The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-11
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her duties as teacher in the high
school
George f. Goodspeed, of Wilton, and
Miss lnez Armstrong of the same
place, have returned home after a
visit with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs &. b. Fairgrieve.
L. l. Folsom, of Bingham, was in
town Thursday visiting with his
brother, Sidney C. Folsom. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Folsom. The
family formerly lived on Pleasant
street
Mrs. Nathan Boyle, of Oakland, has
been spending few days with Mrs
Albertine Poulin of Leavitt street
Nathan Boyle, who has been at the
home of Roy Warren, has left for a
visit in Bangor and Ellsworth.
Cecil Lancaster, of Corinna. was in
town last week visiting with his sis
tiers, Mrs Warren futile and Mrs
Henry Crowell. Mr. Lancaster has
lately purchased a home in Pittsfeld
to which place he will move his fam
lily.
Miss Beatrice Bolduc. who has been
the efficient operator at the office OF
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. has completed her duties and
returned to her home in Franklin
n. II. She will be employed for the
summer months in Biddeford. Miss
Faustena Hapworth, of Madison, is at
present acting as operator at the local
office.
Mass was offered Saturday morn
ing at nine o'clock from the Church
Of Our Lady of Lourdes for the re-
pose Of the soul of the late Denard
Boyle, who died on the third He
lacked a few days of being 81 years
of age. Mr.. Boyle was Il native OF
ireland of which country his parents
were both natives, and came here
from Dubois, Penn, about four years
ago, \ widow and several children
survive
Elmer h. Reed, of East Madison, a
member of the Board of Selectmen OF
Madison, was in town Thursday. He
is at present busily engaged in super
intending the building of the bridge
ut East Madison for which $4,000 WaF
appropriated at a special town meet
ing held last summer. The abute.
ments are completed, the fume has
been put in and the channel is mar
rowed from 40 to % feet. The steel
work arrived last fall and the iror
pipe rail is also here. Milford am
Hiram Russell will do the stone Wor.
and the rock has already been hauled
for the wing walls. The bridge par
will be put in place in June and the
entire job will be completed by tho
first of July.
Skowhegan friends of Elyn L. Al
len, former principal of Good Viii
High School, who with his family wd
we'll known in this town, will learl
with interest that his body will be
brought to Waterville for burial soon
He died in st. Die Hospital on Octobe
3, 1918 of pneumonia, being in France
as a Y NJ, c. A. worker. A singular
coincidence in regard to the death wa.
the fact that when the news WAS re
ceiyed in Waterville, his wife, Mrs
Mary Stewart Allen laid at the pOinf
of death with influenza from WhiCl
she did not recover and one of hi.
sons, Loren, was also i'll and died /
few days later. His wife's sister
Miss Frances Emery Stewart, also
died during the same week.
A shower party participated in by
"a young lady friends was giver
Thursday evening last for Miss JUNE
Ames who will be married next
month to Dr. A. Il. Rodden. The af
fair was given at the Ames home ant
was a complete surprise. Miss Ames
had been invited to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. w. &. Wyman for supper ant
upon returning to her own home
found the young ladies there assem-
bled As she entered Miss Airline +
Burnor played the wedding march
Games were played during the eve
ming in which prizes We're won by Mrs
F. J. Poulin and Miss JHlette CARR
veau. The house decorations We're o
pink and white with significant hear
and cupid effects The refreshments
were vanilla ices with strawberry
hearts and waters. The affair was ar
ranged by Miss Bnrnor assisted by
Miss Margaret NJ. Chase. The gifts
were an electric toaster, an electric
fiat iron and beautiful blankets.
An interesting and educational
meeting of the Helen Coburn Mission
Circle was held May 5th in the Beth
any Baptist Chapel with good at
tendance. The president Mrs. Eugenia
Merriam presided. The meeting opened
with the singing of There is Foun-
tain" and My Face Looks Up to
Thee with Mrs. Ida Smith at the
piano. Mrs, Merriam read parts OF
the 1913 chapters Of Luke followed
by. prayer by Mrs. Clark with the
Circle joining in the Lords Prayer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson acted rs sec
rotary in the absence Of Mrs. Ever
EFT Goodrich The president spoke OF
the convention to be held in Water
Vile May 18th, hoping that all mem
bers could attend. The committee ap-
pointed to nominate officers lor the
ensuing year were Mrs. Ella Nelson
Mrs. l.. II. Appleby Mrs, Elizabeth
Newton. The committee appointed TO
attend to the Guild nomination OF OH
GERS was Mrs Everett 7. Goodrich