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

Mrs. Mabel Howard returned Sat
urday to her home in Boston afte
visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank Les
sor.
Louis Trial, who formerly worke
| at the Shoe shop here, Is now EN-
ployed in shoe shop in Everett
Mass.
Mrs. Thomas Anderson has return
ed to Portland after visiting in tow
with her mother, Mrs. A. X. Perkins
of Maple street
THE Influence which Brought Me Il
Christ" will be the subject at the pray
er meeting the Bethany Chapel thii
Thursday evening
Mrs.sT. A. Anderson. who has beer
spending a week with her mother
Mrs. Fannie G. Wildes, returned to heI
home in Pittsfield, Friday.
The Skowhegan Woman's Club will
meet in Library Parlors next Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Mollie M. Green
way will have charge of the program
arrangements.
Joseph Bilodeau of Waterville for
many years resident OF this town &C
companied by his son Albert spent
Sunday In town with his brother Ro-
bert B.lodeau.
Mss Della Hilton of the River Road,
a student at the High School under
went an operation for the removal of
tonsilis and adenoids at Somerset Hos
pital last Monday.
The Federated Mission Circle will
be entertained tomorrow friday af-
ternoon at the home Of Miss Hannah
r. Page at 3 o'clock. The subject
will be Missions In Turkey"
The members OF the First Philathea
Class observed gentlemen's night last
evening In the parlors Of the Federal
ed church. A banquet was enjoyed
and a pleasing program was present
ed.
The Class in Church Preparation for
young women will meet tomorrow az
ternoon at 3.45 at the Federated
church and Rev. Geo. L. Thurlow will
speak upon THE meaning of Church
Charles Folsom Jones I'd arrived In
d. C. February 18th In
season for the Inauguration. His
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Otto r. Fol-
som Jones, who are now living at the
National Capitol.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Spaulding of
Bingham were among the up-county
people visiting in Skowhegan Friday.
Mrs Spaulding came here to meet Mr..
Spaulding who arrived on the lib
tran and they drove home by team.
About sixty-five members of the
Knights of Columbus were present at
the $50 mass last Sunday in Our La
dy of Lourdes Church, receiving Holy
Communion from the hands of Father
Renaud Escorting the Knights was
the Junior Holy Name Society Bugle
and Drum Corps.
Mrs. s. c.. Durgln returned to The
Flora Savage and her aunt, Mrs. Jane
few days visit with her mother, Mrs.
Flora Savage and her aunt, Mrs. Jane.
Leadbetter. Mr.. and Mrs. Durgin re-
Gently lost their home by fire at The
Forks and are planning to erect a
bungalow on the site of their old home.
The degree was conferred upon two
at the meeting OF Bloom
field Temple, Pythian Sisters last Fri
lay evening. A lunch of sandwiches
lancy cookies and coffee was enjoyed
Turing the evening, Mrs. Edgar l..
Ford being the chairman of the re-
'reshment committee. Another meet
ng In two weeks.
John L. Fish and Mrs. F. l.. Flynt,
Christian Science readers conducted
he services last Sunday afternoon at
he State Reformatory. Mrs. Howard
Friend furnishing music for the oc-
,asion. After the services the Re-
ormatory family sang several hymns
inder the leadership Of Miss Theda
Holman, the parole officer. -
The usual Lenten devotional servic-
IS are being held this week at the
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on
Wednesday and Friday evenings and
tomorrow there will be the first
Friday Devotions at and Z o'clock in
he morning. There will be the usual
services next Sunday with girls and
young women of the parish receiving
at $50.
The Boys Club of the Methodist
Church cleared $3.50 from the supper
which they served to the public last
night in Methodist Vestries.
A very appetising menu was served
Mrs. Myron j. Smith was head wait
ress and the young men served as
walters. The proceeds went to the
fund for the Boys Conference which
Is being held this week in Portland.
Class mates in Skowhegan will re-
gret to learn that Stanley Spaulding
Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank v.
Brown of Salisbury died at the Anna
jacques hospital recently, aged 10
years. The young man who is a grand
son Of Rev. J. F. Spaulding Of Sails
bury, had been a student at the uni
OF Maine, Orono, until Strick-
en- i'll and was student Of much pro-
mise. In addition to his parents, he
leaves a sister and brother.
More and more men of the Federat
ed Church parish are meeting Sun
days at the Assembly Room in the
hioh school huildinp at the session of