The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS



Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Parker at
tended the National Grange session
in Boston.
Earl G. Moody Of North Conway, \.
H., is home To spend the Thanksgiving
holiday with his family
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Beauford OF
North avenue are the proud parents OF
little daughter horn Monday night.
A special meeting Of the Skowhegan
Woman's Association will be held on
Monday evening, Dee. 6, at 30 in the
Rest Rooms.
DR. e. E. Richardson VAS in Water
Vile Tuesday as a witness IN the
Burrill VS.. Hurd case, a suit which IN
wolves $4,000.
Mrs Joseph P Oak and daughter
Miss Pauline E. Oak, left Monday for
Boston, where they will spend about
ten days visiting.
High Mass will be offered Saturday
morning at the Catholic Church by
Father Remand for the deceased mem
bers of that order.
Mrs. Imogene Clark Merrill OF
Caratunk. arrived here Tuesday and
will leave shortly for Jackson, Texas.
where she will spend the winter.
Ralph Bnrrill with the Tilotson
Mills. of which Louis Anderson, for
merly of Skowhegan is the manager.
is visiting this week with his mother, /
Mrs. Emma p Burrill.
The next meeting of Golden Rod Br.
|. S. s., and the Skowhegan Sunshine
Society will be held in City Bldg on
Thursday, p M. Dec. ,. a full at
tendance is desired.
Miss Nancy Stilson of Boston, who
has been spending several weeks with {
Mrs. E. l.. Flynt returned Monday
from a visit with friends in Farming
ton. She will leave for her home in
Boston the last of this week
The remains of Mrs. Bailey, widow
of the late William p. Bailey arrived
here yesterday from Maiden, Mass,
for burial in the family lot beside her
husband in the Southside Cemetery.
Mr.. Bailey died IL years ago
Miss Sarah J. Anderson, who has
been living at Young's Hotel in Bos-
ton since the death of her brother,
Thomas A. Anderson in Portland, was
In skowhegan, Saturday, attending to
matters of business She arrived on
the eight O'Clock train and departed
at 11.45.
Miss Margaret Vail will leave here
this week for New York City where
she is to pass the winter in that city
with cousin. Willis Putnam and
family. Miss Vail will enter a high
school there in the Junior class. She
has been q student in the same class
in the local high school.
The usual meeting of the Sunshine
Society was at the home of Mrs. Ar
chic Cote on French street, Thursday
afternoon The ladies' sewed a great
er part of the time, the remainder OF
the same being taken up with plans
for the coming winter. Refreshments
of saltines, fancy cookies and coffee
were served by the hostess. There
were fifteen ladies present. The next
meeting will be held at the City
Building on December 2.
Mrs Annie Hawthorne Wheeler
with her three daughters. Grace. Jul
liza and Mary Louise Wheeler, have re-
turned to their home in Watervlle af I
ter visiting with their cousins. Miss
Louise H. Coburn and Mrs. George
Otis Smith. Mrs Wheeler before her
to Prof. Ernest Wheeler,
spent considerable time in Skowhegan
with Mrs Smith Since then the fam
lily have lived in Montreal where Mr..
was member of the faculty
1T McGill University He now holds
professorship at Colby College.
Funeral services for the late little
Miss Lucille Cleveland We're held yes
erday afternoon at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Charles l..
Cleveland with Rev. George Merriam
Burial was in the South
side cemetery. The deceased died
following a serious operation for puss
appendicitis at Somerset Hospital on
Tuesday morning. Her age was ten
years. This is the third child who ,
las uleu Ill THIS ldHllly WllHlH d SHOIL
.ime MuclA symathy is expressed to
he bereayed parents and remaining
orothers and sisters
In compliment to Miss Edith Spauld- ,
ng, clerk in the Buchanan Drug
store Mrs. Frank w. Buchanan gave a
party, Thursday night at her ,
Madison avenue home. Games were
played and prizes were won by sew
eral of the guests. At refreshment,
line, ices. cake and candies were
served. Those present were Mrs. Ed
ward lies of lewiston Mrs. Fred Pou-
in, Miss Margaret M. Chase, Miss
Mildred A. Beale, Miss Alice e. Whit
en-, Miss Prudence Wadsworth, Miss
Maud Plummer, Miss Mary Ladd, I
Miss Anne M. Caswell, Miss Clara
libby, Miss Leila Fairbrother, Miss
Ruth Greenwood, Miss Lena Landry,
Miss Marie G. Fletcher and Miss Ruth
Henderson of Augusta.
Russell Post, G. A. r., received on
Friday evening in Grand Army Hall,
guests including the honorary
members of the Post and the mem
)ers of the Woman's Relief Corps
Under the direction of Mrs Mertie NJ
Lamb, Mrs. Georgia Goodwin and Mrs
Ellen M Smith a very delicious ban
luet was served. the menu including