The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-28
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Mrs. Harry Newton spent the week
end in Ellsworth with her father.
Mrs. A. R. Jewett spent the day
Friday with Mrs. w. E. Briggs in
Fairfield
The condition of Henry Varney re-
mains very serious. A nurse is now
in attendance on the case.
Miss Louise Halle, who has opened
new millinery store in the Griffin
building, left Monday to attend the
spring openings in Boston.
Mrs. Cora Cayouette left Monday
for New York for the spring millin-
cry openings and will visit in Boston
and Portland on her way home.
Mrs. A. L. Wocott of Pennington
has been here for a visit with her
daughter, Miss Helen Wolcott,
teacher in the public schools of this
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Wentworth of
the Back road are the parents of a
little daughter Harriet Louise, born
Monday night at the Kennebec Val
ley Hospital.
c. p Merrill of the Skowhegan
Savings Bank was in Augusta Friday
to attend the annual meeting of the
Savings Banks Association of Maine
and was elected member of the Elk
ecutive committee. State Bank Com
missioner Fred F. Lawrence of Show
hogan and Augusta was one of the
principal speakers at the meeting.
L. II. Appleby one of the carpenters
employed in the building on Water
street, which is being remodeled by
the Waterville Motor Company, while
tearing out partition Friday came
across an invitation of May 70, 1887
issued to B. l.. Tracy and lady to a
reception given by the City of Boston
in honor of Queen Kapiolaiu and her
Royal Highness, the Princess Liliuak-
alaiu, subsequently the Queen of the
Hawaiian Islands. The affair was
held in Mechanics Hall in Boston and
with the invitation was lunch
ticket" The invitation had probably
lainslong in the partition and how it
came there of course is a mystery.
The building being reconstructed Oc-
eupies the site of what was formerly
the Charles Fairbrother livery stable.
All sorts of queer looking charac-
ters were on the streets Thursday
night and Grange Hall appeared to be
the general meeting place for the
Rubes and their lady friends. The
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Skowhegan Dancing Club and the
members were hidden to a Poverty
Ball. Attics had been ransacked and
clothes borrowed for some days in
preparation for the big event. About
every type was represented but the
party was not complete until the
Smiley -Nitschke contingent
arrived somewhat late. After getting
used to the bright lights this party,
however, entered into the real sports
of the occasion. During the grand
march, favors were dispensed by Mr..
and Mrs. e. p. Whiting and were
later matched for the next dance. The
costumes were ridiculous in the ex-
IRENE, and ranged all the way from
the really poverty stricken garb TO
wonderfully gotten up rigs. Mrs.
Oddy's orchestra furnished splendid
music and "up and down the center"
was reeled off with admirable skill by
the dancers. Portland Fancy came
in for its share of attention, together
with the modern dance steps. Lem
onade served from a tin pail, good
corn cakes and delectable nuts were
at the disposal of those present from
a corner table. e. p Whiting and
r. T. Jenkins are deserving of much
credit for the success of the affair
which was so heartily entered into by
the participants.