The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-15

The Misses Bernadette ana Mamie
O'Reilly spent last Saturday in Wa
teryille.
Patrick Goddreau of Portland was
in Skowhegan on a business trip last
Thursday.
Mrs. Frank w. Buchanan of Madi
son avenue will entertain the Good
VIII club at her home Wednesday af-
ternoon. February 81.
Among those who returned Sunday
night from attending the Boys Con-
ference at Lewiston were Edward
Dysart, Francis Croteau and James
Foster.
Mrs. +. j. Butler of Leayitt street
has returned home from Lewiston
where she was called last Friday by
the illness OF her sister, Mrs. Jerome
Tenney.
The next meeting of the J. T. Club
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Fairbrother on Madison
avenue, Thursday afternoon, Febru-
airy %.
Mrs. c. n. Bragg will be the hos
ktess at the next meeting of the
Finch club, entertaining at her home
on East Leavitt street. Wednesday af-
torponp L,abruory
Father j. l.. A. Renaud officiated
at the funeral held Friday after
noon at ST. Marys church for Pauline
Janette Lessard, the infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lessard.
The many friends of Mrs. Fred o.
Eaton of Main street will be glad to
| learn that she is improving after be-
| ing confined to the house for several
weeks with a very severe cold.
The Grange sale. supper, play and
dance which Is being arranged for
March 18th, Is being given by the
debt commhtee and the proceeds will
be applied on the Grange debt which
is over 5000
Miss Pearl Dumont entertained the
members of her sewing club at her
home on Winter street last Thursday
evening There were seventeen
present and during the evening the
hostess served refreshments.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet tomorrow afternoon at G.. A. r..
hall. The regular routine business
will be taken up after which each
member is requested to tell what
place she would prefer to visit and
the reason for her preference.
Thursday, February %, (Washing-
tons Birthday, the Skowhegan post
Office will be open from to 9 and
from 1890 to H. 1t will be closed
all day from twelve at noon. The
city carriers will make one delivery
and one collection. The rural car
riers will not make their trips. The
mail order window will not be open.
George NJ. Nash is now enjoying a
vacation of few months at Skinner.
Mr.. Nash recently sold out his inter-
est in the plumbing firm of Nash G.
Viles, to his junior partner who will
continue in the business at the
same location on Court street Mr..
Nash was educated in the Skowhe-
gan public schools and took course
at the DEMONSTRATION school in Bos-
ton. after which he worked for
Steward & Marston for thirteen or
fourteen years. Twelve years ago
he and Mr.. Viles went into partner
ship together. 1t is understood that
Mr. Viles may eventually locate else
where than Skowhegan.
AT the Methodist church last Fri
day night there was an interesting
Flag entertainment in charge of Miss
Lizzie Higgins. The program con-
sisted Of piano solos by Mahlon
Greenleaf, Gordon Grundy and Ruth
Viles; recitation, Our Flag" by Fay
Burkhardt; reading, Birthplace of
Old Glory" by Helen Neal; song,
Our Flag Guy Chase; exercise,
Development of the United States
Flag" by seven girls; recitation
Pretty Colors" Norman Watson;
recitation This Old Flag Phyllis
Weston; exercise and song by four
boys; piano duet and cornet by Beat
rice Weston, Lois Hubbard and Ken
meth Copp; and a Flag drill by TWEEN
ty girls. During intermission, candy
was sold.
At meeting of the Skowhegan
Festival chorus last week. r. e. Att
wood was elected president; Mrs.
A. b. Lamb, secretary; ]. N. Smith,
treasurer; with an executive commit
tee comprised of Frank Oddly, r. W.
Leighton, Lyle s. Moore, f. f. Har-
ris and Miss Gladys Pennell. Miss
Mildred Weston is to be pianist and
rehearsals are to be held in the AS
sembly hall at the high school build
inc ouarv Wodpa ayapinu with