The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-10

| State Reformatory Tor women MAJ
been passing few days in Bangor.
The Ladies Circle of the Methods
church will meet Wednesday, Feb
10th with Mrs. Lillian Smith, Madi
son avenue.
Mr.. and Mr.. George Jones are tn,
parents of a daughter, Evelyn Donna
weight 9 pounds, born at the Kenne
bee Valley Hospital Saturday morn
ing.
Chester Frost, who is serving OF
| the jury at this term of Supreme Ju
dicial court, Is staying at the HON,
of his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A
| Nichols.
Mrs. Ernest Emerson OF Mechanic
| st. who has been patient at Som
erset Hospital where she underwent
surgical treatment Is reported as max
ing favorable progress toward reco'
very.
Several OF the Bowdoin College stud.
ents were at home during the recess
occassioned by the annual examina-
ton periods last week. Alec Thorn.
son went on to Boston to meet with
B. A. A. team.
Julian J. Conroy, Assistant Superin-
tendent of Waterville District, which
includes Watervilie. Skowhegan, Mad
ison and other neighboring towns, Ii
to move to Waterville in the near fu.
ture, the change necessitated by his
recent promotion to this position.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bison had three
Of their absent children home for
short vacation last week: Miss chantel
coming up from the State House where
Adolph coming home from their studies
Adolph coming hoe fro their studies
at Bowdoin College and University
Of Maine respectively.
Miss Flora Murphy of Werners-
Vile, Penn, who has been passing
two months with her sister, Mrs. Ho-
ward Friend Of Water street left here
Friday for a week end visit with her
piece, Mary H. Friend a student a,
University of Maine. Miss Murphy
expects to return to Wernersville next
week.
Rev. George Merriam Of the Bethany
Baptist church offlciated Sunday after
noon at 100 at the funeral OF
the eleven months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Erban Emery OF North
Fairfield. The services were held in
the Friends church at Blacks Mills
Mr.. Merriam drove from there tc
Hinckley where he conducted q
preaching at 2.30
A meeting of the Good Will Club
was held last Thursday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. F. r. Philbrick on
Coburn Ave. Nineteen ladies were
in attendance. At the conclusion oil
the afternoons labors for the Good
VIII Farms, Mrs. Philbrick served tea
and waters. The next meeting Will
be held one week from to-day the IL
at Mrs. Robert Wentworth's on Dyer
Hill.
At the morning services in the Be-
thany Baptist church last Sunday the
communion of the Lords Supper was
observed and Rev. George Merriam
gave the right hand Of fellowship to 8
persons The speaker was DR.. George
f. Hamlin of Lewiston, secretary OF
the United Baptist Convention OF Me.
He was a guest while In town at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Tob-
ey on Bridge st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schoppe left
Friday afternoon for their future home
In Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fred
Fellows have taken the house on Bush
st. vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Schoppe
where they will establish their re-
sidence, moving from the house on
Water St., which they have been oc-
cupying and which has been purchas-
ed by Ivory Homsted of Malbons
Mills for the occupancy of himself
and family.
The Skowhegan AQueduct and the
Coburn Aqueduct Companies havs
held their annual business meetings
The former has elected Clyde Whip
pie clerk and manager with Mr. Whip
pie, M. C. Viles and w. H. Heselton
as directors. M. c. Viles has been
elected treasurer and manager OF the
Coburn AQueduct Co. and M. B. Hes,
elton the president. The directors
are Mr. viles. M. B. Heselton and
w. H. Heslton.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Philomine vigue who died Friday
were held Monday forenoon from thu
Church of Our Lady Of Lourdes with
FIR. ]. L. "A. Renaud officiating ant
offering the funeral mass. Mrs. vi
gues home was at As French st. ant
she had resided in Skowhegan for 81
years. She was a native of Canals
and was born in 1854. The deceased
was the widow of George Vigue WHIT
had been dead about thirteen year,
and Is survived by two sons, JOSEPH
vigue OF Fairfield and David Vigu'
of Hallowell and two daughters, Mrs
Georgia Pooler of Skowhegan an(
Mrs. Flora Decato of Providence, r
Ii. Mrs. Decato has been in Show
hogan during the illness of her mo
Their but was called to her home II
Providence two days prior to hel
mothers demise. Mrs. Vigue was {
devout Catholic and a communism
at Our Lady Of Lourdes.
The regular meeting Of the Woman
Relief Corps was held Friday with |
very good attendance, witt
an entertainment under tn
direction of Miss Margaret Smitl
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