The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
Tnral NpttH

Augustus Boulette. of Railroad st.
Is at Kennebec Valley Hospital with
a fractured wrist.
Joseph Russakoff has returned to
Dartmouth College after the holiday
vacation at home.
Miss Bernice Holt returned to Pine
Manor in Wellesley, Mass, Tuesday to
resume her studies.
The Good Will Club was entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Fred CO.
nant and Mrs. G.. L. Conant of Pleas
ant street.
Mrs. Fannie Luce and daughter,
Miss Lois, spent the week end with
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Abbie
Bessey in Oakland.
Mrs. Ruth Leeman and little daugh-
ter, Pauline are visiting this week
with Mrs, Leeman's aunts, Mrs. Frank
Akeley and Mrs. Fred Brown.
About seventy-iye people are be-
ing employed at the plant of the
Skowhegan Paper Company, although
it has been r%eopened but a short time.
The payroll amounts to about $1,000
weekly.
Arthur Savage, an employee of the
Farmers Telephone Company under
went surgical treatment at Somerset
Hospital yesterday as a result of a
scratch on his hand, infection hay
ing been caused.
On Wednesday evening, the 18th,
members of Skowhegan Grange will
have a literary evening with a pro-
gram to be directed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Steward, MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Cleveland, Francis Emerson
and 70 ISIS Fern Bishop.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. e. C. Tar
box will sympathize with them in the
death of Mr.. Tarbox's father, George
Tarbox, and his sister, Miss Linda
Tarbox, both from pneumonia at Ep-
ping, n. II. Both Mr.. Tarbox and
Miss Tarbox had been frequent visit
ors here and at N~orridgewock.
A stated communication of Somer-
set Lodge No. "a +. and A. NJ. will be
held at Masonic Hall next Monday
evening. There will be work in +.
C.. degree. A committee composed of
A. A. Porter, F. r. Madden and f. c..
Butler have been appointed to receive
and forward the money for the Wash
ington memorial.
DIR. S. ]. Redman of Dexter, who
! was one of the witnesses in the Har-
I mony malpractice case, which is to
be resumed today at Supreme Court.
7 had the misfortune to have his Office
badly damaged in a fire which oc-
! Cured during his stay in town. He
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! was insured and his business books
{ were removed from the building.
/ The Akysian Camp Fire met at the
! home of Miss Helen Rolfe. During
I the regular business meeting the re-
! port of the, candy sale was made and
; one name was voted upon. Following
|, the business session a program was
enjoyed, an original story was writ
; ten and ready by Miss That's Gates. A
most delightful social hour was en-
joyed by playing games. Nuts were
served.
Patients lately discharged from the
Kennebec Valley Hospital are Horace
Parkn1an, Fred c. Pooler, Mrs. Guy
Gilman and little daughter Helen An
ma, Mrs. James Erskine, Lawrence
Chapman, all of Skowhegan, Mrs.
George HaineS of Rangeley, Mrs. John
L. Foss and daughter, Dorothy Bea-
trice of Athens and Patrick Whelan
of Kent County, N. B. Horace Nc
Laughlin of Norridgewock is a medi-
cal patient at the institution.
Next regular meeting of Priscilla
ltebakah Lodge No. So will be held
Tuesday evening April 18th. 1t will
be anniversary night and the follow
ing members will have charge of the
program, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ste
ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Loomis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Burnor, Miss Gladys Park
man, Mrs. Ella Jewett, Mrs. Gertrude
Greene, Mrs. Ben Collins, Elmer
Staples, Mrs. Louise Furbush, Mrs.
Emma Nutting.
Friends in ~Skowhegan of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Fl. Whitney, former resid-
ents here. will regret to learn of the
fire which occurred last Friday in the
block at Dexter where Mr.. Whitney
had recently established himself in
the drug business. Nothing was re-
moved from the store which was
flooded with water. The loss on the
entire building was roughly estimat-
cd at $45,0 0 and the structure is
owned by the Eastern Trust and Bank
ing Company. The Dexter branch of
the banking concern was located in
this building.
The fire department chemical has
had to be sent out twice lately, on
Friday to the A. II. Cleveland house
on Pleasant street for a chimney fire
and On Sunday at the house occupied
by II. u. Stafford on Water street. No
serious damage resulted. The de-
partment has recently elected Charles
Carnage as fire chief for another year
and Charles Griffin has been elected
first assistant, Forrest Sedgeley. sec
ond assistant and Harold Welch, su-
perintendent. The department has
at the present time thirty-six fire.
men.
Sewall w. Smith quietly observed
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