The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-31
SkOWtiEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Florence McCarty is spending
the present week with her parents in
Scion.
Mrs. Robert Ordway has returned
from a visit in Richmond with her
parents.
There will be refreshments and en-
tertainment at the special meeting oil
the Eastern Star tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Perrin of East Front
street are the parents of a little
daughter born recently at the Somer-
set hospital.
Dudley Corner road was operated upon
at Somerset Hospital last Friday, is
reported as improving.
DR.. and Mrs. I. :. fash returned
to their home in Fairfield Monday af-
ter visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H,
Fowler Of Mt. Pleasant avenue.
There will be regular meetings of
both Golden Rod Br., l.. S. s. anu SUI
shine Society of Skowhegan on Thurs
day p. M, April 7th in city building
Friends Of Mi. and Mrs. w. B. Ste
ward of Los Angeles. Cal, will be in
terested to learn that they are plan
ming a journey east to Skowhegan this
summer.
J.. H. Hanscom. who recently has
become manager of Hotel oxford, has
been in Lewiston the past week on
business. Mrs. J. N. Childs the former
nag is now engaged in the same
work in Auburn. Mr.. Hanscom was
for two years in charge of the Ex-
change hotel in Lewiston for Mrs,
Childs.
A pleasant surprise party was. given
Saturday evening in compliment to the
! birthday of Mrs. George H. Weston
the arrangements being carried out by
her daughter, Mrs. Helen w. Htuchin-
son. Refreshments were served and
Mrs. Weston was the recipient of sew
eral beautiful gifts including lovely
flowers.
Mrs. F. L. Whalen, who has beer
caring for her uncle, P. A. Cleveland
in his late sickness and death left fol
her home in Worcester Monday. Shit
received word of his illness while II
Cuba on her wedding trip having beer
married to F. L. Whalen of Bosto1
and HAVANA, Cuba, December 20 IL
New York.
ME First" will be the theme of Rev
II. l.. Nichols sermon at the Centen
airy Methodist Episcopal church mex
i Sunday morning at 10:45. The B1bl'
School will meet for study at L
O'Clock. The Epworth League ser
vice at G p. m. led by Earl b. Grumpy
Evening worship and sermon by pas
tor at 7 o'clock.
The First Philathea Glass of tn
Federated Church held their fegula
meeting Monday evening in the churcl
parlors and plans were formulated 10
the concert to be given April 9th b,
Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley, as state
elsewhere in this issue, also for tn
public supper to be given April VI
at the church. At Mondays meetin
light refreshments were served.
At the Bethany Baptist Church mex
Sunday the pastor, MI. Merriam, wi
j commune lut bCIlGo vi Z Ahcap VI 'N
'First Things in the Early Church.
The chorus choir will sing. Sunda
School at noon. At 6 o'clock Chris
tian Endeavor Society. and at Z o'cloc
evening worship. The subject of tn
prayer reeting this Thursday ever
ing will lie DO 1t Now
Al the meeting Of Bloomfield tompl
of Psvthian sisters. held Friday eyenin
in Castle hall, the birthday of Mr.
| lanes Gilfllan. a highly respecte
member of the order. was observe
! and she was presented with a &C
meat fork as an appreciation. RI
, freshments of ice cream and cak
were served during the social hou
, which followed the business session
> At the invitation of Supt. Stewar
| of the Augusta schools, Miss Bell
Dennison of Cutler, a teacher in tn
L~eayitt street schools here, is in AL
qlsta this week visiting the school
{ of that city. Miss Dennison is on
| of the efficient instructors or the tow
and t is understood that Supt. Stew
ard is particularly DESTROYS thai sh
become a member of his teaching fore
another year.
Elmer e. Harris, who has been cor
fined 10 his home since returning frol
Boston threatened with pneumonia,
now improving. He informs us !
his capacity as manager of the Sko"
hogan Jersey Creamery that he WI
not be able to supply ice cream
customers on April 1st, as planned
: owing to part of the machinery neec
ed for manufacturing the same, nc
arriving. When in Boston last wee
he was assured however that ever
effort would be made to have 1t her
at the earliest possible moment. an
creamery has hired another man 10
it's Boston Branch and on April or
will open a retail department wit
Harold w. Bradley, formerly OF In
town, as manager.