The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-20

DR.. l. L. Salley went to Northern
Maine Junction, Friday on business.
Joseph Paradis has gone to Van
Buren, to work, leaving here Monday.
Deputy Sheriff R. B. Cole went to
Bangor Monday last to attend to bus
mess matters.
Rev. George Merriam preached at
the Good viii Chapel at Good VIII
last Sunday afternoon.
Andrew Peters Jr. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Peters underwent sur
gical treatment at Somerset Hospital,
Friday morning.
Miss Beatrice Smiley returned to
Winslow, Monday, after passing few
days visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs D. F. Smiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd G. Nye returned
home Friday night from Portland
where they attended concert at City
Hall given by Joseph Hoffman.
The results of the girls basket ball
game between Pennington and Show
hogan last Friday evening was score
of Is to 4 in favor of Skowhegan.
Mrs. E. r. Simpson returned to
her home in Wiscasset, Monday, after
being a guest for several weeks of
her son w. Ellwell Simpson and fam
lily.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Linwood
Nutting will be pleased to know they
are the parents of son born last
Friday The mother was formerly
Miss Ethel Thurston.
Bloomfield Temple Pythian Sisters
held their regular meeting in Castle
Hall on Friday evening at which time
degree work was exemplilied ON
class of six candidates.
At the City Opera House a benefit
of the Eastern Star will be given on
Thursday evening, Feb. 10, presenting
Mary Pickford in Studs This is a
special production for the occasion.
Miss Annie Bergman spent the
week end visiting her sister Mrs. Mark
w. Savage. Miss Bergman is stem
ographer in the Office of the American
Wooden Company mill in Oakland.
Miss Anne Caswell spent the week
end in Waterville where she attended
banquet of Alpha Epsilon Chapter,
Delta, Delta, Delta Fraternity. 1t
was the thirteenth annual banquet.
Miss Alta Hoyt returned to Scion to
resume her duties as teacher In that
district following a few days spent
with her parents here, who recently
became the owners of the Mathews
residence on Madison avenue.
Fred Clark Is visiting in this section
with his children who are passing the
winter months with his sister, Mrs.
John Pyne. Mrs. Pyne moved here
about year ago having purchased the
Ichabod Russell farm in the Burns
district.
The following officers have lately
been elected at the meeting of the
County Club: President, Mrs. Odelia
GARNER; vice president, Mrs. Annie
Clayton; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Harold Chase The next meeting will
occur on January rs.
8. r. Greenwood arrived home Fri
day from Brooks, having been called
there by one of his sons, whose home
was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Greenwood
brought with him on his return two OF
his grandchildren who will remain
here for the present with their grand
parents.
Members of the Queen Esther Circle
Of the Methodist church met last even
ing at the parsonage with Mrs. Mich
OILS. Sewing was In order a greater
part of the evening. A short program
was enjoyed under the direction OF the
hostesses Misses Marion Jacobs and
Fay Burkhardt. Refreshments were
served.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hormidas
Renaud and their daughter. Miss AL
berthe Renaud will be Interested to
learn that they arrived in their new
home in ottawa, Ontario safely. The
fact that both Mrs. Renaud and Miss
Renaud are invalids occasioned more
or less anxiety because of the long
journey.
Miss Prudence Wadsworth spent the
week end in Orono where she was the
guest of Miss Katherine Steward Miss
Steward was former roomate of Miss
Wadsworth while she was student at
the University of Maine. While there
Miss Wadsworth attended the initia-
ton of Alpha Omicrom Pi and the
dance which followed the initiation.
Last Saturday evening Rev. George
Merriam. pastor of the Bethany Bap-
fist church united in marriage Howard
C. Herrin and Miss Lena f. Amazeen
both of Skowhegan. The single ring
service was used and the couple were
unattended. Both are natives OF
Cornville. the bride being the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Amazeen of
this place, formerly of Cornyille.
The family of Harold B. Parker, who
have been living in an apartment in
the Bowman Hardware establishment,
moved last Saturday to the home of
Mrs. Emma L. Nutting on Winter
street. They will occupy the down
stairs apartment probably for the rest
of the winter months. Mr.. Parker is
one of the operators at the Weston
power house of the Central Maine
] Power Company.