The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-22

"a. NJ Cover will arrive home
.s4s evening Thursday from visit
in Portland
a~s Lena Wilson of Jackman is
;,ing at the home of Mrs. d. {.
1.vett of Winter street.
feVis Trial of Watervlle is visit
49,. friends in town. He recently re-
.orned from overseas service.
". Annie F Turcotte arrived
baas last Monday noon from Water
,5lI4 where she has been visiting with
friends
ur and Mrs. Geo. S. Williams and
Mr. 4. : Williams were in town,
Tuesday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
p FargrIeve.
son G0l2 pounds Was born last
Monday to Mr. and Mrs Charles
U..lter. at their home al Malbon's
Nils Mrs Walker was before her
carriage Miss Eva Lacasce.
Miss Grace Thomson, for sometime
,45alger of the local office, is to be
transferred 10 the Office Of the West
,rq lnion Company at York Harbor.
rs manager for the summer
raa remains of the late George
Naye,. who passed away with infu-
,nza last winter were brought here
hy l.. \. Caswell last Tuesday for
burial in. the Southside cemetery.
Mss Louise II Coburn was at Wat
erylle. Tuesday p. m. to attend the
ss 81 8: ~: ~, .',:s' .:::;:::- C:
ell Of which she is chairman, at Foss
Hall. Tea was served by Dean Ray
mond
There will be a party of the Prim-
arv Department of the Sunday School
Of the Bethany Church, tomorrow
friday p. M, at the School. All
connected with the Department are
cordially invited
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Judkins left
here Yesterday morning for Massa-
chusetts They will visit a few days
With their daughter Mrs Della San
ders in Haverhill and will probably
pass the summer with another daugh-
ter. Mrs William Godfrey in Middle
town.
surprise masquerade party was
gwen to Miss Cecilia Fortier at her
home on North avenue last evening
by Misses Alice Michaud and Eva
Chabot Refreshments were served.
There were nearly sixty girls present.
Dancing and music was enjoyed dur
ing the evening the former event TAX
ing place in the stable. Miss Forter
was presented with a beautiful pres
emit
The First Philathea Glass of the
First Baptist Church observed the
18th anniversary of their association
last Monday evening in. the church
vestry and banquet rooms. A supper
consisting of cold meats, salad, mash
ed potatoes bread and butter, cakes,
ice cream and coffee were served und-
er the direction of Mrs Minnie Rus
sell and her assistants. The presi-
M h Ia
10 attend and the vice president Mrs.
L0tte Griffin filled her place. The
gas. An interesting article prepared
by Mrs. Annie Nolin was given by
Mrs Florence Huntington, the title
of the selection being Our Pastors
and Teachers; several missionary
topics were given by Mrs. Grace
Stevens and Mrs. Lizzie a. Marble
gave an interesting talk relative to
the work the class has done within
the past - years. An article, en-
Titled Our Rest Rooms was read by
Miss Caddie Brown This piece was
written by a former resident of this
town. Miss Gertrude Carter now of
Now London, Conn. Mrs. Nellie Bur
rill read the report of the State Con-
vention, which was also written by
Miss Carter report of the finances
Was given by Mrs Florence Dugas.
Very interesting statistics were stated
by Mrs Eta SWEET Bradley in which
She said that during the past II years
there had been six members Of the
class married and 33 children had
been born to Philathea members. So
cidl events of the class and work at
the Red Cross rooms was told by Mrs.
Bertha 7 Hall and Mrs. Helen NJ.
knight beautiful poem written by
Mrs Huntington, was read by her at
the closing of the affair. During the
past y years reports showed that
there had been only two deaths of
class members. These were Rev Eta
q. Tracy and Mrs. Ila Cavanaugh
Prizes were presented by Mrs. Carrie
steward to the winners in the Bible
study during the past winter which
Was upon the book of Genesis, The