The independent-reporter., 1922-02-16
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Complete line Of school supplies at
Ames''
New stock Of penny novelties Tor
the kiddies at Ames Novelty Ases
Rooms
Mrs. NJ. y. Lord aud son. Edaln. re-
turned Friday evening from vist
with relatives in wsterville
Carleton T.. Merrill Of the SHOW
hogan Savings Bank. has returned
from a business trip TO Boston.
MIR. and Mrs. w. II Boynton have
received word of the birth OF a son
to their daughter, Mrs Fay Mitchell
formerly Miss Julia Boynton. OF Buf-
falo. n. Y.
Mrs John sldell OF Scion Is pa
tient at kennebec Valley Hospital
where she is expected to undergo A
surgical operation. She was brought
tp the hospital last Sunday.
The remains OF Arthur L. ireland. So
years old, were brought her last
Thursday from West Gardiner and
placed in the Southsde receiving
vault to await interment here in the
spring The deceased was a native OF
Weld. but for some time lived on the
Albee place on the river road In Skow-
hegan He moved from here to Gar
diner. Death, which Was due to acute
indigestion. came suddenly A widow
survives and the body was accompa-
MED here by the brother OF the de-
ceased.
The Skowhegan Health club ban
ner goes to the sixth grade, Mrs. Alice
Mitchell, teacher. in the Park school
for the second month. their per cent
being 96ls. The hfth grade. Mrs
Stone. teacher, 80 per cent. Miss Hig-
gins. fourth grade 81 1855 per cent
The Garfield school has the following
record; Miss Swain. sixth grade. s9i4
per cent; Mrs. Caldwell nfth grade.
80 per cent; Mrs. Sanford. fourth
grade. Sc plus per cent. Miss Springer.
third and ffth grades SO per cent
One OF our rural schools also reported
In this month Gould school. Miss
Elsie Cox. teacher. IS plus per cent.
Laura Boiler receiving the highest
number of points for her class. III.
The per cent depends partly on regu-
lar attendance. They are privileged TO
win nine points a day but II they are
obliged to be absent, that nine points
Is lost.
delightful party was given Satur-
day evening by Miss Norma Smith In
honor of the Girl Scouts of the skow-
hogan High School and their leader
Mrs Clement Downs. The affair was
held at the home of Miss Smiths
uncle, Clyde H Smith. The evening
was spent in various contests In which
Miss Margaret Vail won an ivory soap
box In the Valentine Hunt. Atd am,
other in which those pF4Shsst tlrewss&
picture about a Valentfnei me coml
posed verse. In tho ttkAt l4itis
Phyllis Whiting was the ptit8 fiN11St,
receiving an ivory nail hAn&h lfphl
orable mention was made 0flths draw y
ings and verses OF Miss IitSrothy Nye
and Miss Mary Merrill liietreshments
of harlequin ice cream With pink and
white cakes were served and h hand.
some birthday cake decorated with II
candles which announced the age OF
the young. hostess, was special dain-
ty The dining room was beaatsuily'
decorated with about 1000 hearts and
festoons OF pink and white. Mrs NJ,
r.. smith the hostesis' mother was
a sisted in serving by Miss Margaret
NJ Chase. Miss Evelyn Chase, and
Miss Phyllis Brownell. a cousta OF
Miss Norma from Ontario. who is
spending the winter In the Smith
home. The Scouts presented the host
ess with beautiful ivory clock and
several other gifts we're also received.