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


Price Clothing store. Is enjoying a va
cation at his Lakewood cottage.
Mrs. William Jewett of Jewett
street, who has been seriously i'll for
sometime, is reported as failing.
A new house is being erected on
the Lakewood Road, near Madison
Center, by Clarence Henderson, for
a future home for himself and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Stanley of
Madison avenue are entertaining Mr..
Stanley's sister, Miss Marion Stanley
OF Lawrence, Mass, who arrived Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Reed and
daughters, Carolyn and Elizabeth
have returned from a trip to Houlton
and Masardis, Mr.. Reed having bust
ness in that section of the state.
The fire chemical was called to
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Currier on Lower Middle street, late
Monday afternoon to quell chimney
fire. There were no damages.
At Old Orchard Beach for the month
of July at their cottage on Cliff Ave.
are Mrs. Geo. Simpson and family
and Mrs. Walter Savage and daughter
Lucille, all formerly of Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Blanchard. Mrs.
G. A. Vaughn and C. A. Vaughn of
Stratton were guests of Mr.. Blan-
chards son, D. A Blanchard and Mrs
Blanchard of Maple street, Saturday.
Alonzo Cottle of West Athens was
In town this week, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. John Corson. He had
previously been to visit another sis
ter, Mrs. Annie Dickinson in Mercer
Miss Zaidee Trip of Fairfield is
passing the week in town, guest at
the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Dyer of West Front street and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kicker on Pine
| street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunville, &C
companied by Miss Laura futile and
his brother and niece of Gardiner left
Monday by automobile for a months
visit with relatives and friends in
Prince Edward Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkman with
! their daughter, Grace and Miss Flora
Nickerson Of Mercer enjoyed an auto
mobile trip to Rangeley, last Sunday,
with Mrs. Parkman's brother Everett
Rowe of Norridgewock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lichtenfels and
family arrived Monday to enjoy va
cation at their summer home on r. F.
d. No. 4. Mr.. Lichtenfels will be
here for two weeks but the rest of
his family will remain for two months
Mrs. Joseph Halle of Danielson
: Conn, visited over the week end with
a sister, Mrs. Marceau and Mr.. and
Mrs F. X. Poulin. Mrs. Halle was
on her way home after an extensive
tour through the Lake Champlain dis.
trict and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilman re-
turned Monday to their home in
Wakefield, Mass, after visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Morrill, of Baptist
Hill Mr.. Gilman is the son of the
late Hiram Gilman and his old home
was in the Baptist Hill neighborhood
There will be Confetti Ball with
spot light dances at Lakewood next
Tuesday after the theatre Dancers
will be supplied with confetti and SER
pentine streamers and spot light
dances will be held. The largest
dance attendance of the season is ex-
pected.
Edible King of Winter street lief;
Monday morning for Orono where he
will be engaged for three or four
weeks in plastering work at the Uni
to- - Tnf, Al
of his duties there he will go to Dark
Harbor where he will be engaged in
the construction of mansion for a
summer resident.
DR.. r. A. Derbyshire, who has for
several years, been practising DENTS
try in the Office of Charles r. Viles
is moving to the Maurice Merrill
Block, four doors from Simpsons
drug store. He will be in his new
location Monday. DR.. Harold Du-
mont, who has recently graduated
from the University of Maryland, will
practice with DR.. Viles.
Among the patients at Somerset
Hospital are Mrs Laura Whitman OF
Arson, Miss Angelo Roy. Master Jas
per Easier, Miss Frances Lancaster
Mrs Sadie Harmon. Miss Frances
Roberts and Mrs. Fred Parks, all OF
Skowhegan. Patients lately dis.
charged are Mrs. Alfred Morrill, OF
Newark, N. j.. Miss Bertha Donovan
= of Oakland, Leon White of Fairfield
Christopher Foster of Skowhegan and
Mrs. Leo Duval and baby son, also Of
Skowhegan.
Among those from out of town
who attended the obsequies oil
Mrs Anna F. Merrill on Monday were
DR.. Armin X. Lobeck of Madison, Wis.
Harvey ID. Eaton, Miss Florence Eat
: on, Mrs. Harriet Rogers of Water.
vile, MIR. and Mrs Andrew Merrill
of Harmony. Mrs. Emma Lawton
Mrs, Alice Jones of Ripley, Mrs. Mary
Jones, accompanied by her husband
and son. Merrill Jones of Utica, n
Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burrill Mrs
George Morrison and George Foster
and family of Cornville.
One of the pleasant events of this
week was that on Monday evening al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w
Day, when Miss Helen Day, gave &
shower party for Miss Ruth Homsted
IN honor of the lattpr's annroachinq