The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-22

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Fred French; who has been so ser.
iously Ill at his home on the Lake.
wood road from an attack of the
measles and other complications, IL
now convalescing
Rev. George Merriam preached al
the Federated Church in lHinckley
Sunday afternoon at 230 and at 43t
conducted the services at the State
Reformatory for Women.
! This morning at 730 at the Church
of Our Lady of Lourdes there will be
! high mass of requiem for the re.
pose of the soul OF the late RI. Rev
! Louis S. Walsh, bishop of this do
cese with Rev. J. l.. A. Renaud at
celebrant.
The Somerset Traction has another
car In progress of construction al
the company's shop which will prob
ably be put ON the road in July.
Mrs. Ella r. Nelson has been up
from Winslow this week visiting
former friends.
! Mrs. Roy Briant, whose stage name
is Mia Mack, and who so success
fully appeared in the leading role of
East Is West" last year at Lake
wood Theatre, is coming to Lakewood
this week and will be accompanied
by her mother.
Members of the Russell Relief
Corps are to attend services with the
Grand Army of the Republic at the
Bethany Baptist Church on May 25th.
The ladies' are asked to meet at G.
A. r. hall at 1000 o'clock A large
attendance Is hoped for.
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak arrived
home Monday evening, having visited
in Washington, d. c., New York and
Woburn, Mass. since coming from
Fort Valley. Georgia, where she di-
rected the pageant at the Peach Fes-
tival. She will coach the seniors in
their graduating parts.
The ladies' of the Russell Relief
Corps are requested to meet at G. A.
r. hall Wednesday and Thursday
May 1929 to make wreaths to decor
ate the graves Of the fallen heroes.
They are requested to meet at nine
o'clock. A. picnic dinner will be
furnished by the Corps.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at postoffice for the week ending
May IT: Mrs. Bert Bailey, Henry
T. Crossen, Miss Mabel Jenkins. Jerry
Lunn, Leslie Meservey, Mrs. c. Oul-
ton, Mrs. w. T. Rowe, Alfred Sweete,
Mrs. A Ny Thompson, Richard G.
West. These letters will be sent to
the dead letter Office if they are not
called for before May 81.
A regular meeting of Russell Re-
lief Corps was held last Friday after
noon in Grand Army Hail. Mrs.
Alice Cleveland was admitted to men,
bership and after the business, the
patriotic instructor. directed pro-
gram of readings, which were given
by Mrs. Emma l.. Bickford, Mrs.
Addie Shattuck, Mrs. Lillian b.
Smith, Mrs. Augusta Currie, Mrs,
Mary S. r. Burns and Mrs. Elva G.
Greene.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Savage who re-
turned Friday from Boston in their
new Packard car, took occasion to
use the same Sunday and with Miss
Abbie Harville and Miss Clara b.
Varney as their guests drove to Fair
field where they attended morning
worship at the Universalist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs Savage formerly lived
in Fairfield and Mrs. Savage was for
some years superintendent of the Uni
versalist Sunday school there.
The marriage of Joseph LaPointe
and Miss Edna LanctOt was solemn
lied Monday morning at the Church
of Our Lady of Lourdes with nup-
tial mass celebrated by Rev. J. L. A.
Renaud The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Lanctot of
East Maple street and has been en-
ployed at the Maine Spinning mill.
The groom is a barber employed at
the A. B. Sprague shop on Water
street. The bridesmaid was Miss
Valida Lanctot, sister of the bride
and the best man was Paul Legasse,
while standing at the altar with the
couple were the Misses Catherine
Bernier, Lillian Leo, Dorothy Demo
and Yvonne Violet. Mrs. LaPointe
was dressed in white with wedding
veil and carried carnations. The
DTlutSfudlu WIS III WHitC anu AHN
err young ladies were also in white
wearing wells symbolical of the So
dality Of the Children of Mary, OF
which the bride Is q member. After
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. LaPointe
departed on wedding trip to Mont
real and Quebec. They are to re-
side with the brides parents. A re-
ception was given in honor OF the
couple at the Lanetot home Sunday
evening.
A. delightful miscellaneous shower
party was given last Saturday even
ing by Mrs. Ben Collins and Mrs.
Landel Paradis at Mrs. Collins home
on East Leavitt street for Miss Evelyn
Turner, in honor of her approaching
marriage to Edward Roy The guest
of honor arrived about o'clock and
was showered with confetti. There
were about twenty-five guests present
and games and stunts were enjoyed.
Master William Collins and his cou-
sin, Airline Tibbetts OF Athens as
bride and groom appeared drawing a
small cart containing gifts of linen
cut glass and silver for the bride-to-
be, Mrs. Pauline Greene playing the
wedding march A delicious lunch