The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
Miss Ruth Hooper returned to Lew
iston yesterday.

MISS RUN f1OOpSI lelul Ltu W Lev
iston yesterday.
Lyman L. Walton Esq. was a bust
ness visitor in Hallowell Tuesday.
Attorney Maurice P. Merrill was in
Bangor the first of the present week
attending to business matters.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
is to meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Van w. Nelson.
The Seniors of the %Skowhegan High
School are planning to present a play
a little later for the benefit of their
class.
Clyde McIntire, who has been in
Scion for a time was in S~kowhegan
yesterday and left during the day for
Yarmouth.
Reuel Soule of Augusta has been
visiting this week with Everett Ba-
con. Both young gentlemen are stu
dents at Bowdoin College.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood of Norridge-
wock has been a guest during the
present week in the family Of her bro
Their, Judge E. F. Danforth.
DR.. Frank S. Bigelow is reported as
convalescing from an illness which has
confined him to his home on East
Front Street for several days.
Walter S. Merrill will leave Satur-
day for Kingston, r. l., where he will
resume his duties as an instructor in
the Rhode Island State College.
The installation of the new officers
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will
occur tomorrow evening, Joseph T.
Dulac is to act as installing officer,
The many friends of Mrs. c. Davis
Miller will be gratifed to learn that
she has sufficiently improved in
health to ride out on pleasant days.
Raymond D. Allen of this town was
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cal Institute whose name appears on
last terms Honor List, for excellence
of work,
Mrs. H. w. Lamb arrived Tuesday
night from Franklin Falls, N. H, to
join Mr.. Lamb, who is employed in
the printery department of the indie
pendent-Reporter.
Mrs. Ethel Scales, teacher in the
business department of the Skowhe-
gan High School, has returned from a
visit with her parents, Prof. and Mrs
w. S. Knowlton in Monson.
Morrill, Moore, who was thought
Tuesday to be in a very critical con-
dition was yesterday reported as con-
siderably improved. He is suffering
from a run of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Ethel Buker of Medford, Mass.
who has been passing some weeks in
town visiting with her father, Alanson
Perkins and her sister Mrs. Carrie P
Fairbrother, departed yesterday.
The usual services will be held Sun
day at the Bethany Baptist Church
Following the preaching service, the
Sunday School will convene at l.
O'Clock the Junior Endeavor at ) and
the Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock.
Among the New Years day festi-
vities to be INDUCED in tomorrow will
be a supper served at the Bethany
Church by the members of Miss Har-
riet Cleveland's Sunday School class
to be participated in by themselves.
A copy of a New York paper dated
December 26th tells of one of Thomas
A. Brady's productions which was
played at Sing Sing under the auspices
of the Golden Rule Brotherhood
sinners was the name of the thea
trical and mentioned among the per
formers we're John Cromwell and Miss
Jean Adair, two popular players in
past seasons at Lakewood Theatre.
News has been received here of the
birth of a daughter December 28, to
the wife of Earl w. Smith of Newton
Upper Falls, Mass. The little one
has been given the name Of Hannah
Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs, Smith
were already the parents of one daugh-
ter, Josephine, aged about two and
one-half years. Mr.. Smith has a re-
sponsible and lucrative position with
M. Steinhart & Sons, the famous piano
makers of Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles futile enter
tanned as their guests Christmas Mr..
and Mrs. c.. T. Moody of Cornville,
Alfred J. Smith, wife and daughters
Marian and Mildred of Gardiner. The
Christmas decorations in the dining
room were very pretty and a large
Christmas tree was loaded with many
useful presents. A tempting Christ
mas dinner was served at noon. After
a short program in the evening the
gifts were taken from the tree. All
present were remembered.