The independent-reporter., 1918-12-05
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Pearl Currie, who resides on
The Lakewood road, has accepted a
nosition at the Hun Studio
Mrs. Harry Nelson returned Tues
day from an extended visit with her
mother in Leominister. Mass
The annual meeting OF the Somer-
set Chapter o. E. S. will occur to-
morrow friday evening There
will be degree work.
AIRS. Matte Goodwin arrived home
last Monday night from Boston where
she had been visiting friends and rela-
tives over Thanksgiving
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Gotta returned
this week from Bath having passed
Thanksgiving al the home of their
daughter Mrs Francis Croteau.
Mrs. L. J. Blackwell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ned SpauIding and son Martelle and
Mrs Emma Clark, all of Madison,
DdSStu 1 6iNihB Go bd19No VI -
II. Blackwell and wife on Madison
avenue.
The surgical dressing class met in
the Library Parlors Monday and Tues
day afternoons to finish work which
had been previously planned Every
thing has been completed. and the
class dsbanded
The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs F. n Merrill Monday
afternoon, Dec. 9th at 3 o'clock. All
ladies whether members or not are
cordially invited
Monday and Tuesday afternoons a
large number of ladies met at the Red
Cross rooms and were busily engaged
in Refugee work. 1t is very crafty
ing that so many loyal women respond
10 the call for the need is great.
There will be a meeting of the SOM
erset Dairymen's Progressive League
at the City Building. tomorrow (Fri-
day. afternoon, at one o'clock. +. W.
Morton, State Dairy worker, will
speak on Cow Testing and Breeders
Association Work.
A pocketbook and a ten dollar bill
advertised as lost in Everybody's col
umn, week before last, was found on
West Front street by Mrs. Robert
Hall and returned to it's owner Mrs.
Della Sylvan, who lives on the Nor
ridgewock road
A. w Cushmen of the Middle road
returned from hunting trip in
Franklin county, Tuesday, with very
fine deer. While on this journey he
was the guest of his uncle, Clare
Morris. a well known guide in the
Rangeley section.
The ladies of the NJ. +. Church will
hold their annual fair in the vestry,
next Wednesday, Dec H. at which the
usual good assortment of fancy arti-
cles, aprons. cooked food, homemade
candy etc. will be on sale An ex-
celler: meat pie dinner Will be served
from l130 to o'clock; price so cents.
Christmas trees will also be sold
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge held its
regular meeting last Tuesday evening.
After the business session a social
hour was enjoyed in the banquet
room Tomorrow tFriday) evening
there will be rehearsal of the de
gree team at o'clock There will
be a special meeting Monday evening
for the purpose of conferring the de
gree. An entertainment will be Civ
en-, Mrs Abbie c. Lambert, chairman.
Refreshments are to be served in the
banquet room. Mrs Susie Jacobs,
chairman
A Thanksgiving dinner party which
was in the nature of a reunion of
SkOWnegan people, OCCuIIed al Tic
apartments in Brookline Mass, where
Mr.. and Mrs. E E. McNeelie are MAX
ing their home for the winter. Other
than Mr.. and Mrs McNeelie, there
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
owen and daughter Mary of Augusta;
Major and Mrs. J. W. Blunt and
daughter, Molly. Miss Margaret Lea
Witt, Mrs. Matte Goodwin and Mrs.
Vivian Woodbury. A dance was one
of the features OF this very enjoy
able evening
Miss Emma M. Hall. who has been
a member OF the household at the
residence of f. F. Danforth for sew
eraI years. will leave here the last OF
this month for Lynn Haven, Florida.
She will pass the winter there in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jackson,
and return TO Skowhegan in the
spring. Mr. Jackson is the son OF
Mrs. B. F. Flanders of this place lie
was formerly a clerk in the j. f. Cur
rier grocery store Mrs. Jackson was
formerly Miss Geneva Footer OF Skow-