The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-12


tomorrow (Friday) evening.
George b. Fairgrieye returned Mon
day forenoon from visit with his
nephew. George f. Goodspeed in Will
ton.
Miss Angie French of Lewiston de-
parted Monday, after being here to
visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. r. W.
French.
Mrs. Susan Libby of Pressure Isle
has been spending some days at the
homes of ID. A. and W. T.. Porter on
| Water street.
Mrs. George Ayerell of Natick.
Mass. started on her return home Mon
| day after being here to visit with
Mrs. l.. b. Jewett.
The ladies of the st. John the Ban
tiste are arranging for public whist
party to be given tomorrow (Frday)
| in Convent Hall from to 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Ella Beedy returned to her
home in Watervile Saturday after
noon after weeks visit at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar l.. Ford of
Madison avenue.
Master William r. Christensen of
Skowhegan and Dorchester. Mass, has
returned home to Skowhegan after
visiting his father Raymond A. Chris
Jensen in Dorchester.
Miss Gladys Chase, who has been
passing the holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b. Chase. returned to
Windsor, Conn. Saturday where she
holds a position as teacher.
Mrs. Mary Savage will observe her
96th birthday next Monday at the
home of her son, L. l.. Savage She
is one of the towns remarkably active
ladies and retains her faculties to an
unusual degree.
Irving c. Cayerley of West Somer-
vile, MASS, spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Locke on the
Athens road. Mr.. Caverley made the
trip by automobile, which is quite un-
usual for January.
Miss Flora Cowette was given a sur
prise party at her home on North ave-
nue. Saturday evening by Misses Lii
Z
was large attendance and games and
dancing were enjoyed. Delicious re-
freshments were served
The Christmas Club recently or
ganized among the ladies of the
bloomfield and Main streets section,
will meet next Tuesday with Mrs.
Frank Meader. These ladies believe
/ iu7 being forehanded and are already
beginning their Christmas gifts for
The 1922. Yaletide =
Elmer e. Towne left here Tuesday
noon in company with his son, d. M.
ToWpe, for New York, and from there
vas going to st. Petersburg, Fla for
the balance of the winter Mrs.
Towne left Tuesday to join her hus-
band in New York and accompany
him South.
Skowhegan is often misspelled hut
the most unique spelling perhaps ever
reaching the town for which ii was
intended came to the editors desk
Monday from New York. The writer
evidently took chance as he spelled
the name of our town in the following
manner. Schouheigian.
The regular meeting of the Helping
Hearts and Hands club was held Mon
day night in the parlors of the FEEDER
ated Church with a large attendance
At G.45 Il delicious supper was served.
consisting of mashed potatoes, cold
meats, salads, cakes and coffee. Dur
ing the business hour it was decided
by the club to have a sliding party in
the near future. The president, Miss
Adeline f. Goodwin presided.
Among the surgical patients at the
Somerset Hospital are Mrs. Ethel
Whitehouse of Canaan, and Gertrude
Emerson, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Emerson, who was Op-
Grated on last Friday; Mrs. G. +. Pat
ten, Mrs. Carol Noyes and baby, Car
roll, Jr.; Mrs. Earl Finnemore, all of
Skowhegan, and Miss Ella Lake, of
Canaan. have all been discharged from
the institution.
At a meeting of Crescent Tent No
l6 of the Maccabees held Monday eve
ming the election of officers occurred
as follows: Past commander, A. II.
Murray: commander, Earl H. Finne-
more; Lieut. commander, Ralph X
Perry; record keeper, A. r. Jewett;
chaplain, Earl Boardman; physician
DR.. o. J. GAIA; Sergeant, Leger
King; Master at Arms, Ivan s. Clough;
LIST NJ. of c., Walter j. Murray; End
NJ. of g., Lawrence Demo; sentinel,
George Fortior; picket, H. A. Bishop;
trustee, three years, b. S. Flagg. The
installation of officers will probably
occur at the first meeting in February.
Mrs. M. G. Kennedy arrived home
Saturday from Boston where she ac-
companied her son, Bernard Kennedy, |
who is a Eudent at the Wentworth
Institute. studying to be machinist. |
While away she visited with Sadie |
knight. former resident of Cornville.
Prior to the departure of the young |
ladies of the Observation-Disclosures |
office force Tuesday evening, Mrs. |
Guy Linwood Gilman, who at that time
was Airline l.. Buteau, was presented |
with two cut glass pieces in honor OF
her marriage, which occurred on that
evening Miss Margaret M. Chase, the