The independent-reporter., 1910-10-20
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Harry Dinsmore went to Boston
Monday on business trip.
Miss Clara Vosmus attended the
Music Festival at Portland last week.
Miss Georgia Merrow of Hinckley,
was a guest of friends Saturday and
Sunday.
The Y. P s. C. E. of the Congrega-
tionalist church will give a penny
social at the vestry Friday evening,
October 81. Admittance a penny a
J foot.
Deputy State Highway Commission
! er, B. ]. Libby, who is also represen-
tative- elect to the Legislature, was in
town over Saturday night, a guest at
the home of his niece, Mrs. P. E.
Stevens.
For the purpose of taking some spe-
ciai courses that will be useful to
him in his chosen life work, the Rev.
Robert Morris entered Colby college
on Wednesday. His studies, howev-
er, will not interfere with his pastoral
work in Skowhegan.
improvements are still being added
| to the Skowhegan post Office. A large
/ lettered sign, "Skowhegan Post Office"
has been placed over the Water street
| front of the building. Assistant Post
master Durrell what are you going
to give us next?
A warning to automobile owners
from our board of selectmen appears
in another column. 1t is to be re-
gretted that such was needed and we
trust it will be needed. Certainly all
who run their cars at a speed that
endangers life in our streets are de-
serving of no leniency if hauled up"
Members of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge gave a most entertaining play,
entitled "A Precious Pickle" to a
highly appreciatiye audience in their
lodge room at the close of their meet
ing Tuesday night. The parts were
we'll taken and replete with wit and
good humor Tuesday, November /,
the degree will be conferred on sew
eral candidates. rehearsal of the
degree staff is appointed for Friday,
October % at o'clock.
The Philathea Sewing Circle met
at the home of Miss Alice Steward,
Mt. Pleasant avenue, Tuesday, Octo-
ber 18. There was a large number
of young ladies present and a most
enjoyable evening was spent. These
meetings are held every Tuesday ev-
ening at homes of the members. The
object of these meetings is to make
articles for the fair which is to be
held in November. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Griffin, Madison
avenue, October %.
Mrs. W. r. Malbon has returned
from a four weeks trip. She stayed
for a time with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Butler and Mrs. Buffers mother, Mrs.
Emma Dyer at Salem Depot, N. H,
where her son, Roy d. Malbon, came
to visit her several times and she al
so called on friends in Boston. From
Boston, Mrs. Malbon went to Chelsea
Mass, where she was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Burrill, former
ly of Skowhegan and after brief visits
In Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell
she went to Brockton where she and
her son attended the fair.
The friends of temperance are in
vited to attend an informal confer
ence in G. A. R. hall Monday even
ing at 7.30 D. m. The prime object OF
this meeting is to consider ways and
means for meeting the situation in
volved in the prospective resubmis-
sion of the prohbitory amendment to
the State constitution. This method
Is adopted to ascertain the collective
judgment of the temperance workers
as to what should be done, and then
to organize and start doing it. The
Importance of this meeting should in
sure a large attendance.
Friday afternoon at o'clock in the
First Baptist church and in the Beth
any church at 7.3O, Home Mission
services will be held The following
speakers who are touring Maine in
the interest of Home Mission work
are to be present: Rev. James E.
Norcross, New England Secretary of
the American Baptist Home Mission
Society; Rev F. A Agar, Superinten-
dent of missions in eastern Washington
and Idaho; Mrs Bishop of the Wo-
mans American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society and Miss Emma Ander-
son, a missionary from Mexico. The
citizens Of Skowhegan have a cordial
invitation to attend these meetings. 1t
Is to be hoped that the men will be
present in the evening to hear Mr..
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