The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-09
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New York and Philadelphia ON bust
ness for the Maine Spinning Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshph w. Weber of
Newtonville, Mass, arrived Saturday
for visit with Mrs. Webber's mother,
Mrs. Flora Savage and Harold Savage
OF Middle Street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis and
daughter, Kathleen of Gardiner spent
SUNDAY with relatives In town, Mr..
Lewis having lately completed a
seasons employment at Bar Harbor.
/ hr. and Mrs. Sanford Reynolds,
former Skowhegan residents, came to
town Monday and were overnight
guests of Mrs. Mary B. Stinchfleld and
Miss Virginia B. Stinchfeld of Middle
| Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey of Lew
iston have been guests during the
past week of Mrs. Bailey's sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Watson. Mrs. Watson left
Monday morning for a short visit In
Hallowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. futile of Boston,
who were residents of Skowhegan for
a time, when Mr.. futile was employed
with the Central Maine Power Co.
departed Monday after visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clifford of High
street
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Berry of
West Front street. daughter Pearl and
Master Irving Lachance were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Berry
OF Liyermore Falls. Mr.. and Mrs
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Berry of Livermore Falls.
Evander J. Perkins, S. H. s. "a,
who spent the month of August in
training at Camp Deyens, left Monday
for the kokajo section, where his
brother Harold Perkins Is employed
and where he will be engaged for a
time by numbering concern as mar
ker. arMMM
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyd left
Monday morning for Boston, where
Mr.. Boyd had business and where
they will visit with Their son, James
Boyd, Jeweler at Smith Pattersons
and with their daughter, Mrs. Donald
Macphail and family in Cambridge,
Mass.
Rev. j. L. A. Renaud, who was very
| i'll for time prior to the death of
his father and who has not yet entire
| ly recovered, Is planning to leave
next week for a months vacation, If
clergyman can be obtained to take
! up the work of the parish during his
absence.
Dr. and Mrs olivier ]. GAIA made
an automobile trip to Piscataquis
County Sunday. While there they
visited the slate mines and DR.. GAIA
went into one of them, which is five
hundred and fifty feet deep. The
Doctor reports 1t is very novel and
interesting experience.
The History Glass of Division in
the 8th grade are taking up debating.
They took up the following question
the other day: Resolved: That pro-
tective tariff is for the best interest of
the country: affirmative, Eva Ames,
Thomas Fox, Ida Russakoff; negative,
Roy Baker, Lucille Stinchfeld Elean-
or Rowell. The negative side. won.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. N. Grundy, who re-
Gently sold their home on Mechanic
street to Fred Brown, and who con-
templated moving to Wateryille,
where their youngest son, Gordon Is
student at Colby College, have pur-
chased one-half of the A. H. Cleveland
house on Pleasant street and will
establish their future home there.
The seasons pack of corn at the
local plant of the Portland Canning
Company was completed Saturday
night, with total pack of 100000
cans of the product. Last year the
total was $4,000 cans. Supt. F. R.
Hill reports the corn to have been of
good quality this year. Monday a
small crew was employed husking
seed corn.
An unusual honor has come to Pris-
ella Rebekah Lodge in the invitation
it has received for the members of its
degree staff to exemplify the work at
the sessions of the Rebekah Assembly
of Maine to be held next week in Ban
gor. Twenty-Five ladies will go from
here to participate in this ritualistic
work and rehearsals are being held
nearly every evening in preparation
for the same.
The annual reception rendered to
the freshmen of Skowhegan High
School was a most enjoyable affair. 1t
being one of the largest functions
ever held in the history of the school.
Credit for this enjoyable event should
go to the committee made up of
members from the three upper classes
of the school. 1t was held in Grange !
Hall last Friday evening. Smith W.
Ames rs was chairman of the ar
rangements and the, hall was attract
lively decorated in green and white.
The stage setting was of evergreen
with white gate in the center and
the Freshmen numerals '28 were used
In the decorations. Walter Wilson,
president of the senior class gave the
address of welcome and the following
program was presented: Violin solo.
Elizabeth Russakoff. accompanied by
Rebecca Russakoff; reading Phyllis
Whiting: vocal solo and encore. Miss
Evelyn Groder. accompanied by Doris
Tantish Several selections were
given by the senior glee club compos-
ed of the Misses Dorothea Clough. /,
Rebecca Russakoff, Phyllis Whiting,
Dorothy M. Nye, Agnes Cockburn, |