The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-22

spending two weeks with Mrs. f. H
Morrill,.
The school of Our Lady of Lourdes
had no sessions on Friday, owing TO
the funeral Of Bishop Walsh.
Judge and Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence
are again at their Pleasant st. home
having arrived Friday last from Au-
gusta.
Mrs. o. E. Steinhart of Lawrence,
Mass. returned home Saturday after
visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Charles Nitschke of Winter St.
Entertaining at bridge tomorrow
will be Mrs. Charles Folsom Jones
and Miss Sadie NJ Ward at Mrs. Fol-
SOMEONE'S home on Fairview Ave.
Smith Ames went to Lewiston Sat
urday forenoon to attend the track
meet and to visit with his sister Miss
Virginia Ames, n student at Bates
College.
Dr. VI. f. Lord and son Edwin Moor
Lord, visited last week with his pa
rents. Capt. and Mrs f. c. Lord in
North Brooksville. They were call
ed there by the illness of Capt. Lord
Charles Jensen of Boston, Mass,
who Is connected with the Maine
Spinning Co. has been in this vicinity
and has been enjoying part of the
time with Moody Jewell at his Oak
Pond cottage.
Mrs. Lottie Griffin and little son,
Gerald, went to Bangor, Saturday,
where Master Gerald will have an op-
Grafton on one of his eyes. Mrs.
Griffin will visit her sister Mrs. Chas.
Carron, while in Bangor.
Norris Taylor of Bingham, an uncle
of Enrol Taylor of this place, spent
Friday night in Skowhegan, being on
his way home from Detroit, Mich. He
had driven through with a new Essex
coach and reported the roads good.
Miss Loulia LaBonte of Wallagras SIS,
Aroostook County, arrived yesterday
TO visit her sister, Mrs Everett Rod
erick on Lawton st. Miss LaBonte
has just graduated from the Houlton
Business College and hopes to find a
position as stenographer in or near
Skowhegan.
week was the surprise party arrang-
ed by Mrs. C. M. Holt and Mrs. f. O..
Sawyer at the formers home for
Mrs. r. A. Derbyshire. 1t was
planned in compliment to her birth
day. Bridge was played and refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Mrs. Alvin Day of Medford, Mass.
/ q nj hnp ut oh 4
was In attendance at the funeral of
Mrs. Isabel A. Small. She was for
merly resident of Skowhegan and
her home was on the place next above
the car barn, the barns being built on
part of the Day property. Mrs.
Day is sister of Miss Olive Hayden
of Madison Center.
The auction party given by the
Misses Mabel and Florence Pooler at
their home on Water street, last Fri
day afternoon was very delightful.
The house decorations were cut flow
ers. There We're eight tables and prizes
were won by Mrs. J. p Oak, Mrs. F..
0. Sawyer, second and Miss Addie
Swain. consolation. At the close of
the playing refreshments We're en-
joyed.
Harold W. Fowler of Hamilton,
Mass. and Miss Adelaide Norton of
Salem, Mass. are coming Saturday to
be house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Lindsay. Mr.. Fowler is Mrs. Lind
says brother The Lindsay's who
have been occupying Mrs. Ella T.
Hollis house on Alder street during
the winter, are shortly returning to
one of the Butler bungalows for the
season at Lakewood.
The remains of Mrs. Belle Locke
Drake, formerly of Athens, and we'll
known in Skowhegan in former years,
were brought here from West Somer-
vile, Mass. Saturday morning, accom-
panied by her son, Floyd Drake. Mrs.
Drake had been in poor health for
several years and recently sustained
shock, from which she did not re-
cover. Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Judkins of
Athens met the remains here and they
were taken to Athens for interment
The deceased was the widow of J.
Warren Drake and is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Marion Drake Fland-
ers of Bangor, who attended the flu
neral, her son, already mentioned and
three sisters. Mrs. Frances Clifford of
Athens and Worcester Mass, Mrs
Ora Judkins of Athens and Mrs. Eta
! Donigan of West Somerville, Mass,
and one brother Ed Locke of Alberta,
Canada. Mrs. Drake had resided in
the vicinity of Boston for many
years.
An unusually pleasant meeting of
Sunset Chapter o. e. S. No. So, was
held Friday evening, preceded by
$50 supper. The supper was served
under the direction of Mrs. Morris
Gledhill and aides. and the menu in
cluded veal loaf, potato chips, escal-
loped macaroni, fruit and nut pud-
ding with whipped cream, fancy
cookies and tea. The tables were
decorated with flowers. After the
business session, a delightful pro-
gram was presented under the direc-
| tion of Mrs. Ethel J. Morrow, Miss
Blanch Pollard and DR.. and Mrs. c. +.
Richardson. An Innovation was the
presence of several pupils from the
school of Mrs. Della Sanford, who
appeared in different program num-
hara Thev wpra Ruth Foster Mabel