The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
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Harold C. Woodbury. of the Gordon
Pant concern left Friday morning for
Portland ON business.
Major Foster is returning this
week to Bar Harbor after a few days
visit at his home here.
Merrill Moore of the firm of w. II.
Moore & Son, Hartland, was a bust
ness caller in town Thursday.
Mrs. Joseph Kiah of The Forks who
mas been visiting with friends in
Skowhegan, returned home Friday.
II. w. Pike of Lisbon Falls left
Saturday morning after visiting with
his daughter, Mrs. c. E. Richardson.
Miss Phyllis Whiting was in Water
vile Friday night to attend the Lamb
da Chi Fraternity dance, held in Elks
Hall.
DR.. w S. Stinchfeld Postmaster
w. r. Elliott and S. V. Bison left
Monday morning for Boston to attend
the automobile show.
Miss Mildred MacPhee of Waterville
was the guest Friday night of Miss
/ IldAel DuilOHt tOluiHS W dlleuu lne
basket ball game here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo A Tilton have
returned from Portland where they
have been spending the winter and
have gone to their farm on the Nor
ridgewock road.
Dressmaking. After March 18th
shall be ready to make appointments
to go out by the day. If customer
wishes will do work at my rooms, 65
Water st. Mrs. l.. B. Wilson,
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Green will be interested to learn that
they are spending some time in st.
Petersburg, Fla, after visiting with
their children in Massachusetts and
New York.
Clifford North of Boston returned
to that city Friday after being an
overnight guest of Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay left Fri
day morning on a business visit to
Lewiston and Sunday left on a bust
ness visit to Boston.
Howard w Loud of Gorham was in
town Thursday and Friday attending
to business matters. Friends of the
family will be interested to learn that
Miss Beatrice A. l.. Lowd is at pres
ent in New York in continuance of
her training course to become a
nurse.
Skowhegan friends regret to learn
of the death of Mrs. Hilda Rowe Rey-
nolds, wife of Stanton Reynolds of
Bingham. Mrs. Reynolds before her
marriage was a nurse at Kennebec
Valley Hospital. Beside her husband,
she is survived by one child and her
father.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs Francis
Murphy, former residents, will be in
terested to learn that they are the
parents of a daughter born at St.
Stephen. n. b., where Mrs. Murphy
has been spending some weeks, since
leaving Skowhegan. Mr.. Murphy's
headquarters are now at Bangor.
Acquaintance here of Newton Wy
man, who spends his summers at
Lakewood with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Levi Wyman of Chester, Pa. will
be interested to learn of his good
i playing on the polo team at Pennsyl-
vania Military College. A Pennsyl-
vania newspaper speaks of him as
having proved that without doubt he
is one of the best poloists in the in
tercollegiate association. There was
not moment that he did not do
something that brought applause from
the crowd. Six goals were acredit-
ed to him personally, while he figured
we'll in the others.
A pleasant and profitable meeting
of the Helen Coburn Mission Circle
was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. r. Fogg on Pleasant
street. In the absence of the presi-
dent and vice president, the presiding
officer was Mrs. Clara Appleby who
read a portion of the 18th chapter of
st. John, with the ladies repeating the
Lords Prayer in unison. Mrs. Mabel
p. Judkins read the report of the last
meeting and Mrs. r. f. Homsted di-
rected program on "The Indians"
several ladies reading articles per
tanning to the subject. The after
noon was made more interesting by
the displaying Of ancient quilts, COW
erlets and infants clothing, spun
made into cloth and embroidered by
hand by the grandparents of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fogg, while another pleasant
feature was the refreshments served
/ by the hostess consisting of cake.
/ fruit punch, candies and assorted
nuts. The ladies' who ventured out
felt that they had been well repaid
for their efforts.
The name Of Herbert Carlisle
Libby professor of public speaking
and journalism at Colby College, will
be presented at the spring conference
of the Rotary Clubs of the 3lst Dis
trict at Worcester, Mass. in April. as
a candidate for District Governor, ac-
cording to announcement recently
made. Prof, Libby is well known to
many Skowhegan people and was at
one time editor of the Somerset indie
pendent, prior to the consolidation of
that publication with the Somerset
Reporter. He is a brother of Mrs.
Carleton p Merrill of this town and