The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-24

terday. 1t is about one foot thick.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Richardson left yes
terday for a few days visit in Port
land
A. S. MacDougal, manager of the
/ Skowhegan Farmers Union Store left
/ Tuesday morning on a business trip
to Portland.
Miss Marion G. Hare has been in
Palmyra this week in attendance at
a clothing school, similar to the one
which is to be opened today in Grand
Army Hall.
Eleazer Guillemett underwent a sur
gical operation Saturday morning at
Kennebec Valley Hospital. Mr.. Guile
nett came to this town from Canada
last December
Miss Verna E. Sidell of Poplar St.,
was operated upon Monday morning
at Kennebee Valley Hospital She
Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
F. Sidell former residents of Scion.
Mrs Leon LeGlair. Mrs. Mary King
and son Ledger King, returned last
evening from Wateryille where they
had been to attend an anniversary
mass for Mrs. Kings daughter, Mrs.
Florence Bourgoyne who died a year
ago.
Gerald c. Dunn and Miss NJ. G.
Hare, the respective County Agent
and Home Demonstration Agent of
Somerset County, will leave Monday
for Orono to attend the conference
of County Agents and Home Dem
onstrations Agents.
The Executive Board of the Town
Improvement Society call attention
to the members the birthday party
which is to be held on February 8th
Each member is supposed to earn
/ fifty cents and give a report as to
how she earned it at the meeting.
The members will thus furnish the
entertainment
All the ladies of the Methodist
Church who are entering the contest
between the Mems Bible League and
! the Susanna Westley Bible Class
Both on church and Sunday school
attendance and the study of the les
son are invited to the home of Mrs.
I. ]. Smith Friday afternoon, January
/ 25.
Somerset Council, Knights of Co.
lumbus, will hold the fourth of ser
les of whist parties and socials in
! the c. o. F. Hall next Tuesday even
ing, January 29th. Whist will com
mence promptly at eight o'clock and
dancing at nine-thirty. The usual
j liberal prizes are offered and music
will be furnished by a good dance or
chestra. Admission for both events
is 35c. These evenings have proved
quite enjoyable, over two hundred and
fifty attending the third of the SER
les two weeks ago.
The members of the Merry 60
Rounds enjoyed a Bohemian party at
the home of Miss Phyllis Whiting on
Madison avenue last Saturday even
! ing. The young misses all wore b.
heman costumes and the house was
decorated to represent the Green
/ Parrot" with green parrots through
the house and green lighting effects.
Cards were enjoyed and at refresh
ment time hot dogs, cream puffs with
ice cream and hot fudge, coffee aud
candies were served. The next meet
ing will be at the home of Miss Mil
dred Fox on Fairview avenue.
Miss Christine Bison was given a
very pleasant surprise party in honor
of her birthday last Saturday even
ing, by Miss Gladys Ames at the lat
~
The young ladies present were the
Misses Doris Humphreys, Margaret
and Fedora Lessard, Virginia Stinch-
field, Ruth McQuillan and Chantel
Bison. Dainty refreshments of whip
iello, waters, assorted cakes and cof-
fee were served, with large birthday
cake as a browning feature.
Occasioned by the recent fire in
which Miss Vera McCoombs lost prac-
tically all of her clothing at the home
Of FIR. Lacroix, number of her
friends met Monday evening at the
BPW Club rooms and then proceeded
to the Lacroix residence to tender
gifts, replacing some of her belong
ings Miss McCoombs was much
surprised and delighted with the
thoughtfulness of her friends as well
as the lovely gifts which they left
her. During the evening refresh
freshments of ice cream, hot choco-
late waters and cakes were served.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
Monday at 1890 at the parsonage of
the Bethany Baptist Church, when
James c. Staples of Hartland and
Miss Gladys Beth Churchill of Show
hogan were married Rev. George
Merriam otficiated, using the single
ring service and the couple will re-
side for the present with the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p Sta
pies in Hartland. The bride is the
daughter of Loring l.. Churchill of
Waterville. Mr.. Staples was in the