The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
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Mrs. John H. Steward accompanied
her guest, Mrs. Alice Devine to Au
gusta Monday for a visit.
Miss Gertrude Carter was in Water
Vile Monday in attendance at a Three
County Sunday school conference.
Mrs. Frank French and daughter,
| Henrietta have been visiting here
with Mrs. Roy Sylvester and daugh-
ter Miss Doris Their home Is in
Bath and they departed Tuesday
morning.
The officers of Bloomfield Temple,
! Pythian Sisters We're installed last
Friday evening by Mrs. Helen Knights.
There was no special program but
following the installation an oyster
stew supper was served
There will be two basket ball games
here tomorrow, Friday night in Hesel-
ton Hall. The. s. Fl. s. boys will
play the boys team of Arson Acad-
envy and the S. II. S. girls will play
the Madison high school girls.
/ Eardley Atkinson will go to Boston
the last two weeks in February to
attend Bakers Travelling School,
held by the Fleischman Yeast Co.
Mr.. Atkinson is employed. in the At
kinsons Bakery here with his father.
Lawrence Cockburn, student at
Bowdoin College was at home with
/ his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Cockburn, for the week end and to see
his sister, Miss Agnes Cockburn who
underwent surgical treatment last
Wednesday at Somerset Hospital.
Under the direction of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. c. It. U. a religious
service was conducted at the County
Jail Sunday afternoon. Rev. H. l..
Nichols, pastor of the Centenary
Church delivered a sermon and a duet
was sung by Mrs. George Currie and
Mrs. Harley Bishops
Friends of Mrs. Bernard Lee will be
interested to learn that she has been
elected president of the Friendship
Club in Bloomfield, Conn. She was
formerly Miss Evelyn Merrill of this
place and graduated from Skowhegan
high school in 1915. rhe organiza-
ton which Mrs. Lee heads is an aux
iliary of the Bloomfield Federated
church.
There were about fifty present at
the social given last Saturday night
at the Bethany Church. This social
is held the Saturday before the sec
ond Sunday of each month, On which
day the young people attend church
in body. Games were played and
ice cream was served. The chaper-
ones were Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Savage
and Mrs. Dora T. Nye. There were
sixty young people in attendance at
church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Smiley are ex-
pected home in a few days from a
visit with Mr.. Smiiey's two sisters,
Mrs. B. j. Gotthainer and Miss Bea-
trice Smiley in Orange, N. ]. While
away Mr.. Smiley expects TO attend a
road meeting in Chicago, Ill. and he
and Mrs. Smiley will visit in Worces-
ter and other Massachusetts cities be-
fore returning to Skowhegan. Little
Miss Joan Smiley is being cared for
by Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Smiley during
their absence.
A delightful children's party to
which the mothers were invited was
given Friday afternoon at the Beth
any Church under the direction of
Mrs. G. r. Fogg, superintendent of
the Primary Department assisted by
Miss Mildred Lancaster. A program
of songs, recitations and music was
given by the children and games were
enjoyed. Refreshments of ice cream
and fancy waters were served In
spite of the inclement weather there
was a very good attendance.
The Skowhegan students at Colby
College were many of them at home
over Sunday. Miss Helen C. Smith
accompanied by Miss Ruth Allen of
Portland, a student at Colby were
with Miss Smiths aunt, Miss Louise
II. Coburn. Miss Olive Lee of Dover
Foxcroft was home with Miss Helen
&c. Hight and Miss Fayalene Decker
had as her guest for the week end,
MISS Marie Holmes of Bridgewater,
Mass. Miss Marion Merriam's guest
for the week end was Miss Louise
Gates of North Vassalboro, junior
at CODY.
Rev. George Merriam left Monday
for Melrose, Mass, to visit his son,
George R. Merriam and family. The
gentleman last mentioned has long
been active in Y. M. C. A. work in
Massachusetts and will leave in a few
weeks for Jerusalem to carry on Y.
M. c. A. work in that section. Mrs.
Merriam and two children will go
with him and they expect to be away
two years at least. He will come
to Skowhegan to VISIT before sailing
for the Holy Land. Rev. Mr.. Mer-
riam returned as far as Portland yes
terday to attend meeting of the exc
cutive committee of the State Sunday
School Association
The three Protestant ministers of
Skowhegan Rev. George Merriam, Rev.
II. L. Nichols and Rev. George Loring
Thurlow met with DIR. I. B. Mower of
Waterville, a trustee of the State Re-
formatory at the institution last Sun
day afternoon DIR. Mower presided
at service held at the Stevens Cot