The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-20
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Dartmouth college, Tor the holiday
recess.
Willard ]. Croteau, lately affiliated
with the J. C. Griffin Insurance Agen-
cy, arrived home Saturday morning
from a business trip to Greenville
and Jackman.
Mr.. and Mrs f.. L. Walker of
Woodfords who have been spending
several weeks at the home of their
daughter Mrs. Carl Curtis are return
ing home this week.
Gardner Benson, an aged citizen of
this town, is suffering from the effects
of broken hip which he sustained
while driving his horse last week,
the animal becoming frightened.
Rev. H. L. Nichols was in Madison
Friday to officiate at the funeral of
Mrs. David Gray parishoner at the
Methodist Church in that town, when
Mr. Nichols was its minister.
Friends of Robert w Haines, form
er proprietor of Hotel Coburn will be
interested to learn that he is at the
Ansonia Hotel in ST. Petersburg, Fla,
again this winter and as usual is de-
lighted with his location, in the south.
Miss Norma Webb of North New
Portland, who has been guest of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Plummer and
family left here Saturday morning
for Portland where she will take
course of study at Gray's Business
College.
The committee in charge of the
Rotary Club meetings for January
will be composed of w. H. Cummings,
T. E. Greenway J. II. jenkins and E.
E. Harris. This committee repre-
sents the mills and factories of Show
hogan.
Friends of Frank J. Foster of this
town will be interested to learn that
he has been elected secretary. and
treasurer of the Athletic Association
at Portland University. During the
war Mr.. Foster served in the 26th
Division and while in France had the
distinction of dancing with Miss Elsie
Janis, the famous dancer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis will begin
this week to move to their new home
which is nearly completed on Maple
street. This is thoroughly mod
ern residence of Colonial type and
Is a great addition to the section of
the town where it has been built.
There are six rooms and a bath with
broad porch on the west.
Elmer E. Harris left yesterday for
Boston and will return to st. Johns
bury, VT, to spend Christmas at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Theodore
Halbert Wilson. Mrs. Harris will
leave Saturday for st. Johnsbury and
Miss Freda Harris who is a student
at Radcliff College will also be in
st. Johnsbury for the holiday recess.
The plant of the Kennebec Pulp Co.
is now operating with two shifts or
sixteen hours daily, although up to
Saturday night it has been oberat-
ing with three shifts. In spite of
the lack of snow the farmers are
hauling in considerable pulp wood
and about $500 cords of the products
have been contracted for or already
shipped in by freight.
The confectionery and ice cream
business, formerly the Lambert
store, which has been operated for
sometime by Earl Tantish has been
sold by Mr.. Tantsh to Herbert w.
Durgin of The, Forks. The store
was opened to the public under its
new management Tuesday. Mrs.
Durgin was formerly, Miss Gertrude
Groder of this place.
Col. Roy L. Marston, vice president
of the Board of Managers of the Ma
tional Homes for Disabled Soldiers,
has returned home from Washing
ton, D. c. where he attended the an
nual meeting of the board which
was also attended by President Cool
idge and the Secretary of War While
away Col Marston visited soldiers
homes in Virginia and Tennessee, and
spoke at the Rotary Club in Newport
News, Va.
Memorial services for Mrs. Helen
Parker, wife of ex-selectman r. f.
Parker, were held Saturday at her
late home on the River road. Rev.
H. L. Nichols, pastor of the Centenary
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ial was in the Pooler Cemetery at
East Skowhegan. There was a pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers and the OBJ
sequies were largely attended Mrs.
Parker was a member of Skowhegan
Grange and had many friends who
were panied at her sudden death.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed in
Methodist vestry last Friday night
when a dollar social was conducted
by Mrs. H. l.. Nichols Sunday School
Glass for the benefit of the Sunday
School The program included
songs by Mrs. Rose c. Burrill and
Miss Marguerite Craig, the latter SUI
pervisor of music in the public
schools A reading in pantomine en-
titled, THE Donation Party was an
enjoyable feature, Mrs. Nichols read
ing the story. The sum of $45 was
collected, each member being asked
TO earn a dollar, and as they present
ed the same their experiences were
interestingly related. Miss Craig di-
rected games after the entertainment
and ice cream was served.