The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-24


Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Trafton of Har
mony spent Sunday on Dore Hill.
HARMONY
The Memorial Day exercises will be
held at Grange Hall Wednesday even
ing, May Both. Hon. Frank G. Har-
rington of Augusta, ex-speaker Of
Maine House OF Representatives and
president of the Maine Senate will
deliver the Memorial Day address.
The Harmony Band will furnish mu-
sic. There will also be a short mu-
| steal program given by local talent.
| Hon. c. II. Smith of Skowhegan is
expected to be present as an invited
guest. r. A. Pattee, w. S. Bemis and
| h. b. Reed are the reception commit
tee The flags will be placed on the
| soldiers graves during the a. m. by
f. j. Lopgfellow.
The remains of the late Mrs
! Lora Chadbourne OF Madison
were brought here last week for in
| terment in the Gray cemetery.
| Mrs. Robert Mocroft returned home
last Saturday night from Salem, Mass.
where she has been a patient in the
hospital
Mrs Arthur Harding of Madison
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Morrill, Deering.
Quite bit of moving has been go
ing on in the Chadbourne .neighbor-
hood. George Chadbourne has NOV
ed on to the Cookson place and Ralph
| Sinclair has moved into the house va
| Gated by Geo. Chadbourne. Bonnie
Sinclair OF Kingsbury has moved in
| with Ephraim Sinclair. Hugh Davis
of Dexter Is visiting with his mother,
| Mrs. Walter Herrick.
Mrs. Morrill, Deering had the pleas
ure OF receiving a May basket one
night last week from eighteen young
| ladies', members of her Sunday school
| class.
Miss Methyl Flag from Burdett Col
| lege is at home for the summer vaca-
| ton.
Miss Eva Furbush. Mrs. Lizzie Deer
ing and Mrs. Morrill, Deering went to
Pittsneld last Saturday.
On Saturday afternoon, May 20,
there will be a sale of useful and
| fancy articles by the Ladies Aid So
ciety followed by supper from $50
to o'clock. Ice cream will be sold
during the regular Saturday evening
pictures and a social will follow
Donald Annis spent the week end
with his parents.
Mrs. May Davis of Athens was a
visitor last week at the home of Mr..
| and Mrs. Joseph Leighton.
About twenty-five men, women and
| children gathered at the Methodist
| parsonage one night last week, leav-
| ing q May basket WHICH was a wood
en- box covered with May basket pa
| per. holding about a bushel. 1t con-
| tanned sugar, butter, eggs, canned
| fruit. etc. to the value of about sew
enteen dollars with a supply of pota-
| toes in separate package. A good
| time was reported.
Mrs. Seekings of Hartland visited
her daughter, Mrs. Wendall Annis
| last week.
At the annual meeting of the school
! boards of Harmony, Cambridge,
Brighton, Athens and Cornville. held
| last Saturday at Athens, Supt. E. A.
Pattee of Harmony was unanimously
| reelected, which shows that his ex-
| cellent work I'm the schools has been
! appreciated as this is the beginning OF
! his fourth year as superintendent of
| schools for these five towns:
! Postmaster c. c. Mclaughlin ac-
| companied by VIII Bunker of Main
stream went to Lewiston by auto last
week to attend a meeting of the K.
| of p.
| On May 18th, a little baby girl
weighing eight pounds and five oun-
ces, Arlene Evelyn, came to brighten
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Chadbourne. The little girl has two
| grandmothers. Mrs. Thursa Foss and
! Mrs. Alton Chadbourne and two great
grandmothers. Mrs. Ira Dore and Mrs
Vesta Chadbourne. A striking oc-
| currence Is that the father, mother
and baby all nave birthday in the
month of May. Bessie Burden Is car.
ing for the mother and baby.
Mrs. Don Hamlin returned to heI
| home In New Hampshire last Monday
4 morning.
Mrs. S. A. Haynes went to Port
! land last Monday to attend meeting
of the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star
Mrs. Oscar Barton of Cambridge is
taking her place in. the telephone of
fee
Sheriff John A. Mooers of Skowhe-
gan accompanied by deputy sherfffs
Ellie Croker of Canaan and Ernest
Cook of Athens were in town the first
of the week calling on deputy sheriff
f. s. Reed and Others.
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BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN
Mrs. Warren futile and Mrs. Henry