The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-20

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Pine Manor, Wellesley, arrived home
last night to spend the three weeks
Christmas vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Holt.
Miss Sarah B. Wilson of New York
City, who was here owing to the i'll
ness and death of her brother, Will
lard Wilson of the Athens road, start
ed on her return Friday morning.
Clarke Ellis has just finished the
construction of a store building on
the westerly side of North avenue not
far from Lessons store. His wife,
Mrs. Bertha V. Ellis, is to keep a
stock of goods there for sale.
Ira w. Linnell of Bangor depart
ed Saturday morning after visiting
with Sewell w Smith and Miss Mar
garet Smith at their home on Main
street. Mr.. Smiths condition re-
mains much the same as 1t has for
several years
Miss Pearl Dumont Is expected
Saturday from New York where she
has been attending school of beauty
culture during the past few months
She will open beauty shop January
LIST in the Merrill building over the
Ira A. Norton store.
Mrs. Flora McPheters Wilt leave
next Saturday for Portland where
she will spend Christmas visiting
her daughters, Mrs. Walter Goodwin
and Mrs. Harold Welch and her bro
Their, NJ P. Daggett. Mrs. McPhet-
ers expects to return about January
1st
John L. Fish of the Independent
Reporter leaves next Monday to
spend Christmas and New Years with
his sister, Mrs. L. E. Bova and fam
lily in Newtonville, Mass. He will
return January 5. Emery T. Dyer
will assist the regular force in the
office during his absence.
The small store at Cass Corner in
Cornville has been rented by ]. F.
Pooler, local market man. who will
install a stock of goods there. w. B.
Wilson, owner of the historic Red
Horse Inn place, near the store, who
has been employed during the sum
mer and fall at the Pooler market
here will be in charge of the enter
prise
Mrs. B. H. Johnson of Athens was
in town Saturday morning on her
way to Portland to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nelson =, w. Dyer. From
there she will go to Middleton, Mass.
to visit her daughter, Miss Helen
Johnson and then to Somerville,
Mass. for another visit. Mrs. John
son is the wife of Rev. Mr. Johnson,
pastor of the Methodist Church in
Athens.
Another delightful evening was
enjoyed by the Skowhegan Dancing
Club on Friday evening. Especial
ly good music was furnished by an
orchestra directed by Mrs. Marion
T. Oddly. Nuts and waters were at
the disposal of the dancers and the
event, which was the last to be CIV
days, was largely attended by the
members.
Miss Marie Bison delightfully."- en-
tertained the members of the Merry
Go-Rounds at her home last Satur-
day evening. The time was spent in
dancing and listening to the radio.
Delicious refreshments of pineapple
whip, brownies, fancy cookies and
hot chocolate were served by the
hostess. Tomorrow night the club
will have their Christmas tree at the
home of Miss Mary Merrill on Madi-
son avenue.
Miss Airline Keene Is expected Sat-
urday night to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Keene. She is employ
ed by the E. f. Babb Company of
Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hol-
den and two children returned Sun
day to their home in Augusta after
spending the week end at the Keene
home. Miss Keene will visit with
Mrs. Holden on her way back to
Skowhegan.
The new trolley car to be used on
the Somerset Traction line was run
Saturday for the first time and at
tracted much attention on Madison
avenue, number of citizens inspect
ing the same at the foot of the lin
4 This car can be used for either one
or two men operation and is con-
structed of steel with most modern
designs. 1t was built by Fred S.
Brown, assisted in the electrical work
by Percy Whittemore. 1t is thor
oughly up-to-date and has excellent
electrical heating and lighting appli-
ances. 1t is not only credit to
the road but a credit to the superior
quality of the workmanship of local
men. The interior finishings are of
white enamel and mahogany.
The Parochial School is just now
vibrant with the Christmas spirit
and the little folks are anticipating
to the fullest degree the Christmas
tree which is to be given them tomor-
row evening in Convent Hall. A
representative of the Reporter spent
pleasant half hour at the school
building Monday morning. arriving
there just as the pupils were march
ing from the grounds into their re
spective rooms, to a stirring march
played on large victrola. Sister
Stanislas, Mother Superior of the