The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-22

painfully i'll for several days.
A Joint installation of the Knights
of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters
will be held Thursday evening, Janu-
airy %.
Miss Mollie Glover of Providence.
r. l., has been passing several days
with the Misses Florence and Mabel
Pooler.
Miss Janet Sturtevant, u teacher In
Fairfield. returned to her work Mon
day morning after spending the week
end with her mother.
Mrs. Alexander simpson of New
York. departed Friday after a visit
with her friend, Mrs. l.. M. Hender-
son. so Hathaway Street.
Mrs II. S Hopkins spent the latter
part of the week visiting her sister
in Brighton, Mass, and with friends
in the vicinity of Boston.
Misses Blanch Emory and Harriet
Simpson, two of the teachers in the
public schools, left Sunday forenoon
for a brief visit at their respective
homes at Good Will and Winslow.
1t is expected that during the pres
ent week FIR. p f. Desjardins will es-
tablish himself at the new parochial
residence connected with St. Mary s
parish.
The next meeting of Sorosis TO be
held Tuesday evening. will be teach
ers' meeting. Miss Blanch Emory and
Miss Dorothy NJ Elliott of the High
school faculty are to have the pro-
gram in charge
Miss Myra Littlefield of Dexter. who
has been with Mrs. Warren Tuttle at
the Skowhegan House for some time
has been very i'll during the past week
with pneumonia. She is now report
ed as improving.
rs it wise to save the lives of all
babies?" is to be the subject at the
mothers meeting to be held under the
auspices of the w. c. T. u. in Library
parlors Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Liz
zie A. Marble has the program in
charge.
Among the prominent political men
to visit Skowhegan Saturday were
Hon. A +. DOMINICAN of Bingham and
Kingsbury b. Piper of Fairfield. They
attended the Get Together meeting
of Democrats in Pittsfied the evening
previous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Bagley,
formerly residents of this town, are
now located in Bridgton, Maine, where
Mr.. Bagley has position in a textile
mill Since leaving here they have
been in Rhode Island, Connecticut and
Massachusetts.
Miss Ethel Baird and Miss Julia
Libby of Hartland were visitors Fri
day night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Smiley Both young ladies
are teachers in the Arson schools and
left here by early train Saturday for
a visit at their homes.
On January Is very pleasant even
in was passed at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy l.. Conant, where party
making up four tables played pro-
gressiye whist. The honors were won
by Mrs. George l.. H. Smith and Omar
Furber. At the close of the evening
refreshments were served.
The Town improvement Society OBJ
serve their annual gentlemen's even
ing tomorrow night in Library parlors.
There will be miscellaneous program
special features of which will be
numbers by Miss Walker of Madison,
soloist and Mrs. Alice Lamb Mitchell
of Madison, pianist. Refreshments are
W Dt StlNtu' 1 HN hiSctih6 opNho oe
7.45 and each member is privileged to
invite one guest.
A genuine surprise party was ten
dered Miss Dorothy Day Friday even
ing, when members of the Y. Frat en-
tered her home un-announced. Miss
Day was playing the piano when the
invaders arrived and was not aware
of their presence until they saluted
her with cheers. The evening was a
very happy one, passed socially and
with music. A lunch was served and
Mr.. and Mrs. Day were assisted in the
general supervision of the arrange
ments by Mrs. Fred Emery and Miss
Marie Fletcher.
Many friends in Skowhegan Will re
greet to learn of the death of Mrs. Su'
san Emily Ward, which occurred IL
Auburn, Monday, January IL. The
deceased was born in Clinton, Mass.
October 10, 1848, the daughter of Arte'
mus and Emily Parker. In September
1872 she was welded to w. II. Ware
and spent much of her married life II
! Skowhegan, going to the city, where
her death occurred abour four years