The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17


Mr.. and Mrs. Homer N. Chase Jr.
returned Monday after spending the
week end with relatives In Auburn
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grundy are the
parents of little daughter, born at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Grundy.
Mr.. and Mrs. William. Martin and
family are leaving today for Lake
Auburn where they will pass the sum-
mer at their cottage.
DR.. George Otis Smith is expected
from Washington, d. c. to spend the
week end of May 10 at the summer
home OF the family in town.
Martin G. Cunningham and Isaac
Connolly, formerly employed at the
Observation-Disclosures, now employed
at Augusta, spent Sunday in town.
James Rice of the Skowhegan Pa
per Co. who spent Sunday with his
mother in Bangor, has been In Dover
Foxcroft this week attending to BUSH
ness matters.
II Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Smith, E. L.
Sampson and Miss Mildred A. Beale
returned home Monday after visiting
with Carroll Goodwin and family at
Northeast Harbor.
Vice president Roy L. Marston of
the board of managers of the Nation
al Soldiers Homes and Mrs. Marston
were at the soldiers home at Togus
for the ball last Tuesday evening.
4 H.
away for several months, visiting her
daughters, Mrs. John Browne in Okla
homa and Miss M. N. Clifford In New
York City, Is expected home this week.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Meservey, who
have sold their home on Baptist Hill,
formerly the Turner house, to Archie
1 Giles, went to Fairfield, Monday af-
ternoon where they are considering
locating.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams and their
daughter, Mrs. Grover Green left Sat
urday to open up the Jim Pond
Camps where Mr.. Green has been for
a few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Tyler have leased the Adams house
| for the summer.
e. o. Sterling of Sterlings Garage
at Bingham was in town, Monday on
business. He reported the roads
between here and Bingham as being
somewhat rough but passable in every
way and that the same conditions pre-
vailed between Bingham and the West
Forks.
C. B. Hight who has been engaged
in the insurance business with head
| quarters at Milo was at home with his
family over Sunday. He has been
transferred from the Milo territory to
the Arson territory which includes
Arson, North Arson, Bingham and
Scion and in the future will be able
to be home for week ends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith are
| the parents of little son born Sun
day last. They are living for the
| present with Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T.. Greenwood and the
| latest arrival makes four generations
living beneath one roof The oldest
member of this interesting family is
Mrs. Greenwood's mother, Mrs. Judith
Russell. y
The 57th annual conclave of De
Molay Commandery, No. 10, knights
Templar, will be held at the Asylum,
| Tuesday evening, June 5 at 7:30
o'clock. The annual reports will be
given and officers will be elected. The
annual meeting of the De Molay char
| ity fund inc. will be held at the close
of the Commandery. De Molay will
be the guest of Claremont Command
| cry No. 8 at Rockland, June "a and
25.
4 A special convocation of Somerset
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons was held
at Madison, Tuesday night at which
time the Mark Masters Degree was
conferred also work in the Past Mas
tiers and Most Excellent Masters. A
chicken pie supper was served by the
ladies' of Minerva Chapter, o. e. s.
A large delegation were present from
! Skowhegan. The stated convocation
of the chapter will be held here, Fri
day evening. May 25, with work in the
Royal Arch degree.
Rev. William Pruitt, director of re-
ligious education in the Congregation
al State Conference was in town Mon
day afternoon and evening to confer
with the Sunday School workers of
the Federated First Baptist and Con-
gregational Church. He was present
at the supper and conference. of
teachers of the church school Mon
day evening, taking up the church va
cation Bible school and at 7.30 met
to discuss the proposition with the
parents. He gave two splendid talks
on general problems of religious edu-
cation and suggestions upon how to
conduct the church school. Mr.
Pruitt left Tuesday to attend Con-
gregational conference at North Ber-
wick.
Miss Gertrude S. Weston arrived
home Saturday from visit with her
sister, Mrs. Fanny Field in Alameda
Cal. She was away two months and
; met several Maine people. Among
the former Skowhegan people whom
she met were Mr.. and Mrs. W. B
Steward and Mrs. Bertha Steward
who are now living in Los Angeles
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Heath of Wat