The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-30

Miss Dorothy NJ Elliot has been Wis
iting this week in Auburn.
Miss Elizabeth Phillips of New Bed
ford, Mass, is the guest of Miss
Hannah r. Page.
James Stanhouse returned Monday
from Lewiston where he had been a
guest OF relatives over the holidays.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Me
thodist church will meet Wednesday
Jan with Mrs. Carrie McPhereson
Elm ST
DR.. and Mrs. Merton Pierce of Far
mington We're guests over Christmas
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs l. S.
Pierce
Sanger Cook of Newport departed
Tuesday afternoon after visiting with
Alec Thomson and attending the S.
II. S. Alumni Ball.
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak was in Wa
terville Tuesday evening and read "A
, Single Man before the members of
! the Waterville Womans Club.
The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Dairyman' Progressive League
will be held at Municipal Building,
Saturday forenoon of next week.
At the regular meeting of the Knights
of Columbus held Tuesday evening
there was degree work at the conclu-
sion of which a banquet was served.
St. Mary's choir and st. Cecilia's
orchestra of the Catholic church are
preparing for an entertainment in
convent hall January 9th as benefit
for the church furnace fund.
Miss Alta Hoyt, a teacher in Scion,
is passing the holiday vacation with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hoyt who purchased the Mathews re-
sidence on Madison avenue last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Hobart of
Madison avenue celebrated their 25th
with near relatives and near
neighbors as guests. A number
, of remembrancees Of silver and money
were received.
George Devoe, who served in the
World War and has lately been EN-
ployed to Blunt Hardware store, went
to Boston the first of this week for
treatment of injuries caused during
the war.
There will be dance at Grange
Hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. 4th.
Music will be furnished by Barney
orchestra, featuring David Lyons
yiolinist There will be special
/ ha
Adversary mass was celebrated
yesterday at eight o'clock from Our
Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic
church by Father J. l.. A. Renaud in
memory of Mrs. Flossie Fortier But
ler wife of E j. Butler, and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Fortier.
James Galway is coming out with
some more of his ingenious work dis
playing four miniature dwellings in
the window of Lashon & Buffers
meat market One Of these repres-
ent the residence of W. II. IIeselton
at the corner of North and Water SITS.
The annual meeting and election OF
officers of the Skowhegan Sunshine
Society will be held on Thursday fore
noon, Jan. 6. A regular meeting of
Golden Rod Br. l. S. S. will be held
on the same afternoon. Both branches
will be the guests of Mrs. Lyman Je-
welt
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier left Tuesday for
Auburn where she will visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jerome Tierney. Mrs. Tier
i &c yn1pvnrinqT from q hndl Y
broken arm. Horace Fortier return
ed yesterday morning to Auburn az
ter visiting over the holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus For
tier.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Wentworth for
their daughter Lucille entertained sew
eral house guests the first OF this week
including Miss Margaret Totman
Miss Madeline Park and Harvey Doe
all of Fairfield. Mr., Doe is senior
at Bowdoin college. The young peo-
pie attended the dancing party mon
day night.
On Wednesday evening January l.
Donald b. Macmillan. a native OF Pro
vincetown. Mass will speak upon
"The Riddle of the Arctic or My
Four Years with the Polar Eskimos'
This lecture will be illustrated by
stereoptican views and moving pic
lures. Admission fifty cents. Re.
serve seats go on sale January II. Mr.
Macmillan graduated from Bowdoi
college in 1875 with an A. b. degree
AFTER teaching for a time he was rs
qistant TO Pcary on a successful irIl
TO the North Pole in 1905 and l9o'
: lie crossed abradOr in 1910. cruise
Labrador coast in canoe for Ethnolo
gical study OF Eskimos and Indian ~
1911. cruised from Boston to Hebron
North Labrador, in % foot power boat
in 1912 and in command Of Croekrl
Land Expedition to the Polar regions
in 1897. He has covered le9o.
miles with dog teams in company Win
Polar EskimOs. Mr. Macmillan Is IN
be in command of the BoWdoIn- Bal
fin Land Expedition of 192o-2l Ihe
lecture is being given under the aus
pices of the Skowhegan High School
At tn postponed meeting OF SHOW
hogan Sorosis to be held this (Ihufs-
day) evening Miss Pauline Eaton OAK
will read the FLORISTS Shop, ! MS
will be the Christmas meeting OF the
club and each member is requested
to bring a ten cent gift. An onerlhe
will be received for the Children he-
lief Fund. The meeting is in charge
Of MIRO Morparat & WhittemOre ana