The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-01

atneHS anu canaan stages leave AFTER
the arrival of the 5:45 train at night.
Miss Grace Fox was up from Colby
college, Friday night to attend the
senior play in which her sister Miss
Mildred Fox played a leading role.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brophy and
son Edmund and daughter Margaret
/ nave returned home from Florida
where they have been spending the
winter.
Miss Annie Fellows of Maldon.
Mass, who has been visiting with
her brother, Fred Fellows, left Sat
urday morning for a few days visit
in Augusta before returning home.
Marriage intentions have been filed
with the City Clerk at Bangor by
Melvina Hughes, under sentence to
the State Reformatory for Women
and Edmond K. Massey of Bangor.
Miss Barbara Whitney of Westbor-
ough, Mass, spent the week end here
with Miss Helen Hight at her home
on West Front street. The young
ladies are students at Colby College
Mrs. Martha Kilbreth of East Win
throp was among the out of town
people here to attend the senior play,
in (which her granddaughter Miss
Dorothy Kilbreth played one of the
roles.
Deputy Sheriff Elmer S. Adams of
Madison went to South Windham,
Monday, taking with him George
Mitchell of Oldtown, who has been
committed to the State Reformatory
for Men.
Miss Gertrude Carter was in Au-
gusta Friday where she attended an
institute of children's workers in con-
nection with her duties as state SUI
perintendent of the Vacation Bible
School Department.
Saturday evening last Mrs. Enrol
Taylor of Maple street entertained
three tables at auction, prizes being
won by Mrs. Roy e. Symons. first,
Mrs. Harry E. iSmith, second and
Mrs. r. A. Derbyshire, consolation.
Thirty-two bowlers of the Mercan-
tile League went TO Waterville Thurs
day evening where they enjoyed
banquet at the Elmwood Hotel. After
the banquet matches were rolled off
at the Elm City Alleys, the MasOns
winning first place in the League
DR.. Isaac B. Berkson a director of
Camp Modin at Lake George, is ex-
pected at the camps the first week of
May, to make arrangements for
opening the resort for the summer
At a Stated Convocation of Somer-
set Chapter No. Is r. A. NJ. held Fri
day evening, last, there was work in
the Royal Arch Degree.
The death of Joseph Sinstcyr occur
red Saturday morning. His age was
siXty-nine years and he was native
of Canada, coming here from Canaan
about twenty-five years ago A
widow and several children survive.
The funeral was held Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock at the Catholic church
and burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs George Rice of Pelham Manor,
n. Y, who has been the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs A. II. Patten,
and her brother, c. L. Patten and
family, returned home Saturday. She
will come to Skowhegan again this
summer. Mrs Rice was accompani-
ed by Mrs. J. Rice and children of
New Jersey.
The late snow storms this spring
have been the subject of considerable
comment We learn from an old
paper that the late l.. w Weston was
authority for the statement that on
June IL. 1S43, twelve inches of snow
fell at The Forks In 1907 there
was a snow storm on May 18th and
these two storms cause the April
snow storms of this spring to fade
into insgnilicanCe.
Tomorrow nights Junior Promen-
ade promises to be delightful affair
in Grange Hall The committee of
arrangements is composed of Joseph
Gayouette, Reid Appleby, Lucille
Bachelor, Robert Furber, Evelyn
Groder, Mary Merrill. Sadie Nelson,
Phyllis Whiting and Walter Wilson
Patronesses for the event will be
Mrs. Tyler Appleby, Mrs. Eldon Boyd,
Mrs. Tracey Gates, Mrs. George Cay
ouette, Mrs. Lawrence Cockburn. Mrs.
Edwin Clough, Mrs. Joseph Chabot
and Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot.
A petition for the pardon of Will
liam King of The Forks, who is ser
wing a sentence of 10 months in the
Somerset county Jail for assault. was
received at the Department of State
Friday. A hearing on the petition
has been assigned for the session of
the Governor and Council which will
be held May l3 In his petition for
a pardon King states that he is in
noccnt of the crime of which he has
been accused and that he has already
served a substantial time in Jail Bur
leigh Martin of Augusta is counsel for
the petitioner.
Al the annual convention of Kcnnc-
bee Federation of Methodist Ladies'
Aid societies held last Thursday in
Fairfield, Mrs. II. l.. Nichols of this
place was elected president, Mrs
Edith Files of Fairfield, vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Flora Pencil Tozicr
of Fairfield, recording secretary. The
organization in this place was award
cd the banner and has invited the
federation here for its convention
next year Among the Skowhcgan
ladies who attended were Mrs. Mich
OILS, Mrs. J. n. Smith. Mrs. Ellen