The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-24

ma With his parents IN Gaf1lHCf.
The condition of Mrs. Loantha =.
Hutchins is reported as being very
critical.
Mrs. M. L. Vining and children of
Free Street left yesterday to visit for
a time IN Providence, r. /.
DR.. Arthur r. Rodden left yesterday
morning by early train for a visit at
his old home in Dover. N. H.
Miss Mary Pollard of Hampton, N.
H, arrived Tuesday night to visit at
the home of her father ]. Fred Pollard.
DR.. George E. Young has arrived
from New York City for a holiday visit
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Young.
Henry Chute, who has been at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Cleveland
on Mechanic Street for a time, left
Tuesday to visit in Harrison.
Charles H. Gardner was in Augusta
yesterday to attend a meeting of the
executive board of the State Farmers
Union of which he is president.
Misses Katherine and Nellie White
are expected tomorrow from New
York City to visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White for two
weeks.
Deputy Sheriff Fred S. Burrill of
Hartland arrived in town Monday
evening on the $40 train accompanied
by two men named Fisher and Hayes,
who were lodged in jail.
Miss Doris Raynor, who has been
teaching in Grades VI and VII of the
North Grammar School in Fairfield,
has resigned and accepted a position
as teacher in the public schools of
South Gardiner.
R. A. Dumont, formerly of Skowhe-
gan, now employed by the c. NJ. Rice
Paper Co. in Portland, is reported as
being seriously i'll. 1t will be recall
ed that Mr.. Dumont was here only a
short time ago owing to the death of
his mother.
The next meeting of the Woman's
Club will be held Saturday, January
8, instead of January 9th, the usual
date of meeting. 1t will be a Christ
mas program and is to be directed
by Mrs. Evelyn w. Pratt and Mrs.
Lola M. Blunt.
Mrs. Matte S. Goodwin and Miss
Pauline Oak were in Brunswick Tues
day evening, Mrs. Goodwin acting
as one of the patronesses at the Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity dance and
Miss Oak attending a similar function
at the Zeta Psi Fraternity.
Among the Bowdoin College stu
dents to arrive last evening were
Donald Hight of Athens, Everett Ba-
con and Maurice S. Philbrick. Among
the others who are students at the
same institution are Otto h. Folsom
Jones, H. Tobey Mooers, Arthur Nc
Quillan, Donald w. Philbrick, Sherman
ShumWay and Joseph Sanford.
Howard Gaylord accompanied by
his wife and four children arrived
here Tuesday forenoon from Saskatch-
evan, Canada and were guests during
the day at the home of Mr.. Cayford's
sister, Mrs. Alonzo Smith. They will
visit both here and at Cornyille be-
fore their return. Mr.. Gaylord,
whose home was originally in Corn
Vile has not been here before for
twenty-five years.
Miss Marian Adams has been chosen
from the Skowhegan High School to
represent that institution in the In
terscholastic Discussion League. The
subject is to be THE Recall" and
various schools in the county have the
privilege of entering. The county
contest it is understood will be held
February %, later the Congressional
contest, and still later the State con
test at University of Maine.
A program of music aSnbers in
Guiding solos, duets and one trio was
given by the pupils of Miss Mildred R.
Weston Saturday afternoon at her
home. Among those participating
were Kenneth Matson, Marion Thomp-
son, Katherine Huckins, Beatrice
Smiley, Evelyn Reed, Lois Hubbard,
Ruth Homsted, Florence Sampson and
Herman Porter. After the program
those present were served TO refresh
ments and a decorated Christmas tree
added greatly to the enjoyment of
those present.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. a. Withee of
Maple Street entertained sunday at
an old-fashioned dinner party, their
guests numbering twenty in all. The
festive board was graced with ample
foods, the Christmas goose occupying