The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-31
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WI o. hurry springer leIt Donuoy
morning to visit with relatives in
| Franklin.
A large delegation of Scottish Rite
Masons were in Portland last week,
| Thursday and Friday for the Maine
Cons1story There were several
candidates for the 32nd degree from
this section.
Canton Somerset is invited to act
as escorts for Quinnebassett Lodge
|. o. o. F. at Norridgewock on May
Goth at IL o'clock The fraternity
is to participate with the Grand Army
in Memorial Day observance.
Mrs Earl Durrell of Stratton who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Rose
! Sawyer and her cousin, Mrs. Robert
! Simpson left Saturday morning for
Lewiston where she met Mr.. Durrell
end returned home by automobile.
Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt who has been
| an invalid for several years was able
to be taken to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Morgan on Middle Street
for short call one day last week.
| Mrs. LeaVitt's condition remains about
as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Sheridan with
| Mrs. Sheridan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| d. B. Viles of Madison spent the week
| end in Yarmouth and Portland with
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Viles are
considering possible location in
| Yarmouth. o.
County Commissioner Harry L.
Goodrich of Palmyra was in town
Saturday. greeting friends, being on
his way home from a visit with other
county commissioners to different up
river plantations on road inyestiga-
ton matters.
Mrs. Caroline Symonds who has
been spending the winter in East
Walpole, Mass. was here Sunday to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Abby
and son, Irving Symonds, being on her
way to Starks to care for her sister,
Mrs. Irving Fogg.
f. W. Atwood of Melrose, Mass. de-
parted Friday night after visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. S. A Lindsay. Mr.. Lind
say with Mr. Atwood and his other
guest, Harold Marsh of Jamaica
Plains, Mass. were above Bingham on
a fishing trip Friday.
Veterans Day was observed at the
Park School Thursday when members
of Russell Post G. A. r. were special
guests. The pupils assembled in
Mrs. Alice E. Mitchell's room where a
pleasant patriotic program was pre-
sented by the children.
Canton Somerset and Somerset For
tress are to have special meeting on
June l with supper served at p. m.
in the banquet hall of Carabassett
Lodge. A large attendance Is desired
as plans are to be made to attend the
thirteenth annual council and field
day at Rockland, June u and 13.
There will be an Assembly of Mount
Moriah Council on Thursday June Z
at the local Masonic Hall opening
at o'clock in the afternoon. Supper
will be served at $50 in charge of the
following Council members: G. E.
Ayore, Geo. H. Plummer, Bin w.
Page, John l.. Fish and DR.. r. A.
Derbyshire.
The many friends of Mrs. Anne H.
Foster, a former district nurse in
Skowhegan now located in Nelson
British Columbia will be interested
to learn that she has taken
position on new paper lately started
there, as writer. The Canadian
Home Journal of May contains
wonderfully interesting article on
Nutrition and Food"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Dysart who have
been spending the last few weeks with
Mrs. Dysart's grandmother in East
Winthrop were in town Thursday
night to attend the Junior Promenade.
They returned to East Winthrop Fri
day, and Saturday were going to
Lowell were Mr.. Dysart may decide
to locate. Mrs. Dysart's sister, Miss
Dorothy Kilbreth is a member of the
| junior class.
1t will be of interest to the friends
of the Misses Olena and Eyelyne
Viles, now students at Gorham Nor
mal School to learn that they are en-
tering Laselle Summer School to pur-
sue the study of music and after a
second term of this summer school
they will receive certificates emitting
them to teach music with other
| branches. They graduated from
Skowhegan High School last June.
Friends of Mrs. Eta SWEET Brad
ley formerly of Skowhegan will be
much interested to learn that she is
singing the lead in the prologue to
the picture "The Covered Wagon"
which is playing at the Majestic
| Theatre in Boston. This is quite a
wonderful production. dealing with
the conditions and trials of the set
tiers of 40. The prologue is done
in costume and is very effective, 1t
has a run at the Majestic of from
eight to twelve weeks
Mrs. Florence w DanfortA left Sat
urday for lewiston to attend the
annual meeting of the Maine Writers
Research Club which was held at the
Dewitt. Mrs. Danforth has been
president of this organization for the
past year. The other two Skowhe-
gan members are Miss Louise H.
Coburn and Mrs. Elise Fellows White