The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-15
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/ Mrs. Emma Bigelow of Lynn. Mass.
! is spending several days at the home
| of hnr aIeIar- Mre- Ira A Nartan-=
Mr.. and Mrs, Willie Gates are the
parents of. "a little daughter born
/ February IL at Somerset Hospital,
Friends of Mrs. J. Fl. Jenkins Of
| Water street will be gratined to learn
! of her continued Improvement after
being seriously III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A. Norton. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. ". Savage and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. s. Hopkins left yesterday for
| Portland to attend the Shriners' Bail
| Bloomfield Temple of pythian Sis
ters will hold food. and apron sale
at the knights of pythias banquet
hall next Saturday afternoon at 2
O'clock.
! Sherman N. shamway has returned
from, trip to FatuLngton and T,os-
ton and also atthndAtt . session of Tho
DowfTofn AlurhHae Caunoi at Bruins.
wick on Friday last.
Mr.. and Nfre. Whittier r. ordway
have rcturneth from q, trip To Boston,
Mrs. Ordway having visited her niece,
Miss. Adelaide n. Isaneaser, student
at Simmons College while away.
Alolph Provost and Fqorin Enis
will go to Augusta today to represent
the high school, in some OF the sports
at the winter carnival in Augusta.
They will be accompanied by l.. W.
| Smiley.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie. Martin, who
live on the Notch road, to Athens. have
o young son born at the. home of Mrs.
Martins parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lewia. Weight SIX and one-half
! pounds.
Ed. O'DonnelL who recently came
! hero from bingham Is living in hts
house on Mount Pleasant Ave, which
he purchased about three years ago
! and which WAS CONSIDERABLY damaged
By fire last week. Mr.. ODonhell has
no family.
The annual Silver Tea OF the Eu-
mice Farnswofth Chapter d. A. Il. will
be held. Monday afternoon, February
J 10 in Library Parlors. Miss Flor
4 ence Hale Of the State Department Of
! Education will be the speaker. Each
Emember is privileged to invite two
Egnests.
| Deputy Sheriff J. T. Thibodeau has
Ereturned home from Lewiston whith-
Fer he was called by the illness of his
sister, Mrs. Isidore Trial She is now.
considerably improved. Mrs. Edward
Sayers has also been in Lewiston be-
cause of the illness OF Mrs. Trial, who
is her mother. .eas
Thomas Brooks FLETCHER says of Al
ton Packard who cohres to Grange
Hall, Saturday evening as the enter /
taner In the Lyceufn course: Al
ton Packard Is one of the few, one of |
the elect. one Of the immortals of the |
platform. He makes tens OF thous-
ands laugh every year. he makes them |
weep, he makes them think them.
selves into nebler living, he sings
himself into the hearts of the people |
with some OF the jofliest songs ever |
written-he writes them himself. he |
makes pictures that cover the biggest
sheets of drawing paper ever made
he has them made especially for hime |
Self-pictures that slam the message ]
into your memory so that you cannot /
forget. And alt the while ne Is do |
ing il, you are. conscious of the fact
that you are In the presence of an !
artist who is master OF his, art, and |
back of the artist real man. who has
"a great mission In life and great
message for mankin ind
The members of the PAST Chiefs AS
ISOLATION we're, entertained, Tuesday
evening by Mrs. Flora MacPheters at
her home on Middle street. Dinner
was served at $50. Effective Val
entlne dAcorations. were used. There
was Il fnil attendance Of the eleven
Past Chiefs and the ladies, we're dress
ed to represent titles OF different
books. Mrs. Emma Thompson rep
resented the Lamp Lighter" Mrs,
Hottie Griffin the. Lion and, the
Mousse" Mrs Nellie, Durrrii. "The
Wearin' OF the Green" Mrs. Belle
Donaldson THE Trail OF the lone
some Pine" Mrs. Merue Priest TN
der Two Flags" Mrs. Annie Gil
fllan "1sound to Rise Mrs. Etta Els
more The Lon and. the Moiee:: Mrs.
Jennie Ford The SILVER Ckoss;' Mrs,
Elora A. Deaiey Inside vtoAn;" Mrs. 7
Helen Knight The Scariet Letter"
Mrs. Flora ,iacPhsters The Lady In
White" Mrs. Emma Thompson gave
an annranTinfa rpmiiuR durtag tho