The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

III. a. ID. BORDEN ndS TclufHtu
from. an optical clinic at Portland.
Mrs. l.. h. Dow has returned from
visit with her mother in Starks.
Rev. George Merriam went to Au-
gusta, Tuesday. to attend ministers
meeting.
Remembers. the Business and Pro-
fessiohal Womans club dance next
Monday night.
Mrs. II. NJ. Breen has returned to
Augusta after visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Walter Wyman.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet
"Wednesday afternoon. February z
with Mrs. I. ]. Smith. 5
County Commissioner II. l.. Good
rich OF Palmyra has had business at
the Court House this week
Little Miss Mamie Savage OF Fair.
field came Tuesday foreftpon to visit
her aunt, Mrs. r. r. f'hflbrtck.
St. scecilia,s Orchestra H. prepaf.
Ing for concert to be given In the
Opera House sometime In the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kaneen OF the
Back road have gone to Oxford to
visit their son who Is in a sanator-
iufn at that place.
c. p. Merrill left Tuesday on the
midday train for Boston called there
to attend the funeral OF his brother
inAlaW. ~. l. Keith.
Harry A. Dinsrnore went to Au-
gusta, Tuesday. to attend meeting
Of the Kennebee Valley Lodge OF
Perfection of the A. A. s. r.
There was a hockey game last
evening at the Dyer rink between
Cobnrn Classical Institute students
and Skowhegan high students.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, lecturer OF
Somerset Pomona Grange attended
the state lecturers conference at
bangor the first of the week.
w. II. Conforth returned Monday
from visit at his home In Auburn
and resumed his duties az court
stenegrapher In supreme court.
Leon Titcomb returned to Bangor
Monday where he Is paymaster for
the Great Northern Paper Co., after
being at home for Il short visit.
c. w. Emerson. the veteran shovel
handle man OF Summer street. plans
to load O car OF shovel handles ut
Norridgewock this week for Oakland.
The annual meeting of the FEEDER
ated Missionary Society will be held
on Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Ira 4. Norton on Madison Ave.
There will be regular meeting of
the Working League Of the Federal
ed Church at the church parlors,
Monday, February 8 at the usual
time.
John r. Phillips of West Front
Street, who. has been critically i'll
for long time, is much worse aid
his condition is now believed to be
very grave.
Mrs. Mabel Drake and son. Floyd
Drake started on their return TO
their home in West Somerville.
Massa Tuesday morning, having az
companed Mr.. brakes remains here
the day before :.
Rev. II. L. Nichols went to Auburn,
Monday to attend O. meeting of the
board of trustees of the Maine Meth
odist conference. A discussion of
the union of the Maine and East
Maine conferences was In order.
The February meeting of the
Helen Coburn Mission Circle of the
Bethany Baptist Church will be held
next Friday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. l.. II. Appleby. The program
is to be directed by Mrs. r. T. Good
rich
About $14 was cleared from the
party given under the auspices of the
Pythian Sisters, Friday night. Cards
were played and refreshments were
served. The admission was a penny
were old
Mrs. Robert Munson, parole ma
tron at the State Reformatory ac-
companied by Mr.. Munson and Miss
Annis matron, left Tuesday morn
ing for Pownal, where they took ten
inmates from the Reformatory TO
the Home for Feeble Minded.
Friends of Miss Laura Carpenter
of Madison, who played during q part
of last season at the Lakewood
Theatre will regret to learn Of her
illness In sanitorium In New York.
Her mother. Mrs. NJ. 8. Carpenter OF
Madison has gone to visit her.
Mrs. H. S. Hopkins left Tuesday
on the mid day train for Portland
called there by the illness of her
daughter, Miss Virginia Hopkins.
Mr.. Hopkins. who has been of duty
as one of the Maine Central con-.
ductors, because of Illness, is now
considerably improved.
a dancing party will be given i'll
Heselton Hall next Thursday even
ing, February 8, TO which the mem
bers of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Lodges with their friends are invit-
ed Music will be furnished by
Foley's Orchestra and the arrange
merlts are In charge of a committee