The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10

Inc iytHldn sisters VIII elect OIL
GERS, Friday night, for the ensuing
year, and will serve refreshments.
The Savage Ice Company have near
ly completed their winters cutting on
the Kennebec. The ice at present is
about 90 inches thick.
Frank 7. Ross of St Stephens, N
B.. who has been visiting in town sew
eral weeks. and Charles F. Ward, left
for st, Petersburg, Fla. Tuesday.
Misses Marion and Jessie Scott have
returned to Portland to resume their
studies after visiting here with their
parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott
Miss Vera McCoombs returned to
st. AIMS Academy, in Marlboro,
Mass, last week. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Marie Boulette, who
went to visit friends in Boston.
The next regular meeting of Pris
ella Rebekah Lodge will be held in
the large anti-room on account Of the
hall being closed owing to fuel con
ditions. Entertainment has been
postponed
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Wentworth
have gone to st Petersburg, Fla,
where they expect to remain until
April, Their daughter, Miss Lucille
Wentworth. departed Monday to re-
sumo her studies at the Wayneaete
School, Portland
Mrs. J. w. Healy recently received
a Christmas package from her hus-
band, 1t. Healy, who is now in France
among other articles being some but
tons from German soldiers uniform
which. 1t. Healy traded for with a
prisonT in that country
There will be no basketball game
here Saturday night an eleventh hour
| change being necessary in the sched-
ule. On Friday night the Oak Grove
girls will play here and on Saturday
night the local team goes to Water
Vile to contend with the Coburn In
stitute team
1t is reported that Miss Ann Morri-
son is critically i'll at her home on
Madison avenue. Mrs. Sarah Durgin
who has been seriously Ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. r. Fogg
is somewhat improved in health. The
condition of Mrs. H. C. Taggart still
remains critical.
The opening service of the week of
| prayer observance was opened Tues
day evening at the First Baptist
church Rev. Henry Clay Turner
pastor of the Methodist church, was
the speaker and special music made
up part of the program. This con
sisted of duet by Miss Annie Scott
and Fred Rayner with Mrs. Philo
| Steward at the piano.
J. NJ Griffith, at present in charge
of the accounting department Of
! Steward & Marston, was for fiftcep
years a travelling salesman employed
/ by heating and plumbing concerns.
| Previous to that. he was i'll offices of
/ contractors in the same line. in BOs
/ ton. He is past president of the
Maine Steam Plumbing and Metal
! Salesmen's Association.
| Miss Margaret Leayitt of Purcell,
Okla, a student at Walnut Hill Semi
nary, who has been spending few
weeks here with her cousin, Mrs. f.
w. Briggs, entertained a party of
! friends at the Briggs residence on
Monday evening. The spacious liv-
| ing room was transferred into ball
room and dancing was enjoyed until a
late hour. The delightful affair was
! chaperoned by Miss Lola b. Goodwin.
The Red Cross benefit social and
supper, held on the evening of Jan.
.. at the Congregational Church par
lors was a successful event both so
cially and financially Following
the supper A X Butler spoke on the
work of the Red Cross and his dis
course was followed by an excellent
program consisting of vocal solo, Miss
Evelyn St Ledger; reading, Mrs
Arthur Jewett; violin SOLO Harold
Lord; piano solo, Miss Doris Cover
The affair was in charge of Mr. and
Mrs Eldon Boyd, Doris Rayner Fred
Rayner and Raymond Lacasce, mem
bers of the social committee. So
licitors and Mattresses were the
Misses Carolyn Cover Christine
Pooler. Doris Cover, Helen Lord
Elsie Rayner, Doris Eaton, Evelyn St
Ledger These young ladies were as
sisted by Miss Hannah Page and Mrs.
Joseph Lacasce.
Sunset Chapter o. E. s. held its in
stallation of officers at the Masonic
rooms Friday evening with past wor-
thy matron, Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore
as installing officer and Mrs. Adam
Simpson assisting as marshal. OF