The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
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sons VINO have been VlS1tlng WIN nef
mother, Mrs. II. NJ Breen arrived
home from Augusta Saturday.
Rev T. H. Wilson spent Sunday
with his family at the home Of E. +.
Harris, leaving Monday for Washing
ten, b. c. Miss Freda Harris re-
turned to st. Johnsbury, Monday.
Miss Airline Turcotfe.. an operator
at the Maine Tel. & Tes exchange is
enjoying two weeks vacation from
duties and left Monday to visit with
relatives and friends in Lewiston and
Boston.
Friday evening the BPW Club starts
another new department which will
be sure to interest many of the men,
bers. This will be a dancing class
conducted in the club rooms with Miss
Evelyn NJ. St Ledger as teacher.
Word has been received of the birth
of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Lightbody of Newport, Il. l. Mrs.
Lightbody was formerly Miss Bessie
Edwards of Skowhegan and was for
sometime assistant to the Register of
Deeds.
John J. Lander of Belmont, Mass,
departed Monday after visiting here
with his daughters Mrs. VIM. Folsom
Merrill and Mrs. Maurice Merrill. He
was called to this section by the death
of his mother, Mrs. Martha Lander of
Kingfield.
Next Tuesday evening at 100 reg
ular meeting of the BPW Club will
be held in the club rooms preceded
by a supper served at $50 under the
objection of Mrs. Kate S. Simpson.
All members should attend and are
privileged to invite. one guest. The
speaker will he Mrs. Howard r. Ives
of Portland who WIFI speak upon.
Spiritual Assets of the Business
World"
Owing to the speaking engagements
of DR.. Herbert c. Libby of Colby Col
lege it will be impossible for him to
come to Skowhegan next Thursday
evening to address the officers and
employees of the 1ndependent-Repo
ter Co. planned for Thursday even
ing.l Beside his lecturing activities
five big contests at CGlby College
await him with the training of one
hundred and fifty people for the parts.
L. II. Appleby, a local carpenter
and builder has an interesting piece
of new machinery which has lately ar
rived and which he will use in his
business. This is a combination ma
chine designed for construction work
and is five machines in one. 1t does
all the cutting off, ripping, iointing,
boring and sanding. 1t will also
turn out moulding up to four inches
wide Mr.. Appleby is setting it up
by electric motor but the same can
Je run by gasoline motor.
The marriage of Charles Tyler and
Miss Doris c. Rogers both of Skowhe-
gan was solemniZed Saturday night
at the Bethany Baptist parsonage,
Rev. George Merriam officiating. Mr..
and Mrs. Perley Tyler accompanied
The couple. Mrs Tyler being the mo-
Their of the bride and Mr.. Tyler, the
brother of the groom. Mr. Tyler
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Tyler
of Lubec and is employed at the Som
arset Shoe factory while the bride has
been employed in the American Wool
IN Mills here. The couple will re-
side in Skowhegan
The marriage of Roland Trask of
Skowhegan and Miss Hilda \. Carney,
Who has recently come here, occur
red Saturday at the parsonage of the
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. II. l.. Nichols ofiiciat-
ed Witnesses of the ceremony were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Goodrich of Sum
mer street, Mrs. Goodrich being a
mother of the groom. Mr.. Trask
who has returned to Skowhegan from
Augusta where he was located some
time. has lately been employed by the
Mallois Clothing Co Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodrich rendered the couple a we'd
ding supper at their home, Summer
street, Saturday evening. 1t was a
surprise affair and included a variety
Of dainties. Gifts were received by
the young people.
A very pleasant shower party was
given in honor of Miss Airline Turcotte
Friday evening under the direction
of Mrs. Pauline F. Green and Mrs.
Alfred Turcotte. Miss Turcotte has
been for the past three years EN-
ployed at the Maine Tel & Tel. ex-
change, and her engagement to Al
phonse Christopher has lately been
announced. When she completed her
work on Friday evening she was in
yited to the home of her brother, Al
fred Turcotte and when she arrived,
found about thirty friends had pre-
ceeded her. The marriage intentions
were uniquely announced by means OF
telegram delivered by Miss Norma
Turcotte who also presented the guest
Of honor with a beautiful bouquet or
Gala lilies. Gifts were presented
in tea wagon drawn by Miss Norma
Turcotfe, who is a cousin of the bride
to be. dressed as bride. Luncheon
was served.
The pageant given at the Federated
Church Sunday night was largely at
tended and was most successful. 1t
was arranged from the Scriptures by
Miss Gertrude Carter and this was
its first presentation. Notable Bible
characters were taken by the follow