Wheeler has been acting as substi-
tute teacher since the death OF her sis
ter. Mrs. Nellie r. Copp. who had
been for many years teacher in this
school. Mrs. Shepard has been d
teacher for about five years, and last
year taught in the Blackwell school.
Crescent Tent No. IS, Knights Of
the Maccabees. held whist party in
G. A. r. Hall, Monday evening, C.
hastings winning first prize for la
dies. A silk fancy worked sofa pillow
and Ivan Clough first prize for men, a
cigar jar. Consolation awards were
won by Mrs. Earl Finnemore and Earl
Boardman Crescent Tent will hold
it's next meetin March 8th, during
which will occur the exemplfication
of the first degree.
Considerable interest is manifest in
the Style Show to be held in the
Opera House next Tuesday afternoon
and evening after the regular moving
picture programs Several local mer-
chants have been working out details
for the last two or three weeks and
indications are that the affair will be
most interesting and successful. A
fine musical entertainment has been
arranged The sponsors hope to be
able to make the Style Show an an
nual event.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Perry
Ainsley, formerly of Skowhegan
were brought to Skowhegan Monday
and placed in the tomb for burial
later in the family lot at the South
side cemetery. The deceased who
was about 10 years of age, was a
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