The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-23

Drf anu MTS. u. e. lOuuB MIcs
Matte E. Goodwin and Sherman n.
Shumway have been In Boston this
week..
+ A meeting of We rural teachers of
Skowhegan schools will be held next
Saturday afternoon at two-thirty In
the Municipal Building.
About $4,000 was cleared from the
food sale for the benefit of the First
Philathea Glass, Saturday afternoon
in the Hotel Coburn Block.
First meeting of the year OF the
Town Improvement Society will be
held at the Library parlors tomorrow
Friday afternoon. Directors Tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Corsen of
West Brighton, Mrs. Alberta Stinch-
field and Mrs. Amos Chapman of
Athens were among the out of town
shoppers in town Saturday.
Myron J. Smith returned home
Saturday night sfrom Boston, where
he went. to bring home new Buick
sedan. Mrs. Smith met him in Port
land Saturday and accompanied him
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry n. Hall left
Tuesday for their home in Methuen,
Mass. after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. G. Traitor of Main street and
friends in Pittsfeld for the past two
weeks.
Dr. C. r. Viles and Dr. E. A. Parker
returned Saturday night from hunt
ing trip to Ripogenus Dam. They
were accompanied by two registered
guides and We're successful in bring
ing home one deer. ...
Lawrence Cockburn returned to
Brunswick Monday to resume his
studies at Bowdoin College after
spending the week end with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cock
burn of Main street. ~-,-
Mrs. Ella F. Raymond returned
Monday from North Woodstock, N. H.
where she has been employed since
last June. On her return home, she
visited. friends and relatives In New
Hampshire and in Boston.
There will be an all day meeting of
Golden Rod Branch |. s. S. with Mrs.
Paul Roullard on Thursday October
80. The ladies will come prepared
to sew for motherless family. Mrs.
Roullard will provide baked beans
and the members will bring their
lunch.
J. O. Morris. manager of the Wool
worth Store left Sunday morning for
Boston to enter Massachusetts Gener-
al Hospital for treatment He was ac-
nj cd 10 fhof hv hn T
Fish, who returned to Skowhegan the
first of the week, after short visit
with his sister, Mrs. l.. +. Bova and
family in Newtonville, Mass.
Through the kindness of the off,
Gals at the Women's Reformatory
Miss Eleanor Gould of Boston. who
has been at Simpsons Drug store the
last week demonstrating toilet pre-
parations gave most interesting talk
on the care of the skin at that in
stitution, Saturday afternoon. The
remarks were very much appreciated
by the inmates.
Theodore b. Dow of Wiscassett,
Theodore Sherman of Edgecomb,
Alfred Quincy of Augusta and Eston
Glidden of Someryllle were before
Trial Justice T. G. Lord Saturday.
charged with disturbing the peace at
st. Adams. early on the morning of
October 18th. They all pleaded
guilty and were allowed to go on the
payment of costs amounting to $19.07
for each man.
Pupils of the Jewett street school
not absent during the first four
weeks we're: Carlton Steward, Altana
Edwards Lorraine Henderson, Leland
Henderson. Kenneth Murray. Harriet
Davis, Wilbur Whiting, Ernest James,
Florence Church Alice Risteen, Ann
Luella Cleveland, Oracle Leo, Elroy
Easier, Leland Herrin. Albert Jewett.
Elmer Green, Douglas Corson. Isabel
Perry Lynn Cowett was absent one
half day. Edith Dyer did not enter
until the second week. Absent on
account of sickness, Clifton Whitney,
Kathryn Lessard.
In compliment to the approaching
marriage of Miss Rose Lemieux and
Alvah j. Pomerleau, the bride-to-be
was given a shower party Friday
evening at the home of her parents
on North Ave. Miss Laura Lemieux
had charge of the affair and lit was
largely attended. A large number of
valuable gifts were received by Miss
Lemieux. who was for some time
saleslady at the Durgin candy store,
but more recently has been employ
ed as an assistant in the Office of DR..
r. A. Derbyshire. A lunch was serv-
ed during the party.
Word has been received here of the
death of Moses Cleveland of Athens,
to the effect that Mr.. Cleveland drop
ped dead in the orchard on his farm.
He was formerly engaged in driving
stage between Skowhegah and
Athens. Among the surviving lrela-
tives are son. Charles Cleveland of
this place and brother Charles s.
Cleveland also of Skowhegan,) The,
deceased had reached the advance
age of Sc years and was a veteran or
the Civil War. He was distantly re-
lated to the late Grover Cleveland,
former president of the United States.
The Ladies of st. John the Baptist
held whist party and social at the
Parochial school hall Monday evening
for the benefit of the church debt
fund. Whist was enjoyed from eight