The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-21
8knlntrruat. 1inral NrtuH

Miss Helen Day iS at nome from
her duties as a kindergarten teacher
in Bangor. :.
w. p. ordway has returned from
Portland where he attended a Shrin-
ers field gathering.
Mrs. Eugene Keene and Mrs.
Harold Holden have gone to Medford,
Mass. to visit Miss Arlene Keene.
Rev George Merriam oficiated yes
terday forenoon at the funeral OF
Mrs. Eben Deane above the Twelve
Corners.
Adolph Bison is leaving shortly
| for Worcester, Mass. where he will be
engaged In the Massachusetts, Forest
| ry Department.
daughter of New York have been
spending a few days with James Rice
at Hotel oxford.
Mrs. L. P Dorothy of Newark, N. ].
has been spending few days with
her brother, Charles Estes and
friends in this community where she
| formerly resided
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben r. Fogler and
| children of Belmont, Mass. came the
| last OF the week to spend a few days
with Mr.. Fogler's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w Fogler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bickford are
getting settled in the house at the
corner of Madison Ave. and Pleasant
street which has been renovated to
suit their convenience.
One of the pleasant social events
Of last week was a bridge party
given Friday evening to a group of
ladies by Mrs. Maurice P. Merrill at
her home on Coburn Ave
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Leighton, their
daughter, Helen and Mrs. Leightons
| mother, Mrs. James Stewart left
yesterday for their future home at
54S Stevens Ave. Portland.
Mrs. Sarah Haynes has returned
from Windsor where she has been
visiting her brother and resumed her
duties as housekeeper at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lang.
Thornton w. Merriam of Cleveland,
Ohio, is at present attending the Y.
NJ. C. A. conference at Geneva, Wis,
but will come to Boston next month
to Harvard Summer School.
Miss verna Porter who was just
graduated from the Wheelock Kin
dergarten School in Boston, has been
elected as superintendent of the
Kindergarten schools in Skowhegan
for the coming year.
Mrs. Florence Jewett Taylor, wife
of Walter Taylor of Norridgewock,
underwent a surgical operation Tues
day at Kennebec Valley Hospital. Dr.
Weber of Lewiston was the surgeon
with DR.. Young assisting.
There will be a regular meeting of
Milburn Commandery, U. o. G. c. this
Thursday evening at their lodge rooms
in Heselton Hall. There is impor-
tant business to come before the
meeting and a large attendance is
desired.
Miss Annie Paradis left Saturday
for Presque Isle to attend the grad
uating exercises and Alumni meeting
of the Aroostook State Normal School
OF which she is graduate. She has
been teaching in the Pitts school dur
ing the present year.
The death of Mrs. Isabelle Dean,
wife of Eben Dean occurred Sunday
at her home above the Twelve Cor
ners in Madison. She was eighty
years old and was the daughter OF
Thomas Matson. Her funeral was
held yesterday at her home.
Miss Gladys Lindsay of Providence
r. l. returned Saturday night with
her brother, S. a. Lindsay from Bos-
ton and is visiting with him and his
family at Lakewood. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Cook of Boston are coming
Saturday to visit the Lindsays.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the Skowhegan post office for
the week ending June Is are: Miss
Ella Aud, Pearl Curtis, Mrs. Eda
A. Hewitt, Merl Hutchinson, p. d,
Van Orden Ernest Wilson. These
letters will be sent to the dead letter
Office IL not called for before June
30th.
Miss Blanche Roy who is attending
Grays business College in Portland
TeIuTneu u tDdt city ouuudy tltcI
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Roy. She came espec-
tally to attend graduating exercises
of SkOwhegan High School and the
Alumni gathering. She graduated
from S. Fl. s. in 1922
Irwin Il. Laid leaves today for
Portland to attend the wedding OF
Virgil G. McGorrill and Miss Bernice
b. Butler, both of Portland in the
Central Square Baptist Church in
that city. He will ride as far as
| Brunswick with Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
| Jewett who are going down to Bow
dom to accompany their son Langdon
| A. Jewett home.
Patients lately discharged from
Kennebec Valley Hospital are Mrs
Frank Harding of Madison. Mrs. True
Ellis OF Skowhegan, Miss Gertrude
Totman of Fairfield. Miss Caroline
Young OF North Arson, Mrs. Edwin
Wilson OF Madison and Mrs. Alec
Denney of Nye's Corner, Fairfield