The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31
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business.
DR.. Fl. E. Spear of North Arson was
in town Tuesday on professional
business.
S. L. Spragg returned to Waterville
Tuesday afternoon after being a WIS.,
itor here.
DR.. L. A. Dascombe was in Fairfield
Tuesday in consultation with DR..
Tozier of that place on a case.
Col r. L. Marston left Tuesday
morning for Togus on a business trip
to the National. Soldiers Home.
Mrs H. L. SWEET was hostess to a
small party last evening, three tables
of bridge being arranged. Refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. James Nutting is recovering
from an attack of bronchial pneu-
monia. Mrs. Marie Boulette is the
! nurse in attendance.
Miss Alice R. Parker, the local Red
Cross school nurse is giving an eye
and ear test to the students at the
| high school this week.
Mrs. Kerry B. Steward has returned
home after a several days visit at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. e. Folsom in Augusta.
i AT special communication of Som
erset Lodge F. & A. M. held Tuesday
evening, the E. A. degree was con-
ferred on three candidates.
1
The members of Ella F. Mitchell
Philathea Glass are requested to at
| tend church in body next Sunday,
1t being the first Sunday in the month.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson has been. in
Augusta yesterday and today in at
tendance upon the Grange Lecturers
Conference. She is one of the speak
ers.
Raymond Lacasce and Herman Por-
ter, both students at Bowdoin College,
are at their homes here for several
days this week on account of mid
year exams at college.
Hon Frank G. Harrington, who was
in town Tuesday to address the
Skowhegan Rotary Club, spoke for
twenty minutes to the student body at
the high school Tuesday afternoon.
Joseph Melanson, who has been en-
ployed in Jackman, is visiting in town
with his wife, Mrs. Melanson at the
latter's parents home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Laurison on the River Road
Mrs. Stella Dinsmore and her sister
Mrs. Belle Jewett arrived home Mon
day night after passing a few days
with their mother, Mrs. Lottie Oils
and relatives in Augusta. On their
way home they stopped in Waterville
to see Mr.. Dinsmore's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Dinsmore.
DR.. George Otis Smith is coming to
New England to speak in one or more
cities, in the early future. He plans
If possible to make a short visit in
Skowhegan before returning to Wash
ington. While here, if opportunity
offers, he will take a short vacation
in the woods of upper Somerset Coun-
ty. Perhaps at one of our many
lumber camps.
The boys of Prin. Harry A. Fosters
Church enjoyed supper at the
church. parlors Tuesday evening. The
class is divided up into two teams
with Edward Merrill and Edward
Dane as captains and is having a
contest relative to attendance at both
church and Sunday school and deport-
ment Edward Merrills side won for
January so the boys on Edward Danes
side furnished the supper. The
menu included baked beans, rolls,
cake and cocoa. After supper the
boys will bowl on the church alleys.
There are fourteen boys in this class
and they are about fourteen years Of
age.
The next regular meeting of Mil
burn Commandery u. o. G. c. will be
held Thursday evening, February IA.
On last Thursday evening the Of
/ ficers were installed by Grand Com
mander Herbert Mckinney of Port
land and State Deputy J. w. Leigh
j ton of Gardiner as follows: N. c.,
/ II. b. Hilton; V. N. c., Maude Adams;
W. p, Flora A. Tibbetts; w. H., JOS
eph d. Ploude; f. K. p, Mrs. Maude
Kincaid; X. r., G. L. Cleveland; w. T.
Addie f. Cover; w. 1. c., F. c..
i Bryant; W. o. G.. Wilbur Chase; trus-
/ tees, G. l.. Cleveland, G.. w. Brooks,
! G. H. Smith; representative to Grand
/ Commandery, Mrs. Lena n. Tyler; al
ternate to Grand Commandery, Mrs,
Maude NJ. Kincaid Following the
installation a supper was served with
Mr. Hilton as POSTMASTER and the
program was closed with dancing.
The membership already numbers
one hundred.
] Basketball fans are looking forward
with interest to the two fast games
scheduled for Saturday night in Hes
elton Hall Manager William Mos
son of the local Knights of Columbus
/ team has succeeded in arranging a
return game with the Wateryille Ex-
press of Colby College. These teams
played here against each other two
weeks ago and furnished contest re-
plete with fascinating playing. In
j Captain Dostie the local aggregation
has one of the faster men in the state.