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

LOCAL ITEMS


Miss Elizabeth Bartlett spent the
week end visiting friends in Water
vile and vicinity.
The Masonic Ladies' Night will be
held Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, instead
of tonight Thursday.
Mrs. r. D. Cleveland is expected to
return to her home from Somerset
Hospital. sometime next week.
Lillian Provost arrived home Mon
day night from Waterville after visit
ing relatives and friends there for
few days.
Ned Butler, OF the firm of Lashon
& Butler, has purchased work horse
Of Norris Laney which he will use in
his business.
Lloyd Edwards, little son of Oscar
Edwards. underwent a surgical oper-
alton at the Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai, Friday forenoon.
Miss Florence NJ. Douglas of Mil
burn, New Jersey, departed Tuesday
after visiting at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. George Merriam.
Miss Eva Cleveland has completed
her duties as salesgirl at the Green
Bros. store. She has been employed
there for several months. She in
tends to go to Massachusetts for en-
ployment in the near future.
Master George Merriam, six years
old, who is spending some months at
the home of his aunt, Mrs. F. l..
Weeks in Waterville returned to that
city alone Monday morning, after Wis
iting his father, George r. Merriam
at the Bethany parsonage.
Mrs. Stillman Holmes. accompanied
by her son Harold E. Holmes, went
to Wateryille, Monday. Mrs. Holmes
will visit her daughter Mrs. Bert C.
Rich of High street and other rela-
tiyes in Oakland. Her son. previous
ly mentioned, is employed in Water
Vile and was home for a brief stay.
The ladies of the Working League
OF the Federated church cleared a lit
tie over $40 from their sale and sup
per which was very we'll patronized
The apron committee was composed
of Mrs. Daniel Lewis and Mrs. Will
liam Donaldson, while the supper
committee was made up of Mrs Alice
Matson, Mrs. Mary Rowell. Mrs
Georgia Goodwin, Mrs. Emma Pooler
and Miss Mabel Robinson. A regu-
lar meeting of the League was held
Monday in the church parlors.
The Skowhegan Sorosis will enter
tain the Woman's Club and the Town
! Improvement Society in the Bethany
Church next Monday evening, Dec Is
Miss Hazel Cushman of Portland. a
graduate of the Marie Lawton School
of Boston, will furnish the entertain
ment. One half of her program will
| be miscellaneous readings and the
other half will be old fashioned read
/ ings given in costume and accom-
| panied by music. The members of
the three clubs may each invite a
guest.
/ The remains of the late Mrs Daniel
| Bryant of Brighton were brought here
Saturday by undertaken, Thomas G.
| Lord and placed in the tomb, awaiting
burial in the family lot in the South
side cemetery in the spring. Mrs
| Bryant's age was 73 years She is
survived by her husband, Daniel Bry-
ant, daughter Mrs. Sadie Tobin and
three sons, Perley Frank and Howard
three grandchildren, Misses Emma
Tobin, Jessie Tobin and Dorothy To-
bin. Other relatives are Mrs. Eva
Farnham and Orman Young.
The Independent-Repo force
was delightfully."- entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hussey
OF Summer street, Saturday evening
the occasion being in honor of Mrs
! Hussey's birthday; also Claris f. Bun
nell, member of the force A very
enjoyable evening was spent in play
ing games and telling stories. Be
fore the departure of the guests re-
| Ireshments of ice cream cookies and
cakes were served. Mr.. Bunnel was
presented with a birthday cake light
ed with twenty-one candles by Mrs
| Hussey.
The ladies of the Missions Circles
of the First Baptist and Congrega-
tiOnal churches listened to a very en-
PERTAINING program In Congregational
parlors Friday afternoon at a Federat-
!
Mrs. E. e. Greenwood, the two presi-
dents presided and Mrs. Lizzie A.
Marble of the Baptist circle and Mrs
D. II. Bartlett of the Congregational
circle gave current missionary events
The third chapter of the study book
The Crusade of Compassion for the
Healing of the Nations" which is on
China, was considered by Mrs. Mar
BILE, Mrs. Addie Kicker and Mrs. S. M.
Cover.
The following list of letters have
not been called for at the Skowhe-
gan postoffice for the week ending
Dec. g. These letters will be sent to
the dead letter office if not called for
before the week ending Dec. Goth.
| Percy Babineau, Fred Harville, Miss
| LYDIA Hopkins, Miss Kathline Nelson,
Mrs Hattie McAllister, Mrs. James A.
Mclntire, Arthur Fl. BuzZell Duphis
Dugas, r. c. Brown, Miss Clara Thor
ton, Thomas H. Mcguire, Harie o.
Robinson, DR.. George H. Kennett, Mrs.
Velma Ritcherson, Miss Margaret T.
Roberts, T. A. Nugent, Miss Blanche
Durgin, Myrtle c. Moore and Mrs. w.
F. Ames.
The regular meeting of Skowhegan
Grange was held Wednesday night
with a good attendance. During the