The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-06

joined by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gar
della for a hunting trip In the Moose
River regions.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of
the NJ e. Church will hold their an
nnal mite box opening Monday, Nov
10, with Mrs. 7. J. Smith at her home
on Madison Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Steward expect
to leave this week for Waterville, al
though their new home in that city
will probably not be ready for occu
pancy until February.
A clambake was enjoyed Monday
evening by twelve local young ladies
at the Lessard cottage at the Lake,
Miss Fedora and Miss Margaret Les
sard being the hostess.
A chimney fire at the house owned
by Mrs. Olive s. Dealey on Pleasant
street. gave the present occupants
l.. X. Moore and family considerable
Of a scare Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence f. Ayotte
/ who have been working for the Houl-
j ton Country Club at Houlton. arrived
home last Friday. They plan to
make their home here for the present
Mis- Isabel NJ Dionne goes to Port
land tomorrow and on Saturday will
attend the Westbrook- Skowhegan
game. Joining Miss Amanda Corri-
veau Sunday they will both proceed
TO Boston
j Mrs. Frank Bonner had the misfor-
n al pn do
morning and sustained quite serious
injuries. 1t was feared that her hip
was broken and an X-ray picture will
be taken to determine the conditions.
The fire department was called out
Tuesday forenoon to subdue a fire at
the home of Charles Roderick on
North Ave The fire was said to
have been started by children. who
lighted some straw in the stable No
damage was reported.
Mrs. Emery Fletcher and son Ed
ward arrived Monday evening to visit
for sometime with Mr.. and Mrs. f. S.
Morrill, on Main street They came
to Skowhegan from Wateryille where
they had been visiting for few days,
their home being in Salt Lake CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel H Patten are to
occupy the furnished home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Fogg on Pleasant street
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs
Fogg in the south. The Patten apart
ment on Middle street will be occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs Frank Kilkenney
Mrs. Robert A. Wentworth will ar
~,
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs
Clifford r. Aulis in Bariboo, Wiscon-
sin. AS for several winters in the
past Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth will oc-
cupy the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. r
Steward on Dyer Hill.
New patients admitted to Somerset
Hospital are Mrs. Martha Briggs, Mrs
Annie Barnard George Richards all
of Skowhegan. Mrs. Burt Corson of
! Brighton and Albert Dunton of Bing-
ham Patients discharged are Mrs
Herman Smith, Morris Ralstrom, Mrs
Selma Potter and Ernest Leo of Skow-
hogan, Mrs Frederick Coolidge of
II Scion and Mrs. Lynn Green and little
son of Hartland,
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs 0. r. Wilder, who have Just
removed to Haverhill Mass. that they
met with a serious automobile acct
1 dent, in which Mr.. Wilder sustained
1 a badly cut hand and other injuries
while Master Jack Wilder was also
considerably hurt and Mrs. Wilder
badly bruised. Hospital treatment
required for some of the victims. 1t
is understood they were run into by
another. automobile
The regular emi-monthly meeting
of the Business and Professional WO-
mems Club will be held next Wednes
day evening in the club rooms at
which time a picnic supper will be
enjoyed. Miss Flora E. Weed, state
4 president Of Business and Profession
al Women's Clubs with several guest
from the Bangor Club is expected to
be present. Please every one bear in
mind the season tickets for the SER
les of Redpath entertainments which
will be given this winter under the
auspices of the BPW Club are avail
able from club members and can be
reserved now at Simpsons Drug
Store.
The pupils of the Pitts school as
sisted by neighborhood friends clear
ed $3.46 from the ice cream sale and
$3.50 from the cake guessing contest
at their entertainment given Friday
evening. The cake was made by Mrs.
Robert Kaneen and was won by Alice
Bouchard The program included
exercises and dialogues as well as
recitations and music. Those taking
part were Irene Berube, Thelma
Spofrord, NOreen Kaneen, IIortense,
Amos and Clarence Glazier, Merle
Berube, Arthur Glidden, Ralph Rey-
nolds. Gerald Burns and Merton
Burns. Mrs Glazier gave recita-
ton and Mrs. Robert Kaneen sang a
Scotch song, accompanied by Mrs.
Glazler. The teacher of this school
is Miss Olephemia Robbins William
Young was chairman of the evening
and Chas Head assisted in the draw
ing for the cake.
4. II. Lewis of South Dartmouth,
Mass. has been the guest of Skowhe-
gan friends the past few days. While
here he purchased a small farm, about
is acres. in North Vassalboro, four
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