The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones are re-
moving this week TO the handsome
home on Elm avenue. recently yacat-
ed by David Haig.
Miss Mary Coyne OF Waterville
passed Sunday In town with her sis-
ter. Miss Theresa. stenographer at the
First National bank.
The challenge which the Skowhegan
High school sent to Madison High for
a debate has been accepted and plans
for the event are being made by the
teachers and scholars in both. places.
Those who will take part win prob
ably be chosen from the Senior
class. Debate has not been a feature
of the school work at least for sew
eral years and cannot help being
very beneficial as we'll as enjoyable.
The First National bank of Show
hogan held its annual meeting Tues
day morning at ten o'clock. Follow
ing the meeting of the stockholders to
elect directors, Il directors meeting
was held to elect officers, and the
officers of last year were all
reelected: C. R. Cook, president;
Bin w. Page, cashier; L. II. Gold
smith, assistant cashier; directors,
A. H. Wyman, l.. c. Emery, L. A.
s Dascombe, Chas. E. Young, F. II. Col
by.
The black mare Dorrithy K, owned
by Carroll Watson of Pine street, is
rather a fine looking animal. She is
a trotter and with some handling is
going to show a fine gait. She was
raised by Frank Patten of Mercer.
Mr.. Patten broke her and about a
year ago sold her to her present own
err. Mr.. Watson says she is an ex-
cellent driver and showed swift clip
here on the ice one day last week,
for one of her experience. Dorrithy is
from the well knwn Ino stock pos
sessing good action and fine build.
At the regular meeting of Sunset
chapter, No. So, o. e. s., Friday even
ing, January z, the following officers
were intalled: w. M, Jennie P. Per-
kins; w. P, Roy B. Lancaster; A. NJ,
Violet V. Fogg; secretary, Cornelia
S. Jackson; treasurer, Issie Williams,
conductress, Edith M. Gledhill; asso-
ciate conductress, Emma Simpson;
Ada, Mary Mitchell; Ruth, Jessie
Fletcher; Esther, Elizabeth Merrill;
Martha, Minnie Thibeault; Electa
Mae Allen; warden, Jennie Coburn ;
sentinel, A. |. Sawyer; chaplain, Alb
bic Robinson; organist, Harry Dins-
more.
Charles Littlefield of Oakland, Cal
with his wife and two sons, visited
his niece, Mrs. w. r. Malbon last
week at her home on Leavitt street
This week the family are guests OF
another niece, Mrs. Orrison Clough
of Madison. Mr.. Littlefeld Is ma
tive of Hartland, Me-, and Is passing
the winter with friends there and in
other parts of the county. For
forty years he has not seen Maine
winter or heard the music of sleigh
bells and although his sons are men
of over thirty years they have never
had that pleasure of sleigh ride I'M
til the present season.
The ladies' and gentlemen's St
John the Baptist societies held a
joint installation at Convent hall
Monday evening, with Hon. Phillip
Boucher of Woonsocket, r. l.. as in
stalling officer, other guests from out
of town being DR.. Darcy and Arthur
Dayiau of Waterville. The evening
was very pleasantly spent and after
the ceremony was over singing and
music by the orchestra was enjoyed.
The following are the officers Of the
gentlemen's organization: Chaplain,
FIR. P. A. Jouvin; doyen, Thomas Thi-
bodeau; president of honor, Anne Du-
mont; president, Amede Couture; vice
president, DR.. o. GAIA; secretary,
Alonzo Lacroix; assistant secretary
Joseph Billodeau; treasurer, Edward
Grondin; master of ceremony, Fred
Dulac; junior conductor. Samuel Rod
erick; trustees, Joseph Thibodeau and
Joseph Pooler. Speeches were made
by the three gentlemen from out of
town and by FIR. p. A. Jouvin and DR..
o. GAIA.
The mid winter meeting of the
Maine Federation of Women's clubs
will be held at Old Town on Wednes-
day, January 10, by invitation of the
Neaburban club. The morning ses-
sion begins at ten O'Clock. the after
noon session at 100 The Neeburban
club will give reception I'd visiting
club women on the evening of the
18th. The program will be interest
ing and will include an address on
Household Economics by Miss Laura
Comstock, Assistant Professor Of Do
nestle Science at the University of
Maine, who has been lecturing this