The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-27


spent Sunday with DR.. Stinchfeld and
family.
Attorney and Mrs. A. K. Butler ex-
pect to move to their future home
at the corner of Madison avenue and
Spring street next week.
Ten members of the Independent
Reporter force participated in a week
end automobile trip to Bar Harbor,
leaving here at 100 last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Audette of
Winslow accompanied by Miss Maude
Marcia of Shawmut were visitors at
the home of Mrs. George Lewia and
family Sunday.
Miss Linnie M. Prescott of Free
port is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Anna Prescott on Water street. She
has been visiting during the past
week in Clinton.
Miss Amanda Corriveau has gone to
| Boston to purchase more goods for
her store. Miss Bertha Cayouette Is
substituting in Miss Corriveau's shop
during her absence.
Miss Sadie NJ Ward will close her
cottage at Lakewood in about two
weeks and go to Lockport, N. Y. to
remain until after the holidays with
her cousin. She will spend the bal
ance of the winter with her sister,
Miss M. E. Ward in Dorchester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford A. Lindsay
who have been occupying one of the
| Butler cottages at Lakewood have
taken the home of Mrs. Ella T. Holt
on Alder street for the winter and
will move there the first of October.
Mrs. Holt will go to Massachusetts
after visiting in Monmouth for the
balance of the winter with James H.
Holt.
The semi-monthly meeting of Rus
sell Relief Corps was held Friday aft
ernoon in Grand Army Hall with the
president, Mrs. Martha Morrill, presid-
ing. There was no program as re-
hearsals were in order for the in
| spection which will occur early in
October. 1t is especially urged that
all officers attend the next meeting
which will occur on Friday, October
5.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for the the post Office for the week
ending Saturday, September %: Miss
Ethel Burell, (2), Jean Dufour, Mrs.
Albert Forth, Mrs. F. Graham, Paul
Lagasse, Dominic Johnson, Beatrice
May Leonard, Mrs. Eta Lord, w. H.
Louis, Mrs. Theresa Smith Fred E..
Terrill These letters will be sent
to the dead letter Office if not called
for before October 9Th.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Pharmaceutical Association held last
week at Poland Springs, Frank w.
Bucknam of Skowhegan was re-elect-
ed treasurer. DR.. NJ. L. Porter of
Danforth is president for the sue
ceeding year. A. F. Knapp of Var
mouth succeeds DR.. Porter as secre-
tary and the remaining officers are
II. r. Alden of Lewiston. William T.
Quinn of Hallowell and J. II. Door
say of Waterville, vice president.
Evander Perkins was elected pres
ident of the senior class of Skowhe-
gan high school Thursday night.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president, Richard Laney; secretary,
Fern Akeley; treasurer. Elizabeth
Lewia The freshman class also or
ganized Thursday night with Thorn
ton Conant president; Carlton st.
Ledger, vice president; Florence
Norton, treasurer and Lucille Moore
secretary. The annual reception
) will be given Friday evening, Sept
% in Grange hall.
Henry A. Kidder of Arlington. Mass
was in town Monday and called at
the Reporter Office. He learned the
printing business in the office of the
Somerset Reporter when it was locat-
ed on Water street, but went to Bos-
ton in 1876 He was employed for
twenty-nine years on the Boston Her
aid, but now writes independently on
commercial matters. Mr.. Kidder was
born in Skowhegan in house near
; the present Symons block. He was
called to this section by the death of
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Y. Loring,
formerly of Skowhegan. who passed
away in Oakland and who was buried
in Athens Tuesday.
Last Thursday afternoon John III.
Wheeler of Beech street fell from the
roof of Sullivan Russelrs house on
East Front street. He and Charles
/ Hill, both employed by A. Fowler &,
Son, were painting on the Russell
house. 1t had become necessary to
put ladder on the roof and for this
purpose two short pieces of board
were nailed onto the end of an ordin-
airy ladder to hook over the ridge
pole While on the ladder Mr.. Wheel
er stepped on a lower rung which
extended beyond the caves of the house
and in this manner tipped the ladder
so that it fell to the ground carry
ing him with it, He slipped first on
to the roof of the veranda however,
and thence to the ground. He was
so seriously injured that he had 70
be taken to Somerset Hospital No
bones were broken and Mr.. Wheeler
is now recovering.
The street dance last Thursday even
| ing given under the direction of the