The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-23

L he euuCdllOndI COulnllle6 OI Tile
Y. NJ. c. A. are considering plans for
one or two debates.
Floyd A. Ellis, Jr., is spending a
! two weeks vacation with his mother
Mrs C. NJ. Rand Madison avenue.
The Working League of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the
church parlors Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
Mrs. Frank T. Palmer of this place
and Miss Alma e. Fernald of Ca
naan, are attending the Carnival at
Lewiston this week.
Mrs. E. L. Savage and Mrs. w. B.
Whittier spent Wednesday in Augusta
guests of Senator Charles Mullen and
wife
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Clementine Weston w c. T. U. will
occur in G. A. R. hall Tuesday af
ternoon at o'clock. The subject IL
Prohibition" A cordial invitation
is extended to the public to attend
this meeting.
One year ago next Friday Joshua
Williams planted his peas and before
the close of the month a number of
people in the village had planted peas
and other seed It will be re:aeylls i.;;ece beg,
ed though that although the snow was
nearly gone last year in March the
month OF April was very cold.
Next Sunday evening at the Beth
any Baptist church at I o'clock Mrs.
Mabel Judkins and Mrs. Walter Nit
chell will give reports of the Mission
airy jubilee which was held in Port
land week and which they attended
At the Christian Endeavor meeting al
6 o'clock there will be a Missionary
program.
Under the auspices of the First
Baptist church on the evening of
April |, Phidelah Rice of Boston will
give an entertainment of readings. Mr.
Rice is well known here on account
of his frequent visits and because of
his wide reputation as a reader. Fur
Their notice of the entertainment will
be given later.
The dance in Grange hall last Tues
day evening under the management of
Harvey Mcclure and Carroll Goodwin,
proved one of the most enjoyable SO
cial times of the entire winter. Ken
dall's orchestra furnished delightful
music for the pleasure of the thirty
couples participating, while through
out the evening punch and confec
tons were at the disposal of all.
Earl Huckins, on account Of sick
ness, has been Obliged to withdraw
as one of the principal speakers in
the debate which is to be given be
tween the Madison and SkoWhegan
High schools, April 81, at Madison.
The question to be debated is Re
solved, that the United States Should
Fortify the Panama Canal The
Skowhegan High school will take the
Affirmative The speakers will be:
Thornton Merriam, Donald Philbrick
and Tobey Mooers. The speakers of
the negative have not yet been chos
en-.
The body of the late Mrs. Mary
whitney, Dinsmore will be brought
here tonight for burial. She died
Monday in New York at the age of
about 65 One brother, Charles Whit
ney, a lawyer in New York city, and
a step-son, Harry Dinsmore of this
town. survive. She was the daugh
ter of the late c. c. Whitney, for
number of years a druggist in Show
hogan. She was born in Wayne, Me,
and lived for several years in Show
hogan. From here she went to Bos
ton and from there to New York
NuCIt SIT has lihCd luc last IIIlStu
years Interment will be in the
North Side cemetery.
Owing to the storm there was 4
small attendance at the Grange Wed
nesday evening and the program was
postponed to a special meeting Satur-
day evening, March %. Congressman
Gould is expected to speak on the
Canadian Reciprocity and supper
will be served by Section E. All
members of the Grange will please
take notice and act accordingly. AT
the meeting last evening five candi-
dates were voted in and three appli-
cations received. Fraternal remarks
were offered by w. c. Hobart of East
Madison Grange, c. r. Oliver of Ath
ems Grange and S. L. Fellows of St
Adams Grange.
Eben Dean & Son brought to Ev-
erett Goodrich's market Wednesday.
an OK that dressed over a thousand
pounds. The OK was a four-year-
Hereford. This is the first beef cea-
ture of this size and nature that has