The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-08
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


III last Tuesday evening.
z# Miss Nellie Crawford entertained a
few of her friends at dinner party
At her home last evening
5 Miss Xaverine Lessor and Louis
4 Perrault have gone to Dexter for a
Z few days visit with friends.
The Good Will Club will meet with
Mrs. Frank W. Buchanan this after
M moon Thursday at . o'clock.
Tie next Ladies' night for the ladies
n the Masonic Bodies, will be on
rnr day evening, January 13.
an Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Smith and
81 child will go to Boston, Sunday next
ia for visit OF a week or ten days.
# George ". Cover accompanied by
his daughter Caroline, went to Angus
ia on the morning train yesterday.
The First Philathea Bible Study
E# Glass will meet Sunday afternoon at
MI the home of Mrs. Philo Steward at 3
On o'clock.
Misses Gladys and Mildred Plum
# mer OF Augusta passed the week end
in town the guests of their brother
# Edwin P Plummer.
NJ Walter Goodwin of Oakland is in
q town taking charge of the teams for
"a the construction crew of the Central
ri Maine Power Company.
al Arthur Carriveau, who has been at
# home from Clark University of Wor-
"a cester, Mass, for the holidays, return
III ed to his studies yesterday.
n The pail bearers at the funeral of
the late Mrs. L. J. Butler were Horace
u Clukey of Augusta, George, Frank and
II William Fortier of Skowhegan.
II 7 Harvey White and Carl ". Nal
a Icy expect to leave Monday for a
IN weeks absence in New York City
they will attend the metropolitan
aA Opera during their absence.
N The County Commissioners met a
@ the Court House, Tuesday. for the
# regular monthly session. Nothing
M but routine business including the ap
CA proving OF bills. was attended to,
"a Judge Fred F. Lawrence was II
n town. Tuesday, from Augusta, to at
q tend a meeting OF the De Molay Com
N maudery Of which he is eminent com
4 maLder. He returned yesterday.
Sheriff John A Mooers, County At
& to-uoy Edward +. Merrill, State At
N torney General Guy f. Sturgis ant
Deputy Sheriff Robert b. Cole wen
to Jackman yesterday for two or thre'
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Briggs and sor
accompanied by Mrs. Briggs grand
father, Llewellyn Goodwin and Miss
Lola B. Goodwin are expecting t(
leave on Wednesday for Chipley, Fla
where Mr.. Briggs has business anC
where they will all remain probably
until April.
The next meeting OF the Town I'm
proyement Society will occur Frida!
afternoon, January 9th, at the Librar!
Par.ors. DR.. Ethel Walters of Fair
field will address the meeting. Eacl
member is privileged to invite one
guest The meeting is in charge o
Miss Alice Danforth.
Al the Federated services at the
congregational church next Sunda!
morning, Mrs. Elise Fellows White
will play a violin solo This will be
Air in B fiat, by Wienawsh. AT thu
evening service Mrs. EtIie Poolel
Malley and r. w. Leighton will sins
a duet, entitled THE Morning Land
by Phelps. These special numbers
will be in addition to the regular an
thems by the choir.
Miss Altana Murphy of Haverhill
Mass, who has been visiting here witt
her aunt, Mrs. Harvey Goodwin, ant
her grandfather, Lyman Murphy, re
turned to her home last Friday. While
she was here a pleasing little partl
was given in her honor at the home
of her aunt. About twelve young
people were in attendance at this af
fair, and dancing was enjoyed. Mrs
Carroll Goodwin assisted Mrs. Harvey
Goodwin in making arrangements fol
this party, and in serving dainty re
freshments.
a number of neighbors and friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dunlap, who
We're recently married gathered at the
home of Mrs. Dunlaps mother Mrs
viii Rowell last Friday evening tC
give the recently married pair re
ception. All had a delightful time
The friends gave Mr.. and Mrs. DUNLAP
some lovely presents among which
were cut glass and china sets, linen
wara cilvarNUaro tahln cloth woven