The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-02-07

Attorney ana MTS. oeoTBe w bo"el
left Tuesday morning for visit in
Pennington.
Mrs. NJ f. Smith left Monday
morning to visit for a time in Bos-
ton and vicinity
Attorney Sherman n. Shumway re-
turned Tuesday forenoon from a bust
ness trip to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. 2eekwith of the
Athens road are the parents of n
daughter. born Monday evening.
Rev. George Merriam was in Au-
gusta Tuesday to attend a meeting of
the Kennebec Valley Baptist Minis
ters.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Bilodeau of
Court street are the parents of a baby
girl, Juliette Yvonne, born January
31st.
George Wood of Bowdoin College,
was a week end guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Viles of Coburn
avenue.
A meeting of Carrabassett Lodge,
No. "a, was held last evening at which
the third degree was conferred and
refreshments were served.
Miss Helen M. Halves left Tuesday
morning for Boston to begin a course
oil study of the piano at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music.
S. w. Philbrick left yesterday
morning on a business visit to Port
land. He was accompanied by his
son, William Philbrick who is spend
ing couple of days with friends at
Bowdoin College.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Simon
Peters Post are making arrangements
for Valentine party to be given the
members of the Post at the next meet
ing, February IA, in the Legion rooms
over Office of Central Maine Power Co.
On Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred C. Nye gave dinner party at
their home in observance of Mr.. Nye's
birthday which occurred on Sunday,
February Bird. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Burnor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Williams, Mr., Nye. Mrs.
Burnor and Mr.. Williams are all the
same age and when the birthdays oc-
cur it is the custom of these three
couples to be entertained by each.
Mrs. Nye served a delicious chicken
dinner, after which the evening was
passed socially and enjoying a radio
concert.
The First Philatheas held an ex-
ecutive meeting Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Philo Steward on
Baptist Hill. The next meeting will
be next Wednesday in the church par
lors and will be an afternoon meeting
with picnic supper at $50. 1t will
be in the form of a Valentine party
and each member is requested to
bring one and one-half yards of white
linen for a dish wiper. In the even
ing the regular business meeting of
the class will be held. The commit
tee in charge of this meeting is Mrs.
Grace Stevens, chairman, Mrs. Bertha
Hail. Mrs. Sadie Witham, Mrs. Elsie
Mills and Mrs. Mary e. Marston.
New patients at Somerset Hospital
are Charles Beale of Madison, Miss
Olive Irving of Benton, Mrs. Abbie
Cilley of Bingham, Rex Stevens of
Norridgewock, Miss Doris Hutchins of
Starks, Mrs. Katherine Hilton of
Kingsbury, Frank Hamlin of Corn
Vile, Elmer Johnson of Fairfield, Mrs.
Lizzie Nye, Edward Spear, Mrs. Maud
Dover, Maize Keene and Ernest l..
Bowie, all of Skowhegan. Patients
recently discharged are John Provost,
Miss Doris Laid, Mrs. Addie Boiler
and Mrs. True Ellis OF this town, Mrs.
Susie Duplssa of Madison, Miss
Shasta Allbee of Lexington, Mrs.
Sarah WEIGH of Boothbay Harbor.
A piano recital was listened to with
much pleasure and interest in Library
Parlors last Friday evening when the
boys Of Mrs. Dora T. Nye's class per-
formed~in a very creditable manner.
Those appearing we're Maurice Val
liere, Jackie Jenkins, Robert Bernard,
Richard Goldsmith, LinWood Meader,
Adolph Fluett and Alfred Dionne with
Gordon Grundy as reader. His num-
bers included Keep in Your Own
Back Yard" and several stories. The
lads gave variety of numbers from
7 the. simpler compositions to those of
Chopin and Wollenhaupt. Messrs.
Fluett and Dionne played a piano
duet. Many played without their
notes and the performers gave their
numbers with unusual expression.
There was very good attendance of
parents and friends. This was the
first of Mrs. Nye's winter recitals.