The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
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tend the automobile show.
Attorney George Chapman of Fair
field was up Tuesday to attend to
business matters in Probate Court.
Judge E. w. Sawyer of North An
son was among the out-of-town Wis
itors in Skowhegan Tuesday on bust
ness.
A regular meeting of Milburn Com
mandery U. o. G.. G. will be held this
Thursday evening in Golden Cross
Hail.
Harry Palmer of New York has
been visiting with his father, Henry
Palmer on Silver street. He return
ed Monday.
Mrs. Pauline Hill left Monday
morning to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Lena Hill Taylor in Brookline,
Mass. and her sister, Miss Anna
Philbrick in Boston.
P. A Emery of Hartland was in
Skowhegan Saturday being on his
way to East Madison. where he at
tended an old fashioned dance given
in that town Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Enroll Taylor and
children are away from their home on
Maple street for a few days. Mr..
| Taylor is in Boston and Mrs. Taylor
and the children are visiting with her
parents in Waterville
John Provost who has lately UNI
dergone his third surgical operation
since the shooting accident which he
participated in last fall is reported
as making favorable progress toward
health at Somerset Hospital.
There will be a meeting of the D.
A. r. Monday afternoon, March 18th,
at the home of Mrs. Eva Greenwood
on Madison avenue. Miss Margaret
M. Smith will deliver a paper en-
titled "Slavic Peoples" Mrs. Vina
r. Greenwood will assist in the en-
PERTAINING.
Sub-master Kierstead of Hartland
Academy will accompany the debat-
ing team here from that institution
for tomorrow nights debate and will
be entertained at the home of Miss
Dorothy M. Elliot, first assistant at
Skowhegan high school, and former
Hartland resident.
w. II. Adams and Hughey Adams
who have been in Skowhegan to visit
their sister, Mrs. S. w. Richards and
with their brother, John Adams who
has been patient at Somerset Hos
pital left Monday morning for Oak
land, Maryland, where they will be
employed for time.
John Adams, carpenter, who was
brought here from Carrabassett
week ago Sunday as the result of an
accident sustained in falling which
paralyzed his lower limbs, was re-
ported Tuesday as somewhat improv-
ed and able to move in bed. He is
a patient at Somerset Hospital.
While the special car service will
prevail next Sunday, the tea room at
Lakewood will not be open again un
til later in the spring. House par
ties were again in order last Sunday
and doubtless several more will be
planned for the coming Sunday. Late
evening cars to and from Madison
Two basketball games are schedul-
ed for tomorrow evening in Heselton
Hall at 745. The Cony high school
girls will come up from Augusta to
play the Skowhegan high school
team, while two teams of local boys
styling themselves the Orange Comets
and Five Painters. will also play
Prices, 35 cents and 25 cents.
G. X. Fogg has again been confined
to his home by illness this week.
Mrs. Winifred Cool who has been
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. l..
Flynt during the winter, returned
Saturday from Portland accompani-
ed by her mother who is in feeble
health and has gone to Canaan where
she has re-opened her home
Miss Marguerite Chase of Augusta,
Miss Stone, Lawrence Mass. and Miss
Mitchell of Houlton, all students at
Colby College were guests of Miss
Helen c. Smith at the home of her
aunt, Miss Louise II. Coburn from
/ Saturday until Monday morning. JOS
eph Coburn Smith was up from Col
lcge over Sunday as were William
Macomber and Percy Beatty
Patients at Somerset Hospital this
week are Miss Gabriel Provost, John
Provost, Edward Lessor. Mrs Albert
/ Gardner, all of Skowhegan, Miss
Merle Farley of The Forks, John
! Adams of Glassvile, N. b. Isaac lrv-
ing of Benton Mrs, Harold Glidden or
Madison. Patients recently discharg-
ed are Mrs. Nellie Clark, Mrs. l.. w.
Symons and little daughter, Myron
Whittemore, Leandcr Brown Miss
Evelyn Tozer and Mrs. Lena Demo,
all of Skowhegan.
Last Sunday morning Percy Beatty,
president of the Colby College Y. NJ.
c. A. addressed the morning congre-
cation at the Bethany Baptist
church on the theme, stop, Look
\ Listen" His address WAS most in
i teresting and contained much OF
wholesome value to the almost one
hundred young people who were IN
attendance. The scriptures were
read by William Macomber, also a
o.,Jo,+ al ('o1b,, rolIapp Roth were