The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-20
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town Tuesday and Wednesday on
business.
o. r. Wilder of the Somerset Shoe
Company went to Boston Tuesday, on
few days business trip.
Mrs. Roy Sylvester left Tuesday for
a business trip to Portland and
visit with relatives in Bath.
DR.. S. M. Cover is returning to-
! morrow from a visit to Portland and
with relatives in Limington.
Members of the Tuesday night Bible
Glass were entertained this week at
the home of Mrs. L. II. Goldsmith.
! DR.. B. o. Goodrich returned to Wat
erville Tuesday morning after Wis
it at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. T. Goodrich.
Miss Laura Thompson of North An
son is the guest of her sister and hus-
band Mr.. and Mrs. Melzar Eames at
their home on Leavitt street.
Bloomfield Temple, Pythian Sis
ters, held a regular meeting last Fri
day night in their lodge rooms. AZ
ter the meeting ice cream and waters
were served.
Miss Ida Moore of Madison re-
/ turned to her home last week. While
in town she was the guest of her sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Gates of Madison avenue
Mrs. L. B. Haskell went to Gardi-
ner Tuesday, called there by the ser
ious illness of her brother, George
King, who formerly lived on East
Front street in this town.
Consistency" should be practiced
at home as in business. You insist
on pure milk. Why not demand the
same standard in your flavoring ex-
tracts? Bakers Certified Flavoring
Extracts are genuine.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Greenwood of
! Madison avenue have rather a clever
cat who is keen enough to pull on
the electric light. He sleeps in a
paper bag or wrapped in paper, in
lieu of sleeping bag or blankets.
Mrs. William Austin whose home is
on the river road, west side, was
brought to Somerset Hospital about
eleven o'clock Sunday night, and
Monday morning underwent an opera
ton for pus case of appendicitis.
Miss Verna Coffey has been grad
uated from Somerset Hospital and
will be located in Skowhegan in the
practice of her profession. She is
now caring for Little Stafford A. Lind
say, Jr., who has been quite i'll since
Monday morning.
The religious service at the State
Reformatory last Sunday was con-
Quoted by Rev. George Loring Thur
Mrs. Florence Dugas and Mrs. Chris
tine n. Day sang a duet accompanied
by Miss Gertrude Carter.
The continued case against DR.. A.
b. Borden who was arrested on the
charge of intoxication, resulted in the
same being dismissed for lack of evil
dence by Trial Justice T. G. Lord. DR..
Borden was represented by Attorney
James Boyle of Wateryille.
DR.. Miah S. Rodden received word
Saturday that he had passed the State
Board examination in Optometry. He
is a graduate of the American 1nsti-
tute of Optometry in New York City
and is here from Dover, n. H. to spend
"A few weeks with his brother, Dr. A.
T.. Rodden. He has not yet decided
upon his future location.
The operators at the Maine Tel. &
Tel. exchange entertained their gen.
tlemen very delightfully."- at a st. Pat
rick's party Monday evening in their
rest rooms. There were sixteen
present and cards were played. Dan
cling was enjoyed in the stock room
with music by the yictrola and radio.
4 delicious lunch of harlequin ices,
assorted nuts, green and white bon
bons, ginger ale in green bottles. and
cakes, was served from card tables
decorated with centerpieces of sham
rock, with tiny green flags in the ice
cream. There were favors sugges-
tive of ST. Patrick's Day, fancy caps
for the men and fans for the ladies'.
Local friends of Miss Pauline Eaton
Oak. who is in Fort Valley, Georgia.
will be interested to learn that the
third annual Peach Blossom Festival
will be held at Fort Valley on Thurs
day, March q. Miss Oak is direct
ing the pageant. Peach of the World, v
which is to be given in the afternoon
with music by the Goth Infantry Band.
The morning program opens at 8
O'Clock with band concerts, parade,
airplane flight exhibitions, street OK
hibits. an address by Major General
David c. Shanks, Commander Fourth
Corps Area. u. S. A. and an old fash
toned Georgia Barbecue at noon. The
pageant is original with Miss Oak
having been prepared as well as di-
rected by herself.
good sized delegation of W. c.
T. L. ladies went to the State Re
formatory last Monday evening where
they listened to a program given by
the women of the institution. The
program was directed by Miss Cert
rude Carter, who with Mrs. Ira Nor
ton and Mrs. II. c. Judkins served
on the W. c. T. L. entertainment
committee. The numbers included a
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