The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-02

John W. Bacon of Mercer was In
town Friday on business.
Peter Laney and Roy Bickford went
to Bangor Saturday for Mr.. Bickford's
son.
Mrs 1mogene C. Merrill of Caratunk
was visitor in Skowhegan Thursday
last.
r. L. Smith, who has been visiting
Arthur Smith. left Saturday for Mon
son where he will spend five weeks.
There was work in the second de
gree at the regular meeting of Cara
bassett Lodge No "a, |. o. o. F. last
IeVening.
The midday train leaves skowhe-
gan at II 40 a. m. instead of 1870 p.
III. as announced in our schedule of
last week.
Judge B. F. Maher of Augusta was
guest of Hon. Clyde H. Smith Mon
day and Thesdhya having business
here in Supreme Court.
Mrs Grace Rice of Pelham Manor.
n. Y, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. H. Patten. and her brother
{. f.. Patten and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Greene of
East Rochester n. II. returned to
their home Sunday after a brief visit
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
j Mrs. E. NJ Greene on West Front St
i An apple blossom was received at
/ the Reporter Office Tuesday picked in
/ the orchard OF Harry Gardiner, Show
hogan Il. f. d. No. ON Monday. This
4 tree has previously had one crop of
Iapples this year
I A special eonvocation of Somerset
/ Chapter. No. Is. r. A. NJ. will be held
this evening with work in the Mark
! Master and Past Master degrees. Re
freshments are to be served c. E.
Nitschke is Most Excellent High
Priest of the Chapter.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for for the week ending September 27.
Mrs. Nellie Downing, Henry Richards,
Miss Marie A Smith, Mrs. S. w
! Smith, Mr.. A. T. Wheelock. These
/ letters will be sent to the dead letter
Office if not called for before October
/ Il.
Mrs. p. p. Fenno of Lynn. Mass,
and Mrs Rudolph O'Malley of Ottawa.
Ont, are to be here today for the flu
neral of their father, Hormidas Re-
maud and to visit their sister. Miss
Alma Renaud, and brother. Rev. j.
L. A. Renaud at the Catholic Rectory
on Water street
Alexander Thomson, who has been
spending the summer at home, left
/ Tuesday for New York and from there
was to sail on board 1.-The Maure-
/ tania" to resume his studies at Ok
/ ford University. Miss Jeanne Thorn
son. his sister, who is teaching in Liv-
ermore Falls, was at home for the
week end.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Deerrnt of
! Portland are guests at the home Of
/ Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Luce. From here
they will go to Wilton, where they
will stop with friends for several
days. Mr.. and Mrs. B. w Good of
/ Portland have been recent guests at
the Luce home, being on their way
TO Aroostook County for a visit.
The annual roll call of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge No. 50, |. O. o. f. will
be observed Tuesday evening next
The degree will be conferred and it
is expected that the president of
the Rebekah Assembly of Maine Mrs.
Margaret Peabody of Richmond will
be present. All members not able
to attend are asked to send a word
of greeting. Supper will be served
at $50 o'clock.
New patients admitted to Somerset
Hospital recently are Mrs. Fred Cool
idge'of Scion, George Martin of Bing
ham, Mrs. Charlotte TarboX. Master
Carlton Marcou, Master Robert Par
son and Mrs. Florence Laid and baby
son, all of this town. Recent dis
charges include Mrs. Glenw0od Gordon
of East Madison, Mrs. Rose Gaylord
of Brighton, Mrs. Lottie Gates and
Miss BoueAard, both of Skowhegan.
+. w. Snow of Montreal who for
merly lived in SkOwhegan, recently
received from the Westmount Aviation
Athletic Association Tennis Club
Westminster Clock as a wedding gift.
The clock is made of mahogany with
silver face and chimes every quar-
ter hour. The clock was presented
during the official opening of the Club
House. The Tennis Club has a
membership of two hundred and fifty
with thirteen tennis courts. Mr..
Snow is president of the Tennis Club
and a director of the association.
Among the Skowhegan women who
are attending the Maine Federation of
Women's Clubs in Portland this week
are Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth,
president of the Federation, Mrs. w.
S. Stinchfeld, president of the Wo-
mans Club, Mrs. e. b. Chase Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Marble and Mrs. Lena
e. Wentworth, members of that club.
Miss Gertrude S. Weston, as a dele
gate from the Town Improvement So
cieyt and Skowhegan Sorosis. Miss
Edna Cushing now of Portland. for
merly of Skowhegan and a member
of Sorosis, is also representing Soro-
sis and Mrs. Sarah p. Reed, a secre-
tary of the Federation is at the meet
ings.
Miss Abbie Giggey, who was com
mercial teacher in Skowhegan High
School last year and had previously
taught French or commercial branches