The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-28

/ Robert ". IoTu, no" elhplogSu a
Portsmouth y II. is spending the
Christmas holidays in town.
| Mr. and Mrs. E L. Savage of
Winter street entertained at Christ
mas dinner. Mrs. Laura Twaddelle
and son Frank.
/ Mrs Marie Rel and daughter Leo
departed ON the o'clock train Tues
DAY morning for Lewiston, having
come here 10 pass the Christmas
/ hol days with Mrs. Fred Thbodeau Of
this town
We were IN error in stating. in
our last issue, that Dr and Mrs. F.
0. Sawyer are going to cuba for the
winter. They have no plans of that
kind and there was no foundation
for the report.
Robert Wildes of Tufts Dental Col
/ lcge. Boston, expects to leave Sunday
to return to his studies after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with his
mother. Mrs Abbie X. Wildes of
Madison Avenue.
At the First Baptist Church sun
day morning the musical program of
last Sunday will be repeated by re
quest Or. Tracy viii choose for
his text. subject appropriate for
the New Year season.
\ still alarm Sunday evening at
eight o'clock. called the auto chem
ical to chimney fire on Center
street in the house owned and oc-
cupied by Augustus Gilblair One
tank of the chemical was used, the
damage amounting to approximately
$40. This is thought TO be covered
by insurance.
The childrens concert given at the
First Baptist church Monday even
ing was a most enjoyable one. Miss
Mary Lyon and Mrs. Dugas were in
charge of the program and it is due
to Their untiring efforts that the. af-
fair was the great success it was.
Miss Goldie keenc's solos and also
those by Miss Annie Scott were eX-
ceptionally pleasing.
Deacon Thomson and daughter
Miss Carrie Thomson, assisted by
some of the other members of the
parish, are making an effort to OBJ
tain a complete record of the MEM
bership of the First Baptist church
parish. AT the same time they are
trying to raise funds with which to
pay the church debt of $500 Each
auxiliary connected with the church
is supposed to raise their proportion
of 500 toward the amount.
The Messrs Olin and Leighton
Tracy left Tuesday morning for their
concert tour thru Maine, New Hamp-
shire and part of Massachusetts with
the Bates College Glee Club. They I
have been spending a short vacation
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs |
Tracy of Main street. The Bates |
Glee Club has received an invitation ,
to sing at the tabernacle in Boston I
thru Billy Sundays manager, Homer
ROdeheayer, and seats have already
been saved for them.
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home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thibo-
deau at their home on Milburn street. /
Among their guests were Mr.. and |
Mrs. Jerry Cayouette aud son, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Ledger Thibodeau and
family of Norridgewock, Mr.. and Mrs. I
Frank Thbodeau and family, Mr. and |
Mrs. Ben Horne and son and Miss
Nellie Gilbert and Peter Rel of this
town. Mrs. Marie Riel and daugh-
ter Leo of Lewiston and Miss Edna
Cayouette of Hallowell.
Willis c. Hobart, who has recently
returned home from a two months
trip to Detroit, Chicago, ST. Paul and
Minneapolis, where he went for bus
mess and pleasure combined, stopped
in Boston en- route to Skowhegan,
where he attended a Billy Sunday
meeting. Mr. Hobart had previous
ly heard the speaker in Detroit, !
where, he says, he used very little
slang. Mr.. Hobart says "He is GER
tainly Il wonderful man but | think !
il is his enthusiasm rather than any
personal magnetism that holds the !
people. He is very energetic fell
low, absolutely sincere, and | be- !
lieye that he is doing a great work.
A pretty Christmas party was
given last Saturday afternoon at the |
home of T. L. Savage when their son, |
Ernest Linwood, Jr., entertained /
some of his little friends in honor of
his ninth birthday which occurred |
on Christmas day. Very prettily |
decorated in the colors appropriate
for the day, the house had the true
Christmas atmosphere and the little
guests assembled had the happiest |
of smiling faces. The sideboard |
was banked with sparkling snow on
which was placed prancing reindeer