The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-31

Miss Edith Longfellow spent the
week end in Augusta returning home
Monday.
Miss Fay Burkhardt is in Portland
visiting with her sister Mrs. Arthur
Roderick.
Mrs. Albert Day and little daughter
left Saturday morning for visit in
Rockland.
Agent w. II. Cummings of the
American Wooden Co. is enjoying two
weeks at Miami, Florida.
Harry Parker of the Parker Spool
and Bobbin Co. of Lewiston departed
Friday after being in town on bust
ness.
Mrs. Roy f. Haywood of Portland
was in town last week called here by
the death of her uncle, Walter V.
Mitchell.
Miss Airline Plummer of the Show
hogan school teaching force went to
Benton, Saturday morning to visit at
her home until Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph P. Burrill returned to
after being here to visit with her son,
Gordon Briggs and Mr.. and Mrs. F. R.
Philbrick
Lawrence Cockburn is spending a
few days at his home here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cock
burn, during short vacation from
his studies at Bowdoin College.
Mrs. Fred Fellows went to Boston
Friday morning to visit for short
time with her son, Bradbury Fellows
and family and with her father,
Henry Talbot and other relatives
there
The fire department was called to
the home of Edmund Violette on Mt.
Pleasant Avenue last Saturday even
ing about $50 to extinguish a Chin
ney fire. There was only a slight
damage.
Mrs, E. l.. Savage left this morning
for Portsmouth, N. H. where she will
visit with Mrs. Harry Philbrook going
from there to Watertown, Mass. for
visit with her son, w. Guy Savage
and family.
The members of the Susanna Wes-
ley Bible Glass of the Methodist
! Church met for social afternoon
with Mrs. l. j. Smith on Madison Ave.
During the afternoon light refresh
ments were served.
Miss Katherine Driscoll returned to
her home in New York, Saturday
morning. Miss Driscoll is a trained
nurse, well known in many local fam
lilies and has lately been caring for
the late Walter V. Mitchell.
Andrew Gotta of Camden and Mrs.
Mabel Lemieux of Central Falls, r. l.
left for their homes Monday morning,
being here over the week end to at
tend the fiftieth wedding anniversary
celebration of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Gotta.
Funeral services for Miss Ellen
Philbrick futile were held Thursday
afternoon at the Chapel of the Beth
any Baptist Church, Rev. George Mer-
riam officiating. The pail bearers
were A. r. Jewett, Z. r. Goodrich,
Tracy Forsythe and j. N. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Madden left Fri
day morning for Portland to attend
the Ladies Night observance in St
Adams Commandery. Mr. Madden
is a past commander of De Molay
Commandery and military instructor
of the Grand Commandery. Mrs
Madden was presented with two doz-
en- pink roses, during the observance.
Announcement has recently been
made of the engagement of Miss Mari
on G. Hare, home demonstration agent
for Somerset County, with headquar-
) tiers in Skowhegan, to Fred Sewell
Fuller of Hartland. Mr.. Fuller is
the son of Deputy Sheriff f. Lee Full
er of Hartland Miss Hare's work
in the different towns has given her
wide acquaintanceship in the coun-
ty.
About twenty friends of Miss Edna
Crawford gathered at the BPW rooms
Friday evening and gave her a sur
prise birthday party. The arrange
ments were in charge of her sister
Mrs. Nellie Fortier Miss Crawford
was presented with a cedar chest by
| those present. The evening was
passed socially with games and mu-
sic. refreshments of harlequin ices
and cakes being served.
The Waterville Motor Company of
Waterville of which George Beers and
Dana Blanchard are the local mana
gers, have bought of John NJ. Little,
the garage occupied by the Peoples
Garage and the building on Water
street, now occupied by G. b. Dow.
the harness man, and the restaurant
operated by John Legasse. Peoples
garage concern will continue to oc-
cupy the garage for the present. but
the new proprietors will remodel the
other building for a salesroom in
about thirty days.
In the recent cold wave the follow
ing weather report was followed by
Herbert NJ. Young, the night clerk at
Hotel Oxford, the readings being tax
en- from Bucknam's thermometer
January q and 81 1924: 730 p m.
ID below; $50 p. M. II below; $50
u m 10 below 10 20 n IN % he