The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-20

/ rTludy night 10 dlIeHu the Ddohol puiA
game and remained for the week end
as a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Valliere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Comber, pro-
/ prietors of Comber's Inn at West
Forks. have been spending a few days
in town this week. They are to open
up their we'll known resort on May
| list.
AT the meeting of Skowhegan
Grange held last evening Clyde H.
Blackwell kindly consented to repeat
the Irish song in costume, which he
gave Tuesday evening at the Rebekah
meeting
Col. r. L. Marston is leaving next
Sunday for Kansas City and from
there will continue his journey into
the Dakotas and thence on to Los An
geles, Calf He goes in the interest
of the Soldiers homes in the different
localities just mentioned.
The death of Robert Leon Lemieux,
aged months and 7 days. occurred
| Tuesday at the home of his parents,
William and Florence tGilberD Lem
ieux at so Hathaway St. The body
was placed in the tomb yesterday to
await burial in Calvary Cemetery
later.
The Country Club met with Mrs.
Agnes Dunbar at her home on Mt.
Pleasant Ave. yesterday afternoon.
The afternoon was spent in sewing
and there were readings and victrola
selections. Crackers and cheese,
marguerites. cake and chocolate were
served at refreshment time.
The First Philathea Glass held a
special business meeting at the
church parlors last evening followed
by an entertainment for the benefit of
the class. There was a musical pro-
gram and Mrs. Alice Morrill, repeated
the play which she gave short time
ago. Ice cream was on sale.
Leon Wilbur left yesterday morn
ing for visit with relatives in Phil
lips. Mrs. Wilbur left on the same
train with Mrs. Benjamin Witham, for
visit with the later's mother. Mrs.
Eva Fairfield in Portland, while lit
tie Miss Dorothy Wilbur went to Lew
iston to visit her grandmother for a
! time.
The next regular meeting of the
/ BPW Club will be held Tuesday even
ing, March 25, at the club rooms. The
nominating committee will be named
from the floor and it is important that
there should be a full attendance of
members. Mrs. W. H. Cummings
will speak on her recent trip to For
eign Countries.
The S. S. S. Club members were
entertained by Mrs. Jeanette Thorn
son, Tuesday afternoon. with one
guest present, Mrs. Alice Barrows Of
Augusta. sister of Mrs. Jessie Stew
ard. The afternoon was passed so
caly and dainty refreshments of but
ter-fy fruit salad, Scotch cookies
with guava jelly, walnut cake and cho-
colate were served by Mrs. Thomson
The club will meet next week with
Mrs Jessie Steward.
The marriage of Barry Moore and
Bertha Lena Loyeioy was solemnized
late Monday evening at the parsonage
of the Federated Church on Leavitt
street by Rev. George Loring Thur
low. The single ring ceremony was
used and the couple were unaccom-
panied. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will
reside at the home of the
grOom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester b. Moore on the river road.
They are extensively engaged in dali
rying.
Little Miss Viola Bouchard cele-
brated her sixth birthday Saturday at
the home of her parents. Games
were played and prizes were awarded.
Refreshments of ice cream. fancy
cookies cakes and candies were serv-
ed. Those present were Annette
Boiler. Lusiene Lessard, Alice Ron
deau. Christine Robichaud Catherine
Robichaux, Beatrice Provincial, Eve
Ign Marcou, Rita GAIA, Alyine Tur-
cote. Evelyn Bison and Jeanette
Bouford.
The marriage OF Merle Albert Belts
of Madison and Miss Mildred Drost of
the same place occurred last Saturday
evening at the parsonage of the Cen
tenary Methodist Church. Rev. II. l..
Nichols officiated. using the single
ring service. The couple were unat-
tended. The groom has been employ
ed in the construction work at Madi-
son and the bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs w IL. Drost. The flu
ture home of the couple will be at
Madison.
The members of the Clementine
Weston w. {. r. L. are invited to the
w c. T. L. institute which is to meet
today in Madison. New unions have
recently been organized in Scion,
Bingham and North Arson and these
will be represented at the institute.
Mrs. Jennie Randlett of Pittsfield, the
county president. will be in attend
ance and will be guest while in
Skowhegan of Mrs. Blanche NJ. Friend
president of the local union. Mrs.
Friend will also attend the institute.
The following officers have been APP
pointed by the selectmen for the ensu-
ing year: Town physician. DR.. l.. Z.
GeOffrion; bookkeepcr. II. E. Symons /;
milk inspector Eldon Boyd; consta-
bles, George Brooks, Charles Blan-
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