The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-22

day to be present at a legislative
hearing
w. d. Snow went to Bingham Mon
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Cynthia Smith.
Mrs. l. j. Smith went to Vassalboro
Monday morning to visit her sister,
Mrs. w. F. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell re-
turned Monday evening from a visit
in Boston and Lawrence, Mass.
Miss Gladys Rowell left Monday
morning to resume her studies at the
Posse Normal school in Boston.
Miss Marion G. Hare, home demons
tration agent for Somerset County will
attend the farmers week meeting next
week at Orono.
Mrs. Arthur Savage, who has been
a patient at Somerset Hospital for
some time underwent surgical oper-
alton there last Friday.
J. T. Dionne left Monday morning
for Pennington and Phillips. He
arrived home Saturday night. He is
connected with the State Department
of Agriculture.
Friends of Mrs, Fred Dionne of the
East Madison road who has been ill
with a slight shock. will be glad to
learn that she is getting on as com
fortably as could be expected.
Miss C. ]. Williams of Bangor who
was formerly in business in the>store
h., NIrc 70
arrived Saturday to visit with Mrs.
LII. Goldsmith and other friends in
town
Mrs. Ralph Lewis, Kathleen Lewis,
Miss Lucy Goulette and Mrs. Walter
Gingrow and two sons, Robert and
Larry of Gardiner spent the week end
at the home Of Mrs. George Goulette
on East street.
William l. Bell of Worcester. Mass,
who has lately come here to act as
one of the overseers at the new Maine
Spinning mill was taken i'll shortly
after his arrival and is patient at
the Somerset Hospital.
The second annual Peach Blossom
Festival at Fort Valley, Ga. the pa
geant of which is being directed by
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak of Skowhe
gan will be given today. About four
hundred people will participate in the
festival pageant.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Greenleaf of
Monmouth returned Monday morning
after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Webb who have been at their home
on Mt. Pleasant avenue for time. l..
T. Dewitt of Brewer arrived Sunday
to visit with Mr.. and Mrs Webb.
Alexis Dionne. fireman on the
Bangor and Aroostook railroad and
who resides in Millinocket arrived in
town Sunday on the midday train
for visit with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Dionne of the East Madison
road He returned to Millinocket
Tuesday.
The Junior class of Skowhegan
high school are beginning to make
arrangements for their junior exhibit
ton. 1t Is understood they have Sc
lected a musical comedy. entitled. "The
Runaways" to be presented under the
direction of the Philbrook Company
, OF Hartford, Conn.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Dan
iels of Somerville, Mass. will be in
terested to learn that they are the
parents of a daughter. Thelma Euniee,
! born March ~. Mrs. Daniels was
before her marriage, Miss Helen Simp-
SON. daughter of Sandy Simpson, for
merly of Skowhegan.
The Working League of the Federal
! ed Church gave most successful sup
i per Saturday evening in the church
/ dining room The menu included
! baked beans. salad. brown bread.
/ doughnuts, cream cake and coffee.
Suggestions of St Patrick's Day were
/ evident in the green decorations and
] in the caps with green ribbons worn
by the ladies who served. There
was a good patronage. About thir-
ty-five dollars was cleared.
/ The Masons won five out of six
! points in hard fought game from
the Odd Fellows team Friday night
! at the Curtis Bowlodronie. Leon
Smiley was high man for the evening
/ having high single of 100 and high
total of Sill A. Tobey was high man
for the Odd Fellows, having 100 for
! single and a total of 457. In the
/ Masonic lineup were f. p. Whiting,
/ NJ J. Smith. w. f. Merrill, d. Staples
| and Leon Smiley. For the Odd Fell
i lows. +. Richards, A. Tobey. A. Mar
] tin S Curtis and Arthur Cheney. In
/ a match between the Milburn Club
and the Knights of Columbus. last
week, the latter took the victory with
/ four out of six points. In the game
! between the American Legion and the
/ knights of Pythias each side won
I three points f.. OReilly rolled a
/ single of Al and a high total of 52l.
/ on the X. Of p side Tracy and Meader
tied mp for high single and Tracy had
high total of 472. The loving cup
/ has been put on display
" r Clark who has recently clos
/ ed his season with the Mrs Fiske
/ Company was expecting to come to
/ Maine last Monday. but shortly be
fore starting was notified by Mrs.