The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
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was In Town TUESDAY having busfnrsS
at Probr.e Court.
E. L. Savage left Monday to visit
his son, w. Guy Savage and family
In Watertown, Mass.
Mrs, John Wilson of Portsmouth,
N. II. is a surgical patient at Ken
nebec Valley Hospital.
Owing to the epidemic of Scarlet
Fever the Junior Prom has been In
definitely postponed.
Mrs. Addie Bushey of Madison re-
Gently underwent surgical opera
tion at the Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai.
About fifteen children. will receive
first communion at the Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes Sunday during low
mass.
E. P. Whiting and o. r. Widder
have returned from Boston where
they have been for several days on
business.
D. LaFond,. proprietor of LaFond's
Dry Goods Store, left Monday for a
few days business trip to Boston and
Portland
Mrs. Roy Sylvester, Miss Doris Syl-
yester and Miss Helen M. lies spent
the week end with Mrs. Sylvester's
sister in Bath,
The opening dance at Lakewood,
May 25, will be managed by the Trou-
IA nfuh tFo
featuring saw solos and saxaphone
duets. Half hour car service.
The Ladies of St. John the Baptist
are giving a whist party and social
May "a at Convent hall, benefit of
the Parochial schools. Music by
Foleys orchestra. Admission 35c
Everybody welcome. 3w18
. Denis Dionne who has been employ
ed at the grocery firm of fash & Gro
der on the corner of Main and East
Front streets, has resigned his posi-
ton there and accepted one with the
Skowhegan Pulp C Paper Co.
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, d. A
r. will be entertained at the annual
meeting next Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. EdithS. Philbrick She
will be assisted by Mrs Grace NJ
Poulin. The annual supper will be
served.
The marriage of Louis Edward
Charter and Miss Louise Melina Les
sard, both of Skowhegan was quietly
solemnized at the church of Our Lady
of Lourdes Monday morning by Rev
j. L. A. Remand, parish priest. At
tending the event were Joseph Char
rier and Joseph Lessard, fathers of
the bride and groom respectively
Mothers Day, the second Sunday of
May was observed in the churches of
Skowhegan by appropriate services
last Sunday. Many of our people
honored their mothers by the wear
ing of flowers. The idea of setting
day aside in mothers honor and
memory is a beautiful one, and seems
to be growing more popular each
year.
There will be a special conclave of
De Molay Commandery, No. ID
Knights Templar, at Masonic Hall,
Tuesday, May 20 at o'clock in the
afternoon. This will be observed as
Madison Night. The Orders of the
Red Cross and Malta will be confer
red and a banquet will be served in
the banquet room at $50 under the
direction of Edward w. Wright, as
sisted by Sir Knights from Madison.
At 730 the Order of the Temple will
be conferred. A full attendance Is
desired.
Among the patients recently dis
charged from Kennebec Valley Hos
pital are: Mrs. Pauline Bilodeau
and son, Robert Albert, Mrs. Louise
Witham and daughter, Betty Arbyne
of Skowhegan, G. w. Hathaway of
Winterport. Mrs. Paul Sullivan of
Madison, William b. Whalen of Lake
Austin Mrs. Charles Whipple of Nor
ridgewock, Allan Tewksbury of Jack
man, Miss Evelyn Berry of Kingfield
and Miss Eileen Holmes. year old
daughter of Mrs. Harold Holmes of
Waterville.
A pleasant party was given last
Friday evening in the Engine Hall in
honor of Miss Effe Martin by the
Freshman Class of Skowhegan High
School. Miss Martin, who is class
treasurer, Is leaving today for Lake
Auburn with her parents to spend the
summer. Games were played and re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served. A pleasing feature was
the presentation to Miss Martin of a
class ring by Mrs. Ethel M. Hight of
the high school faculty, in behalf of
the class.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Day., former
residents of Skowhegan, returned
Tuesday after living for about TWEEN
ty years in Calais and four years in
Lewiston and Auburn, to establish
their home here. They will live on
Gem street. Mr.. Day was formerly
engaged in railroading and his last
employment before leaving Skowhe-
gan was at the saw mill Of Weston
& Brainard. He first came here forty
three years ago. and says "he likes
Skowhegan best" He will now be
employed on track work for the Som
erset Traction Co.
Card OF Thanks