The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Howard Friend is entertaining
her sister Miss Flora Murphy OF
Wernersville, Pa.
Mrs. w. H. Lamb returned to King
man. yesterday, after visiting her
niece. Mrs. Lester Packard.
Ex-senator Whiting l. Butler of
Pennington departed yesterday morn
ing after visit with his brother A. X.
Butler.
r. H Morrill, has recently pnrchas-
ed bay mare from Alton White
more and black mare from Webster
Williams which he has added to his
livery together with a twoseated out
fit.
Miss Molly V. Blunt. Sophomore at
Wellesley College. who was recently
operated upon at the Cambridge Hos
pital for appendicitis. is expected to
recover sufficiently to be home for
Christmas.
The electric lighting of the bust
ness section during Christmas week
will begin at the corners of Elm and
Russell streets, on Madison avenue
and continue to Water street anu
thence to the postoffice.
The Christmas Seal sale is on thick
and fast and will continue up TO
Christmas. Everybody Is invited To
purchase without being asked. Surely
ten cents can be spared to aid In the
activities of the tuberculosis Cam
paign.
Information from the power de-
velopment office of the Central Maine
Power Company, yesterday, was that
one of the units was now furnishing
power. Tuesday all day 1t was giving
about 1000 kilowatts and is proving
very satisfactory.
Grand Master l.. r. Jacobs of the
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows with
Mrs. Jacobs and Col. l.. W Gerrsh OF
the Patriarchs' Militant, attended the
reception In Dexter, Tuesday evening
given in honor of Mrs. Eva Fassett OF
that town, President of the Rebekah
Assembly.
The next meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's Club will be held De
cember 29th. This will be federat-
ed meeting as the Town Improvement
Society and SOrosis are to be guests.
Professor Drew T. Hathorne of Wat
erville will deliver an illustrative lee
ture on Maine"
Last Sunday evening the Bethany
Christian Endeavor Society held an
interesting meeting under the auspices
OF team l, directed by Miss Clara vii
nl teacher
addresses we're given by several of the
Young people and Miss Williams read
letters from Dr. Peterson of Massa-
chusetts. DR. Hamlen of Lewiston and
Miss Whiteside who directed the page
ant "Follow the Clean" given in Ban
gor.
Mrs F. Y. Poulin left yesterday for
Boston to accompany her young
daughter. Antonette to the Children s
Hospital for n second operation, Her
son Adrian went with her and is to
meet his aunt Mrs. Alfred Warning
ton in Boston and 20 to her home in
Kecne. y. H. for his vacation. Mrs,
Poulin will later go to Hartford, Conn.
to spend Christmas with her SON.
Philu p. Poulin, student at La
Salette College.
DANIEL \. Stewart, who came to
SFuwFogan in 1914 and prior to the
World War was clerk ri the Buek-
an Drug Store, left yesterday for
augusta. where he expects Il be To-
atcd. Since returning from over
,eas Mr.. Stewart has been employed
as a salesman at the Poulin = aney
'ore. He is the present commander
# Simon Peters Post and treasurer
of the Milburn Club. Saturday even
ing q number Of friends gathered at
the home OF MIR. and Mrs. Edwin P,
Whiting to tender him farewell, Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Stewart was pre-
sented with a fine leather travelling
set, contributed by those present.