The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
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ter with her daughters in Sherman
Mills and Millinocket.
Ralph Burrill left Saturday morn
ing for North Berwick where he has
accepted a position with the North
Berwick Manufacturing Company.
Mrs. bucy Taylor Pratt of Hartford
Conn, who has been visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor
of Madison Ave, left Saturday morn
ing for a visit in Clinton.
W. H. Cummings and T. l.. Green
way attended a get-together meeting
and banquet of several WOODEN mill
agents held at the Elmwood Hotel in
Waterville. Friday evening
DR.. and Mrs. R. A. Derbyshire were
in Portland the last of the week
where they attended reunion of
their class at Hebron Academy held
at the Congress Square Hotel
Mrs. F. p. Pennell went to Portland
Saturday to visit her daughter Mrs.
Walter Batchelder and to become ac-
quainted with her new grandson. Mas
ter Franklin Pencil Batchelder.
Arnold Findley, who recently be-
came a widower. left here Saturday
morning for Fredericton, \. b. hoping
to secure housekeeper there to care
for his family of small children.
Students home from Bowdoin Col
lege for the Easter recess are Law
renee Cockburn, Arthur Springer,
Langdon A. Jewett. Karl r. and Will
liam Philbrick, Roy Fitzmorris and
Herman Porter.
Miss NJ. G. Hare. home demonstra-
ton agent, who attended the Farmers
Week sessions at Orono last week,
left Saturday morning for Pittsfield
to attend meeting of Pittsfield
Grange and be present at fireless
cooker demonstration.
Mrs. W. f. Briggs of Fairfield was
in town last week. calling on former
friends and acquaintance. She came
especially to attend birthday club
gathering of which she is a member
The affair was given in honor of
the birthday of Mrs. Myron J. Smith
of Cedar street.
Word has been received of the
death of ]. II. Gardiner at his home
in Elkhart. Indiana. He was a musi-
clan of considerable note and was an
engraver. His early life was spent
in the Blackwell Hill neighborhood.
He visited Maine in the summer of
1892, He was more than eighty
years of age.
Friends of Mrs. s. NJ Cover will
be pleased to learn that her mother.
who has been so critically i'll at her
home in Lmington, is much improv-
ed. Mrs. Cover returned last week
from Limington, accompanied by her
son. Merrill and resumed her duties
as member of the high school fac
ulty this week.
Mrs. George Otis Smith, who has
been spending some time at the win
ter home of the family in Washington,
ID. c., has returned to Skowhegan.
She was accompanied by her son.
Joseph Coburn Smith, student at
Colby College. who has been visiting
with the family at the National Capt.
tai.
Mrs. f. L. Savage left here Fri
day morning to visit her son, Guy
Savage and family in Waltham Mass
She will assist them in getting set
tied in their new home there. Mrs.
Savage was accompanied by Mrs. Ida
Lymer of Waltham who has been
spending several months in the Saw
age home. Mrs. Lymer is the moth
er of Mrs. Guy Savage.
Mrs. Townsend W Thondike and
three children who have been visit ing
with her brother, Maurice Gaylord
and family on Hilton Hill and her sis
ter. Mrs Alonzo Smith of Kennebec
street, left Saturday morning for their
home in Boston Mrs Thorndike,
who is the wife of Dr. Townsend,
well known Back Bay physician. was
formerly Miss Mary Gaylord of this
place.
The Royal Arch degree was con
ferred on class of six candidates at
a communication of Somerset Chapter
Royal Arch Masons last Friday even
ing. At the conclusion of the work
cafeteria lunch was served under the
direction of Most Excellent High
Priest A. r. Jewett assisted by John
L. Fish, Leon w. Symons, NJ. f. Jewell
and Enroll Chase. 4 special car
was run to Madison after the com
munication to accommodate the mem
bers of the fraternity who were pres
ent from that town.
The body of Alfred Johnson who
died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Allen Hackett of this town was
taken to Fairfield Friday where fun
eral services were held. Mr. John
son was a resident of Fairfield for
about thirty years, having been en-
ployed at the ear shops until about
a year ago when he got piece Of
steel in his eye and has been unable
to work since that time Beside the
daughter already mentioned who with
her family has lately moved here from
Lakewood, there is one other daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beatrice Jones Of Rumford,
a sister, Mrs. Annie Adams of Madi-
son and a brother Mark Johnson of
Skowhegan.
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