The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-03
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Miss Velma Fogg went to Houlton
Monday to visit with friends for ten
days.
Miss Anne NJ Caswell and Miss
2hce r. Parker spent the week end
with relatives in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon McIlvene and
Leon Jr., of Whitman, Mass, are Wis
ting with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pome-
low on North avenue.
Miss Sweeney of Oakland, a grad
uate nurse, arrived Friday on the mid
day train to care for Master Edwin
M. Lord, who has been quite i'll since
his partial recovery from diphtheria.
DR.. N. E. Lord and his son Edwin,
who have both been i'll are consider
ably improved. Master Edwin. who
had been very i'll with diphtheria suf-
fered relapse.
Mr. and Mrs. John McIlwrath and
daughter, Flora Louise of Milton.
Mass, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.
c. Robinson and DIR. Julia Nay Kin
caid Of Madison avenue.
Mrs. Clifton NJ. Gray arrived Fri
day on the midday train from West
Minister, Maryland, to visit her sister,
Mrs. Fred l.. Pooler and family on
Pleasant street. She departed Tues
day.
Mrs. Alfred T. Morrill, of Newark,
y. J., arrived Saturday night to spend
the summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Flynt of Coburn avenue.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Flor
Toh Nf ~
will remain in Skowhegan for the
month of July.
Friends of Mrs. Minnie R. Cole of
Jewett street, who was in Portland
some time for treatment, will regret
to learn of her continued illness at
the home of friend in Wiscasset She
is anxious to return to Skowhegan
when she can find someone to stay
with her.
At the meeting of Pythian Sisters,
held Friday evening in X. of p lodge
rooms, the degree was worked on five
candidates. Members from the
Madison lodge were guests and after
the meeting refreshments of ice
cream, waters and cake were served
The next meeting will be the second
Friday in July, after which there will
be no more meetings for two months.
Mrs. Eva Mcguire, who has for
sometime conducted a hairdressing
and manicuring business at the Cay
ouette millinery store on Water street.
Will associate herself with Mrs. Ethel
NJ. Christensen, and the two ladies
are planning to remove the first of
August to rooms in the Griffin build
ing at the corner of Madison avenue
and Elm street.
At the annual convention of the
Maine Medical Association held at
Portland last week, DR.. George Z.
Young of this place was elected on
the board of councillors and Dr. c. E.
Richardson of this town, read paper
on Intestinal Obstruction" DR.. c.
a. Moulton of Hartland delivered the
presidents address.
Dr. George E. Young has returned
from Fort Richmond, Long Island, n
Y, whittier he was called, owing to
the serious illness of his sister, Mrs.
Robert Shields. A telegram receiy-
ed from her husband, DR.. Shields, by
relatives, here the first of the week re-
ported her condition as being about
the same.
At communication of Somerset
Chapter r. A. M. held Friday evening
in Masonic Hall, the following officers
were elected Charles E. Nitschke,
NJ. E. H. P; G. L. Avore, scribe; G. E.
Sampson, treasurer; J. H. Lancaster,
secretary Charles Turner. captain of
the host; S. NJ. Cover. p. s.. H. J.
Phillips, r. A. c.; f. c. Butler, trus-
tee; E. G. Butler, G. A. Ross and E. f.
Merrill, building trustees. G. A.
Wentworth Past High Priest was
presented with a Past High Priests
jewel at this time.
Tie members Of Mt Moriah Coun-
ell r. and S. NJ. will hold a meeting
July 16 to make plans for the trip to
Portland, at which time, the Super
Excellent degree will be conferred
by the Council at the General Grand
Council sessions. At the annual as
sembly Frank r. Madden was elected
Thrice lllustrious Master, Herman
Perkins of Madison was elected Dep
uty Master, G. f. Avore of Skowhe-
gan, Principal Conductor of Work.
b. A. Sawyer, secretary and Charles
A. Ross, treasurer. The appointiYe
of1cers have not yet been named.