The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10


Mrs. Matte E. Goodwin, leaves next
Monday to visit her sisters in Cali
fornia.
About $55 was cleared from the
Sorosis moving picture benefit which
was given January End.
Miss Bernice Holt returned yester-
day to Wellesley to resume her stud
les at Wellesley College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dionne of the
East Madison road were week end Wis
sitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Levite Bellefieur of Norridgewock.
The Sunday School supper which
was planned for next Saturday night
at the Bethany Church has been post
poned and there will be a social with
ice cream for sale instead.
Mrs. R. w. French has accepted her
former position at the ]. P. Oak
store, Mrs. Charles Williams who
has been employed there, having ac-
cepted a position as demonstration.
The boys basket ball team of S. H.
S. will play Brooks high school here
tomorrow evening in Heselton Hall
and the S. H. S. girls will play the
girls team from Arson Academy here
Mrs! Dorothy Seifert who has been
spending several weeks with her
father. Landlord ]. H. Hanson at Hotel
Oxford, left Tuesday morning for Lee
banon, n. H., where she will remain
for time.
The annual meeting of the Milburn
Club which was to have been held
Monday evening, December 31st, was
postponed until Monday evening, jan
uary 18th. One member was voted
into membership, Fred Chase.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist Church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the Method
list Parsonage with Mrs II. L. Nichols
as hostess. Mrs II. A. Dinsmore will
be in charge of the program.
Merle ]. Hartman of Readfeld,
lecturere of the State Grange, was in
town Tuesday and Wednesday attend
ing the Pomona Grange meetings.
He was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Chase, leaving yesterday to
attend Kennebec Pomona at Oakland.
Arad L. Tobey who has been work
ing in Meriden, Conn, arrived home
Thursday to drive his fathers team
for Geo. w. Tobey, The Watkins
Man. Mr.. Tobey has been confined
to his home with pneumonia and will
be unable to drive his team for some
time.
The executive board invites the
members of the Working League of
the Federated church, and all inter
ested in the welfare of this organi-
cation, to a tea to be held in the
church parlor, Monday. January IA,
from three to five, There will be a
short business session followed by en-
tertainment and tea.
Carl Osborne, who has been de-
signer for the American Wooden Co.
here. but who has accepted a position
as superintendent and designer of the
kennebec mill in Fairfield, was pre-
sented with travelling bag, watch
chain and purse of money from the
men employed in the mill here.
Mrs. Frank A, Murphy and two
children, Frances and Jean and her
sister, Miss Mildred Bonnell left yes
terday for st. Stephen, N b., where
they will remain for sometime. Mr.
Murphy has accepted a position as
travelling freight agent and will be
stationed in Bangor The family will
join him there later.
Mrs. Kate B. Ellis of Fairfield, pres
ident of the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton in that town, and well known
Grange Deputy, who was in town
Tuesday and yesterday to attend the
Somerset Pomona meeting, departed
yesterday and was to install the Off
GERS at Benton Grange last evening
She is the new lecturer of Somerset
Pomona.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofiice for the week end
ing January 5th: James Bamft,
Perly Berry, Jean Baptiste Bouchard
Elmore Dean. Richard Elliott, VIII
Flint, Alfred Fayle, Mrs. Theo. d.
Guppy, S. B. Hill. Eldoras MCLEAN,
Alvah Towne. Samuel Veltman and
Mrs. Carrie White These letters will
be sent to the dead letter Office if
not called for before Saturday, Jan
uary 10.
Somerset Council No. pose, Knights
of Columbus held very interesting
meeting Monday evening. 1t was the
annual visitation night. State Deputy
James II. Carroll of Lewiston being
in attendance. Following the meet
ing "A delicious oyster stew supper
was served under the direction of
Lecturer j. p. Thibodeau, by William
Fooler, manager of the Quality Bake
ry. In addition to the stew there
were fancy cookies, cheese. crackers
pickles, coffee and several kinds OF
cake. The entertainment committee
had an exceptionally fine program.