The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
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place attending higher institutions OF
learning who are expected nome Tor
the coming holidays IRE Miss Eleanor
Williams of Wheaton College and Ar
thur Hight from Ba~doit kenneth
Chapman OF L. ol N. arrived last Sat
urday as did Miss Florence Donton and
Miss Helen johnson Students at Ma
son Institute, Spring1ale Hiss Fern
Dennis of f. S. y 5. NJ pend
the holidays at her ho Ia.
The " T. b. Chri-n .eld
at |, O. o. F. hall on Frida} -. M.
and evening, Deccmber Il. was the
social event OF that week. The hall
was decorated with green ana red
and the festoonng very Geverly car
ried out the suggestion al Christmas.
The booths We're very attractive with
the same decoration scheme. Ihere
were five booths which included the
food table in charge al Ars. Nellie
Fox and Mrs. Trueworth9. ne candy
stand WAS presided over ~ Miss Mar
guerite Fox and her assistants; the
fancy and useful booth ~ Mrs Min
ME Hight and, Abbic Fox. the BABY
booth by Mrs. Lelil Wormlight; the
book stand by Mrs. Fila p Filing
wood; and the mystery Christmas tree
hy Mrs Isabelle Austin AMI Miss lii
liam Hurd. The supper Wis another
feature Of the program. This consist
ed Of baked beans, bread. pastry of
all kinds, pickles and salads and COZ
fee. This was directed b. Mrs Josie
Hight with competent corp Of assis-
tants. The program for the evening
was in charge of Mrs. b. fl Johnson
who coached the following young wO-
men in the "Farmerette Mrs Ed
ma Butler Mrs. Winnifrrd Jones, Mis-
Florence Knox. Miss LeonA Bush, Miss
Nettie Lincoln. Miss Marion Taylor.
and Miss Leona Allen. Miss Addic
Savage and Miss Marion Taylor fur
nished entertainment between the
acts, Miss Savage in character
, sketch reading. THE Inventors Wife"
and Miss Taylor solo. to which she
responded by encore. The affair was
we'll patronized during the afternoon
ana a fair sized audience was present
in the evening The whole affair was
Il success netting a good sum to the
church The articles not sold have
been taken to Mrs. Wormlights whore
they may be purchased during the
present week The Odd Fellows are
extended the thanks and appreciation
of the society for the liberal use Of
their hall during the fair and for the
rehearsals
Miss Edna Pats of y Cornvillc was
the week end guest of Miss Helen Bo-
wer at the Austin home and with the
family attended the VI. T. b. Fair on
Friday.
Those Interested in the work and
mission in Sunday school will be
pie ased to learn of the travelling Sun
day school library which has been
secured thru the efforts of Mrs Edgar
Fox
Rehearsals have begun on the drama
brother Josiah which is To be re
pcated on December 90 for the bene-
fit of the Somerset Academy Alumni.
Posters are up and a good time may
reasonably be expected. \ good or
chcstra has been engaged 10 furnish
music. This play scored big sue
cess ON the date of the annual chick
Ell pie supper last November.
| Mrs Annie Tozier Is spending soy
! rral days IN Skowhegan with her sis
! ter, Mrs Hermon Rowcll
Viola Willis, teacher in the public
schools of Wentworth. y. n. arrived
home this week and will remain for
the two weeks vacation.
! Miss Florence l.anders. teacher in
| the Harmony high school and Miss
Lillian Shepherd, primary teacher III
that place close their schools this
week and will be at home during the
! coming holidays The Misses Made
/ line and Pauline Emery who are
/ teaching in New Hampshire and dis
tant town in the State respectively
are also TO spend their vacation at
home
Winona Rebekah Lodge Will hold its
annual election December 18th.
COLES CORNER
The children in the neighborhool
are looking toward to their Christmas
tree which will be FRIDAY at the
Franklin school.
Mrs George Mckinney visited her
daughter, Mrs. Mott Russell in Skow-
hogan Thursday.
Mrs Clyde Scribner, spent last week
with her brothers in Madison and
I.Skowhegan.
George Scribncr went to Concord
Saturday
i Victor and Robert Davis are OK
pected home from Boston for Christ
mas.
Mrs James Irwin and daughters of
= Harmony were at Gustav Nelson's
t Sunday
I Mrs james Cahill will leave this
week for Guilord where she will
spend Christmas with her daughter,
/ Mrs Ara Huntington and then go to
kOkadjo with Mr. Cahill, Mrs. Ca
hill, Mrs. Earle Ward and Mrs. Frank
T. Goodwin spent the week end with
| their mother, Mrs. George Mckinney
, Mrs Florence Brasier of CAIilford
: viii spend Christmas with her dauEh-
: ter, Miss Velma at George Hayden $
WEST ATHENS
Stetson school reports are as follows
for the week ending December Is.
Pupils attending every day were Cyri
/ C0rsou, Ray Kline aid, Milon Ellis. Mil
, lrpl Carson Gordon Huff nprnOl Cor.