The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25
Skurulrrnatt Tntal Nrr1a

The girls of the high school are soon
to start practice in basketball.
Over $45 was cleared by the recent
food sale of the First Philathea Glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sanborn of Bige-
low Hill are the parents of little
son.
Mrs. Thomas Howard has returned
from a visit with relatives in New
port.
Ernest Avore is on a two, weeks
business and pleasure trip in Aroos-
took County.
DR.. Diller and family start on their
return by automobile for Philadelphia
this morning.
Joseph Chabot left Tuesday morn
ing for Canada, called there by the
death of his father.
The next regular meeting VI the
BPW Club will be held November 18th
at the home of Mrs. II. c. Judkins.
The official board will act as hostesses
and a fall party will be arranged.
W. B. Woodbury. superintendent of
schools, left yesterday morning for
Portland, hoping to visit some of the
schools in that city, prior to the State
Teachers Convention which opens TO-
day in Portland.
A whist party and social under the
auspices of the Ladies of st. John the
Baptist will be held in the Convent
Hall, Tuesday evening, the proceeds
going to the church debt fund. Six
prizes are offered
A party in observance of the 18th
birthday of Gladys Currier was given
Monday by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Currier on Middle st. Games
and refreshments were enjoyed. The
birthday cake with its II candles was
a special feature of the lunch.
Louis Silver, Jr., vice president of
the Franklin Insurance Company, New
York with Mrs. Silver were visitors at
Mrs. Bertha Britton's Monday of this
week. On Tuesday they with Mrs.
Britton went to Rangeley Lakes. 1t
was interesting to note that their
number plate was numbered 1-477-609
New York.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week end
ing October goth are: Mildred Couney,
Ralph Cooper, G. w. Dozier. Mrs.
Mary Drago, Lizzie Penn, Watson
Ross, Margaret Sydleman and Gladys
A. Tarr. These letters will be sent
to the dead letter Office if not called
for before November Bird.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Shepardson re-
turned last Friday from a two weeks
vacation. Mrs. Shepardson and
daughter, Virginia visited with her pa
rents in Stetson while Mr.. Shepard
son and Maurice Kicker were In the
Greenville section hunting. They
each captured fine deer. They
were accompanied home by Clyde
Robinson of Stetson, Mrs. Shepard
sons brother who will visit here for
several days.
The nurses of Somerset Hospital
gave delightful party last Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Kicker on the River Road
for Miss Cora Coffey in honor of her
graduation from the hospital, which
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lowe'en time was much in evidence in
the house decorations and the refresh
ments were of the old fashioned Hal
lowe'en kind. The costumes and en-
tertainment all carried out the mys
teries of Halloween legends.
John r. Draden, the Aroostook
pacing stallion; known to many as
the Iron Post of Pressure Isle, that
broke the Fairyew Park record early
in the month, has been elected men,
Der of the psychology student coun-
ell at Colby College, Waterville, &C
cording to a story in last weeks edi
ton of the Colby Echo, the college
weekly. Luis Angel Firpo ran a close
second. 1t is understood that DR..
Antonios Savides, head of the psyche
logy department, will declare both in
eligible. The election was recently
conducted by Dr. Savides in his psy-
chology classes.