The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-23
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School Glass of 1922, has entered the
employ at Simpsons Drug Store.
James Erskine of Bath, who has
been spending some time with his
aunt, Mrs. Roy Sylvester at Lake
wood, returned to his home Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Groder returned home
Friday from a two weeks visit with
her sisters, Mrs. George Haggan of
Jackman and Mrs. Esther Haggan in
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis and two
sons of New York arrived Monday
night to visit with Mr.. Davis two sis
ters, Mrs, o. A. Abbey and Mrs. Ar
chic Weston.
Mrs. Belle Jewett and daughter,
Elizabeth, have returned home after
spending several days with Mrs.
| Jewett's mother, Mrs. Eugene Oils
and family of Augusta
Another street dance is being
planned in the early future, similar
to the one given dollar day and a
corn roast is also anticipated In con-
nection with the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Make Jewett and
Miss Jewett of Shenandoah, Iowa,
arrived Monday evening to visit with
Mrs. Ella N. Jewett and family. Mr..
Jewett was a native of South Scion.
Frank Foster, who is taking an ac-
counting course at the Portland
! (Maine) University, is enjoying two
weeks vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Major. Foster of East Street.
Damas LaFond, proprietor of La
| Fond's Dry Goods Store and B. A.
Trask, a representative of the Walker
Stetson Co. of Boston, returned today
from a fishing trip at one of the up
river resorts.
Miss Mary Copeland is visiting with
Miss Mary Friend at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Friend
on Water street. The two young
ladies are classmates at the Univer-
sity of Maine.
The Misses Margaret and Reba Vail
are to enter Pennington Normal
School this fall Miss Margaret
graduated in the class of 1922 and
Miss Reba in the class of 1928 of
Skowhegan high school.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Arnold of Eu-
reka, California, are visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Whittemore and
other relatives. Mrs. Arnold was for
merly Miss Lura Loomis, daughter of
| the late Warren Loomis and her old
home was on the Notch road.
There will be a dance this Thurs
| day evening at Lakewood Theatre
| after the show with music by John
sons all colored Dixie Jazzopates of
Norfolk, Va. This orchestra which
| has been playing elsewhere in Maine
with exceedingly good recommends
| tons.
Mrs. Mable Lemieux of Central
Falls, Rhode Island, returned Monday
after visiting for three weeks with
| relatives and friends in town. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Michael
| Boullette and son, Donald, who will
visit relatives in Pawtucket and
| Central Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hyde of Lewis
| ton and Mr.. and Mrs Hutchinson
| also of Lewiston were at Smithfeld
| Sunday, guests of Mrs. Hyde's cousin,
| Charles e. Young. Mrs. Hyde is a
| native of Mercer and sister of the
widely known publisher, Frank A
Munsey of New York.
Miss Gertrude Sampson is enter
tanning the following young ladies at
a house party at the Sampson cottage
! at Lake Wesserunsett this week: The
Misses Caroline Cover, Alta and YER
ma Porter, Helen Day, Ruth Homsted,
Helen Lord, Doris Eaton, Grace Fox
Marion Merriam, Mary Friend and
Miss Mary Copeland of Brewer.
A regular meeting of the Skowhe-
| gan Sunshine Society was held last
Thursday afternoon with a good at
| tendance. Routine business was
discussed and resolutions of respect
| passed on the death of former mem
Der of the society, Mrs. Frank Gagne.
The next meeting will be held Sep
TENDER 6, in the Municipal Court
Room.
There was a near drowning acct
dent on the east side of Lake Wesser-
unset, Monday afternoon, when Ralph
| Goodwin, who Is in charge of the boats
at Lakewood and young boy by the
name of Symonds were upset in a
| canoe Their calls attracted the at
tention of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Atkin-
son of East Boston, who are at their
| cottage on the east shore of the Lake,
and they went out in canoe and res
cued the two lads, A. F. Sanford
bringing the canoe to shore.
County Attorney James H. Thorne
was down from Madison Tuesday at
tending to matters of business. He
left here for Portland where he and
w. r. Pattangall represent w. F.
Scott, formerly of Madison, now of
Bennington, VT, in his suit against
| the Madison Wooden Co. Hayes &
! Hayes and w. II. CULVER represent
the Wooden Co. 1t is understood the
trial is relative to a patent process
invented by Mr.. Scott and said to be
in use by the concern before mention
ed, at the present time.