The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
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S. A. Lindsay is leaving Sunday
night on business trip to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Downes and
little son spent the week end in Au-
gusta with Mrs. Downes' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. l.. w Humphrey, returning
Sunday in their car, which they had
Kept in Augusta during the winter.
Mrs. Fred Hovey with her five
sons and three daughters, who re-
Gently sold their farm on the Molun-
kus road to John Thebarge, have left
for worcester. Vt, where they for
merly resided and where they will
establish their future home.
Mrs. f. l.. Marsh returned Friday
to her home in Sandwich, Mass, af-
ter being here to visit with Miss
Hannah r. Page at her home on High
st. She accompanied Miss Page
here on her return from Sandwich,
where she had been spending the
winter.
Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde E. Decker of Turner
Ave-, observed her third birthday last
Friday. Mrs. Evelyn Kendall and
daughter Ellen of Clinton were here
for the occasion and Miss Dorothy
had two birthday cakes with other
dainties and many gifts.
The annual meeting of the Eunce
Farnswortp Chapter d. A. r. will be
held next Monday night at the home
of the regent, Miss Mabel j. Pooler
on Water ST. This meeting will be
in charge of the 1924 officers. Sup
per will be served at six O'Clock fol-
lowed by the business meeting.
Mrs. l.. w. Smiley and little daugh-
ter, Joan, are visiting with relatives
in Bangor. Mr. Smiley was with
them the first of the week. He and
Charles Nitschke enjoyed a fishing
trip to Sunkhaze Stream in the Cos
tigan section and were very success
full in their catches of brook trout.
Mr.. Nitschke returned home Saturday
night
Among the late patients at Somer-
set Hospital are Master Henry Perry
of Richmond, George Stevens, Nor
ridgewock; Mrs. Violet Allan, Corn
vile. Patients recently discharged
are Thomas Bolduc, Oldtown Mrs.
Greene, lexington Mrs. Belle Nc
Pheters; A. ID. Cote and Mrs, Lydia
Burnor and little daughter, all of
Skowhegan.
Announcement have been received
here of the engagement of Miss Lois
Frances Comber to Vernon Edmund
Greenlaw Miss Comber is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Com
Der of The West Forks and gradual
ed from Skowhegan High School in
/ the class of 1918. She subsequent
| ly trained for nurse at the Maine
General Hospital in Portland, and
having graduated from that institu-
ton has since been located in Dover,
N. II.
+ A regular assembly of Mt Moriah
Council No 10. II. and S. NJ. will be
held at Newport on Wednesday. May
21st A banquet will be served at
/ $50. At Ala the degree of Royal
Master will be conferred at 5 o'clock
Select Master and at o'clock Super
Excellent Master. II has been sew
eral years since the Council worked
in this part of the jurisdiction and
this assembly will afford an excellent
opportunity to renew fraternal ac-
quaintances and enjoy the hospitality
of the Newport companions. 1t Is
hoped a large delegation will attend
from Skowhegan.
Rev George Merriam attended the
funeral of DR.. John Marshall Foster
in Waterville Monday DR.. Foster
died in Buffalo, N. Y. May 9th. He
was a graduate of Colby College in
1877 and was a classmate of Miss
Louise II. Coburn of this town. Dr.
Foster was the son of Prof. John B.
and Annie Doe Foster. his father hav
ing been professor of Greek at Colby
for fifty years. The deceased was
formerly a missionary in China and
his wife, formerly Miss Clara Hess,
was engaged in missionary work in
China. OF their six children sever
al are now or have been engaged in
missionary work. DR.. Foster has
preached in the Bethany Baptist
Church here on many different occa-
sions.
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