The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27
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brother, Harold Priest.
Miss Adelaide II. Lancaster return
ed to Boston Sunday to resume her
studies at Simmons College.
Miss Laura Paine of Portland was a
week end guest of Miss Blanche Cole
at her home on Court street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton P Merrill re-
turned yesterday from several days
stay in Boston and vicinity.
David Hall of keene, N. H. return
ed home Friday after visiting here
with his nephew, Robert Hall.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Richardson went to
Lisbon Falls, Tuesday TO visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Pike.
Miss Alta Young, one of the COM
mercial teachers at the high school,
left Saturday for a visit in Boston.
| Miss Marion Jacobs of Auburn has
returned after being here as the guest
of the Misses Porter on Water street
Miss Rhoda Hill of Madison arrived
| Saturday to pass the week end at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Burrll on
Main street.
| Mrs. Mary w. Libby. superintendent
| at the State Reformatory for Women
! left Tuesday morning on a business
trip to Portland.
Miss Helen C. Hight is visiting with
Miss Betty Tarrent in Manchester, N.
H. and with her father, c. b. Hight,
who is located in that city.
s. f. Emerson, prominent Grange
and Grand Army man. is able to be
about the streets again, after being
seriously afflicted with neuritis.
Dr.. and Mrs. A. E. Rodden are re-
ceiving the congratulations Of their
friends on the arrival of a daughter,
June Ann, born Sunday morning.
John Clair Minot, literary editor of
the Boston Herald, who lectured here
last evening, was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. SWEET, while in town.
s. w. Philbrick, one of the execu-
tives of the Moosehead Tel. & Tel. CO.,
left Monday morning for Boston to at
tend the annual meeting of the com
pany on Tuesday.
The dining room of the New Show
hogan House has been in progress of
repair this week, several attractive
windows having been added on the
east side of the building.
Mrs. George Dunton of Spring street
left Monday morning for a visit in
Lewiston. Mr.. Dunton has lately re-
turned from a winters employment
in the woods at Ten Thousand Acres.
Mrs. George Otis Smith, who has
been spending the winter at her
Washington home, arrived Tuesday
from the National Capitol, her son,
Joseph Coburn Smith, meeting her in
Boston and returning with her.
Mrs. George Merriam returned Sat
urday evening from visit with her
children in Nashua, n. H., Melrose,
Mass. and Springfield, Mass. Miss
Marion Merriam came home from. Col
by College Friday night for the Easter
vacation.
Several dogs while playing on the
ice In the Kennebec River in the vi
cinity of Alder and West Front streets
the other day, went into the water,
and one of them, thirteen weeks old
puppy, belonging to Merle Leayitt,
was drowned.
Mrs. w. E. Briggs returned to her
home in Fairfield, yesterday having
come to Skowhegan. Sunday, together
with Mr.. Briggs. They We're guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Charles Matson, Mrs.
Briggs remaining over to visit with
other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Quimby, who
have leased the Spear homestead at
Madison Center, where they will con-
duct a roadhouse during the summer.
are already located there and are
making various changes in the struc-
ture, preparatory to opening for bust
ness. Horace Spear, the owner OF
the property will remain at the place.
Mrs. Josephine S. Pierce of Beyer-
ly, Mass, returned home Friday after
short visit with her mother, Mrs.
Joseph Otis Smith. Mrs. Pierce is
conducting an entertainment bureau
in Salem, Mass, giving special atten-
tion to programs for club women. It
is hoped that another season some of
Mrs. Pierce's entertainers may be
heard in Skowhegan.
Harry A. Dinsmore, Grand Master
of the Grand Council of Maine. goes
to Lewiston today to inspect Dunlap
Council. He will inspect Adoniram
Council at Gardiner on April 3rd and
Portland Council at Portland on April
18th. He will have two other coun-
ellis to inspect this spring, including
Mt. Lebanon Council at Oakland and
Alpha Council at Hallowell.
The marriage of Edwin Arnold Clair
of Madison, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Clair of Waldoboro and Mrs. Emma
Pearl Adams of Madison, daughter of
John Gordon of Skowhegan, was
solemnized Saturday afternoon at the
parsonage of the Bethany Baptist
Church. Rev. George Merriam Off
ciated, using the single ring cere-
mony and there were no attendants.
Mr. and Mrs Clair are both employ