The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-29
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Hon. S. w. Gould went to Belgrade
Monday morning on business.
Masters Jack Wilder and Clarence
Whiting went to Waterville Monday
to spend part of their Easter vacation.
Prof. Ralph w. Leighton went to
Portland Monday morning to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wendall
Leighton.
Archie o. Dostie teacher of physical
training at the high school left Mon
day morning to visit at his home in
Pennington.
II. A. Dinsmore, Illustrious Deputy
Grand Master was in Lewiston, Tues
day to inspect Dunlap Council No. s,
r. and S. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LaForm of
Mount Pleasant Avenue are the
parents of son, Clifford Peter, born
Saturday evening.
John II. Grundy left Monday morn
ing to attend to business matters in
Portland and to visit his son, Earl
Grundy in that city.
Frank Foster returned to Portland
Monday where he is a student at Port
land University, taking course in
Business Administration.
Mrs. Olin Treadwell and daughter.
Balantyne returned to their home at
Belgrade Lakes Monday after visiting
her sister; Mrs. Flossie Noyes and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Boone of Nor
ridgewock, for several years located
in Skinner, have come to Skowhegan
to be employed at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. +. Lord.
Attorney and Mrs. John Lewis and
John Lewis Jr. left Monday morning
to visit his sister, in Millinocket. Mr.
Lewis will continue on to Sherman
Mills before his return.
Mrs. Matte Lowe of Shawmut who
has been spending the winter at the
home of her son, Everett Lowe at Sd
Main street went to Clinton Monday
morning to visit her sister.
Miss Phyllis Whiting and Miss Mil
dred Fox attended the basket ball
game in Waterville Friday night and
then went to Norridgewock to visit
Miss Writings grand parents.
Master Willard and Miss Helen
Cummings have gone to Webster,
Mass. to visit their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel +. Cummings. They
were accompanied by Rosa Garcia.
Miss Alta Porter is at home from
Wheaton College in Norton,i Mass.
Her sister, Miss Verna Porter is COM
ing TOMORROW night from the Vince
lock Kindergarten School in Boston.
Freight conditions are reported as
being very serious in this section. The
Farmers Union have been expecting
six carloads of feed, part of which
has been on the road since February.
Edward Mullen of BrocktOn, Mass,
who has been employed in the job de-
partment OF the independence Reporter
for some time will leave shortly for
Stoughton, Mass. where he has ac-
copied a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Erb who have
been occupying the furnished house
of Mrs. Adam Simpson have moved
to the Moody bungalow on Hanover
street. Mr. Erb is employed i'll the
printery department of the Indepen-
dent Reporter.
r. F. Washburn returned Saturday
from Peabody, Mass, having. been
called to that city week or so ago
on account of the illness of his
mother, Mrs. Viola Washburn who is
living with another son, Nelson, form
erly of this town.
Mrs. Edward Hes of Lewiston has
returned home after visiting with Mrs.
+. j.. Poulin. Mrs. lies who has for
sometime been agent for the Spencer
Corset will not continue longer FOR
the concern here, Mrs. Roy Sylvester
having taken over the business.
The death of Miss Eva Walker, 1G
year old daughter of Mrs. and Mrs.
Wilbert Walker of North Arson, oc-
cured at Kennebec Valley Hospital
evening. The body was
taken to North Arson Sunday. The
deceased was a student at Arson
Academy.
Mrs. Harriet Patterson and Delmiro
Taddei who were from Waterville to
play at the Town Improvement
Society musicale were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs f. A. Decker.
Mrs. Patterson was formerly Miss
Harriet Simpson and for some years
taught in the Skowhegan schools.
Francis T. Croteau has purchased
a building lot on Dyer street and con-
tractors commenced Tuesday to erect
a seven room structure which is to be
ready for occupancy the latter part
of August. It is understood consi-
derable building activities in that
section are to commence early in the
spring.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rena NJ.
Finley, wife of Arnold Finley were
held Monday at her home Is Chestnut
street Rev. Herbert l.. Nichols,
pastor Of the Centenary NJ f. Church
off ciated, and the body was entombed
at the Southside. Beside her husband
the deceased is survived by three