The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-12-11

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son Richard nave been ia Bo .eH tins
week.
Mis- Edna Nye of Portland is as
sitting The regular force oi nurses a
Somerset Hospital
Postmaster Clarence Aantor enter
tanned AT his cottage at Pleasant rona
] Saturday and Sunday q. X. NiddeE
r +. Madden. Adam Simpson and +
l.. Ford. The trip was made in fair!
comfortable shape in the Wilder car.
somewhat unusual sale reported
! by K. -. Cole this week, because o.
the distance of shipment was the sell
ing OF Two stoves which We're sent b5
express to Florida. About the SAME
time three stoves were shipped Il
Moose River.
The members Of the Searehlight
club we're pleasantly entertained by
Miss Lottie Bean al the home OF Mrs
John \. Mooers, Friday evening Ihere
was a good attendance and refresh
ments were served. At a meeting
this week the committee will send
their annual Christmas box to q
school in the South.
Sergeant Brooks Savage, who has
been at home on furlough, has re-
turned to Base Hospital No. Al, Stat
on Island. New York His aunt, Mrs
| q M Lewis and son Of Lewiston, VINO
have been visiting at the Savage
home have also departed accompam-
ed by Mrs. Lewis mother, Mrs. EllZa-
beth bergman, who will remain IN
Lewiston for a time.
Mrs. w II. Diler and children
Billy and Jack and maid, who nave
been spending the summer here at
Mrs. OILERS old home, left Saturday
for Boston. The Diller car LETT the
same day driven by William Sibald 10
BOSTON. 1t was Mrs. OILERS plan II
the weather was suitable. to journey
by auto with Mr.. Sibald as chauffeur
from Boston on to her home In Lands
downe, Penn.
Members of the Milburn Club and a
few invited friends. numbering In all
about seventy enjoyed steam clam
supper after the clubs business meet
ing last Friday night. Pilot bread
crullers. and cider were other delic-
acies served with the repast. The at
fair was arranged under the direction
OF President Jenkins. The annual
business meeting will be held Dec.
29th. c. r. Durham has recently
been appointed janitor at the club
headquarters.
Monday was a holy day among the
Catholic people and the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception was observed
from our Lady of Lourdes Church by
masses at five and seyen-thirty O'Clock
in the morning. Friday morning at
eight o'clock there will be an ami
versary mass in memory of Mrs. Hoie
Gagne. mother of Miss Lydia Gagne.
A special feature of the service Sun
day al this church will be holy COM
munion for the women of the parish
at eight-thirty o'clock.
The young people of the Methodist
church held a party Friday evening
in Methodist vestries, Mrs. IL. IL.
Nichols having charge of the program
arrangements. The entertainment
consisted of a piano solo by Gordon
Grundy, presentation of "A Tragedy
In Seven Acts" supervised by Mrs.
Nichols and participated in by ten
BOYS, who impersonated both male
and female roles, and solo by Lyle
S. Moore, as a closing feature. Later
games were played by the merry com
pany.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church was
entertained Monday afternoon by Mrs,
Anna f. Merrill at her home on Water
street. The second chapter OF the
study book THE Crusade of Compass
sion" was considered by Mrs. Eliza
Coyil. Miss Clara Rowe dressed in
Chinese costume recited the story OF
her life and how she was brought
from wretchedness to be a successful
worker in the mission. The mystery
box conducted by Mrs. [. ]. Smith also
proved to be an interesting program
feature. The members of this socie-
tv are planning for mystery box
contest later.
The dancing party in Grange Hall.
Friday evening was attended by about
6D couple ana Was d SCHuih''F H'PP'
affair. 1t was arranged by omar
Clark of Portland, J. l., Haskell and
Harold Holden of Skowhegan. The
silver cup. in a competition waltz
was won by Mr. and Mrs. Freeland
Kincaid. Music was furnished by the
Iyrick Jazz orchestra of Gardiner !
and the closing feature about l2,30
was a confetti dance. Noticeable in
the gathering were a large number OF
high school pupils. Another dance
is being planned for next Friday
night in which lucky number dance
will be featured.
Attorney and Mrs. William Folsom
Merrill have returned from an extend
ed trip which took them into twenty
one different states They went as
far west as Minneapolis, Mimi, and
south to Virginia where Mr.. Merrill
had business. They also visited Mr.
Merrill's sister. Mrs. A. X. Lobeck in
Madison. Wisconsin and sojourned Tor
a time in New York City. An UNI
usual incident connected with the lat
ters visit was the fact that during
their stay in New York, Mr.. Merrills
brother, County Attorney E. f. Mer-
rill was in that city and both gentle
men stayed at the same hotel but
we're not aware of the fact until they
had reached home.