The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-17

| Thursday evening was $6I.8l.
The classes Of Miss Cushing AM
| Miss Tobey will have a party on Fri
day evening at tie Congregations
church parlors.
! Mrs. Nellie Laney has returned Il
her home In Salem, N. H., following
an extended visit with relatives an,
friends In town.
The Ladies Social Circle of the Me
thodst church met yesterday In reg
ular session with Mrs. ]. N. Smitl
of Madison avenue.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club and
the high school students are arrang
ing for an operetta which will pro-
badly be given III the Opera House
around the sixth of April.
This Thursday evening there Will
be a special service held at the Be-
thany Baptist church for the boys
and girls of the parish. Rev Geo
Merriam. the pastor, will preach the
sermon.
Chief Justice Leslie C. Cornish. who
has been presiding during the win
ter term OF court here, which was
ended Saturday will preside at the
Penobscot County Court which con-
venes April first.
Last evening the members OF the
First Philathea Glass held an open
meeting in Congregational parlors
with Rev. J. l.. Corson of Rockland
Maine chairman Of the Penobscot Bay
Bethel Mission as the speaker.
In spite of the snowstorm Friday
last DIR. M. Z. Lord and family drove
home by automobile from Rocklanc
having motored there the day previous
to visit the doctors mother. Mrs. f
C. Lord, who Is spending the winter
in that city and Ia in poor health.
Manley L. Quimby returned home
Friday morning to Pennington Fallf
following three months visit WITT
his sister Mrs. Mary Green OF Middle
street. Mr.. Quimby Is eighty-sever
year old and appears to be very active
for a man Of his years.
Everett Cloush giving his residence
as Pittsneld was before Trial JUS
tice Thomas g. Lord Thursday after
noon and pleaded guilty to being
vagabond. He was sentenced e
serve thirty days In the county jail
at Skowhegan. Mr.. Clough stated
that he was unable to secure worl
and went from house to house beg
ging for food. He was brought here
by Deputy Sheriff, L. B. Wheeler Of
Hartland.
On Saturday evening last Fred Par.
ker Sanborn of Skowhegan and Mist
Jessie Rich CARL of Winn were mar.
ried at the Bethany Baptist parson'
age by Rev. George Merriam, using
the single ring service. The couple
were attended by Mrs. Verna Jewett
sister of the groom and David B
Dunton a cousin Of the groom. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest NJ. CARL of Winn and the
groom Is the son of Mrs. Lottie Oils
of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn
are enjoying a wedding trip to that
city.
The death of Mrs. Seviah Young
age 72 years, occurred at 2.30 a. m
Saturday morning at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. James Kingsley OF l5g
West Front street of this town. Mrs
Young came here from the Forks
about six months ago to live with
GI1n
Cornville, the daughter OF David and
Betsey (Smith) Rogers. The remains
we're placed in the Southside receiv-
ing vault until spring when they will
ba buried in the Southside cemetery
the funeral having been held Tues
day, with Rev. George L. Thurlow or
floating.
The services at the Seventh Day
Adyentists Church were OF specla
interest last Sabbath Saturday wher
the sneaker was Elder Elton Jones
Mr.. Jones is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Jones of Middle street this
town. and came here with his wife
from Topeka. Kansas where he hal
been pastor of a church. He is II
the employ of the Seventh Day Ad
yentists Conference and this was hi
arst visit home. for three years. HI
left Monday morning for Ottawa, Ont
ario where he will be engaged In OF
fee work and a part Of the time vii
do pastoral work.
Memorial services for the late Mis-
Mary Elizabeth Lawley ;ar many year
a resident Of Middle street. were hell
Thursday last from the home OF ne
niece. Mrs. Damon B. Berse on Waite
street. Rev. George L. Thurlow
pastor of the Federated First Bap
list and Congregational church wher
the deceased had been COMMUNICATE
off,ciated. The many beautiful flo
wers attested the high esteem Il
which Miss Lawley had been held D,
her friends. The remains were tax
en- to the receiving vault at the South
side. and in the spring will be interre'
in the Lawley burial plot of that Gem
etery.
The regular meeting of the Tow
Improvement Society was held Frida
afternoon In Library parlors with tn
president, Miss Gertrude s Weston
presiding. The program was !
charge of Mrs. Viola Smith whic
opened with solo by Mrs. Rose Bui
rill entitled Smiling Thru" PENN
Il ,,,,th Mrs paas{a Smith pianO accom-