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

Mrs. Dana Blanchard LEFT Monday
AFTERNOON for d visit id Augusta.
The Skewhegan jurors for the Jan
uary term of court will be drawn on
December Sth.
Miss Greta Hoxie of North Fairfield
returned home Monday after visiting
with Mrs. Fred Day on Pleasant ST..
The Loyal order Of Moose have
moved to the rooms over Ira A. Nor
tons store recently vacated by Simon
Peters Post.
Frank Merriam of Massachusetts,
joined his family here last week and
also visited with HIS parents, Rev.
and Mrs. George Merriam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Taylor of
Greenville visited last week with Mr..
Taylor's parents, Mr. and Mrsl Charles
Taylor on Madison avenue.
Charles Beaulier, at present en-
pioyed by the American Express Co.
locally. is making preparations to-
take up the study of dentistry next
fan.
Seventy-two inmates were reported
at the State Reformatory for Women
on Monday last. Several inmates
were placed in the institution last
week being brought here from Bidde
ford, Fort Fairfield and Rockland.
The third assembly Of the Skowhe
gan Dancing Club will occur on Fri
day evening, December ID. Several
musicians from the orchestra which
furnished music last season will play
and pleasant evening is anticipated.
Col. r.. t. Marston, vice president
on the Board of Managers of Nation
al Homes for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers, D. c., where he will start
on a tour of inspection of the homes
homes in the southern branch. He
will visit the homes in Virginia and
Tennessee and will be away about
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Emerson enter
tanned twenty-seyen of the family at
Thanksgiving dinner at their home,
90 East Front st. There were six
children, eleven grandchildren, three
great grandchildren three sons-in-
law, one daughter-in-law and one
granddaughter-in-la Nineteen, OF
the family were absent.
According to the monthly state
ments of Miss Lancaster, the Sorosis
District Nurse, there has been quite an
increase in her work. In. August
Miss Lancaster made 81 calls, in
September 1856, in October 132 and in
November 1876. This is quite not
able increase and the increase of Sep
tember over August is especially
noticeable.
t Mrs. Marion T. Oddly, while on her
way to Madison to fill her regular
engagement as pianist at one of the
moving picture houses there, in the
storm of last Friday night. passed
through an unpleasant automobile
accident. When near the Reforma-
tory for Women, the car was over
turned and one door torn from the
vehicle. Nm one was hurt and the
car was not so badly damaged that
1t couldn't be operated.
Miss Maitland Walters, daugher of
DR.. w. H. and DR.. Ethel Walters of
Fairfield, will graduate next Monday
from Kennebec Valley Hospital. She
has been in training there for one
year, having previously trained at the
Melrose. Mass. HOSPITAL for two years
She is graduate Of Lawrence High
school at Fairfield Miss Walters
will accept a position as superintend-
ent of a private hospital to be opened
in Bingham by Dr.. DeVeau.
Announcement has been made here
of the marriage in Everett, Mass. on
November 18th of Harry E. Lane and
Miss Florence E. Fisher. Mrs. Lane
Is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Fisher of West Fairfield and Mr.. Lane
is the son of Mrs. Ralph c. Fogg of
12 Broadway, Waterville. Mr.. Lane
is former Skowhegan boy, having
received his education in the public.
schools of this own. They will make
their home in Everett where Mr. Lane
Is employed in a shoe factory as an
edgecutter
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Sirois, wife of Damas Sirois were
held Tuesday morning from the
church of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Rev.
J. L. A. Renaud officiating. Mrs.
c,g,zi. d.oJ Cot,,,da.y ovl,J bn,, M u,au