The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-17

were In Bangor Saturday.
F. A. Coolidge of Scion was among
the out OF town business people in
town Friday.
John c. Roaf is leaving the last of
the week for a vacation with his par
ents in Newburyport, Mass.
Mrs. P. r. Wilder and son Paul are
returning home to Arlington, Mass
tomorrow after visit with o. r. Wild
der and family.
Mrs. Lottie Carroll of Chicago, Ill.
and son Eral Salley of New York are
guests this week of her brother, NJ. F.
Jewell and family.
George Stanley and Samuel Horn of
Lawrence, Mass, have been guests
for a few days of Mr.. Stanley's broth
er, James Stanley.
The Maine Tel. 8, Tel. Co. reported
about seventy telephones out of COM
mission Friday morning after the
storm of Thursday.
Denis Albert of Madawaska was In
this vicinity Sunday, calling on friends
ana relatives. lie started for the
return trip on Monday.
Miss Annabelle Lancaster, the dis
trict nurse, reports eighty-six calls
made in the performance of her duties
during the month of June.
The religious services at the Re-
formatory last Sunday were conduct
ed by Rev. George Loring Thurlow,
pastor of the Federated Church.
Parker Reed, who plays the banjo
in the Kings of Harmony Orchestra,
at Lakewood, has been very i'll this
week with an attack of indigestion.
Mrs. Mary B. Stinchfield and daugh-
ter, Miss Virginia, are spending this
week in Lewiston, Portland and Bos-
ton, visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Cecile Goulette has been Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis
in Gardiner, having accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis home from Skowhe-
gan Sunday.
Mrs. Manford Pitt and daughter of
St. Johns, n. B. are spending a few
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Dunlop
of the Norridgewock road Mrs. Pitt
Is Mrs. Dunlop's aunt.
Commital services for the late
George Snow, who died in Des Moines,
Iowa were held at the burial plot, in
the Southside Cemetery here Friday,
Rev. George Merriam of the Bethany
Baptist Church. officiating. The pail
bearers were Elmer E. Harris, w, A.
Bailey, Harold Larry and T. G Lord.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post Office for the week end
ing Saturday. July IL: Mrs. Fannie
Clark, Mrs. Mack Nolin, Miss Rather
inc Perry, Bernice M. Rhoda, Mrs. Lee
Taylor. These letters will be sent
to the dead letter office If not called
for before Saturday, July rs.
Simpsons Drug Store has purchas-
cd a modern soda fountain having
among other latest features "Frigid-
aire Refrigerating Unit" This ap-
paratus does away entirely the use
of ice and automatically keeps ice
cream and drinks at the proper temp
erature. Installation will not be
made until several weeks.
Mrs. c. C. Stewart of Bingham was
a visitor in Skowhegan Tuesday last
r. F. Parker has closed his farm
home for the present and is at the
home of his son, DR.. E. A. Parker,
having lately submitted to an opera
ton on his foot. He was reported
Tuesday as gaining but unable to
walk.
Among those from out of town at
tending the horse trot Saturday were
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee and daughter
Margery of Augusta. the first men
toned being the efficient starter at
the races. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee are
the parents of Edwin c. Lee, one of
the proprietors of Troutdale Cabins,
sporting camp at Lake Moxie.
Isaiah Crowell, a farmer at Malbon' s
Mills, dropped into the Reporter office
Tuesday and commented upon the
success of the large number of Every
bodys ads which he had caused to be
published in the Reporter from time
to time. He stated that this method
OF advertising had always brought
him good returns.
Surgical patients at Kennebec Val
lev Hospital are Arthur Wallerscheid
of Lynn, Mass; John Lavoye of Madi-
son, Mrs. Eta Blaisdell of Norridge-
wock Mrs. John Curtis of Athens and
medical patients are Stanley Zoller
of Arson and William Emme of Sill
yer street. Skowhegan. Robert
/ Chase of Scion and Mrs. William Stet-
! son of Madison have lately been dis
charged from the institution.
i The postponed game between
Bingham and Skowhegan baseball
teams which was scheduled for
Wednesday was played Friday after
noon at Bingham. this being the
fourth game played in the Somerset
/ County Baseball League. Bingham
defeated Skowhegan by score OF IL
to s. This was the second game be-
tween the two teams, the first on
+ June 2S being won by Bingham by a
/ score of IL to 5.
! Bingham l vi
/ Skowhegan ..
Batteries: Roberts and OBrlen
for Bingham Carnage p and Gilman
p and Corvette c.
The members of the Pioneer Past
Noble Grands Association held their
annual field day with Mrs, r. l.. Saw