The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-30
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The next meeting OF Skowhegan
Grange will be held Wednesday
evening, December 9Th. when officers
will be elected.
Mrs. John Lancaster will enter
tain the members of the ]. T. Club at
her home at the next meeting,
Thursday. Dec. 7.
H. Tobey Mooers. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Mooers of Madison Ave.
has been elected reader of the Bow
doin College musical club.
Mrs. R. G. Tilton left Saturday
morning for Boston, where she will
pass the winter with her son C. w.
Tilton at Arlington Heights.
Mrs. C. f. Dalrymple and daughter
Mrs. June Stewart of Waterville and
the Misses Rose and Dorothy Rey-
nolds of Brady. Montana, are visit
ing S Z. Reynolds
Last Thursday afternoon Bethany
Guild met in the Church Parlors,
twelve of the members being present.
The next meeting will be at the
same place December 7th
DR.. F. S. Bigelow is expected to
return home tomorrow after a short
visit at Greenwich Mass, where he
was the guest of DR.. George A. Full
Ter. President of the Madison Spirit
ual Association.
f. F. Greenwood of Madison Ave.
will return home tonight (Wednes-
day. from a short stay in Sullivan
near Bar Harbor, where he has been
engaged this week in taking sound
ings for the new bridge.
From two O'Clock until six, Sun
day afternoon, December 10th, the
Every Member Canvas will be
made at the Congregational Church
for the annual budget Further no
tice will be sent out later by letter
The funeral services of Forrest H.
Harville were held from his late
residence on East Leavitt street last
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev.
f. c. Rogers, officiating. The pail
bearers were the Messrs. c.. n.
Bragg, D. W. Porter, Leslie Jacobs
and Fred Williams.
Mrs. Helen M. Tenney of Halo
well, who recently visited this town.
giving an address ON Infectious Dis
eases before the Parent-Teacher AS
sociation, will give the same talk at
a meeting Of the WaterYille Parent
Teacher Association a week from to-
day, December 7th.
L. G. Trafton, formerly of Skowhe-
gan, now of the Ayredale Stock Farm
at Bangor, was in town Sunday, be-
ing registered at the Skowhegan
House Mr. Trafton was accom-
panied to Skowhegan by D. f. Green
of Bangor; l.. ~ Berry of Orono;
Edith M Barton and E. L. Dresser of
Gorham, their purpose being to buy
stock
Mrs. Ralph French of Cornyille,
who was in Skowhegan on a shop
ping expedition last Friday afternoon
narrowly escaped serious injury
when the carriage in which she was
driving across the railroad track.
skidded, throwing her out Mrs.
French succeeded in keeping hold of
the reins, nevertheless, thus stopping
the horse which started around the
gate keepers house. Mrs French
sustained no injury from her acct
dent. being only little lame from
her fall
The Degree Staff of Priscilla Re
bekah Lodge was delightfully."- enter
tanned last Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs H r. Bearce Noble
Grand of the order. The evening
was pleasantly spent in playing
whist, after which re-
freshments of ices and waters were
served by the hostess. A reading
by Mrs. Gridley r. Fogg was one of
the pleasant features and it also
became the duty of Mrs. Fogg to
present in behalf of the Staff, a
beautiful handpainted china salad
set to Mrs. Ava V. Sheridan, in ap-
probation of her work as captain of
the degree team for the past year.
In like capacity Mrs. Fogg spoke for
the members Of the team in present
ing Mrs Bearce, who has so efficient
ly carried on her work during the
year, with several beautiful china
plates.
The members of the Searchlight
Club, an organized Sunday School
class at the Congregational church,
teacher Miss Hannah Page, are to
give an entertainment in the church
vestry Friday evening of this week
to raise money with which to carry
on their work of home and foreign
missions. The program will consist
OF Chinese play Peach Blossoms