The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-04

home last week and the nurse has also
returned home leaving Miss Alice
Johnson and her brother Byron u
care for their mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Deane Of
Skowhegan visited their friends Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Jones Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Lyman Irish are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the ar
rivai of a nine and pne-half pound son
which was born last week Thursday
Mrs. Helen Barker returned Mou-
day from visit with relatives in Hal
lowell.
The Larone Soap Club met with Mr.
, and Mrs. Ellis Tobey Saturday and
enjoyed picnic supper and good time.
Their next meeting will be with Mr..
and Mrs. f. earn Morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs Cony Russell enter
tanned a number of guests at an auc-
ton bridge party last week Wednes-
day evening. Refreshments Of ice
cream and fancy waters were served.
A number Of people from this place
attended the play Damaged Goods" at
Skowhegan last week.
The ladies of the " I. s. enjoyed a
very fine meeting last Thursday af-
ternoon at the Library when Mrs.
Helen and Mrs. Ellen Pierce acted as
hostesses and presented the following
program after the regular business
meeting. First a most enjoyable pa
per on the subject for the afternoon
was given by Mrs. Helen Pierce; vo-
cal duet, Mrs. Bessie Trueworthy and
Miss Gladys Spaulding; reading, Mrs.
Josie Mills Whiting, the subject of the
reading being What Mothers Can
Do. vocal selection, Miss Lillian
| Whitney; reading, Mrs. Jennie Whit
ing; poem, Mrs. Annie Merrill; piano
solo, Mrs. Merrill; reading What Is
Coming out of the War that Is touch
ing the American Woman, Mrs. Ellen
Pierce; America. The subject for the
afternoon was "The Kingdom Of the
Home and How to Rule it,.
Thursday evening Mrs. Harry Carr
and Mrs. Frank Jewell entertained
| thirty-six friends at an auction bridge
party given in the store formerly &C.
cupied by the H. N. Carr Co. The
store was very tastefully decorated
for the occasion with hangings. fancy
rugs, etc and looked very cosy. Re-
freshments of ice cream and assorted
cake were served.
Rev. Robert Sheaff returned the
last Of the week from the Convocation
of Ministers held at Bangor last week
and reports most enjoyable and in
structive convention. Next year they
plan to make the Convocation especial
ly good and among the speakers an
nounced for that time will be Dr.
Booker T. Washington.
William Steward and Clarence
Groves were both in Albion last week
on business for D. E. Taylor and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Everett returned
to their home in Westf1eld Saturday
after spending several weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. w. G.. Everett.
Mrs. Louise Haynes and son Fred
have returned from a visit with rela-
tives In Readheld
Rev. John Trites has finished his
Sunday afternoon sermons at the
Smithfield Church until the first of
May.
"Willowdale" comedy drama will
be given this Friday evening in Grange
Hall by High School students. All
come.
The friends OF Charles Trench are
glad to see him able to be out again
after a long sickness and surgical
operation.
Mrs Ida Spaulding and Mrs. Rose
Taylor visited Mrs. J. P. Lancaster at
Madison Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Chester Sawyer has been very
nta ha ~ mi
bad stomach trouble, but Is now able
to be about the house little.
Mrs. Lester Packard of Bigelow Hill
and sister Mrs. Lewis Baldwin and
two children Of Saskatchewan, Cana
da, visited Mrs. VIII Steward last
Thursday.
One of the local soap clubs met with
Mrs. Alfred Everett last Saturday af-
ternoon and enjoyed a very pleasant
time. Refreshments of cake and cof-
fee we're served by the hostess. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Walter
Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Trueworthy spent
Sunday with friends in Canaan.
Miss Linnion Brown went to Boston
Thursday where she entered the Com
monwealth Hospital that night for an
operation on her throat which was
successfully performed. She Is ex-
pected home this week.
At the last meeting of Somerset
Grange the Secretary, Mrs. Eva Webs
ter was duly installed for the coming
year, as she was unable to be present
at the regular installation. The re-
firing Secretary Mrs. Lizzie Holway
has faithfully served this lodge as
Secretary for fourteen continuous
years and furthermore she has been
a member of the Grange for thirty
seven years and this Is the first year
that she would not allow her name to
be used for an office and was not In
stalled for that entire number of years