The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-05
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I Maurice Russell of Woodland has
been here during the past week ow-
Ing to the illness and death of his
father, Sullivan Russell.
]. r. Bethel, A. B. Damon, William
Patch and NJ. c. Mitchell returned
Monday to their homes in Portsmouth
after passing the week end at Emb-
den Lake fishing.
Miss Evelyn Flanders of Madison,
who spent several days last week WIS.,
ting with her aunts, Mrs. George
Soule and Mrs. E. J. Kimball, went
to Wateryille Saturday where she
sings each Sunday in the First Bap-
fist church. Miss Flanders is to
continue her voice studies in Boston.
John Wyndom, who was for some
time engaged in farming in Cornville.
but who has lately been in Skowhe-
gan, left Saturday afternoon for
Portland and from that city was re-
turning to Okotakas, Alberta, Canada
Northwest, where he has relatives
and where he formerly resided.
An assembly was held in the En-
CINE Hall, Thursday afternoon, May
20. Announcements concerning the
coming tests were made by Prin Eos
ter. The students getting an aver
age of SIS per cent are excluded from
final examinations. The girls were
excused and Col. Subway spoke to
the Boy Scouts.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Berry return
ed to their home in Millinocket after
visiting over the week end with
friends and relatives here and in
Madison. Their daughter, Miss
Velma Berry, who accompanied them
to Skowhegan is remaining here for
a several weeks visit with friends and
with her sister Mrs. Evan Tinkham
of Madison.
Mrs. William Spofford brought an
interesting coin into the Reporter
office Thursday bearing the date of
1885. 1t was one of the large cents,
which were at one time in circulation
in this country, and had been found
by Mrs. Spofford's little daughter,
Barbara while playing among the
on the Ancil Allen farm on the Back
road.
Arthur Hight of Athens was in
town Saturday last attending to mat
ters of business and on Monday re-
turned to Bowdoin College accompan-
led by his mother Mrs. M. J. Hight of
Athens. who was on her way to New
York to visit her other son, Donald
Hight. Mr.. Hight is graduating this
year from Bowdoin and is probably
the baby of his class as he is only
20 years of age. He plans to teach
next year.
New books added to the Public
Library during the month of May:
Fiction-Heirs Apparent Gibbs
Leave it to p Smith (Wodehouse)
PrudencC's Daughter (Hueston)
Bardelys the Magnificent (Sabatini
Cheat the Boys (Phillpotts). Non
Fiction Woman and Temperance,
or the Work and Workers of the W.
c. T. U. (WillardD; Your Dog and
Your Cat, How to Care for Them
(Spaulding); Australia and New Zea
land (Boyce); Howells, James, Bry-
ant and other Essays (Phelps); Tax
alton: the Peoples Business MEL
lon); A History of Norway (Maine)
Whitman; Mr. Rhneland Journal
(Allen); An Intimate Portrait of II.
l.. S. (Osbourne); The Home Road
Clark; The Lake Superior Country
(LongstrethD Robert f. Lee, Man
and Soldier Page) Life and Death
(Swedenborg. Juvenile: Who Was
Jane (Sharp) Fidelis fAbbott);
Adele Doring of the Sunnyside Club
(North); Adele Dorng on a Ranch
(North) The Girls of Gardenville
(Rankin). French Books: LeReye
(Zola) Lame Enchantee (Rollandl
Les Desenchantees Uoti); Seven
Short Stories by French Authors
(Claytor) (ed).