The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Downes went
to Augusta Saturday to visit with re-
latives.
Miss Marion E. Lord teacher OF
English and Biology at the high
school in Nashua, y. II. arrived Sat
urday morning to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs T. G. Lord.
Joseph Lessor left the first of the
week for Portland and afterwards
was going to Indian Pond where he
will be employed at the NJ. j. MARI
Camps during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kendall are ex-
pected home from st. Petersburg,
Florida about the middle of May. One
OF Mr.. kendall's violin pupils Is COM
ing north with them to remain for
sometime.
Attorney and Mrs. l.. L. Walton left
Saturday for Boston where Mr. Wal
ton had business and afterwards
were going to Foxboro, Mass, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Byron G. ingalls,
and family.
X. L. Watson, who recently come
mere from WaterVille to assume the
management of the Emery Brown
store has taken the rent recently
vacated by Sewell Curtis off from
Bush Street.
Andrew st. Ledger who came here
from Boston last week Is to conduct
the motion picture business for his
brother, NJ. st. Ledger at Madison.
The business there was taken over
by Mr.. st. Ledger Tuesday.
Rev. Leslie Grundy, formerly of
this town who has been a recent
visitor with his family at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ] H. Grundy
has returned to Phillips to enter upon
his sixth year as pastor of the Meth
odist Church in that village.
The Direct Importing Co. which has
now become part of the Overland
Co. and has been located on Madi-
son Ave. for several years will move
in few weeks to the store in the
j. Palmer Merrill building formerly
occupied by the Walker-Smith Clo-
thing Co.
Bruce II. NJ. White and Miss Mary
l.. Baxter of Bath arrived Saturday
night for short visit with Mr..
Whites mother, Mrs. Elise Fellows
White and Mrs. Fellows of Water
Street. Mr.. White and Miss Baxter
are to be married May 10 in the
Episcopal church at Bath.
Friends of Miss Rachel Pierce,
granddaughter of Mrs Joseph Otis
Smith of Skowhegan and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Pierce of Beverly,
Mass. will be interested to learn that
she recently won a prize for compos-
ing a song in her class at Mt. Holyoke
College. She is a sophomore.
w. A. Wilson of Cass Corner was in
town Saturday on business. He is
extensively renovating the somewhat
historical Red Horse Inn" and is re-
building it into a charming modern
dwelling. His family Joined him in
Cornvillc last fall and are now oc-
cupying the property although the
alterations are by no means complete.
After the regular meeting Of Bloom
field Temple, Pythan Sisters, last
Friday night delicious lunch of
sandwiches. fancy waters and tea
was served under the direction of
Mrs. Nina Clough. A reading was
given by Mrs. Lotte Griffin. An
invitation was received to attend a
meeting of the lodge at Madison this
Thursday evening.
Many Skowhegan friends of Robert
w. Haines who has been spending the
winter in st. Petersburg, Florida,
will he interested to learn that he
has started north Mr.. Haines pur-
poses to drift along with the weather,
making Wayne, where he as sum
mer home, his ultimate destination.
1t will he interesting to know that
Mr.. Haines has had fine winter and
is in splendid health.
Judge Charles J. Dunn and Fred l..
Hayden of Portland. court stenogra-
pher left Saturday morning after
nearly four weeks of Supreme Court
sessions here. Judge Dunn has bus
IHtSS III leHODSCOJ 0Ouuly l0lS WBGh
ard will shortly open the spring term
of court for Oxford County at Rum
ford. Judge Warren J. Philbrook
of Watcrville will preside at the Sept
ember term of court in Skowhegan.
Harry A. Foster at present princi-
pal of the Belfast high school has &C
cepted the prncipalship of the Show
hogan high school to succeed Ralph
w Leighton. resigned. He is a grad
uatc of Bates College and has been
teaching twelve years. He is at pres
ent captain of Co. X Belfast. Mrs
Foster will teach in one of the inter
mediate grades of the Skowhegan
schools. They have three children
The change in train service with
the beginning of this week changes
the SkOwhegan schedule but little
Incoming trains on week days are
the same as are departing trains with
the execution of the train leaving here
at 11:45 which now leaves at 1:10.
The Sunday schedule is slightly diff
erent but leaves at $50 and the in
coming train is due at 11.15 a. M.
Beginning May | both the Athens and