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

New Car, Perley Brown; reading
lust Like Man, Ruth Sylvester;
farce. The Quiet Hotel, cast of char
acters: Miss Calcium, Mrs. Parker;
Susan, Hilda Sylvester; rubber-neck,
colored porter Ned Sylvester; read
ing. Pig Latin, Wilma Perkins; recita-
ton, When Folks Look at you so,
| Bernard Smith; reading, The RIVAL,
Minerva Caldwell; recitation, Amt
He Cute. Linwood Buzzell; reading, l
Have a Little Piece to Speak, Irma
] Caldwell. Farce, A Bow OF White
Ribbon, cast of characters: Miss
Farllng. Mrs. Parker; Marjorie Bry-
ant. her niece, Mabel Fowke; Libbie,
an old servant Hilda Sylvester.
Ask your druggist for 2525 liver
] pills. tfl2
The roll call meeting of Indian
| Spring Lodge. |. o. O. f. was held last
! Thursday evening and was most en-
| ioyable occasion to those interested
| in Odd Fellowship. First came the
regular business session of the lodge.
! A little after eight o'clock to the
| strains of music furnished by the
| Welfare Orchestra, members ana
! friends, numbering about so marched
| to the banquet hall, where fine sup
| per was served by a committee from
| Sterling Rebekah Lodge. After sup
per came the roll call with noble
grand Carl ingalls, acting as master
| of ceremonies Beside the responses
| of those present a number OF inter
| estjng letters were read from absent
members scattered from Maine to
| California.
The first night lunch cart ever
brought into town arrived here last
| week and is the property of John
Duparquit. This cart has been plac-
ed ON the vacant lot just east OF the
| F. A. Gilman grocery store.
Moses II. Knox and Alfred ingalls,
were in Lewiston last week to attend
the state meeting of the Knights OF
pyfhiasE -
Miss Marion PHlsbury, who has
been a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. u. {. Gilman, Head ST, for the
past few weeks. returned to her
home in Portland the last Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Williams
were in North Arson Friday to at
tend the. funeral services of Mrs.
Williams, sister. Mrs. Mary j. Hilton.
Mrs. L. G. Stanwood returned Sat
urday from a few days visit in South
Portland. where she was a guest at
the homo of DR. and Mrs. j. l.. Pep
per, former residents of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Hamilton of Au-
burn were guests last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Will
| lams.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pierpont and
| daughter Miss Ruth Of Augusta were
| calling on old friends in town Sun
! day.
Mrs. Myrtle Cummings of Bingham
was visitor over Thursday night at
the home of Miss Cinda Savage, Maple
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wescott and
son Cecil, Mr.. AMI Mrs. George Web
Der and family, Miss Helen Burrill
and Miss Cinda Savage passed the
week end at Miss Savage's cottage
at Pleasant Pond.
Rev. c. H. mckinney will go to
Athens, Sunday. where he will preach
the anniversary sermon to the ODD
| Fellow and Rebekah lodges.
About thirty of the members OF the
Y. p. S. C. E. of the Baptist church
enjoyed an outing at North Pond,
Smithfeld. Saturday The trip was
made by automobile and a picnic
supper was served. Miss Helen
Kennison acted as chaperone.
The Sunday services at the Arson
BAPTIST church have been changed
from the afternoon to the forenoon.
The time of preaching service is 1890
a. m: Sunday School at las.
DR.. p. E. Gilbert returned the last
of the week from his former home in
Ashland. where he was called by the
Illness of Mrs. Gilbert.
Miss Helen c. Powers was bust
ness caller In Skowhegan, Friday.
Mrs. c. Franklin Packard of Lewis
ton was the guest over Monday night
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Williams. Tuesday she was Joined
by Mr.. Packard and his parents and
they left for stay at their camp at
Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cover of Oak
land were the week end guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dyer
Among those from this place to at
tend the d Hop at Pennington Nor
NAL School, Friday night were Misses
Bernice Ploude, Marie Goldammer
Messrs William Dixon and Elfred
Russell ~.
Lumber is being hauled for the
erection of several houses on the va
cant lots east of Weston avenue. d. N
Sawyer has q crew of men excavating
on his lot on Weston avenue prepara-
tory to the erection of a new resi-
dence.
Twenty men arrived the last of the
week to work on the big job of the
Foundation Construction Co. on the
Arson end of the Madison and Arson
bridge.
Veterans of the N A. Weston Post
aided by the local clergymen visited
schools this week for the purpose of
patriotic instruction.
Misses Helen and Edith Gray, stu