The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03
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The Jolly Four are holding another
dancing party this Thursday evening
in Grange Hall.
Linwood Bouford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Bouford of North avenue,
left Tuesday for Portland where he
Will receive medical treatment.
Miss Paulinah Simmons has resum-
ed her duties on the S. H. s. faculty
after visit during vacation In North
Arson and with her sister In Bingham.
Mrs. Robert Lord returned yester-
day to her home IN Portsmouth, N. ii.
after few days visit with her moth
err. Mrs. Emma p. Burrill OF Elm
street.
Miss Julia Cox, a member of the
faculty at the State Normal School in
Pennington, returned to that place
Monday after visit with her parents
in town.
Miss Alta Young returned Friday
night from Boston where she went
to meet Miss Florence Burrill, who
was returning from New York and
visited for several days.
Mrs. w. S. .Stinchfeld is expected
home from her trip to Bermuda on
Friday. Her daughter, Miss Lyle C..
Stinchfield, will probably remain for
a day or two in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Rokus and fam
lily left Tuesday afternoon for New
Britain, Conn, where they will estab-
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been employed in that city for several
weeks.
A regular meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to Simon Peters Post will
be held Thursday evening, April 10,
at 730. Please plan to attend as
there are several matters of business
that are to be attended to.
There will be a meeting of the mem
bers of the First Baptist parish on
April 8th at the Office of Col. r. l..
Marston to see whether the parish
will vote to sell or lease the First
Baptist Church property on the hill.
Mrs. Alta Tague and two children,
Althea and Audrey returned to their
home in Livermore Falls Tuesday aft
err visiting with her mother, Mrs. Ella
n. Jewett and her sisters, Miss
Blanch Jewett and Mrs. G. H. Tilton.
Earl Kilgore passed the week end
at the home of his brother and fam
lily, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kilgore of Ben
ton. Mrs. A. J. Watts and daughter
Ernestine of Madison were in town
Saturday, also being on their way to
Kilgore home.
Edward Merrill, who has been en-
ployed in Boston, has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. Eta S. Merrill. He
left here Monday morning for Car
rabassett where he will act as time
keeper and paymaster for the Law
renee Plywood Company.
William o. Wildes Jr., who has been
attending State College in Rhode Is
land, has arrived in Skowhegan to
spend the summer. He will have the
position which he held last summer,
as night operator at the central ex-
change of the Maine Tel & Tel. Co.
Local listeners-in were much pleas
ed to hear cornet solos last Friday
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this place from Steinhart Hall in
Boston He has been touring Massa-
chusetts with the Colby Glee Club.
Unfortunately, the announcer con-
fused Mr.. Cops name with that of
the pianist, who is a Mr.. Smith.
~ delegation of Pennington Noraml
students left here Tuesday on the mid
hair G.,
They were the Misses Edith Stimp-
son, Delphine Murray, Reba and Mar
garet Vail, and Marion and Mildred
Smith. The Misses Smith had been
visiting at the home of their aunt,
Mrs. Charles futile on the Notch
road.
Acquaintances in Skowhegan will
| be interested to learn of the marriage
engagement of Miss Flora l.. Pierce
! of Middletown, Conn, daughter OF
| Mrs. Abbie Holt Smith, formerly of
| Skowhegan, to Ernest Edwin Carpen-
ter of Bloomfield, Conn., Miss Pierce
! is doing social work for the Connecti-
cut State Hospital and Mr.. Carpenter
| is engaged in scientific farming.
/ Edwin IL. sampson OIL lHe odilpSoh
/ Drug Store, underwent surgical
operation at Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai last Monday morning. F. I.
! Pooler and Mrs. Arthur Bowie of this
/ town are also surgical patients at
/ the institution. Medical patients are
Mrs. George Haines of Rangeley and
Ralph Dexter of New Portland. Will
fred Lebel of lockwood, who has been
in the hospital for several weeks and
/ who suffered the loss of his leg in
saw mill at lockwood in October,
was discharged yesterday.
One hundred and ten members OF
| Somerset Council, knights OF Column
bus, marched behind Old Glory to Our
Lady of Lourdes Church Sunday
morning to attend divine worship and
! receive holy communion in body
This Is an annual event of consider
able significance in Columblanism.
Father Renaud delivered a fine ser
mon and complimented the knights
on their splendid public manifesto
/ ton of faith. Following the services
a communion breakfast was served in
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