The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

friends.
Miss ]. Ruby Lathe went to her
home in Sidney Saturday for the hol-
iday recess.
Miss Mary H. Friend Is at home
from kittery where she Is an instruc-
tor in the high school.
County Agent Gerald C. Dunn left
Tuesday to visit with relatives In
Auburn for several days.
Paul Beaulier. S. Fl. S. 1924. now
student at Tufts Dental College ar
rived home Monday night.
Adolph Bison. has returned from
Rumery. N. H., to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bison.
Roy Fitzmorris. student at the
Harvard Law School, arrived In town
Monday night for the holiday vacation.
Today "wednesday has been day
of fasting and abstinence for the
Catholic people because of the Christ
mas vigil.
Miss Della Hilton, teacher of Old
Town and graduate of Skowhegan
high school in the class of 1921, ar
rived home Monday.
Mrs. Edward A. Parker left Tuesday
for Boston to visit her sister, Miss
Ada Lander, superintendent of a
hospital in Natick, Mass.
Rev Geo. Loring Thurlow officiat-
ed at the funeral of Mrs. Jane Nc
Kenney at East Madison Saturday
forenoon. Thomas G. Lord of this
place conducted the services.
Miss Helen E. Merriam, a teacher
in Springfield, Mass, Is to join her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. George Mer-
riam at Christmas dinner at the home
of Prof. and Mrs. F. L. Weeks in
Waterville.
Friends of Russell Greenwood, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Greenwood OF
Madison avenue, will regret to learn
that he underwent a surgical opera
tion at the State Street Hospital in
Portland, Friday last.
Victor Cook, who with his father
E. H. Cook Is engaged in the raising
of Holstein cattle at Athens, was in
town Monday. Mrs. Cook is a patient
at Kennebec Valley Hospital, with
her young son born December N.
Mrs. Fred Fellows returned Monday
from short visit in Augusta. Hei
daughter, Mrs. Wallace Corson has
been here with her this week. Mrs
Fellows is leaving Friday for Boston
/ to spend the winter with her father
Henry Talbot.
r. l.. Watson of the Emery-Browr
: store was in Lewiston Sunday, called
! there by the illness of his son, Gardi
ner. who fias been staying with hi:
grandmother there. Mrs Watson
who has been very i'll is slowly i'm
proving and able to be downstairs
] Eclipses for the year 1925 as an
nounced included: A total ECLIPSE
of the sun, January "a, visible in New
England; partial eclipse of the moor
February 8. visible in New England
annular eclipse of the sun. July 20. in
visible in New England; partial eclip
Sc of the moon, August 4, invisible IL
New England.
Sorosis will have it's annual picni
supper at $50 Monday, December 29
in Library Parlors. The membership
has been divided into groups of eigh
to arrange for their own supper. Cot
fee will be furnished by COMMITTEE
will be furnished by committee o
of which Mrs. George E. Sampson Il
chairman. Each lady Is requested t.
bring her own dishes.
S. w. Philbrick and Mr.. and Mrs
William Philbrick are entertaining OF
Christmas day, Dir. and Mrs. Donal
Ward Philbrick and child of Portland
Karl r. Philbrick student at tn
Harvard School of Business Admins
tration and Miss Florence Dodge AM
her brother. Benjamin of Seattle
Wash. Miss Dodge is a student a
Wheaton College and AIR. Dodge is a
the st. John School near Syracuse
~. Y.
The little folks of the kindergarten
grades were happy on the closing da,
of their school last week when pro
grams were given and Santa Clau
appeared to gladden. their hearts
Parents and friends were invited il
for the occasion. The grade on tn
south side held their exercises in tn
forenoon and the children on tn
northside in the afternoon. Mis-
Verna Porter is the principal and Mis-
Dorothy Day is assistant.
The services last Sunday In al
the churches were greatly enjoyed b
the parishioners, although the ex
IRENE cold kept many in their homes
The Bethany vespers afforded a pleas
ant hour of music, the choir. orches
ira, Miss Ames. vioiinist. Mrs. Ames
organist and Mrs. F. G. Nye, pianist
participating. Rev. George Merriam
gave a brief address and Prof. Her
bert L. Newman of Colby College
: who assisted in the services at tn
Methodist Church offered prayer
Prof. Newman delivered the forenoo
sermon in the Methodist Church. A
the Federated Church there wer
: many special items of interest, In
Guiding an entertainment for tn
children in the afternoon.
BY breaking the glass of the win
dow of his room at Kennebec Vale
Hospital early Monday morning. Da
vid Parent of lockwood, while deli
rious evaded the nurses and escaped
/ In tho yiptntt