The independent-reporter., 1910-12-08
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Friday to visit his mother.
w C. Emery of North Anson, was
in town Friday on business.
Joseph Vigue has returned home
from Providence where he has been
visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmons Head are
the happy parents of a daughter born
Tuesday, December Z.
Alfred Lauzier. telegraph operator
of Riy du Loup. P. O.. is visiting his
aunt Mrs. George Caron.
Floyd A. Ellis has returned to Oak
land after spending few days with
his mother. Mrs. C. M. Rand
Frederick Parkman of the firm OF
Jewett & Parkman has bought farm
about three miles from Skowhegan.
The members of the Eureka lodge,
N. E. o. p, will go to Madison next
"Wednesday evening to initiate 25
members.
X. C. Woodward, Joseph Bolger,
and P. A. Woodward returned from
Jackman Thursday with six deer TAX
en- in that vicinity.
At the next regular meeting of
Crescent Tent, No. 16, knights OF the
Maccabees there will be the election
of officers Refreshments will be
served after the meeting
The Social Circle of the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold a sewing
and business meeting at the home of
the President, Mrs. Berry, on East
Front street, on Monday afternoon,
December II, at two o'clock.
few of the teachers of the Con-
gregational Sunday school met to
study next Sundays lesson on We'd
nesday evening at the home of Rev.
B. B. Merrill. There will be another
meeting at the home of Joseph La
casce on Main street next Monday ev-
ening.
I1Ou OduuSI w. GOulu OL ChOWne-
gan is the first alumnus of the Uni
versity of Maine ever elected to Con-
gress. He was one of the speakers at
recent banquet given to Pres. Alley,
the new head of the U. of NJ and in
the course of his remarks advocated
economy in the management of the af-
fairs of the institution and expressed
a belief that it should not be allowed
10 drift too far from its original pur
pose.
Robert Wentworth had a narrow
ing some waste papers in the base
ment of C. F. Wards store, Wednes-
day, Nov. 80. The heavy string with
which he was binding the bundle sud
denly broke, causing him to lose his
balance completely. In falling his
chin struck the sharp corner of the
baling machine, and cut a deep gasn
that bled profusely. Dr. Stinchfield
closed the wound with five stitches,
and Mr.. Wentworth was able to be
about again the next day.
Edith NJ. Gledhill was elected Wor-
thy Matron of Sunset Chapter No. 53
o. e. s. at the annual meeting Fri
day night Associate officers were
chosen and appointed as follows:
Worthy Patron, A. l. Sawyer; Asso-
ciate Matron. Daisy d. Merrill
Treasurer, Issie Williams; Conduc-
tress, Jessie Fletcher; Associate Con'd,
Emma Simpson; Financial Com
mittee, George w. Cover, Vina L. Hill
and Abbie F. Robinson. Grand Matron
Edith A. Lenfest of Thomaston will
visit Sunrise Chapter December %, to
install the officers-elect.
The Catholic Order of Foresters
Monday evening elected officers for
the ensuing year: Chief ranger, Jos.
Pollard; vice chief ranger, Beloni
Fortin; past chief ranger, Major Fos-
ter; recording secretary. Jos. F. A.
Bilodeau; financial secretary, Willie
J. Breton; orator, Osias Bilodeau; re-
cording secretary Jos. F. A. Bilodeau;
medical examiner, DR.. L. P. Geoffrion; |
delegate to State convention, DR.. L. |
P Geoffrion; substitute, Joseph P.
Pollard; trustees, Willard GARNER, F.
S. Lessor, Willie Laney. The senti-
nels and conductors are chosen by |
the chief ranger and will be named in
the near future.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Gwendolyn Eupea at her pleasant
home on East Front street by sixteen
of her friends who gathered there last
Friday evening. One of the number,
in behalf of those present, presented
her with beautiful gold ring and a
nice box of chocolates. After a few
selections on the piano by the Misses
Pooler and Eupea refreshments were
served and games INDUCED in for the
remainder of the evening Those pres
ent were The Misses Emma Cote,
Ethel Pooler, Florence Smith, Flor
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