The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-21
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parents is visiting for few days
with Mrs. F. ]. Poulin.
The Skowhegan Dancing Club have
their poverty ball in Grange Hall
this evening. Every couple is re-
quested to be dressed in costume.
Mrs. Elmer E. McNeelie is remain
ing until the last of the week in
Augusta, owing to the illness of her
sister, Mrs. Blaine owen and Miss
Mary Owen.
Rev. George Merriam went to
Waterville Monday to attend meetings
of the ia stist Convention board and
Baptist Commission on Education,
being president Of the latter board.
Mrs. Ralph P Burrill, who has been
patient at Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai has gone to the home of Mrs.
Emma p. Burrll to reman for a time
before returning to North Berwick.
A regular meeting of the BPW club
will be held at 7.30 o'clock prompt
next Tuesday night 1t will be only
business meeting as it falls on the
same night as thes Legion Minstrel
show.
/ Mrs f. T. Meader, who has for
some time been DR.. c. E. Richardson s
assistant in his office, is completing
her duties and will join Mr.. Meader
in Waterville. He is returning from
Florida where he has been located.
Among the recent marriage inten-
tions filed with the town clerk are
those of Mahlon Forrest Dumont, 20,
laborer, of Skowhegan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dumont and Miss
/ Sarah Rector, 10, shoe worker, of
Lewiston.
George J. Laney left here Tuesday
morning for Limerick Mills where he
will visit for the next few days. There
/ is a possibility that Mr.. Laney may
accept employment there, in which
case he will not be back for some
weeks or months.
The Woman's Home Missionary
| Society of the Methodist Church will
hold their annual mite box opening
and supper this evening. Supper will
/ be served at $50. All those holding
mite boxes please bring to the church
or leave with Mrs. Grace Tucker; mite
box secretary. At 730 there will be
a program including music and talk
by Mrs. H. l.. Nichols to which the
public are cordially invited
Several out of town ladies were in
Skowhegan Monday for the D. A r.
tea. Among them were Mrs. B. G. W.
Coshman OF Auburn, state regent who
was entertained by Miss Louise H.
Couburn; Miss Emma and Miss
Suzanne Revorie of Good Will who
were entertained by Mrs. Fred Poulin
and Mrs Robert Wentworth, and Mrs.
! G. w. Hinckley and Miss F. J. Hinck-
ley who were guests of Mrs. Thomas
/ Greenway.
The friends of George and Martha
Washington will be pleased to know
that the Working League will open a
lunch room in their honor, at the
Federated church parlors, Thursday
February 81, Al p. m. Hot and
cold lunches will be served on the
European plan. George W. is enough
of an internationalist for that Home
made food and candy, hot griddle
cakes and other goodies will be ex-
changed for cash. Both you and
! George will be surprised to see how
far you can make a dollar go.
The hearing which was to have
been held Tuesday in the case OF
James Mallios VS., the Insurance Conn
pany to determine the amount of loss
in the Hotel Oxford fire on October
31st last, was continued owing to the
illness of Judge Danforth, who with
Attorney c. n. Perkins and c. e. B.
Walker, clothier of WaterYille, were
to constitute the referees. w. II. Gull
liver of Portland represents the In
surance company and Merrill Mer-
rill, Mr.. Mallois. Mallois was oper-
ating clothing and cleaning place
in the Oxford block at the time OF the
fire.
A very profitable session of the
| Skowhcgan Historical Society was
held Monday evening in Library Par
lors with a good sized attendance and
several out of town guests. me
paper of the evening was presented
by Miss Louise Coburn and was en-
titled "The Old Surveys of Skowhe-
gan" The article showed an i'm
mense amount of work and dealt much
with early land settlements. MISS
Coburn distributed maps to illustrate
her paper from time to time, having
a valuable collection of prints. One
of the maps shown was made by Sam
mel Weston in 1890 and showed Lin
coin county which at that time IN
Guided both Kennebec and Somerset
Counties.
Fifty of Skowhegan's young dancers
were given a delightful party by Mrs.
Nay Varncy, their teacher, last Thurs
day evening in Forrester's Hall. Mrs.
Varney was assisted during the even
ing by Miss Fern Packard and George
Halves. It was a masquerade party
and everyone present was in costume
At refrcshment time punch, waters
and gum were served by Miss Dorothy
Smith as a Spanish girl, and Ruth Me
Quillan as a Dutch girl. Music was
furnished by Miss Fern Packard
pianist as an Indian girl, Harold Lord