The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-24
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flelu Monday morning alter fioltlh5
here with her sister Mrs. W. H. Fow-
Ter.
Miss Jennie McLaren of Freeport
arrived in town Saturday and is to
be employed at the Somerset Shoe
Shop.
Clyde II. Smith will go to Pittsield
next week, where he will speak be-
fore a mems club on the highway
question.
Miss Jennie Smell, who has been
visiting at. the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. E. Beale, returned Sunday to her
home in Madison.
Miss Rose Buzzell returned to Port
land Monday after visiting with her
sister Mrs. Amy Meader and her aunt,
Mrs. Amy Packard.
The bowlers in the Mercantile Lea
que who last evening completed their
various contests for the season go To
Waterville tonight for a banquet at
the Elmwood Hotel
Mrs. Agnes Dunbar returned Mon
day night from Portland after Wis
iting there with her daughter, Mrs.
Roy Luce. She went to Portland
the last of the week with Mr. Luce,
who was here for a short time.
The death of Therle Harold, two
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Priest occurred early Sunday morn
ing. The child had been i'll with
measles and later tuberculosis 'devel-
oped. Beside the parents, there is
an older child. Dorothy.
The wedding of Clayton E. Smith
and Edith o. Adams, both of Skowhe-
gan. was quietly solemnized last We'd
nesday evening at the parsonage of
the Bethany Baptist Church, The
couple were unattended and the sin
gle ring service was used.
The BPW members are making ex-
tensiye plans for their May Break
fast on May Day morning in the club
rooms from Go until $40. The
menu will include fruit, hot rolls, hot
doughnuts, bacon and eggs and coffee.
The breakfast tickets are SOC. each.
Among the events of. next week,
will be the May dance given Thurs
day evening, May list, under the direc-
ton of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
American Legion. Mrs. Oddy's Or
chestra will furnish music and tickets
are being sold by the Auxiliary ladies'.
Somerset County has eight young
men out of its quota of thirteen ac-
cepted for the G. NJ. r. c. at Camp
Deyens in August, Young men who
intend to go should get their applica-
tions in at once. County chairman
George Loring Thurlow of Skowhe-
gan will be pleased to help anyone in
this matter at any time.
Mrs. w. H. Cummings is giving 4
tea next Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock at her home on Elm street in
compliment to Mrs. H. N. Pratt. who
has just retired from the presidency
of the Woman's Club. Mrs. Cum
mings has been a member of the club
board during the past year and is at
present its vice president. Members
of the Woman's Club will be guests
at tea.
Mrs. Clara Mitchell of Yorkshire,
England, has come here to spend the
summer with her brother, John Rob-
inson and family. She arrived in
Portland, Saturday, where she was
met by Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell of this
place, the party reaching Skowhegan
Sunday night This is Mrs. Mitchell's
first visit in this country and it has
been twenty-five years since she and
her brother have met.
! Following a lull in recruiting in the
United States Marine Corps, activi-
! ties now are being renewed through
out New England New England
quota to the u. S. Marines will call
| for some men of the mental, moral
and physical qualifications that New
! England men possess. The State of
Maine has always held its own in
keeping up the New England quota.
i The advantages of education, travel
and adventure that the Marine Corps
offers is we'll known throughout the
country. A trip to the Portland
headquarters, room g. City Building,
to talk over what the Marines can
offer will interest many young men
throughout the state.
In compliment to the Seth birthday
of w. e. French of the Lakewood
road, a dinner party was arranged
Sunday by Mrs. Carl Hunnewell, his
daughter There were nineteen pres
ent, including relatives and friends,
mostly from Madison. After dinner
speeches followed, and the host was
the recipient of candy and cigars Mr..
French is in excellent health and this
season will engage as usual in glad
| ioli culture. He will put in 5000
bulbs, which he will attend to himself
and will also do quite extensive gar
dening. Mr.. Frenchs gladiolias have
become well known and are of un-
usual beauty, as are the many other
/ beautiful flowers raised at the
French Hunnewell farm.
There was a very large attendance
at the regular meeting of Sunset
Chapter, No. 81, o. E. s., last Friday
evening. Supper was served at $50
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