The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-07


Miss Sarah J. Anderson is visiting
for a few weeks in Pttsfeld, Mass
Father DOWN of South Paris was
the guest Tuesday of Father J l..
A. Renaud.
Miss Xayerine Bison has return
ed home from short holiday visit
in Lawrence, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore Withee and
daughter Mary. went to Hartland
Saturday visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Greene and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheaff left
Tuesday morning for Vermont,
where they were called by the
death of Mrs Sheaffs father.
Among the Bowdoin College stu
dents home for the holidays was
Lewis Brown, son of Forrest Brown
of East Front street
Mrs Amelia w. Pulen of Bush ST
observed her S5th birthday last week
and was well remembered by her
many friends in this town.
Eli Letourneau of Skowhegan
aged Sc years, died the last of the
week. after an illness of two months
Mr.. Letourneau was born in Canada
being the son of Jean Letourneau. d
farmer.
All of the ladies, numbering about
fifty-tWo who are to solicit for the
Every Member Canvas Sunday af-
ternoon. are requested to meet TO-
night Thursday evening at the
CONGREGATIONAL Church yestry at 80
There will be meeting of the Pa
rent-Teacher Association Saturday
evening at 40 in the Assembly room
of the High school. The flag con-
test will begin this week. Carleton
F. Merrill will speak on the School
Savings Bank, describing the system
and there viii be musical selections
by the vi Grade.
Mrs. John Griffin and Miss c B
Varney served tea Saturday in the
rest rooms of the Woman's Associa-
ton of the Dodge Block The tea
was we'll attended and was a sue
cess. 1t is the plan of the commit
tee that two of the ladies OF the
board of directors. serve tea the af
! ternoon of the first Saturday q
every month.
A program of readings and music
will be given following the oyster
| supper which is to be served by the
men at the First Baptist Church
Monday evening of next week. Philt
Steward is the chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements and is as
/ sisted Ivy the Messrs. Fred Horne
Elmer Russell, Harvey White. Hun
ter Thomson, Charles Allen, Nahum
Steward Louis Dow, George X
| Thomson and others
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Savage
(nee Anna Cohen arrived in tow
Tuesday evening and are at the pres
ent time at the Skowhegan House
Nh Savage and his bride were mar
riod in Bangor two weeks ago anC
have been enjoying a wedding tril
to Boston and Portland. The bride
is the daughter of Simon Cohen
proprietor of the New York Syndi
cate in Bangor and also of the loca
store with which the groom is to be
connected The young couple are to
make their future home in Skowhe
gan
The Misses Arlene and Anna Tur
cote of North Street entertained p
of their friends Monday evening at d
masquerade at their home Music
was furnished during the evening by
the Misses Maud Bilodeau, Lena
Goulette, Cecilia Forth and Ruth
Gagne Delicious refreshments OF
ice cream, fruit punch, cake ant
popcorn were served The guests
present were the Misses Pearl Du-
mont, Lucy Goulette Lena Goulette
Letilia Lewia, Fedora Lewia, AIDE
laide Yashon Adelina Marcou. lisa.
bel Dionne. Eva Chabot Maud Bio
dcau, Alice Bouchard, Della Bouch-
ard Ida Turcotte, Alice Turcotte
Margaret Turcotte Flora Lang. Mary
Barney. Ruth Gagne. Maud Buteau
and Cecilia Forticr.