The independent-reporter., 1924-02-14
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The regular meeting of the Skowhe-
Mrs. Harry NJ Cullen left Friday
morning for visit In Augusta. She
has since been visitor in Pittsfeld.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, now a lee
turer for the Civic League of Maine
left Saturday morning to fill engage
ments in Bangor and Brewer.
F. L. Smith of Guilford returned
Saturday to his home after visiting
for the last three weeks with his son
Arthur w. Smith of Beech street. :,
Francis Friend returned to Augusta
Monday morning after a visit at his
home here. His sister, Miss Mary
H. Friend has returned to Orono
where she is a student at University
of Maine.
There was a good attendance of
ladies at the meeting of the Bethany
Guild last Thursday afternoon, in the
parlors at the Bethany Church. The
time was spent in sewing on a chari-
| ty puff and on clothing for children
The members of Canton Somerset
and Somerset Fortress enjoyed $50
supper in |. o. o. f. hall last Thurs
day evening. The menu consisted of
baked beans, salads, hot rolls, cake,
doughnuts and coffee After the sup
per the regular meeting was held.
Miss A. l. Libby of st. Albans was
in TOWN. Friday and Saturday. Miss
Libby, who is school teacher in her
home town is actively identified with
agricultural club work for boys and
/ girls and was in Skowhegan to attend
an executive committee meeting of
the extension service and Farm Bu-
reau on Friday.
The members of Bloomfield Tenn
pie, Pythian Sisters, held their reg
ular meeting Friday evening in the
X. of p. Lodge rooms with a good
attendance. Miss Fern Packard was
installed as outer guard at this time,
Mrs. Helen Knights, acting as install
ing officer. After the business meet
ing cards were enjoyed and candies
were served.
Miss Eleanor Williams, who has
been spending sometime at her home
in Athens was in Skowhegan Friday
and left here for Norton, Mass, to
resume her studies at Wheaton Col
flege. Miss Williams has been de-
tanned at home because of illness and
was for time patient at the Ken
nebec Valley Hospital in this town.
She is the daughter of Postmaster L.
I c.. Williams of Athens.
Mrs Fanny Webb Fletcher left Sat-
urday morning for East Northfield,
Mass, to visit with Prof and Mrs. c.
e. Dickerson. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
erson are members of the summer
colony on the east shore of Lake Wes
serunsett and their many friends here
will be interested to learn that they
are leaving shortly for Greece. They
will be away for about three months
and will visit their son, who is locat-
ed there
The Children of Mary Sodality at
the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes,
elected the following officers to serve
for the coming year: President Cath
crime Bernard; secretary and treasur-
er, Beatrice Pomerleau; first assist
ant, Geneva Lewia second assistant
Catherine McCarty; mistress of cere-
mony, Cecilia Sirois; sacristan, Eel
la Dumont The next meeting will
be held the first Sunday afternoon
in March.
Walter f. Cleveland of Coventry,
Vt. arrived in town Tuesday forenoon
and began rehearsals for Honey
moon Lane" the musical comedy
which the students of the junior class
of the high school are to present here
February 80. This is a Phibrook
Production. Mr.. Cleveland staged
"The Runaways" last year at the time
of the junior exhibition and his many
friends will be glad to know he is to
put on another play for the class this
year.
Mrs. Marilla Harmon of Cross st.
has received word of the death of her
sister, Mrs. Harriet Winter of King
/ field. Mrs. Winter was born in New
/ Portland, January IS, 1916, one of
twelve children of John and Mahala
Collins Williamson. She married |.
S. F. Winter, who passed away two
years ago. Four children were born
to them, three of whom survive. Har-
vest Winter of Saskatchewan, N. w.
i T.; II. G. Winter of Kingfeld, and
Mrs. II. II. Ransom of Holyoke, Mass.
three grandchildren. two sisters, Mrs.
Lucinda Winter of Kingfeld, and Mrs.
Harmon of Skowhegan, already men
toned.
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