The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
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Mrs. Damase Bassa spent the week
end in Augusta visiting relatives.
Brooks E. Savage and Lawrence
Cockburn were at their homes here
from Bowdoin College for the week
end.
Miss Vera McCoombs spent Friday
and Saturday in Waterville with Mrs.
Marie Boulette, who is nursing in that
city.
Mrs. Mary W. Libby, superintend-
ent at the State Reformatorv for
women, arrived home Tuesday night
from her business trip to Middletown.
Conn.
X. L. Young of Lewiston, formerly
a brakeman and baggageman on
local train, is back substituting as
conductor during the absence of H. S.
Hopkins.
Attorney William Folsom Merrill
arrived home early Tuesday morning
from his fishing trip on the Mirimachi
waters of New Brunswick Mr.. Mer-
rills trip is more fully described on
the Big Woods Page of this issue.
Mrs. Blanch NJ Friend, president of
the Clementine Weston w. C. T. L.
and Mrs Elizabeth Watson, a lectur-
err for the Civic League, went to Au-
gusta Friday to be present at the w.
c. T. U. jubilee, held at the State
House last Friday night.
Among the patients receiving medi-
cal treatment at the Kennebec Valley
Hospital are Miss Egline Dionne of
Skowhegan and Clarence Tompkins of
NOrridgewock Horace Mclaughlin
Of Norridgewock has been discharged
following medical treatment for a Sc
we're cut on his right arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Oliver and
three children arrived here from Lu-
bee on the night train Tuesday and
went to their future home on Han
over street. Mr.. Oliver purposes to
engage in the grocery business in
Skowhegan Their son, Ray S. oliver,
has been for sometime employed in
the printery department of the In
dependent Reporter.
Albert Libby a former deputy sher-
if, who has been living at his place
on the Athens road, above Wesser-
runsett bridge, has become the own
er of bungalow on Bailey street,
which was built by T. G. Lord and
L. A. Caswell Smith & Caswell,
local real estate men, exchanged the
bungalow for Mr.. Libby's house and
they have now sold that to Cyrus
Jewell.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands AS
ISOLATION was delightfully."- entertain
ed by Mrs. Mary NJ. Hurley at her
home on Mt Pleasant avenue, Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Kate Smith,
a past noble grand of Somerset Lodge
at Norridgewock, was the guest for
the occasion. The president, Mrs.
Violet V. Fogg, presided and during
the social hour stories were told by
Mrs. Mary Bailey, Mrs. Mabel G.
Bragg and Mrs. Cora Hurley. while
readings were given by Mrs. Elva G.
Greene, Mrs. Nellie E. Chase, Mrs.
Emma L. Bickford, Mrs. Alice S. Ba
ker, Mrs. Ava V. Sheridan and Mrs.
Violet V. Fogg. At refreshment time
fruit salad, English tea cakes, sponge
and cream cakes, tea, nuts and minis
were served by the hostess from the
dining room.
The death of Mrs Abbc Bright.
widow of Leander Bright, occurred
suddenly Saturday noon, while she
was eating her dinner, at the home of
Mrs. L. N. Nelson on Pleasant street,
where she was boarding. She had
had paralytic shock sometime since.
Mrs. Bright came here from Caratunk
about three years ago. Her age was
about sixty-seyen years and she was
the daughter of Joseph Adams. She
leaves no children and no near sur
viving relatives, Mrs. Lena Tyler /
of this town, being niece. Funeral
services were held from the Bethany
Chapel Monday at one o'clock, Rev.
George Merriam officiating. The re-
mains were taken to Caratunk for
interment. Twenty ladies met the
remains at the burial place and con-
tributed an Offering of flowers. The
casket was opened.