The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-18

for visit with her sister Mrs. Blaine
Owen Of Augusta before returning to
her home In Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Lillian l.. Latham was in town
during last week and was among the
callers at the new quarters of the
sSkOwhegan Business and Professional
Woman's Club.
The annual business meeting Of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery will be
held next Saturday at / O'Clock. 1t
was deferred from last Saturday be-
cause of the storm.
On account OF the storm and serious
condition of the streets Saturday the
.children's day observance in the Town
Improvement Society was deferred
until next Saturday afternoon.
The boys basketball team of Water
vile high school will play the Show
hogan high school boys team here
Friday evening. The Skowhegan
girls team will play at Winslow
against Wnslow high team the same
evening
The boys basketball team from the
high school played the boys team at
Lawrence high in Fairfield, Friday.
The score resulted in 20-15 for the
s. H. s. boys A. o. Dostie. teacher
of physical training at the high
school accompanied them.
Friends of DR.. Maurice Bracket
formerly of Skowhegan. will be in
terested to learn that he is now a
teacher of dental surgery in Balti-
more Dental College from which he
was graduated. He also practices
his profession outside of teaching
hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Adams of Summer
street left Monday morning for a visit
in Roston and Connecticut. Their
daughter, Mrs. Grover Green and Mr..
Green. who have been at Jim Pond
since the closing of their camps. will
come to Skowhegan- the first of next
month.
Sebastian Y. Bison arrived home
Sunday forenoon from Chicago, where
he visited his cousin and attended
the shoe dealers convention. He also
went to Kirksvilie. Mo. while away
and paid a surprise visit to his broth
err. Cassimir Bisson. a student at the
American School of Osteopathy. On
his return he joined H. S. Hopkins
with whom he 1ourneyed to Chicago.
Mr.. Hopkins being on his way home
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A very pleasing birthday party was
given by Miss Dorothy Day at her
home last Saturday evening in honor
of Mrs. Harry c. Day. The dining
room was decorated In rose color and
a dainty luHcheon was served. Those
present were Mrs Day, Mrs. Sarah
Stenhouse. Miss Gertrude Parmalee,
Miss Ruby Lathe. Miss Marion Hare.
Miss Alice Parker. Miss Alice Whit
ten and Miss Dorothy Day. The
guests presented Mrs. Day with
cut glass celery dish.
A meeting of the sewing club re-
Gently organized was held Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Walter
Wyman on Island avenue. Light re-
freshments were served and in spite
of the inclemency of the weather
there was q good attendance. Those
constituting the membership are Mrs.
Wyman, Mrs II. E. Smith, Mrs. r. T.
Jenkins. Mrs. H. l.. SWEET, Mrs. B. W.
Page, Mrs. George l.. Fl. Smith, Mrs.
G. l.. Conant, Mrs. r. A. Derbyshire,
Mrs. c. NJ. Holt, Mrs. Howard Bur-
CESS. Mrs. L. X. Twadelle and Miss
Florence Philbrick.
The death of Mrs. Valerie La Chap
pelle, widow of Joseph LaChappelle,
occurred Sunday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jack CroZe. Her age
was seventy-two years and she had
been at her daughters home for about
four months. Her illness covered a
period of some four years The re-
mains were taken to Lewiston, Mon
day, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Croze and their two children. Tho
deceased is survived by two other
Mrs. Dolly Hense of Bid
deford and Mrs. Tony Croze and
George La Chapelle of Lewiston.
A pleasant meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society was held
Friday afternoon with Mrs. II. l..
Nichols at the Methodist parsonage
A very interesting program was pre-
sented under the direction of Mrs T.
G. Tucker. Letters from China writ
ten by school children were read and
Mrs. Tucker presented an article on
Mother Wang" Mrs. |. j. Smith
had discussion on "L-M-Entary'
and Mrs. Alma Bishop read Lighted
to Tighten" from the text book A
demonstration of life in India entitled
AT the Well" was presented by Mrs
Tucker and the Misses Fern Bishop
and Pearl Bernard. Mrs, Rose Bur-
rill sang 1.-THE Love Tithe.' Re
freshments were served by the host 4.
esses Mrs. I. J. Smith and Miss En-
ma NJ. Hall. In the absence of the
president. Mrs. Anna F. Merrill, Mrs !
Nichols presided.
Funeral services for Mrs. Angelina
Wentworth will be held this forenoon
at 10 o'clock from the undertaking
porlors of Lord & Caswell. Mrs.
Wentworth died Sunday at the home I
of her daughter, Mrs. Tracy Stevens
on Madison avenue. She was the |