The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-19


a business trip to Boston and to visit
for few days with friends in Rutland.
vt.
Miss Addie Cover, : RI at
the store of the Farmers Union, fell
Saturday night on Water street and
dislocated her wrist.
A special meeting of Somerset
Lodge F. & A NJ. will be held next
will be conferred and refreshments
will be served.
Mrs. S. F. Clark returned Saturday
night from visit of several weeks in
Portland, Webster, Mass. and Boston.
Two weeks of the time was spent with
her granddaughter Mrs. c. E. Aulis
prior to her removal to Philadelphia
from Webster.
DR. A. B. Borden returned home Sat
urday night from Augusta, where he
has been receiving treatment. His
many friends are gratified to note his
improved condition. Mrs. Borden
went to Augusta Saturday and accom-
UdHlbu ullll llOllG.
The regular meeting of Bloomfield
Temple, Pythian Sisters, was held in
Castle Hall last Friday night with a
very good attendance. Degree work
was exemplifed on a class of candi-
dates. At the close of the work re-
freshments of ice cream and saltines
were served under the direction OF
Mrs Eva Moody and Mrs Lena Freve.
Installation of officers will occur at
the next meeting, January 9th.
At the meeting of the Skowhegan
Rifle Club held Friday evening of last
elected president, Tracy Gates; ;
vice president, Ivan Dyer; secretary,
f. L. Furbush; treasurer, George
Moore: range officers, Frank Parsons
and Howard H. Steward. A meeting of
the club is scheduled for every Fri
day evening in their rooms in the Mu.
nicipal building.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Jacobs, who took
their daughter, Miss Marion Jacobs to
Portland last week to consult a spec
alst regarding her condition. return
ed home Saturday forenoon. Miss
Jacobs was hurt in a basket ball game
while playing a few weeks ago but is
now considerably improved and fav-
orable reports were advanced by the
Portland physician. She will not be
able to return to her studies at the
high school for the present.
As the result of challenge between
the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts in
which the troop which had the great
est percentage of second class scouts
at the end of one month, the boys who
we're the losers entertained the girls
IN straw ride to Norrdgew ock Fri
lay night After their return an oys-
.er supper was served in the domestic
science room at the high school. Mr.
md Mrs, Clement Downs, the respec-.
i've Scout Master and Scout Captain
accompanied the young people as
chaperons.
Memorial services for the late Mrs.
Isouvila Jane Dore were conducteI
from her home, Is Patten Court, last
Friday forenoon with Rev. George
Merriam officiating. Mrs. Dore was
the daughter of Robert and Sarah
Leayitt) Sedgeley and was born in
Georgetown about 81 years ago She
is survived by her husband, Alfred
Dore, daughter Mrs. Ella Tewksbury,
1 son Elmer Dore. sister Mrs. Belle
steward and two brothers Alvin
Sedgeley of Skowhegan. and Robert
5edgeley of Bowdonham.
Many Skowhegan club women will
be interested to learn that the Maine
federation of Women's Clubs will
ave its annual mid-winter meeting
January q in the State Senate Cham
her at Augusta The Maine Central
Railroad will grant reduced rates and
large attendance is expected Inc
program will be one of unusual IN
terest. DR.. Payson Smith, commits
sioner of education in Massachusetts,
will be the afternoons speaker ana
Immediately following this, the club
women will lie guests at tea of Cover
nor Baxter at the Blaine Mansion,
This is regular business meeting OF
the Federation and each club is EMIT
led to send one delegate and its preSi-
dent and every club having over ffty
members is entitled also to one dele
rate for every additional fifty mem
Iers. Among the Skowhegan women
who expect to attend are Mrs. Flor
ence Waugh Danforth. the Federation
vice president, Miss Louise Fl. Coburn,
Mrr. A b. Plummer, Miss Leila f.
Fairbrother and Miss Hannah r. Page.
The Maine Writers Research Club OF
which Mrs. Danforth is the president
and Miss Coburn is also a member
will hold its mid-winter luncheon
January y. on the day of the Fedora
ton meeting from IL to 2 o'clock.
Between sixty and seventy members
If the Ella +. Mitchell Philathea
Glass gathered at the home of Mrs.
Mabel Phillips Judkins, Friday even
ing for their January meeting. The
regular opening exercises were in or
der with the president, Mrs. Dora T.
I'VE. presiding. Mrs. Judkins well
coined the ladies very graciously with
I, pleasant wish for the coming year.
The roll call was answered to with a
New Years wish and Miss Marie G.
9latchpr read New Years Legend.