The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
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L. Fl. Appleby left Tuesday after
noon on n trip to Boston.
DR.. r.. o. Sawyer has had Far
mers' Telephone Installed No 27-2.
Harley Wyman is reported as being
i'll at his home on the River road.
The high and village schools close
March 21st for a vacation of one week.
The First Philathea Class held a
business meeting in the church par
Tors last evening.
Warren Sprague, local editor of the
Radio News column, returned yester-
dav from a business trip to Boston.
Miss Alice NJ. Kicker of the indie
pendent Reporter force left yesterday
morning for few days visit in Lewis
ton.
Mrs. Addie Dunbar of Center street
will entertain the members of the
Country Club next Wednesday after
noon.
c. NJ. Holt left yesterday for Bos-
ton and while away will visit his
daughter. Miss Bernice Holt at We'll
lesley College.
Miss Hazel Chase who has been en-
! ployed at the Somerset Shoe Factory
has gone to Portland where she will
be employed
Mrs. Archie Cromwell of Harmony
is spending a few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Cur
RTE. having arrived Tuesday
The Ladies Social Circle of the Me-
thodist Church will hold their next
meeting Thursday afternoon at the
vestry Mrs. Flora Lambert will be
hostess.
Rev. George Merriam conducted the
religious services Sunday at the State
Reformatory. A quartet of girls
from the institution furnished the
music.
Two colored women. Laura White
and Edna Akers, missionaries for a
home for colored children in Roxbury,
Mass, were in town Tuesday solicit
i ih5 ihiido III thS iioAits
The new burglar alarm on the
Skowhegan Savings Bank was attract
ing considerable attention Tuesday
when it was sounded. The alarm has
lately been installed.
c. r. Peterson, foreman at the plant
of the Somerset Shoe Co, left Satur-
day for Hudson, Mass. where he was
called by the death Of his mother. He
will accompany the remains to Calais
Mr. and Mrs John W. Fogler have
re-opened their home on Elm street,
after being with their son. Ben D.
Fogler and family in Belmont, Mass
and in Portland for the greater part
of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah Perkins of
Auburn We're in town last Friday to
attend to the transfer of their house
on Madison Avenue to Frank Hubbard
to whom the sale was made through
Cleveland & Creation.
Tomorrow at the meeting of the
Town Improvement Society there will
be a musicel under the direction of
Mrs. Viola F. Smith. Mrs Mary
Mantor of Vassalboro will sing and
members may invite guests,
There was a special convocation
of Somerset Chapter No. 10 r. A. NJ.
in Masonic Hall Tuesday evening
with work in the Mark Master Ma
sons degree. Somerset Lodge F.
and A. NJ. conferred the E. A degree
on several candidates Monday even
ing.
The ladies of the S. S. S. Club were
entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. Jessie Kennison on Main street
The afternoon was passed very enjoy
ably and dainty refreshments of lemon
mousse, waters and saltines were SER
we'd by the hostess. Mrs. Jeanette
Thomson will entertain the club next
week.
The Good VIII Club met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. c. NJ. Holt at her
home on Madison avenue. Four
puffs were tackled and a picnic sup
per was served. consisting of baked
beans, hot rolls, cabbage salad, pick
les, pineapple sherbert and cake
Mrs. Walter Hlnckley and Miss Anna
Pratt of Good VIII were guests on
this occasion.
Listeners at the home of NJ. p. Hes
elton's Monday evening were pleased
to listen to the singing of Mrs. Eta
Bradley who was singing in a quar-
tet at fremont Temple, Boston, and
was broadcast through station WBZ
at Pittsfield from their studio at Hotel
Brunswick, Boston. Mass. The voices
came in clear and good. This was
heard over a Hazeltine Cared Ncu-
trodyne Radio set.
Mrs. A. B. Plummer of Dyer street
entertained several ladies at dinner
Thursday night, the erowning feature
of the repast being an eight pound
trout which DIR. f. A. Parker and DR..
c. r. Viles caught from the waters of
/ M0Oanhaad Lake and which ic rafnr