The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17
SkOWnEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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Joseph Harville of East Madison is
i'll with pneumonia at Somerset Hos
pital.
Louis Thompson of Jewett street
is confined to her bed with scarlet
fever.
Fred L. Horne left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston to attend the automo
bile show.
Rev George L. Thurlow preached
Sunday afternoon at the church in
Hinckley
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert Wentworth OF Gem st.
Sunday morning,
Herbert Pomleau of West Front St
who has been a patient at Somerset
Hospital has returned home.
Mrs. Fred Laney returned home
Monday uight from Boston where she
was called owing to the illness of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Gagnon.
On Saturday March 10 at 2 D. m
the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Federated church will give a
food and candy sale in Blaisdell Au-
/ tomobile Rooms.
Among the patients at Somerset
Hospital were Mrs. Willard Marble
of Harmony and Chester Dore. Mrs.
PAMELA York is also a patient at
the same institution.
Frederick Wolfe Anderson of New
ton Center, Mass senior at Bow
doin College, was a week end guest
at the home of his sister, Mrs. G. l..
Thurlow at the Congregational Par
sonage.
Rev. C. H. Mckinney, formerly of
this place now pastor of the Congre
gat onal church in Madison, officiated
at the funeral of Mrs. Walter Mcclure
held yesterday at her home near Dud-
ley's Corner ss.74,
The Christian Endeavor Society of
st. Patricks social in the Vestry
Friday evening March Is. Admission
10c. There will be a short pro-
gram, ice cream on sale. Every
body come and wear something green.
D. w. Adams of Augusta denied
Tuesday in telephone conversation
with the Independent-Repo that
he had any intentions of opening a
dry goods store in Skowhegan. 1t
was reported that he had the second
option on the store in the Dodge
block now leased by Emery-Brown
Company and also that he had hired
the Philbrick store vacated by John
r. Philbrick several months ago. Mr..
Adams informs us that he has never
! had the slightest intention of open
| ing a store in this town.
DIR. L. A Dascombe, who has for
many years occupied a suite of Of
/ fees n the Williams block on Madi
| son avenue. which he and John c.
/ Griffin have owned jointly, has sold out
his interest in that property to Mr..
i Griffin and now plans to move his Of
( fees TO the second floor of the Bow
man Hardware Block on Water St,
/ occupying the rooms now used by Mrs.
/ Cora Cayouette. Mrs. Cayouette af-
/ ter a two years location in this block
| is to remove back to her former
business place. the store in the Dodge
Block, where Mrs. WEIGH has been
conducting a millinery establishment.
Line Busy" was presested by the
Credit Glass of the Bethany Baptist
school last Friday night in Grange
Hall very cleverly to an attentive audi
ence. Each one of the group of
young people scored a distinct sue
cess in the various roles which they
played. Donald Burrill was very sue
cessful in coaching the young peple
as were the members of the committee
Miss Clara Williams, Mrs. G. r. Fogg,
Mrs Ethel Whittier Ames and Mrs. c.
B. II ght. Special music features were
piano numbers by Miss Dorothy Day
and John Oddly with songs by Miss
Ruth McQ1illan and Raymond La
casse. Miss Virginia Ames playing vio-
lin obligato for one of Mr.. Lacasse' S
solos. The accompanies were Mrs.
Ames and John Oddly. Miss Ruth Nc
Quillan was the colored maid and
George Halves added much to the pro-
gram as constable, jeremiah Slotser.
The songs by George Halves. Lloyd
VALERIE. Kenneth and Miss Pearl Hews
with chorus. and dancing by several
young ladies won much applause. The
following young lads from the Junior
Boys club, Smith Ames, Frederick
Burrill, Elmer Emigh. Jimmie White,
Raphard Hartlie and Linwood Savage
greatly aused the audience by their
rendering of John Browns Baby and
"Bee-le-:e." Faylene Decker and Helen
Hight were both very clever in their
leading roles.
very interesting service was con-
Quoted at the Federated church Sun
day afternoon in which the boys. who
attended the conference at Portland
participated. Rev H. l.. Nichols. who
was the only local pastor to attend
presided Prayer was offered by
! Rev. George l.. Thurlow. pastor of the
Federated church and the following
reports were heard THE trip to Port
land" Lloyd VALERIE; Finding Our
Places of Entertainment" Ben Oddly;
1.-The Informal Reception at Church
Bernard Holt; "The Parade" Dwight
Cleveland; 1.-THE Banquet Arad Tob-
ey; 1.-THE Theme and Motto Of the
Convention" Frank Spencer: "Wel-