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

several days.
Miss Helen Thompson of Starks
underwent a surgical operation at the
kennebec Valley Hospital on Monday
Mrs. Ellen Allen is in Fairfield
visiting with relatives and friends
this week. She expects to return
home in a few days.
Mrs. Elizabeth p Merrill has re-
turned from West Newton, Mass,
where she has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs H. A. Bennett
The regular melting of the Show
hogan Rest Room Association was
held in the Rest Rooms last Monday.
No new matters of business were
! taken up.
Mrs. Hugh Kelley returned to her
home in Gardiner Monday after visit
ing her mother Mrs Joseph Turcotte
and her sister Mrs. Thomas Bison
of East street
Karl Roullard, who is attending
Shaws Business College at Portland,
returned to his studies there Monday
after a visit here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Roullard.
Philip Burrill, who has been appoin-
ted superintendent of mill in RO-
chester, N. Y, has been visiting his
mother, Mrs. Emma Burrill for a few
days before going to Rochester.
Miss Vera McCoombs accompanied
by Miss Lillian Boulette has returned
to Marlboro, Mass, where she is at
tending ST. Anne's Academy, after
having spent her Christmas vacation
in town.
Robert W. Haines is in town super
vising the remodeling work which
is being done on the ground floor on
Coburn Hotel. Mr.. Haines plans to
have these stores fitted up for occu-
pancy in the early spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Pooler, Mr. and
t Mrs. Ned Pooler, Misses Mamie and
} Mabel rooler, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ma
deau, Thomas Pooler and Willie Pool
err. were relatives here to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. E. J. Butler.
! The members of the Maine Festival
= Chorus met with Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
= Smith at their home on Madison
: avenue, Monday evening for rehear-
sal. Fourteen members were pres
ent. Refreshments of ice cream and
waters were served by the hostess.
| George w. Lynch, who came to
t Skowhegan for a brief visit is detain-
D ed here on account of illness. lie is
stopping at Hotel oxford. AS soon
as he is able he is to return to Bath,
where he is making his home with his
sister, Mrs. Bernard McCauseland.
} Leon JGuhIIlS, WIZ lOI lllcl y llNNA ~
. this town. but who now resides with
| his parents in Lewiston, has been
' visiting in town with friends during
vacation of the Lewiston High
School which he attends. While here
he stayed for time at the home oil
Enrol Buker.
- At meeting of the international
/ Sunshine Society held in the Munich
g pal Building last week, it was decid-
f ed to have tag day on town meet
ing day, the proceeds to 80 to any
cause considered charitable. Nine
members were present at this meet
ing. The next gathering will be
held January Is at the Municipal
Building.
r Mrs. Frank W. Bucknam entertain
: ed at her home a little party OF friends
. in honor of the eighth birthday Of her
) niece Miss Sarah Remission of Exc
ter. N. H. on Saturday afternoon
Those present were Elizabeth and
Henrietta Page, Nathalie Burrill
Florence and Bertha Norton, Dorothy
, Plnmmer, Richard Goldsmith, Gordon
Briggs, David and William HAYES
lanes were played and refreshments
Of creamed chicken, hot rolls, ices
apd caltec were served.
/, equality vs. Quantity" will be the
= subject of Rev. II. l.. Nichols at the
Centenary Methodist Church next
: Sunday at 1045 The Sunday School
r will meet at II o'clock as usual. The
Epworth League devotional meeting
will be held at o'clock with "A
Strong Character and How it is At
tanned as the topic. Informal wor-
ship at T, with brief address by the
pastor. followed by general discus
sion Of the subject A special invita-
ton is extended to strangers and
those who have no church affiliations.
, A hearing on the settlement of the
account of John w. Manson OF
Pittsfeld executor of the will of the
late Josephine r. Seavey of Pittsfield