The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-17
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Miss Bertha Terry of WaterYille
spent the week end with the family
of E. B. Chase.
Deputy Sheriff Eric C. Kliok of
Fairfield was visitor at the Court
House Monday afternoon.
Carl Curtis went to Boston Sun
/ day for short visit with his sister,
Mrs. Clarence Sprague in Lexington,
/ Mass.
/ Rev. George Merriam preached at
/ Good VIII and at the Federated
Church. in Hinckley on Sunday after
noon.
I DE Molay Commandery, No. 10, X.
| T. are busy arranging for the Easter
/ services Which are to be held at the
Centenary Methodist. Ep opal
Church next Sunday afternoon. Rev.
! H, l.. Nichols will deliver the SER
mon. The annual ladies night oc-
4 ours on Tuesday evening, next for
which elaborate plans are being
made. On June oath, the knights
are planning to entertain out of town
/ Communicates.
! The remains of William b. Bangs
were taken to Athens Monday where
/ funeral services were held. Mr.
Bangs died at Kennebec Valley Hos
/ pital and was fifty-four years old. He
was native of Cornville, his par
ents having been Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Bangs. The deceased was un-
married and had resided in Athens
I lone
taker at the late H. c. Tobey estate
A brother, Frank Bangs lives in Pal
] myra.
A most delightful spring auction
party was given last Friday afternoon
by Mrs. George e. Young and Mrs.
Roy e. Symons at Mrs. Young's home
on Madison avenue. There were
eleven tables and prizes were won by
! Mrs. B. r. Steward of Waterville
first Mrs. j. p. Oak, second and Mrs
/ Annie p. Hackett,' consolation. The
house decorations were jonquils and
/ carnations. During the afternoon,
delicious refreshments were served
| by the hostesses and the out of town
ladies present We're Mrs. John Shaw
of Fairfield, Mrs. Wilmont, of Fair
/ field and Mrs. B. T. Steward of Wat
erville.
/ The remains of Mrs. Amanda Tut
tie, formerly of Athens, arrived in
Skowhegan Saturday on the midday
train and were taken to Athens where
funeral service was held at the
home of Manville futile, son of the
deceased Mrs. futile was the wild
ow of James futile, who died thir-
teen years ago last March. For
sometime Mrs. futile had lived with
a daughter. Mrs. George Pettingill in
Atkinson, n. H., and her death oc-
CURED in that town. A troublesome
incident in connection with the con-
veying of the remains to Athens was
that member of the family had
i telephoned to Athens to have funeral
arrangements made, but had appar-
emily eonyersed with the wrong party
and upon the body reaching Skowhe-
gan, people in Athens were unaware
| of Mrs. Tuttle'sr demise. A large
! family of children survive.
4 A banquet for the two basketball
teams of Skowhegan high school was
/ llelu Iludy efGHluB III Ine ulBu
school building The affair was ar
ranged for by the young women stu
dehts Of The Domestic Science De-
part,hent AAnd their teacher, Miss
Evelyn Bridges. Special guests were
superintendent of schools, w. B.
Woodbury., Principal II. A. Foster, A.
o. Dostie, faculty coach and Miss
Margaret NJ. Chase, who has long
been connected with the basket ball
activities in the school. Principal
Foster presided as toastmastcr and
the speakers were Miss Birdina Val
/ here, the 1923 captain, Miss Louise
Stinchfield. the captain-elect, Douglas
! Dysart, 1923 captain, Superintendent
/ Woodbury., Ernold Mullen who was to
have been captain for 1924-25 had he
remained in school and Mr.. Dostie.
! The Sophomore girls gave the food
! for the banquet and Mildred Lancas-
/ ter was chairman of committee
which included Ruby Burkhardt,
Isabel Dionne and Airline Burnor.