The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-18

Mills are visiting at the home OF w.
E. and ID. A. Porter on Water street.
Members of De Molay Commandery
are requested to meet at the Masonic
Hall In Bingham this afternoon at
l.30 to act as escorts to Bingham
Lodge F.. and A. M. at the funeral Of
the late Abel N. Moore Of that place.
List of letters remaining uncalled
FOR at the post Office for the week
ending October 10: Mrs. Willard HUH,
DR.. F. j. Robinson, G. p. Taylor. These
letters will be sent to the dead letter
Office il not called for before Saturday,
October 9th.
DR.. George Otis Smith, who has
lately been re-appointed by President
Coolidge to the U. s. Geological Sur
yey spoke Tuesday evening In Boston
before an engineering society. He
returned to Skowhegan yesterday to
remain for time with Mrs. Smith In
town.
A whist party, under the auspices
of the local st. John the Baptist So
ciety, will be held this evening in the
Parochial School Hall. Tickets have
been on sale for several weeks and
with a splendid list of prizes for both
men and women a large number is ex
pected to be present.
Frank Graham, meat cutter at the
Day store, who, with his family have
been occupying the furnished apart
ment of Mrs. G. P. Fairbrother, have
taken the home of Judge and Mrs.
Fred F. Lawrence on Pleasant street.
which they will occupy during the alb
sence of the owners in Augusta this
winter.
Judge c.. o. Small of Madison, who
was here to attend an adjourned ses-
sion of Probate Court last Tuesday,
left on the afternoon train Tuesday
for trip down river Last Sunday
Judge Small visited with r. w. Haines
of Wayne. Mr. Haines is shortly
coming to Skowhegan for visit be-
fore leaving for Florida for the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. McNeelie, form
erly of Skowhegan, but for the last
few years residents of Brookline,
Mass, are shortly returning to Show
hogan for the winter and will occupy
the apartment of Mrs Ralph Burrill
in the John w. Steward house, now
owned by /. A. Norton during the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. McNeelie had
expected to move to New Haven, Conn.
but will not do so at present.
Patients discharged from Kennebec
Valley Hospital: Mrs. John L. Foss
IF Afhnno Morio Cnu1iff nf 10 nd
son of Verne Cunliff Miss Paul
inc McGoff of North Arson, and Mrs.
Ed Hilton of Norridgewock. Active
surgical patients are: Miss Thelma
Hyde of Arson, Mrs. Rose NJ. Murray,
wife of J. H. Murray of Skowhegan,
Harold M. Lippofd of North Arson,
Charles c. McGoff of North Arson.
Cranston Jordan of Auburn, a sem
ior at Colby College was here with
his classmate, Joseph Coburn Smith,
Sunday and Monday. Mr.. Smith is
by Echo. Miss Helen c. Smith was
also at home from Colby College the
first of the week and had as her guest
her cousin, Miss Julia Mayo of New
Gloucester. She Is a student at Colby
in the Freshman year and her parents
are at the head Of Opportunity Farm.
The employees of Holt & Hight en-
joyed a pleasant outing last Sunday
at the summer cottage Of Mr.. Holt at
Bayside, Northport. A picnic dinner
and steamed clans was a feature of
the day. Those participating beside
Mr. and Mrs. Holt, and his mother,
Mrs. Annie Holt of Hinckley, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs F. r. Madden, Lloyd Valliere,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Witham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest DeckeS, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Laney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Curtis Miss Chantel Biss0n, Miss Le-
liza E. Fairbrother and Chester Barker.
r. B, Miller, from the life saving de-
partment of the Red Cross was in
Skowhegan Tuesday and while here
addressed the high school students in
the fire department building in the
the forenoon, lectured before the Ro
tary Club at noon and before the mem
bers of the Skowhegan Fire Depart
ment in the evening. His demons
trations in bringing persons drowned
or electrocuted back to life were most
instructive. The evening lecture be-
fore he fire department occasioned
the chiefs call which to many sug-
gested a fire. During the day Mr..
Miller went to Norridgewock where
he spoke before the high school stud
ents.
Jewett street school, taught by Mrs.
Nancy Huckins had nearly one hun
dred percent attendance during the
first four weeks. Whole number,
thirty. Pupils not absent one day.
Arlene Curtis, Fayvilla Croker, Shir
ley Croker, Linn Cowett, Harriet
Davis, Rowena Erb. Glendora Flynn,
Altana Edwards, Walter Boulette, Lor-
raine Henderson, Jessie Jones, Louise
Pratt, Frances Risteen. Lois Smith,
Norman Leo, Clayton Leo, Philip
Whittemore. Clifton Whitney, Wilmer
Whitney, Eva Wentworth, Kathryn
Lessard. James Stinchfield, Donald
Steward, Carlton Steward we're alb
sent one day on account Of sickness.
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