The independent-reporter., 1910-04-21

of April rs at Odd Fellows hall. w. A..
Bailey. Scribe.
All the stores and banks here were
closed during Patriots Day. All
stores were open the evening before
The members of the High school
baseball team have new suits of pearl
grey. They played in them for the
first time Saturday.
Mrs. Derne Green went to Augusta
Monday where she will visit for sew
eral days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Nickerson.
Mrs Almena Whittier, who has
been suffering from an attack of
pneumonia in the Somerset hospital is
reported to be out of danger.
The marriage intentions of julie
Albert Pooler of Winslow and Miss
Ellen Bannon of Skowhegan are re-
corded at the town clerks Office.
AlSS El1Gl bGl lIdld W do OJCl dltu vi
last week at the Somerset hospital by
DR.. Webber of Lewiston, assisted by
DR.. Stinchfeld and is rapidly recov-
ering.
Mr. and Mrs. Hovey Kilkenney, af-
ter spending the winter with their
daughter, Mrs Charles Matson, on
Middle street, returned to their home
in New Portland this week.
The mail carriers from Skowhegan
who attended the Mail Carriers Con-
vention in Waterville, Tuesday were.
Edward Whiting, Louis Dow, Fred
Holmes and Roy Jones.
Amos Clark of Brighton has a hen
that does things on a big scale. The
other day she presented him with an
egg that measured 7x8 inches. What
Skowhegan poultry raiser can beat or
even equal that?
Miss Lizzie Higgins who has been
in Old Orchard for week visiting
her sister, Mrs. Charles Leighton, re-
turned home Monday night. During
her absence she attended several
meetings at the Methodist Conference
in Portland
The funeral services of David Gar
nier were held Tuesday morning at
the ST. Mary's church. Interment was
in the Catholic cemetery. Mr.. GARNER
died Saturday night at the age of 83.
A wife and five daughters, Mrs. Jen-
ME Pomlow, Mrs. Laura Provencal.
Ada, Ina and Mayme; also two sons,
Joseph and John, survive.
D. w. Colby, who for several years
was superintendent of schools here
was last week reelected to the Office
of superintendent of schools in San
ford and Alfred The Sanford Tri-
bune states: Mr.. Colby has filled the
position in a most satisfactory man
ner during the past year and his re-
election will give general satsfac-
ton"
George Huckins died here Monday
night after sickness of ten weeks
of Bright's Disease. A wife and three
children. Earl, Frank and Katherine.
survive, also a sister, Mrs. Fred Jones
of Boston. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at 2 p. m. with
Rev B. B. Merrill of the Congrega-
tional churca officict ting. Interment
will be In the Southside cemetery.
A meeting of the Sunset Chapter, o.
E. s., was held Friday evening and
the following interesting program
was carried out: A brief history of
the organization of the Eastern Star,
E. F. Fairbrother; recitation, Mrs.
Maude Jewett; song, Mrs. John w.
Steward; selections from Victor's
Talking machine, given by Rupert
Jackson; song and recitation by Hi
ram B. Perkins and poem by Mrs. E.
F. Fairbrother
In the account last week of the
45th anniversary of the surrender of
Robert E. Lee, by mistake the name
of H. B. Perkins was not mentioned
in the program. Mr.. Perkins did,
however, play an important part in
the program that evening with his
songs and recitations. He was re-
peatedly applauded and received
many encores. 1t is seldom that the
people of Skowhegan are favored
with a better reader than Mr. Per-
kins.
"A Precious Pickle, farce, was
given at a meeting of the Degree of
Honor Monday evening. Those TAX
ing part were: Mrs. Smith Nutting,
Mrs Ella H. Crowell, Miss Edith Nut
ting, Miss Lena Landry, Miss Helen
Pratt, Mrs. Ava Sheridan and Mrs.
Flora Dealey. The following pro-
gram was also given at the meeting.
Monologue, Mrs. Ella H. Crowell; vo-
cal duet. the Misses Lena Landry and
Florence Smith. There was good at
tendance and all enjoyed the program
Charles ST. Clair, who through the