The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-08
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made l57 calls during the month of
April
Miss Helen Grundy left Tuesday
morning TO visit with relatives in
North Adams, Mass.
Rev. Leslie Grundy and Lowell E.
Bailey were down from North Arson
yesterday on business.
Col. Sherman N. Shumway is in
Bostan for several days having left
for TINT place yesterday.
! Mrs Juliette Warren of Portland,
an aunt of DIR. s. Nj. Cover is here for
the Congregational Conference.
/. Carleton p Merrill was in Augusta
Tuesday 10 attend a directors meet
ing of the State Normal School.
b. A. MeCoombs returned from
Skinner this week and reports seven
feet of snow in the woods there.
Miss Mildred Fox attended the Jun
~ior, dance at Colby College last Friday
evening az the guest OF her sister
Miss Grace Fox.
A bridge party is being arranged
for tomorrow evening by Mrs w. p
Ordway and Mrs. Annie p. Hackett
at Mrs. Ordway's home.
4 Miss Alice II. Parker, the Red Cross
School Nurse, left Sunday for Boston
to attend the Health Institute and
Red Cross Conference.
Miss Bertha Blakeley, advance
agent of the Redpath Chautauqua, has
been visiting during the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. &c. p. Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Marston of Wat
erVille were visiting with relatives in
town Tuesday, Mr.. Marston lunching
with the Rotarlans in Grand Army
Hall.
Miss Reba Vail, student at the
State Normal School in Pennington
was at homo for the Junior Prom.
Friday night. She graduated from
S. II. S. last June.
Mrs. w. B. Pierce has returned to
j Beverley, Mass. after coming here to
attend the funeral of Mrs. S. w. Phil
brick and to visit her mother, Mrs
Joseph Otis Smith.
Samuel Roderick and his sisters,
Mrs. Mary Vachon and Mrs. Vitaline
Dulac have returned from st. Ep-
! hraim, Canada. where they attended
the funeral of their mother
Jerry Corvette has recently sold his
house on Upper Middle street to AL
ton Cleveland. Mr.. Corvette Is now
living on French street but is expect
ing to buy a farm in the near future.
Roy ShOrey of Vassalboro and Will
liam Pierce, a student at Colby Col
lege, We're among those from out OF
/ town attending the Junior promenade,
They were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. e. p. Whiting.
Mrs, Addie Laney and daughter,
Louise, left Tuesday morning for
Waterville where they will visit at
the home of Joseph Barney. Mrs.
! Laney will return tomorrow and her
daughter will stay for two weeks.
The Skowhegan high school stud
ents paid visits in sections to the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery last Fri
day, where they investigated the
same. and were given samples of the
ice cream made at the plant for re-
freshments.
Donald w. Philbrick returned to
his home in Portland and Karl. X.
philbrick to the Harvard School of
Business Administration in Boston,
last Sunday. Mrs. ID. w. Philbrick
remained in the Philbrick home here
until yesterday.
Miss Hannah r. Page, who has been
in Massachusetts for the winter, re-
turned to her home in Skowhegan
j Saturday, May 3rd, accompanied by
Mrs. f. L. Marsh. Miss Page made
the trip from Sandwich, Mass, in her
new Champion Overland.
The Sophomore Baseball team, con-
sisting of II. St. Ledger, captain, II.
Drawn, manager, l.. Foster, L.. Parks,
j. Dionne, H. Snow, A. Mills, l..
/ Strickland, A. Gilblair, F. Burrill and
l.. Meader, played against Good Will
Saturday, May g. The game was won
i by Skowhegan 1911.
j Marriage intentions lately filed at
/ the Office of the town clerk are Albert
Martin, 20, of Fairfield, barber and
Lottie NJ. D0re, II, of Skowhegan, at
home, daughter of William Dore; AL
! lie J. Perry, q, of Skowhegan, mill
hand, and Leah Jane Lombard II Of
! Skowhegan, housework.
DR.. George Otis Smith of the Oil Re-
serve Commission has gone to Cali
forna to investigate the oil reserve
in that state and the Teapot Dome in
Wyoming. He is planning to come
to Worcester, Mass. on May 2lst,
where he has an address to give and
expects to come to Skowhegan at that
time.
The teachers in the public schools
have at intervals been enjoyeding
parties and another of these pleasant
affairs was given last Monday even
ing at the high school building un-
der the direction of Mrs. Nancy S.
Huckins. Miss Marguerite Clay, Miss
Airline Plummer and Miss Evelyn
Bridges. This was a Book-Title par
ty, and the ladies were dressed to
represent different books. Games
were enjoyed and refreshments were
served. None but the teachers at