The independent-reporter., 1920-12-23

Miss Beatrice LoWd Is visiting In
North Conway, ~ H. during the Xmas
recess.
John E. Wadsworth is at home from
tba Polytechinal Institute in Worees
ter Mass, for the holidays.
Miss Geneva Smith, the physical di-
rector at the University of Maine, is
af home for the holiday vacation.
Mrs. Lizzie Watson, Lecturer of Som
orset Pomona, Grange, attended the
state Grange session in Lewiston this
week.
Miss Helen Coburn Smith has ar
rived from Washington. D. c. to spend
christmas with her mother, Mrs Geo.
Otis Smith.
On account of the severe epidemic
of measles the party to have been
held yeesterdy at the Federated church
has been postponed.
II is feared much Christmas hap
niness will be marred for Skowhegan
Youngsters by the heavy outbreak or
measles in many of the homes.
Miss Helen Merriam is expected to-
morrow from Springfield, Mass, where
she has been teaching for a visit at
her home, the Bethany parsonage.
w. r. Seekins, clerk of Courts was
in Augusta yesterday to attend Law
Court Sessions and a meeting of the
clerks of courts in different counties
of the state.
Ralph W. Leighton is assisting in
the Skowhegan Savings Bank during
the present week of his vacation, from
his duties as principal of Skowhegan
High School.
Miss Margaret Leavitt of Purcelle,
okla. who is a student at Wellesley
college his visiting her grandfather,
I1ewe1yn Goodwin and her aunt, Miss
Lola B. Goodwin.
There are being maintained at the
Skowhegan Town Farm this winter
eleven head of cattle. two of which,
however, are being kept there for
private party, two horses, three hogs'
and 26 hens.
Leon Donahue, two and half years
old who has been at the SkoWhegan
Poor Farm for sometime, according
to information given out from the IN
stitution Monday, is to be adopted by
Mrs Whitten of Burnham, and will
leave for his new home this week.
The Ella F. Mitchell Philathea class
are to hold a food sale on Saturday,
New Years day. The following Ia
dies are to have charge of the affair:
Mrs. Ina w. Creation, chairman, Mrs.
Violet V. Fogg, Mrs. Elmer Emigh'
Mrs. Viola ]. Burnor, Mrs. Nellie Wes-
ton. Mrs. Nora Lancaster and Mrs.
Melissa Dolbier.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Z. Harris left
Yesterday for St. Johnsbuyr. Vt. to VS.
if their daughters, Mrs. Theodore II.
Wilson and Miss Freda Harris. Miss
Harris is expected to return with her
narents to SkOwhegan after Christ
mas for the remainder OF her Yaca-
lion from her duties as teacher IN
the Institute at St. Johnsbury
Tn to Tuesday evening more money
had been taken in during the christ
mas rush but less packages than last
year at the post Office according 10
one of the officials. On Christmas
day the post Office will be open from
: fo and from II to y o'clock. Ihe
citv carriers and r. f. d. drivers Will
make their regular forenoon deliveries
Among the teachers who are out OF
town for the holiday recess are MISS
Relic Dennison, who has gone TO Cut
ler Miss Elizabeth Macomber TO seal
Harbor. Miss Mary Ladd to Dover
Miss Ruth Trefethen to WaterVllle
Miss Gladys Hall to Bangor, Miss Mu-
riel Palmer to Buckfield, Miss regina
Hatch, to saltwater and Miss Garce
Brook, to West Paris
George Barrows and family and HI
cbard Allen of South Lancaster, Mass
ara getting settled at the Bowden
farm on the Middle road. Mr. Bar
rows is superintendent Oh the Mlles
farm of 400 acres which formerly com
prised the Bowden-Huff-Fish ana fau'
dack farms. These properties WERE
purchased by E. f. Miles, the manu-
facturer of the Miles Dictionary OF so
Lancaster, Mass.
Skowhegan friends of Mr.. and Mrs
F. w. Heath, formerly OF TINS town
now of Waterville, will be INTERESTED
ia learn that they left Friday even
ing for Toledo, Ohio. accompanied bA
their daughter Miss Emily Heath
After a visit there for time the!
will go to San Antonio 20 pass mon'I
with Francis and Arthur Heath an'
will then continue their journey t'
Los Angeles where they will spent
the balance of the winter.
The closing of the school in th'
Gould district of which Miss Lana Nol
tage is the teacher, was MARKED ~
n nleasing entertainment in when ln'
following pupils participated: jennie
Dionne. Henry Beaulier, Danlel La
Breck. Julia Beaulier, Thomas Beau
lier. Albert Beaulier, Effie Beauiier
Leonard Beaulier, Laura Beauiler
Marie Dionne, Carroll Clark, Harry
Clark Lawrence Cook and Laure
dickinson. Gifts were exchanged
from the Xmas tree and candy anu pol
corn balls were served.
Leighton Tracey, who is in pre-
paratorv school doing graduate "oi w"
in Hanover. n. H., is a guest at 'ht
home of his father, Dr. o. II. Tracey
He will go to Waterbor2 to speh1 u d.,, 'nt
holiday at the home of Jason car
and will return the first Of the Wen @