The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
4knluhruatt Tnral Nrr1H

S. A. Lindsay left Monday for Bos-
ton on business. -
Mrs. Laura X. .Twadelle visited last
week with friends in Portland
Mrs. Eliza Percival went to Farm
ington, Monday, where she will spend
a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturgis Durgin of
The Forks were in town Monday and
Tuesday on business.
Miss Audrey Campbell, nurse at
Somerset Hospital. is enjoying a va
cation at her home in Cornville.
P. A. Jackson of Lewiston, former
ly manager of the Farmers Union
store In Skowhegan, was in town
Tuesday.
Joshua Williams returned home
Monday night from few days visit
Der of Lewiston.
Miss Lois NJ. Patten has recently
been assigned a place on the First
Basket Ball team of the Freshman
class at Brown University.
Miss Helen E. Merriam who has
been visiting with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. George Merriam left Satur-
day on her return to Springfield,
Mass, where she is a teacher in the
public schools.
The next meeting of the Skowhe
gan Womans Club will be held De
cember 18th in Library Parlors, in
stead of today as announced in the
calendars. The topic will be "Skow
hogan 1S23-1923."
William Wildes of Skowhegan, now
a student at Brown University, Pro-
violence, r. l., is to start on a hiking
tour for Maine. December H. He
expects to arrive here in ample time
to spend the Christmas holidays.
A regular meeting of the BPW Club
will be held next Tuesday night in
Grand Army Hall with a supper at
$50 Mrs. Kate S. Simpson will
cater and members must return cards
before Friday in order to know how
many to plan for.
At the meeting of the Rotary Club
on December 18th. w. d. Thurber.
executive secretary of the Maine Pub
lie Health Association will give
health talk and DR.. George E. Young,
president of the Somerset County
Public Health Association will speak
briefly on the Schick test which some
of the local people are Interested to
have introduced into the health work
of Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Green who
have been at Jim Pond during the
summer and fall came to Skowhegan
Thanksgiving Day and were enter
tanned by Mr. and Mrs. Asa Adams
who also had Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Snow and M. S. Adams for dinner.
Mrs. Green win remain in Skowhe
gan for the winter and Mr.. Green will
return to Jim Pond tomorrow ac
companied by Dr. C. R. Viles for
short stay "a
New patients at Somerset Hospi
tai are Robert Bucknam. Margaret
Bucknam, Louis Arsenault. Madison;
Leopold Russell Starks Lucy Lee
Katherine LaBelle, Leland Spencer.
John Russell, Mrs. Nellie Flynt Mrs.
Arthur McQuillan of Skowhegan.
Patients lately dicharged are Annie
Lessard, Mrs. Mary Hurley and Mary
Elizabeth Hurley, Mrs. Nellie Starbird
and infant son of Scion Miss Mary
Porter of North Arson. Mrs. Mildred
Munson of Millinocket and Mrs. ]. c.
Foyer and infant daughter of Waldo
boro.
Mrs. Mathew Green, chief operator
in the Office of the Maine Tel. & Tel.
Co., will attend conference of sub
license telephone companies to be
held in Boston, December II and u.
She will be the only delegate from
Skowhegan and will give an address
upon. Operators loads and the re-
cording of the same" which will
deal with Office problems She will
be accompanied by Mr.. Green who
will visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred
Riedell in Boston. After the confer
ence Mr. and Mrs. Green will go to
Haverhill, Mass, to visit the formers
father, Walter Green.
At the Rummage Sale conducted by
the ladies of the Working League and
the First Philathea Glass of the Fed
Grated Church Saturday, the sum of
$6117 was cleared. Mrs. r. l.. Mars
ton was chairman of arrangements
and the following ladies acted as
saleswomen: Mrs. c. E. Richardson. !.
Mrs Herman Rowell, Mrs. w. B.
Woodbury.. Airs. Forrest Sedgeley,
Mrs Alice Morrill,. Mrs, T. c. Fox.
and Mrs. H. S. Hopkins The sale
was conducted at the c. f. Decker
store on Island avenue and the goods
left over to Mrs. Mary Y. Roderick
president of the Sunshine Society to
be used in the philanthropic work OF
that organization.