The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-21
News of Somerset's Busy Towns

tlyn Merrill. who left Monday for Bos-
ton, where they will enter the Boston
! University; Margaret Christopher who
is a student at Burdettes; Madlyn
Merrill who enters Colby; Reginald
Glddcn, Maurice Mute and Miles
Owens who go to Bates. Several are
planning TO take a post graduate
course at Madison high school.
Mrs. Harold Glidden left Tuesday
for Dover-Foxcroft as a delegate to
the Maine Federation of Woman's club
from the .Sorosis.
Margaret Golf Moore Chapter ID. A.
r. will hold their regular meeting
Thursday, Sept 10Th at the home of
Mrs. f. E. Towne. A picnic dinner
will be served
Wesley Butterfeld Alfred Holden,
Frank Oliver and Charles Perkins
were drawn as traverse jurors from
this town.
Charles Smell of South Paris was a
business visitor to this place one day
last week. Mr.. Smell was former
resident here.
A very pleasant social event was the
informal reception given Thursday by
the Congregational church and socie-
ties affiliated with them in the church
vestry to the young people of the pa
IRISH who are leaving for different
schools and colleges. After short
social hour the following program
was carried out: Selection, orches-
ira; remarks, Rev. G. II. Mckinney;
violin solo, Miss Esther Marden; Vo-
cal solo, Mrs. John Stobie; orchestra;
piano solo, Miss Helep G.. Powers;
reading, William Dixon vocal solo,
Mrs. James Herd violin solo, Roy Nc
earthly; orchestra. After the pro-
gram refreshments were served con-
sisting of ice cream and cake and a.
short social followed.
The pastors OF the local churches
are making plans for big Sunday
School Rally to be held next Sunday.
At the morning services Sunday
School speakers from away will be
here. AT three o'clock there will bel
a parade from the various Sunday
Schools headed by the Boys Band. In
the evening a united service will be-
held in the Welfare Theatre with
special music and addresses by thel
workers
Mrs. Il. c. Weston, son Clayton and
daughter Miss Barbara were in Wilton
Sunday.
A corn roast was held one evening
last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Moore in NOrridgewock,
under the auspices of the EpWorth
League of the Methodist church. a
large attendance and good time is
reported.
Madison people attending Skowhe-
gan Fair are planning to call at Pou-
lin & Laney's booth where living
models will exhibit latest styles in
clothing and furnishings. Artists
will render piano and vocal solos.
Friends in this place will be inter
ested to learn of the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Helen Holmes
Gray of Stonington and Clayton Dins-
more Weston Of this place. Miss
Gray was for two years a very sue
cessful teacher here in the high
school and Mr. Weston is a popular
clerk in the local branch of the Au
gusta Trust Company. Their many
trends CNIend cpHBfdtuldllOIlS.
Sunday about noon Il large Stude-
baker car owned and driven by DR..
C. w. Jcnnys of Belfast ran into the
bridge in trying to avoid a collision
with bicycle. The mud guard and
lights were badly injured and Mrs.
Jennys thrown with such force against
the windshield as TO cause a cut in
the face which required eight stitches.
She was taken at once to the Office
of Or. W. G. Sawyer, where the wounds
were dressed. The Jennys had been
the guests OF their daughter Mrs.
Morris Clark in New Portland and
were on their return trip.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Edmonds and
son Walter of Oakland, California,
were the guests over Thursday night
of Dr.. Edmond's cousin, n. A. Weston.
Miss Susan Weston, teacher at
Wilton Academy passed the week end
at the home of her mother Mrs. Sarah
j. Weston.
DR.. w S. Milliken entertained a
few friends at cards Saturday evening
in honor of his birthday. delicious
supper was served and a happy time
enjoyed
Miss Bertha Piper has returned to