The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22

from Bangor to spend Christmas.
Jack Roaf leaves tomorrow for a
visit with his parents in Newbury-
port, Mass, until Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Whittemore,
nee Margaret. Churchill. are the par
ents of daughter
This (Thursday) evening there will
be nomination of officers at the meet
ing of the Knights Of Pythias.
Landlord Clarence w, Dutton of the
Bingham Hotel was business visitor
| in Skowhegan, Monday last.
Miss Lyle c. Stfncnfield is at home
from Simmons College for the holiday
recess.
Services at the Federated church
next Sunday begin promptly at 1890
and close at 11.45. The ,cantata is
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Raymond Kicker of the River Road
had the misfortune to fracture his LEFT
leg Thursday, while attempting to
move heavy sled,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Labroke of
Norway are coming Saturday to visit
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. II. L.
Nichols at the Methodist parsonage.
Miss Florence Parker. housekeeper
at G. B. Nights, will go to Lewiston
tomorrow to remain until after the
holiday with her brother. Will Stur-
tevant.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Harris expect
to leave today for Boston and from
there will go to st. Johnsbury, VT,
to spend Christmas with their daugh-
ters, Mrs. Theodore Halbert Wilson
] and Miss Freda Harris.
Miss s. Madeline Ward. close their
cottage at Lakewood tomorrow and
leave on the Il. 40 train to join Miss
M. Il. Ward for the balance of the
winter at her home in Dorchester,
Mass.
Ernest c. Butler, who has been in
i Chipley, Fla. for several years attend
:. ing to business matters. has complet-
ed his duties there and Is expected to
arrive here tomorrow to reside per-
manently. Mr.. Buffers many friends
will be glad to welcome him back to
his former position in the business
and social life of the community. He
I will live as formerly at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Conant.
c. V. Bailey of North Arson was in
I town Monday on business. Mr.. Bailey
has bought the Norton Garage in
Pennington and will sell his home in
North Arson and purchase home in
Pennington He will move his fam
lily to Pennington in the spring. He
and William A. Howell of Andover.
Mass. will handle Gulf Gas and Oils
and probably will take over an auto
mobile agency. The garage is already
rented.
i Miss Marion Jacobs, the daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. l.. +. Jacobs of Mt.
! PLEASANT avenue, had the misfortune
4 to sustain injuries while playing has
j ket ball Friday night by falling which
rendered her unconscious. Her con-
dition was watched with considerable
anxiety but Improvement is now no.
ticeable. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs will
! have their two eldest sons home for
Christmas, Lauriston being a student
at the school of Business Admins
tration at Harvard and Mylon who has
been visiting his brother this week on
his way home from Mlddletown. Conn.
where he is student at Wesleyan
] University.
Funeral services for Ralph Clukey
who was killed on the evening of the
/ 14th by being hit by train near the
round house, were held Saturday
morning from the church of Our Lady
of Lourdes. The Rev Father j. l.. A
/ Renaud with a delegation of the dead
boys classmates at the school of Our
Lady of Lourdes, accompanied the
body from the home of the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs George Clukey on French
street to the church where Father
! Renaud conducted the solemn cere-
monies. The pupils of the Parochial
+ school attended the obsequies. The
boy was ten years old.
The play "Hiawatha" was given Fri
4 day evening at the Federated church
by the Junior boys. The proceeds
will be devoted toward the boys
club room fund. The play was we'll
presented and it has been suggested
|
che following parts were taken: No
komis. Stillman Gordon; Hiawatha.
Jack Wilder; Iago, Gordon Briggs;
Arrow maker, Milborn Stevens; Min
nehaha, Clarence Whiting; Pau-Puk-
Keewis, Jack Jenkins; other Indians
/ Howard MeNalley. who dressed as
chief announced the scenes; Ed
ward Merrill. Delma Daggett; white
men, Edwin Dane, Kenneth keene,
Edward Roullard. Arthur Thompson,
Robert and Lawrence Randall. James
Blunt and Kenneth Keene attended
the curtain and tickets were taken at
the door by Eugene Buxton and Ed
ward Tobey. Ice cream cones were
sold by Frank Griffin and Fred Locke
assisted by Adelaide Goodwin and Ell
fe Martin. The opening piano solo
was played by Dorothy Dane.
The following new books have been
received at the Public Library during
December: Juvenile-Paul and Rho
da, Kilbourne Anita. Cobb: Metz
poms hostage, Barbour; Merry Tales
/ d. be-