The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-22
Enral Nrnia

Il
the State Reformatory for Women on
business.
| Miss Grace Russell, teacher in
: the State Normal School for Women at
Farmville, Va, arrived home Friday
morning owning to the death of her
sister, Mrs. Ruel Copp.
Stafford A. Lindsay returned to
Boston, Monday, where he will spend
the. greater part of the week on bust
ness. Mrs. Lindsay and Stafford Jr.
are still patients at Somerset Hos
pital.
Mrs r. F.. Gentlemen of Damaris-
Gotta, who has been spending several
] weeks with her daughter, Miss Beat
] rice Gentlemen at the home of Miss
Hannah r. Page, departed Saturday
i morning.
Funeral services for the late Dan
vile +. Gilman were held Saturday at
1890 from the undertaking chapel of
Lord & Caswell, Rev. Fl. l.. Nichols,
pastor of the Centenary Methodist
church officiating.
Miss Ivy Young, graduate of
Skowhegan high school last June,
now a student at Bates College, who
has been among the students i'll with
scarlet fever at that institution, is re-
ported as improving.
4 Miss Madeline Gerard Of 0arehach-
on, France, who has been in different
sections of this country and with
whom Mrs NJ. P. Merrill has been in
correspondence for some time is
visiting at the Merrill home on Co.
burn Ave.
The music pupils of Mrs Ethel
Whittier Ames, who are pupils in the
Garfield building were entertained by
! Mrs. Ames at her home from to $50
D. M Saturday They took up the
study of Mozart. Refreshments of
nuts and candies were served
Skowhegan citizens should bear in
mind the lecture by w. b. Moore of
Portland upon Community and State
Development" This will be held in
the municipal court room next Mon
day evening at 100 O'Clock. Mr..
Moore is expected to tell especially
about the State Pier.
The executive board of the B. and
p. w. Club were in the club rooms
Sunday afternoon from o'clock until
7 o'clock to receive the women en-
ployees of the Somerset Shoe Co
There were a good number in to in
spect the place and hot chocolate and
cakes were served the visitors.
DR.. L. p. Geoffrion has been suffer
ing from the effects. of frozen feet
sustained in making trip some dis
tance into the country. The roads
were practically impossible and tho
doctor and his driver took turns in
going ahead of the team making {
trail for the same to pass over.
Miss Della c. Bouchard who with
her sister, Miss Alice has lately re-
turned from New York, went to Wat
erville, Monday, to attend to business
connected with her bonnet SHOP il
that town. Miss Anna Bouchard ac
= companied her. She remains at the
Waterville shop the greater part OF
the time.
Owing to the concert in the SkOW
hogan Opera House last Friday night
| the meeting vi lllt 1JuoiCl IL pbui Nf't
abbreviated as much as possible. Il
Is expected that the new officers will
confer the degrees at the meeting
March 2 and furnish lunch at the
conclusion of the work. A rehears-
al was held Tuesday evening.
Several Skowhegan ladies' who com
pose a sewing club were in Water
Vile. Thursday afternoon, where they
enjoyed a picnic lunch with Mrs. b
T. Steward. Among those attending
were Mrs. F. w. Buchanan, Mrs. w. p
Ordway, Mrs, w. S. Stinchtield, Mrs
C. p. Merrill. Mrs. Charles Folsom.
Jones. Mrs John r. Philbrick Mrs
Morris Gledhill and Mrs. G. E. Avore
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Duley
was held Thursday last at the churcf
! of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rev. J. l.. A
Renaud officiating. Mrs. Annie
Poulin of Waterville, sister OF the
!. deceased, was present. The remains
were placed in the Southside recciv-
: ing tomb to await entombment in thu
spring. Mr.. and Mrs. Duley Were
married five years ago the second OF
l last April.
!. The marriage of Coburn Maynard
Hollis and Miss Vivian Varney, b0tl
1 of Skowhegan, was solemnized Sat
urday evening at O'Clock from the
1 Federated church parsonage on Loav-
! lit street Rev George Loring Thur
I low, pastor of the Federated church
! oficiated using two rings and th'
couple were unattended. The bride
] wore silk tricotine of old rose and
! blue. Mr. Hollis is employed by tho
Z Somerset Shoe Co.
. At the meeting of Russell Reliei
Corps held last Friday afternoon in
Grand Army Hall work was exempt
fed and regular business was trans
acted. Refreshments of assorted
cakes, fancy waters and punch wore
served by committee with Mrs
Sarah Fortier as chairman. At the
next meeting "A program will be pre-
scented under the direction of patrio-
tic instructor. Mrs. Belle Emerson
and members are requested to bring
a mcneil, clipping or quotation to read.