The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29

thlttu ficl SiHifft MITE. NJ II. Dill uhDs
in Fairfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen and son.
William, left Monday morning for
few DAYS visit In Boston and vicinity.
Friends of F. Cleveland Dore, last
seasons traffic officer. will he inter
ested to know that he is stopping with
his mother in Orono.
Mrs. Grace Coburn Smith has gone
to her winter home in Washington
D. c. She was accompanied as far
as Boston by her sister, Miss Louise
n. Coburn.
Mrs. Geo. McCoombs of Waterville
arrived Monday evening for sever
al days visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Roullard at their home
on Summer street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Corson of
Auburn spent the Christmas holidays
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lor-
EMO Corson and Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.
Fellows. respectively.
Harold Rowell, a graduate of Show
hogan High school and Bowdoin col
lege. how principal of the Franconia.
n. H.. high school, is visiting with
his mother, Mrs. Ellen Rowell of
Madison avenue.
Miss Alta Hoyt returned to her stud
les at Boston University Monday morn
| ing following a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoyt of Madi-
son avenue. Miss Hoyt is a graduate
of the Skowhegan High school in 1920.
John French who is attending An
napolis is visiting with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George French at their
home on Mount Pleasant avenue. Miss
Esther French. who is teaching the
first grade in a Southington, Conn.
school, is also home for two weeks
visit.
| Leon Richardson, formerly of Rome,
has come to Skowhegan and will open
up a grain store in the old Benner
block at 20 Main street on January
| LIST. Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson will
reside at 2 Pine street Mr.. Richard
son has been a farmer for some time
in Rome.
Charles Ross. here for sometime.
leaves today for Florida to spend the
remainder of the winter. HIS son,
Walter Ross, who was a vi-;.or in
the Ross home here during christ
mas, returned to Washington. ,. c..
Monday and later will resume Is du-
ties at a school in Boston
! Among the holiday visitors in town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnard.
They were guests of Mr. Barnard s
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard and
sister, Mrs Mary b. Stnchfield of East
Leavitt street and Mrs Barnard's sis
ters. Mrs. Frank Thompson and Mrs.
John e. Philips who reside on West
Front street.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, the only wo-
man inmate of the Maine State prison
! in Thomaston arrived at the Woman's
Reformatory Saturday. following a
/ hearing held December %. before
Judge Lauren M Sanborn of the Cum
bertrand county superior court. Pri-
: son officials sought the removal be-
cause of section that has been reserv-
! ed for % women prisoners hereto
fore is to be diverted to the use of
the men.
Private memorial services for the
/ little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Whittemore were held Saturday after
noon at one o'clock from the home
with Rev. George Loring Thurlow
| officiating. Burial was made in the
.Southside cemetery, The child was
born December II and passed away
December %. The little stranger
had been named Mary Frances. The
mother was before her marriage, Miss
Margaret Churchill.
The annual election of officers oc-
CURED at a meeting of Parmenas En-
campment l. o. 0. f. Tuesday even
| ing with the following results: c. p.
Lyle s. Moore; H. p, Ivan Dyer S.
W, Ernest Richards; j, w, Ernest
! Rowell; scribe. +. b. Chase; treasurer.
| l.. f.. Jacobs. trustee, ID. A. Porter.
! An invitation was extended to Canton
! Somerset for Joint installation to be
! held on January 10. A supper will
be served by the officers of 1921. II
/ Mr. and Mrs. Stillman Holmes of
! Mechanic street entertained at their
/ nome NUElSllHdS DAY IHelT cHlluIeiI,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rich of
Wateryille; Mr. and Mrs, Harold
Holmes and daughter Airline of Wa
tervile: Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Holmes and Miss Beatrice Holmes of
Skowhegan Donald Storr of Water
Vile Mrs Holmes sister and husband
| Mrs and Mrs. Sherman S. Elkins and
! sons Herbert and Harold of Water
Vile.
/ Elias Taylor, an employee in the
clerical department Of the Maine Cen
] trial Railroad at Portland. and Mrs.
| Taylor who is the pianist in Haines
! Theatre at Waterville. left Monday
noon after spending Christmas Day
with Mr. Taylor's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w Taylor. Friends of
! Mrs. Taylor will be interested To
know that she is making splendid
progress in voice culture. She is
studying under Mrs. Hubbard of Wa
terville.
Among the guests at the home of
MIR and Mrs Fred Brown. who live
In the rural district of Skowhegan
were Mr. Browns brother, John
/ Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. p Badger OF