The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-05

Portland arrived Monday night tc
visit at her old home.
Among the out of town visitors in
Skowhegan Sunday were Ned Hack
EFT and family of New Vineyard.
Miss Estelle Rogers of Waterville
who has been caring for Mrs. A. r
Jewett, departed Monday afternoon.
Mrs Leon Bailey and sister Carrie
Sawyer of Medford have been guests
this week at the home Of DR.. Bige-
low.
Rev Frederick c. Rogers arrived
home Saturday night from a visit
with his brother, Raymond Rogers
in Portland.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
meets tomorrow afternoon friday
with Mrs. Frank Green at her home
on Upper Middle st.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Mission Circle of the First Baptist
Church is to occur tomorrow (Fri-
day. afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs, Rachel p. Webb on
Main St
Mrs. John McIlwrath and little
daughter, Flora Louise, arrived Mon
day night from a summers stay at
the North Weymouth shore, to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Robinson.
Their future home is to be in Malta
pan, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Dinsmore
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson left
Tuesday morning for an automobile
! trip thru the White Mountains. The
trip will be made in the Dinsmore
car and they will visit with Rev and
Mrs. H. G. McGlauflin in Berlin, n. H.
The first session of the Sunday
School connected with the Parish of
Our Lady of Lourdes was held Sun
day afternoon with one hundred and
ten Catholic children in attendance.
The Sunday session is for those pu-
pills who do not attend the Parochial
Schools. ..:
Altho there will probably be spe-
/ cial exercises in all the Protestant
Sunday Schools next Sunday in OBJ
servance of the -to-Sunday School
Day the house to house visitation
plan has been abandoned for the
present at least. 1t is especially
| hoped however that there will be
/ large attendances in the houses of
worship during the Sunday School
hour.
An impressive service was per
formed at the Catholic Cemetery on
North Avenue last Sunday in which
about five hundred Catholic people
participated. Litanys for the Saints
were sung by FIR. Renaud assisted by
the choir at St Mary's Church, the
] Rosary was said and the ceremony
of the Blessing of the Graves was
conducted. The service lasted for
about three quarters of an hour
A party of Skowhegan people
joined Dr. and Mrs. Stinchfeld al
Combers, West Forks, for visit the
first of this week. Included were
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ernest Avore, Mr.
and Mrs. John w. Steward, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r
Elliott, Miss Lyle c. Stinchfield and
Master Allan Stinchfield. The doe
tor and his wife who were up-river
for about two weeks are back al
their Court St home again.
In the case of Alton Richardson Jr
of Waterville against Ed SHIRLEY and
j. f. SHIRLEY of Fairfield, judgment
was rendered by Judge King for the
defendant and for return of the prop
| y
filed. The case was heard by the
Justice referred to last week in Su-
preme court 1t was a horse case
and an action for replevin. The de-
PENDANTS were both under twenty-one
years of age it was claimed when the
trade was made by which Richardson
let them have a pair Of work horses
taking a mortgage for the same. One
of the animals died and altho the
mortgage was not paid it seems that
Mr. Richardson could not get pos
session Of the other horse
In compliment to Miss Pearlo
Beaulieu, who is shortly to be mar
ried, a shower party was given
Thursday evening last at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Tantish on Free st
The house was made lovely with a
profusion of seasonable decorations
inrluding autumn leaves and asters
Mrs. Flora Dealey and friends of the
bride to be assisting in the arrange
ments. Thirty-seven were present
and to say that Miss Beaulieu was
surprised is expressing it but family
She accompanied her aunt to the
Tantish home supposedly to attend a