The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-26

cOm10rLaDfe as can De eApeCleu anu
plans to come home the last of the
week.
Wendall Tetley passed last week at
the Y. NJ. C. A. camps at Winthrop.
Mrs. F. L. Harding, who was oper-
ated on last Thursday at her home by
DR.. George Young of Skowhegan as
sisted by DR.. w. 8. Milliken, is as
comfortable as can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wescott. son
Ralph and Mr. and Mrs. Earl McColley
were guests Sunday of relatives in
Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray were in
Stratton Sunday.
Norman McAuley and family are
passing the week at the Withee cot
tage, Lakewood.
Miss Thelma Selfridge, Government
nurse of Veterans Bureau of Portland
was the guest last week of her friend
Miss Pearl Danforth.
DR.. Harold Danforth has recently
erected a cottage on his lot Mt Lake
wood.
That Good Gulf Gasoline now 2Sc
plus ic state tax at Holt & Nights.
tf20
Miss Bertha Piper has returned to
Lewiston, where she is training at
the Maine General Hospital for a
nurse.
Walter Freeze has recently moved
his family into the Addison Grey rent
on Weston avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hall and Miss
Hattie Merrill of Bethel, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ellis OF North Arson were
guests Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Stetson, Western avenue.
Miss Myra Daggett returned last
week from Lewiston where she I'M
derwent a surgical operation at the
M. G. C. H. Miss Daggett is slow
ly improving In health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jadus Leblanc and
children returned Tuesday TO their
home In Bennington, Vt, after pass
ing a two weeks vacation with rela-
tiyes in this place.
Mrs. Faye Keefe of Dover, N. H. is
the guest this week at the home OF
Mrs. Thaxter Small
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Perkins and
daughter returned Friday from an
outing passed .at Southport.
Mrs. Frank Silver left Tuesday for
visit at her old home in Bellows
Falls, VT.
Frank Merrill and family were call
ing on friends In Newport. Sunday.
Miss Clara Hunnewell of Leroy. n.
Y. was the guest over Monday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stobie.
Robert Calden and Sherman Leigh
ton Of Boston are passing few
weeks at the Calden cottage at Lake
wood.
Miss Pearl Danforth. who is doing
Red Cross work in Portland, Is spend
ing her two weeks vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Danforth.
Mrs. Beatrice Mann and children
are guests this week of relatives in
North Vassalboro.
CoOK-REYNoLDs
On Wednesday evening of last week
at the Congregational parsonage DC.
Cured the marriage of Henry Cook
and Mrs. Agnes Reynolds. both Of
Arson. The ceremony was perform.
ed by Rev C. H. Mckinney, the single
ring service being used. They were
accompanied by Mrs. John Redmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook are to live In
North Arson for the present.
MRS. CAROLYN sYMoNDS
Mrs. Carolyn. widow of Charles
Symonds, formerly of Skowhegan
passed away Thursday at the Collins
Hospital after hong and painful i'll.
| ness. She was the daughter of James
and Lucy tEdmonds) Ryder and was
SO years OF age. The funeral ser.
vices were held Saturday afternoon
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. Foge
| OF Starks, and were conducted by
| Rev. c. II. Mckinney
RALPH cox
The community was saddened Il
learn of the death OF Ralph G. Co,
which occurred Tuesday of last weel
at the home of his parents. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Earl s. Cox, Nichols street. RALPH
was the only son of Mr., and Mrs. Co,
and was born In this place September
| 10, 1907, He attended our graded
schools and last September entered
Madison high school In the wintel
he wSs taken Ill and in April went t
Lewiston and entered the G. M. G
Hospital for a surgical operation. Tn,
| physicians thinking II unwise he wal
brought back home, where In spite o
kind and loving care and medica
skial he failed until the end He wa,
a boy who made and kept man,
friends. on a happy loving dlsposi
ton and patient and thoughtful II
his Tong Illness About month ag,
ne expressed the desire to unite witt
the Congregational church and tn
| rites of baptism were administers,
IN his own home The funeral ser
vices were conducted Thursday after
noon by Rev. G. H. Mckinney, VIII
spoke words OF comfort to the sor
rowing ones. The burial was in tn
family lot at Forest Hill cemetery, tn
bearers being Joseph Cayrick. Ear
Caarkin. Gayierd Leavt, Edga
Strang. Robert Perkins and Georg
Garrison. The flowers were man,