The independent-reporter., 1920-12-23
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
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Gerald c. Marble left yesterday on
the midday train for a few days Wis
it in Boston and vicinity
Alec Thompson and Louis w. Brown
are at home from BowdOin college
for the Christmas recess.
Col. L. W. Gerrish of the Second
Regiment Patriarchs Militant was in
Dexter Monday evening to be present
at a Canton Inspection.
Miss Ella NJ. Flanders, a student at
the New England Conservatory of
music, will pass the holidays with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fland-
ers.
There will be a meeting of the
Knights of Columbus next Tuesday
evening at which time balloting will
be in order and the first degree exem-
plified.
Miss Doris Chase, a student at Shaw
Business college in Portland, is at
home passing the Christmas vacation
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Chase of Madison avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chase with
their daughter, Margeret NJ. Chase and
son Wilbur Chase and Miss Mildred
Beale arrived home yesterday from a
trip made by automobile to Portland.
Mrs. e. r. Simpson of Wiscasset
has been the guest of her son +, W.
Simpson during the present week
Mr.. Simpson and his mother have not
passed Christmas together before for
fifteen years.
Frances II. Friend is arriving to-
morrow night from Augusta and with
his sister, Miss Mary Hattie Friend,
a student at University of Maine will
be a holiday guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Friend.
Joseph II. Haskell of New York ar
rived Tuesday night to visit his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Haskell until
a after New Years. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. N. Inez Simpson OF
Coldwel, N. Y, who is a guest at tne
Haskell home.
Christmas meeting of the First Phil
athea Class will be held Monday night
in the parlors of the Federated churcn.
The children of the members are TO
be guests and every member is asked
to bring two gifts one for an adult
and one for a child. neither to cost
over rs cents.
II. P. Pickett, who is one OF the op-
orators at the Weston plant or the
Central Maine Power Co., has moved
his household goods here from Benton
and his wife and son Lester arrived
Friday. The future home of the fam
lily will be in the Heselton house on
Heselton street.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club Will
entertain the members of the ToWh
Improvement Society and Sorosls on
the evening of December 29th at the
Bethany Baptist church when Profess
sor Drew T. HaWthron will deliver
his illustrative lecture on Maine. ihe
gentleme.. are invited.
The mothers of the young lady stu
dents al SkoUheean high school were
addressed here last Thursday evening
by Miss Parker from the State Com
mission of Health She was introd0c-
ed by Mrs W. H. Cummings Dufln s
the morning of Friday, Miss Parte'
ad lressed the young ladies Of the
school
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Downs, teach
crs of manual training and drawing
respectively in the public schools, lett
Saturday morning to spend their Haea-
tion in Augusta and Winslow, Mr.
Downs is interested is the Boy Scout
movement and has eighteen names to
send to headquarters for registration.
He expects that the first meeting Will
be held in January.
The remains of Gretta, infant daugh-
ter of Carroll c. and Winifred Good
win were placed in the Southside Re-
ceiving vault, Friday noon. Prayer
was offered by DIR. o. II. Tracy, Bap-
tist minister at the Federated church
at the undertaking rooms OF I1ord
Caswell. The child was born Decem-
Der 8. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin nave
three other children.
Major and Mrs. Frank E. Emery ar
| rived here Sunday to visit until atteI
i Christmas with Col and Mrs. X. l.
N1arston. Major Emery being a bro.
( ther of Mrs. Marston. They have
been located in Washington, ID. Z.
where Major Emery has been on duty
but he has Just been ordered to New
York ON enecial experimental work un