The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-17
S~kowhegan Local News

yesterday
Miss Elise Byron of Amesbury,
Mass. is to be a holiday guest in the
home of Mrs. Matte E. Goodwin.
The Working League meets next
Monday afternoon as usual in the par
Tors of the Congregational Church.
A meeting of the Democratic County
committee, at which Hon. Kingsbury
B.. Piper will be present, is called at
the Municipal Building next Saturday,
at II a. m.
Among the winners of premiums an
nounced for butter at the State Dairy
Conference held in Bangor was Show
hogan Jersey Creamery, Glass 3,
creamery tub, first.
The monthly meeting of the Bethany
Mems Bible Class will be held to-
morrow (Friday) evening at the home
of Henry A. Thomas on Dyer st. The
hour is 7.30 o'clock.
The Marcus Musical Comedy CO. has
been appearing this week before
pleased audiences at the Opera House.
They will continue the rest of the
week and will undoubtedly receive the
patronage they deserve.
County A~ttorney-elect T. A. Ander-
son of Pittsfeld was in town yester-
day and met with Leroy R. Folsom,
Esq. of Norridgewock, who will re-
tire at the end of the year from the
elected.
A rest room will be open during
the week in the store formerly oc-
cupied by H. c.. Judkins in the Nc
Clellan block for persons h have
driven in from the country. The place
will be warm and will be provided
with chairs.
State Insurance Commissioner j..
Wallace Blunt, who has been at his
Coburn Avenue home during the pre-
sent week, has recently returned from
New York City, where he has been at
tending the mid-winter meeting of the
Insurance Commissioners Association.
The Queen Esthers met with Mrs.
H. G.. McGlaufin Monday evening.
The hostesses were Helen Grundy and
Eugenia Staples. The sewing which
had been begun for King Home, Mar
shall, Texas, was finished. Contri-
buttons for an Xmas box for the col
ored girls of this industrial home were
brought by the girls. Light refresh
ments were served.
The following new books have late
ly been added to those previously in
stalled at the Public Library: Bamlie,
Cook; Looking After Sandy, (Turn-
bullD New Men for Old, (O'Brien) !;
May VERSIONS Career, (%Jordan) i;
Prince of Graustark, (McCutcheon) i;
Sound of Water. Gerry; His Royal
Happiness, (Coates); Little Angel of
Canyon Creek, BRADY; Kent
Knowles, Quahaug, (Lincoln).
A merry company of E~pworthians
and friends met Wednesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nutting. The rooms was prettily de-
corated with Christmas green's and
holly. After a short business session,
a social time was enjoyed consisting
of games, music and singing Christ
mas songs. Refreshments of corn
cakes, candies and nuts were served.
Everyone declared the social a SPLEEN
did success.
The mex meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. c. T. U. will be the
annual Christmas meeting with Mrs,
Efne Paine and Mrs. Marilla Harmon
in charge of the Christmas box which
is to be packed as usual with gifts for
inmates of the Skowhegan poor farm.
The meeting will be held at 2.30 in
stead of 3 o'clock and there will be
music and recitations by the little
CDllQreD. Each meLlDeT lS dSheu W
bring some gift for the box.
Instead OF the Christmas meeting,
which was planned for entertainment
Dec. 81, in the Woman's Club, Gentle
mems night will be observed instead
with Mrs. Phidelah Rice of Boston as
entertainer. Mrs. Rice is a niece of
Manley T. Pooler and Mrs. Clara B..
Leavitt, both of this town and is a
delightful reader. The affair will be
given in Bethany parlors and each
member of the club may invite one
gentleman or lady. Mrs. Mabel w.
Philbrick is in charge of the evening
and the hostesses are to be Mrs. Ger
trude w. Bucknam, Mrs. Ellen G..
Sawyer, Mrs. Jennie S. Philbrick and
Mrs. Dora G.. McNeelie.
A good line of 19c Halr-Ribbons at
Curtis.