The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-26

I MrS. +. *. PnilDflck was IN Bhneor
the latter part of last week.
Dr. s. NJ Cover left yesterday for
Augusta to attend the annual meeting
or the Maine Dental Society held in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Reed and two
sons of Damariscotta were week end
guests Of his mother, Mrs Fay Reed
on Bloomfield street.
Mrs. George Stanley returned to
her home in Lawrence, Mass on Fri
day, after visiting with her son, Jas.
w. Stanley for a few days.
Mr., and Mrs. Howard Durrell with
their sons Linwood. and Harold and
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Knight left Monday
on an automobile trip to Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A Currier and
children, Clarence, Evelyn. Doris and
Bernard, motored to Lisbon Falls Sat
urday, returning home Sunday even
ing.
Mrs C. E. Richardson returned Fri
day from Portland where she had
been to attend the field day of the
Daughters of 1912, of which she is a
member.
During the months of July and Au-
gust the Public Library will be closed
evenings except Wednesday and Sat
urday, as has been the custom for
several years.
s. f. Watson of Cambridge Is visit
ing this week with his two sons c. II.
Watson of Jewett street, a member of
the firm of Spaulding and Watson and
NJ. l.. Watson of Madison avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Keene and
their daughter, Mrs. Harold Holden of
Augusta were in Canaan Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Keene's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Salisbury.
Mrs. Ernest fash and the Misses
Laura and Rose Lemieux were in
Jackman Saturday. accompanying Mr..
fash who was among those from
Skowhegan attending the X. of c.
meeting.
Walter s. Morrill, of Hinckley, a
student as Bowdoin College. is in
Skowhegan and vicinity for the sum
mer, employed at his work as a rep
resentative for silk hosiery mills at
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert c. Fletcher and
daughter Evelyn, Mrs Bessie Thomp-
son and daughter, Mrs. Marion T.
4 Oddly and Mrs Kate Holbrook were in
i Dexter Tuesday, to attend the we'd
ding of their nephew and cousin,
i Clyde Mower and Mrs. Attalene At
kins. Mr. Mower is the son of Mrs
j w. c. Mower of Dexter, formerly
Miss Alice Fletcher of this place.
On Wednesday, June IS. at the Com
menCement exercises of Radcliffe Col
! lege, Miss Freda Harris, younger
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer f.
Harris, received the degree of Master
Of Arts. Miss Harris is a graduate
4 of SkOwhegan High School in the
class of Is and subsequently received
a Bachelor of Arts degree at Mt Hol-
yoke College. During the past year
she has been doing graduate work in
mathematics at Harvard University
and Radcliffe.
! Miss Christine Bison was given a
sulprize shower party in honor OF
: nbf marriage u JdHlcS ptoHi19 ~
/ Gladys Ames at the home of her sister
Mrs. A. e. Rodden ON Water street
Tuesday evening. The guests pre-
sent included the young ladies who
had been members of bowling team
during the winter A social evening
was enjoyed and gifts of miscellan-
eous nature were presented the guest
of honor. During the evening del
icious lunch was served.
The Home Missionary Society of the
NJ. e. Church met in the church YES
try. Monday afternoon, Miss Augusta
Myers being in charge of the DeVo-
tional exercises. Prayer was offer
ed by Mrs. H. l.. Nichols and the Sc
cretary's report was read and accept
ed. 1t was voted to take the study
course for the coming year, the course
being Adventures in Brotherhood
They voted to hold a field day with
the Foreign. Missionary Society at a
date to be announced later. Follow
ing the business session, Mrs. Nichols
gave a talk on Missions that she heard
at the general conference, she recent
ly attended in Springfield, Mass. Dur
ing the afternoon Mrs. Josie Lancas-
ter served candies and nuts and the
meeting was adjourned until next
September, no more meetings 10 pc
held during the summer months.