The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-07

- Taylor was IN NaterNllIe
on D GsiaaSss Saturday.
Ma and Mrs. w. E Hackett spent
Sunday with friends in Pittsfield.
Ralph p Burrill of Fairfield. was
the guest of his mother. Mrs Emma
P Burrill, over Sunday.
Mrs. II. b. Goodwin left for Rich
mond last Saturday, called there by
the serious illness of relatives.
Mrs. Ella Mason of Clinton. has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edwin
Taylor. Mrs Taylor is her niece.
Mr. and Mrs. George McCoombs OF
Wateryille. were the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Roullard,
over Sunday.
w H. Paine was in Hallowell last
Friday at a meeting of the State Exc
cutlve committee of the Supreme
Lodge of A. o. L. w.
Miss Rowena H. Flynt, member of
the graduating class in Pennington
High, is passing her vacation in town
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
l.. Flynt.
Charles Wiggin of Freeport was the
guest of Rev. George Merriam last
Saturday Mr.. Merriam was pastor
there previous to his call here five
years ago.
Cleba Harvill left Monday morning
for Springfield, Mass, to visit an auto
mobile plant there. From there he
will go to Peabody, Mass, to fill a
position for the season as a chauffeur.
Miss Iva Briggs was in Waterville
Friday evening to attend the Dodge
Convert" given by the Cecilia club in
the Opera House. She was also guest
of friends in that city over Sunday,
returning to her duties in the Somer-
set Traction office Monday morning
i. For the past three weeks people
have been saying that the warm
weather, which Is about month
ahead of its usual time, would not
last long, but it still remains and
blowing was begun in a few places
around town last week. Mayfiowers
have also commenced to bloom and
several parties obtained good sized
punches last Saturday. They are
now prophesying hot summer.
Mrs. Hiram Thing left last Friday
morning for Portland to attend the
funeral of her niece, Mrs. John H.
Henry, formerly Miss Luna Boucher
of Skowhegan Mrs. Henry was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Boucher and lived here for about
twenty-one years, when she was mar
ried and moved to Portland where her
husband is a foreman in hat fac
tory Mrs. Boucher died last Wednes-
day at the age of thirty-five from
consumption. The interment occurred
in Portland.
1.-The Direct Primary" will be the
subject for debate at the meeting OF
the Brotherhood of st. Paul next Mon
day evening. 1t is expected that NJ.
Higginbotham, a member of the pub
lie speaking class at Colby college,
will be present and take the negative
side of the question. Mr.. Higginbo-
than was one of the winning team in
| the prize debate on Ship Subsidies"
held at Colby recently. Hon. How
ard Davies of Portland, president of
the Direct Primary League of Maine,
will be present. The Brotherhood ex-
tends cordial invitation to the peo-
pie of Skowhegan and vicinity to at
lkend this meeting.
Last Friday evening a very pleas
ant sociable was given by the Beth
any Christian Endeavor Society in
the church vestry, the attendance be-
ing unusually large. A play was act
ed by fourteen young ladies in prim
spinster costumes, representing the
Old Maids Matrimonial club. The
lookout committee of the club was
giving its report on the eligible bach
elors and widowers, when Prof. Pin
kerton of electrical transform-her
fame, was introduced to the ladies
and did a rushing business transform
ing withered spinsters into blushing
maidens. Those participating in the
play were: Charles Cleveland as Prof.
Pinkerton; Misses Ethel Merriam,
Florence Philbrick, Lottie Davis, Fan
cher Sawyer, Lila Pierce, Marie
Fletcher, jeanne Hurley, Alice Whit
ten, Lucy Taylor, Lottie Tracy, Mar
jorie Smith, Helen Merriam, Annie
Caswell and Pauline Bragg. After
the entertainment, refreshments were
served by the old maids of the club
and various games played, into which
nearly everyone entered heartily The
next social, which will be in May, will
be in charge of the gentlemen ON the
social committee.