The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-25

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> ceived at the Madison postoffice on the
= forenoon train Monday
, Sunday noon Charles Lander picked
on his lawn two full-blown dandelions
, which were as fresh as if it were May
instead of December
Miss Ethel Frost who is teaching al
Peaks Island is al home with her pa
. rents on Ward Hill TO spend the
Christmas holidays
Winthrop Stanley and wife came
Saturday night from Portland and will
P spend one week of their holidays with
Mrs. Stanley's parents, Mr. and Mrs
l. B. Dyer
Mrs. Georgia Smiley and daughter
Lillian returned Saturday night from
visit to several different cities in
Massachusetts
Robert Dinsmore came from Boston
Monday and is the guest for a few days
of his parents. Mr. and Mrs Frank
Dnsmore on Pleasant st.
Harold Danforth who is a student
at Tufts Dental School. came home
Saturday and will spend Christmas
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Danforth at Blackwell
Mrs Alice Perkins was a week end
visitor with relatives in Madison. re-
turning to Lewiston. Monday morning.
We understand that the Rev. G. B.
Southwick pastor of the Baptist church
has accepted a call to a pastorate in
Milton. n. H.. and will close his pas
tOrate here January l.
Miss Morrison of the Willing Work
ers' Society of Bangor gave very
interesting talk at the Baptist church
Sunday evening at union service held
there
Mrs. Fred Williams went TO Bling
ham Monday.
Ed. King of Skowhegan was in town
on business Monday.
Cecil Fletcher who is attending
Harvard Dental School and Roland
Fletcher from the University of Maine
are spending the Christmas holidays
with their father. Era Fletcher
Gardner Means. who is a student at
Exeter Academy is at home with his
father. Rev. +. l.. Means for the holi-
DAYS.
Little Miss Shirley Caldwell of An
son was the guest last week of her
sister. Mrs. Orion Moody.
Miss Nesta Carl. who is a teacher in
the Temple school in Moscow. is at
/ the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
/ Gilmore Carl for two weeks vacation
Paul Means came home from Har-
ward College the first of the week 10
spend a couple of weeks with his faith
er, Rev f. l.. Means
: Prof George T. Little. librarian of
( Bowdoin College Library. will give an
illustrated lecture in the Congrega-
tional church Friday night of this
week for the benefit of the Boy Scouts
Rev G. B. Southwck was a business
visitor in North Arson Monday.
Miss Blanche WILDER, who is a teach
er in the Portland schools is home for
short vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles WILDER. Main st.
Professor Leslie Sawyer came home
from Princeton College Sunday for a
short vacation.
f. f. Gould was called to Norridge
wock Tuesday on bushes.
Leonard and Arnold Thomas of Win
hrop are the guests of their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Briggs.
Miss Laura Carpenter came home
/ from Boston, Tuesday to spend the
holidays.
/ Miss Florence Emery came home
from Cambridge, Mass. where she is
student in the Sargent School, Fri
day. and will spend the holidays with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs S E. Remick went to
Wells Beach Tuesday, where they will
spend Christmas with Mr. Remicks
mother.
Miss George Farnsworth who has
been the guest of relatives in town
for the past week went to China.
Tuesday.
Fred Coolidge of Scion was bus
mess visitor in town, Tuesday.
The Degree team of the Knights of
Pythias went to Norridgewock Monday
night and worked The degrees before
the Norridgewock lodge
Madison Sorosis celebrated Child
ren's Day, Monday afternoon in Grange
Hall with a program, refreshments
and a social hour. The program was
as follows Duet Marion and Helen
Johnson; recitation. Alta Tinkham;
song Doris Pease; recitation, Eugene
Lancaster: duet, Bertha Norton and
Mrs. Alice MITCHELL song. Mary Ken
nson with violin 6bligato by Alice
Spear and piano accompaniment, Ber-
tina Herd piano solo, Marjorie Nc
Naught; piano solo, Mildred Hum
phreys; Christmas recitation. Con-
rad Kennson. Dainty refreshments
of ice cream and waters were served
and then followed the social
/ Evelyn Scott came home from New
York city Monday, and will spend the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. +. Scott, on West
on ave.
The Boys Club of the Methodist
/ Church known as the Knights of Meth
odism met at the church Monday eV-
ening and elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows. Chief, Clyde
/ Copp; asst. chief. Albion Briggs; scribe,
/ Clarence Walton; purser, Vernon Pad
ham: sentinels. Earl Watson and Hans
Hansen. After the election the boys
were invited to the basement where
a fine oyster supper was in waiting
for them prepared by Mrs. W. II. Ken
nison and Mrs. X. A. Rich, which was
complete surprise to the boys. La
ter in the evening DR.. kennison gave
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