The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
Nrs. Matte z. Goodwin Is expected

Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Knights are
the parents of daughter horn Sun
day.
M. z. Beale returned Saturday from
a business trip to Newburyport and
Boston, Mass.
Mrs. w. r. Elliott and Mrs. II. s.
Hopkins went to Portland Tuesday
for a short visit.
Rev. A. q. LaCroix left Tuesday for
Lynn, Mass, to visit with his brother
Rev. F. O. LaCroix. 500
Miss Christine Brophy of Fairfield
has returned home after visiting with
Miss Clara NJ. Libby. =. -.
Principal II. A. Foster of the high
school went to Portland, Saturday
morning on business.
Miss Elaine Secor returned to Ban
gor Saturday after visiting with her
sister, Mrs. l.. w. Smiley.
Mrs. Robert Wentworth and Mrs,
Annie p, Haekett left Monday morn
ing for visit in Portland.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Simon Pet
ers Post have selected the date of
May for dance in Grange Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Fortier are get
ting settled in the upper apartment of
the Colby HUFF house on Maple street.
Mrs. Earle Longfellow has return
ed to her home in Harmony after Wis
iting here with Mrs. Matte Longfel-
low.
Mrs. Ruth. Borden Clyde left Tues
day morning to resume her studies
at the Massachusetts School of OPP
tometry In Boston. -.
A discarded Somerset Traction car
purchased by Bernard Lashon few
days since, now serves as a light
lunch cart at the corner OF North and
Maple streets.
William l.. Bonney, state treasurer,
formerly principal of Skowhegan
high school was in town Tuesday and
was the guest of Clyde H. Smith at
Rotary luncheon.
Relatives here of Walter Cornelius
Crocker have been notified that he will
sail from Ireland on April rs on board
the 'Carnania," landing at Portland
and coming direct to Skowhegan.
Mahlon Welch of Lakewood who has
lately returned from Caratunk. was
in town Tuesday. He will shortly
be employed in the building of new
house for Fred Sylvester at Madison.
Several of the BPW Club officers
entertained Miss Flora Weed of Ban
gor at dinner at Hotel Oxford Tues
day evening. Miss Weed afterwards
addressed the club women at regul-
ar meeting.
Bertram E. Packard, who is Depu-
ty Commissioner Of Education and who
spoke before Sorosis and the Rotary
Club Monday and Tuesday, gave a
short, talk to the high school stu
dents Tuesday afternoon.
The wedding of Perley Spaulding
and Clara M. Fontaine was quietly
solmnized by Rev. H. L. Nichols at
JHc NlctHOulSI ioot hui
day evening. The couple were I'M
attended and the double ring service
was used.
Master Lawrence Chapman. who is
we'll known as one of the special deli
very carriers In Skowhegan postofflce
Is suffering from the effects of bro
ken wrist, which he sustained In fall
ing from q window at the Simpson
barn on High street.
Somerset Fortress held a regular
meeting last Thursday evening with
a baked bean supper at $50. In the
evening there was regular business
and q good attendance. The next
meeting will be held the first Thurs
day in May and there will be sup
per at $50.
Herbert E. Rowe of Tflton, n. H..
who lived in Skowhegan ten years
ago, will return to that city tomor-
row, having been here to attend to
matters in Supreme Court. Mr..
Rowe was employed by the American
Wooden Company when in Skowhegan
and is now employed in the same ca
pacity at Tilton.
New patients lately received at Som
erset Hospital are Frank Graham,
William Miller, Arthur Savage, Eddie
Jarvis. Skowhegan; Mrs. Mildred
Dunlap, Madison and Roland White
Oakland. Patients lately diseharg-
ed are: Miss Lucie futile, Water
willie, Mrs. Sarah Gardner Miss Esther
French, Mrs. John Provost and Mrs.
Ell Carpenter of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Earl Grundy Of Washington. ID.
c. with her little daughter is expected
here in the early future. The child
has had pneumonia three times dur
ing the past winter and this journey
to Maine is taken with the hope that
the change in climate will prove bene-
fetal. Mrs. Grundy will pass the
frst few weeks after her return with
her mother, Mrs. Vina Harville.
The Colonial party, which was 10
have been given in February under
the. direction of the Town Improve
ment Society and which was post
poned because of the illness OF Mrs
| Carrie Macpherson, the chairman oil