The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-21


Mrs. II. S. Hopkins spent Sunday
with her daughters in Portland.
Friday being holiday. the Public
Library will be closed all day.
Mrs. Elise Fellows White has re-
turned from a short trip to Montreal.
Attorney Edward F. Merrill went to
Bangor Monday morning on business
Albertine and Madeline Chabot re-
turned Sunday from a visit in Water
vile.
DR.. S. NJ. Cover has been attending
to matters of business in Portland
this week.
Mrs, Sarah V Roderick went to
Gardiner the last of the week to visit
her niece.
William Gagne of Portland is visit
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
George +. Chase.
George Clough left on the o'clock
train Monday morning for a business
visit in Augusta.
H. S. Hopkins went to Boston Mon
day morning on business for the Or
der of Railway Conductors.
Miss Hazel Goodrich of the public
school teaching force spent the week
end at her home in Hallowell.
Rev. George Merriam conducted the
services last Sunday afternoon at the
State Reformatory for Women.
Miss Edith Young who has been
attending Drew's Seminary in Car
mel, n Y, has returned home.
The next meeting of the Good Will
Club will be on Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Robert A. Wentworth on
Dyer Hill.
Miss Anne NJ Caswell is spending
few days and the week end in Port
land with Mrs. Walter Bachelor and
other friends.
Z. L. Sampson and Malcolm f. Til
ton of the Sampson drug store at
tended the druggists convention in
Augusta last week.
Attorney c. E. Eames and Z. w.
Spaulding of Scion were among the
out of town business visitors in
Skowhegan, Monday.
Mrs. Blaine s. Viles of Augusta who
was here to attend the Silver Tea Civ
en- by Eunice Farnsworth Chapter,
D. A. r. was entertained while in
town by Mrs. F. r. Philbrick.
Mrs. Roscoe Abbey with her chill
dren Lillian aged II and Marguerite
aged IA, who have been living in Bos
ton since last October, are expected
! to return here about March first.
Miss Ruth Valliere, teacher at the
White Schoolhouse, while at her home
on Leavitt street, Saturday, had the
misfortune to slip on the floor and
| sustained broken ankle therefrom.
S. w Philbrick, William Philbrick
Fred II. Phibriek, Henry Crowell and
Col. r. L. Marston went to Augusta
Tuesday to attend the annual meeting
of the Kennebec Log Driving Com
pany.
Miss Barbara Henderson, daughter
of Mrs. Joseph Henderson had the
misfortune to break her leg in two
places Sunday while skiing near the
residence of Horace Spear in Madison
Center
The Colonial party planned for to-
morrow by the Town Improvement
Society has been postponed owing to
the illness of Mrs. Carrie Macpherson
who was chairman of the arrange
ments. There will be no meeting this
week.
List Of letters remaining uncalled
for at Post Office for the week ending
Saturday, February 49, b. d. Getch-
ell, Carol Harrison and Miss Leda
Hill. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office if not called
for before March list.
Tomorrow, February 22nd, holiday
hours will be observed at the Show
hogan postofIice. There will be no
delivery by city or H. f. ID. carriers
The regular morning collections will
be made. The money order window
will be closed all day. Stamp win
dow open until 9.15 a. IN.
The attendance at the Colby Glec
Club concert last Friday evening was
not large, but the Skowhegan High
school cleared about 500 from the
concert and the dance which follow
ed in Grange Hall, with the Colby Or
chestra furnishing the music. 1t was
a pleasant evenings entertainment.
The Woman's Club will observe
children's day at their next meeting
on Saturday afternoon, February %
in Library Parlors. 1t will be a
Valentine party and the committee OF
arrangements is composed OF Mrs.
Fancher s. SWEET, Mrs. Ina r. Gold
smith, Mrs. Maud w. Smith and Mrs.
Helen X. Hight.
The Girls basket ball team of S. II.
S. was defeated by the WaterVillc
high school girls 24-5 in game
played in the Waterville Gym. Friday
night. The following girls made the
trip accompanied by coach Archie 0.
Dostie: Birdena Valliere. Fern
Akeley, Phyllis Whiting, Helen Hes,
Louise Stinchfeld, Albertine Chabot,
Marie Bison, Helen Groder and Zella