The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-28


| Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Atkinson of East
boston are again at their summer
cottage at Lake Wesserunsett, east
shore.
Charles Bond of Augusta was here
Friday and Saturday visiting with
friends and attending to matters of
| business.
i The Misses Caroline and Bessie
Croker left last Thursday for Jack
man where they are to be employed
for the summer.
Court Stenographer w. H. Con-
forth of Auburn was In town the lat
ter part of the week, having business
with Cover & Shumway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendall Horns of
Monson, Mass. are among the Fourth
OF July visitors expected with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Corri-
veau.
| The annual convocation of Somer-
set Chapter r. A. NJ. will be held to-
morrow evening. Annual reports
will be given and officers will be e.
| lected and installed.
During July and August the Public
| Library will be open only two even
ings a week, Wednesday and Satur-
| day evenings. Other days the libra
ry closes at six o'clock.
Raymond G. Fogg who graduated
| this month from University of Maine
left Saturday morning for Cuba
where he has position as time keep
er on a sugar plantation of the United
Fruit Co.
Another meeting of the historical
committee of the pageant celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of Skowhegan
was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Miss Louise II. Coburn in
which various episodes were outlined
for the presentation by Miss Oak the
director.
Mrs. c. e. Richardson and little
Miss Phyllis were passengers out on
the eight o'clock train Saturday.
Mrs. Richardson was to pass Sunday
at her old home In Lisbon Falls and
Miss Phyllis was going to Portland
where she will remain for five weeks
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don L. Fletcher of Ar
lington, Mass. and Mrs. Fletcher's
aunt, Mrs. Charles jerks who has
been in Chicago during the last few
| months are expected to visit with
Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer over the 4th.
Mrs. Dyer will probably return to Ar
lington with them for visit.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Widder and son,
Paul of Arlington, Mass. and Miss
Ruth Jackson of Boston arrived Sun
day to visit with Mr.. and Mrs. o. r.
Wilder. Master Jack Widder who has
been visiting in Arlington accompan-
| led them homo. Mrs. Wilder will
remain here for a month.
riah Council-L l.. H. Goldsmith was e.
lected Thrice Illustrious Master to
succeed w. T. Seekins. Other Off
| GERS elected were Deputy Master, F.
r. Madden; p. G.. D., Herman G. Per-
| kins of Madison; treasurer, c. A.
| Ross; recorder B. A. Sawyer.
w. G. Elliott who with MIS-. Elliott
| has resided In Skowhegan the great
er part of the time since the Central
Maine Power Company development
activities has accepted position
with the Graham Syndicate in the re-
building of the dam at Ellsworth and
wiz probably leave for that place
sometime during the present week.
| Mrs. r. E. Thomson left Friday
for her trip to England and Scotland
as previously mentioned in the, Re-
porter, being accompanied by Hunter
| Thomson as far as Boston from
which port she will sail. Mrs
| Thomson will visit her son, Alex
| Thomson, student at Oxford and
| together they will visit scenes of Mrs
! Thompsons childhood in the old
country.
| The Maine Conference of Trustees
and Executive Officers of State So
| cial Welfare institution and Depart
| ments will be held at the Reforma-
| tory for Women at Skowhegan, Tues
| day, July 10. Inspection of the re-
| 1OrmaLOTy Will tdhe pldCe III lit
| morning. Luncheon will be served
at 1890 STANDARD Time) after which
there will be an informal conference
| Members planning to be present are
requested to notify DR.. Cora M. John
son, superintendent of the reforma-
| tory, before July T.
| Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
| this week the teachers of the vaca-
| ton Bible school will be at the Fed
| Grated church parlors from $3.50 to
o'clock and 1t is requested that the
| children who are to attend these SEES
| sions will come on some one of those
| days for registration. The school
opens July End and on account of the
4th of July the sessions the first week
will be on Monday, Tuesday, Thurs
| day and Friday, after that the regu-
lar session days will be Tuesday
| Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The June Gathering of the Somer-
set Veterans Association was inform
ally held at Canaan, June 20. the
| members being the guests of Canaan
Grange. Thirteen Civil war veter-
ans and one Spanish war veteran
| were In attendance to enjoy this most