The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-10

street.
Attorney Cyril Jolly of Wateryille
was in town Tuesday having business
at the Office of the Register OF Deeds
at the Court House.
Mrs. Fanny J. Cabot Is back at her
home on Middle street after several
months In Florida and few weeks
with her cousin in Auburn.
Miss Gail A. Taggart and Miss
Blanch Jewett are going to Lake Wes-
serrunsett Sunday for two weeks at
the C. II. Tilton cottage.
Mrs. Lillian Smith will entertain
the members of the Past Noble Grands
next Monday afternoon at her home
on Madison avenue. Meeting called
at 2.30.
Miss Florence McCarty of Scion is
spending sometime In town with her
sister. Miss Angie MeCarty who Is
employed at the home of Dr. l.. A.
Dascombe.
Miss Gertrude Parmalee, principal
of the Skowhcgan kindergarten of
Holyoke, Mass, is completing her du-
ties in the Skowhegan schools at the
end of the present year.
Mrs. Clara Wyman returned Mon
day night from Rumford having been
called there by the death of her bro
Their John Dolbier. His remains
were taken to Kingfleld for burial.
Mrs. Sarah S. Marston and Miss Mol
1xy oynapta1 homo in q
few days from New York and Boston,
where they have been spending some
weeks since their return from Hawaii
and California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dysart have
gone to her grandmother at East
Winthrop for visit. Miss Dorothy
Kilbreth. a junior at high school is
school year with Mr.. and Mrs. II. E.
Smith.
Miss Christie Rollins of Auburn ar
rived Tuesday forenoon to visit with
her sister. Mrs. Henry Thomas and
with Miss Alice Kicker. Thomas
Rollins, her father. was also here
from Auburn over Sunday to visit at
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A delegation of local Mason will
go to Fairfield tonight to attend
meeting of the knights of the Forest,
an unusual organization to which
members of the Masonic fraternity
only are privileged to belong. About
$50 candidates are expected
There will be a meeting of the
Skowhegan Merchants Association
this Thursday evenfng. May 10 in the
municipal buildingat o'clock. This
meeting is for the purpose of consid-
ering the closing of the stores on
Wednesday afternoons and on July
4th.
Barney McCollor of Richmond is
visiting at the houie of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. J. Eupea of Free street. He was
a resident of Ske@hegan many years
ago, going to Los Angeles on his de-
parture from this town. lie is now
considering locating here and is
searching for a suitable home to pur-
chase.
Fred d. Harvey, Master of the
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
will give a talk to the members OF
Somerset Council, their wives and lady
friends next Thursday evening, May
18th in the society's new hall at the
corner of Madison and Elm streets
Madison Council has been invited to
attend. Following the speaking there
will be a social hour.
Word has been received that Phil
lip p. Poulin who is student at La
Saulette College in Hartford Conn,
is recovering from the effects of
surgical operation performed in a
Hartford hospital. His mother, Mrs.
F. X. Poulin who has been very i'll
for long time has recovered suiil-
GENTLY to go to neighbours house on
Tuesday. the first time she has been
out of doors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Quimby, form
erly of this town but who have been
living for few years in Madison left
here Tuesday on the midday train
to visit Mrs. Quimby's son, Harley
Smith in New Canaan, Conn. From
there they will go to Torrington, Conn.
where Mr. Quimby will act as super
intendent of milk farm. While in
Skowhegan they were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. II. e. Smith, Mr.. Smith be-
ing the son of Mrs. Quimby.
The May meeting of the Ella F. Nit
cheli Philathea Glass was held last
Monday evening with $50 luncheon
n the Bethany chapel. The menu
included fruit salad, sandwiches, tea
and assorted cake. After the lunch
con routine business was transacted
and the members tackled two pufTs.
The committee for the next meeting
Is composed of Mrs Dora Nye, Miss
Louise II. Coburn. Bessie Croker,
Carrie Croker, Mrs. Eva Webster,
Mrs. Della Sandford Mrs. Eldena
Halves. Mrs. Elsie Turner, Mrs. Rena
Taylor, Elsie Cox
The vocational school department
Of Augusta has planned a trip for
the instructors of Maine manual train