The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-08
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

daughter F1Orence visited III bangor
and vicinity, Sunday.
Mrs. c. Herbert Crosby visited her
brother in Waterville, Friday.
Mrs. Lizzie Parsons recently enter
teTtained Mrs. William Parsons and
daughter Elsie, Mrs. Louise Burton
and son Clifton of Madison.
Harry Carr and l.. II. Folsom are
passing a few days at the camps in
Smithfeld.
Harry 1heobala has been very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Hodgdon and
two children of Portland are visiting
Mrs. Hodgdon's mother, Mrs. Edith
Holt and other relatives.
Mrs. Almon Blaisdell and daughter
Bernice were in Waterville Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Blaisdel and daughter
Dorothy were in Oakland Saturday.
d. l.. Jones made u business trip
to Augusta, Saturday.
Verne Rushton is home and has So
cured work in the shoe factory.
There will be an old fashioned
dance in the Grange Hall this week
Thursday evening for the benefit of
the Grange. Music by Adams Or
chestra.
Almon Blaisdell and Gerald Marble
were in Pownal on business last week
Rev. F. &. Davis attended the
Grand Lodge of Masons in Portland
this week. William Longley also at
tended the meetings and then left for
a visit with relatives in Fort Fairfield.
Mrs. F. G. Davis was very i'll last
week.
Mrs. d. L. Jones has been on the
sick list.
Walter True and Miss Florence
White visited Miss Whites sister Mrs.
Elmer Tobey in Orono, Sunday.
L. A. Simoneau and family visited
relatives in New Gloucester, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Wells returned from
Massachusetts, Friday, where she
passed the winter with her daughter
Mrs. Ralph Ketchum. Mr.. Ketchum
came with her but returned Saturday.
On Thursday evening of last week
occurred the Junior Prize Speaking
Contest and ii was one of the most
enjoyable events of the school year.
Eight members of the Junior class,
ROBBIE Albee. Charles Hilton, Roger
Richards, Raymond Horne, Louise
Jewell, Mildred Lambert, Fanny
Mitchell and Georgia Richardson were
in the competition and the prizes were
awarded to Mildred Lambert and
Roger Richards though all the others
deserve great credit for their splcn-
did efforts. The prize speaking is to
be an annual event as the prizes of
five dollars to each boy and girl WIN
ner are to be given in memory Of Mrs.
Alice X. Folsom.
A large delegation of Odd Fellows
from Quinnebasset Lodge Of this town
were guests of the Madison Lodge last
Thursday evening and conferred the
third degree on a class of candidates.
They report a most enjoyable even
ing.
DR.. William Taylor Of Mechanic
Falls was the week 4nd guest of his
parents in town.
Ralph futile has sold his farm to
Charles Sidell of North Arson, the
new owner Is to take possession at
once.
1.-THE Green Tea Room" built by
Ernest Gilman near his home was
opened for business Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Shepard have
moved from the Russell rent to the
Miller house on the North side of the
river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett Rogers arriy-
ed Sunday by automobile from Mary
land. Mrs. Rogers visited relatives
a few days the first OF the week In
Skowhegan.
Winton, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Kevne, broke his leg near
his body Friday while playing with a
pet lamb. 1t is understood that the
boy had a rope tied around his leg
and the lamb was hitched to the other
end of the rope and while they were
running the accident occurred. Mrs.
Fred Burrill is with Mrs. Keene while
Mrs. Keene is caring for the little fol-
low.
John Neil has New England tele-
phone and his call is 10-11.
Saturday night the Town Hall Pic
ture Company will present Lost and
Found" q very fine south sea island
story with a lot of action. In addi-
ton they will have an International
News Reel and a Century Comedy.
Next week Wednesday night they will
present Tom Meighan in the special
"Manslaughter. Reserved seats
will be placed on sale at Spauldings
Saturday morning. 100000 German
Marks will be given with every re-
served seat ticket
WEST NORRIDGEWOCK
GLAND Lambert was home from
Pennington Normal over the week
end.
Miss Florence Baker was home
Friday night from her school i'll
Starks having To como by auto by the