The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-06

G. A r. April 10, should be I O'CLOCK
instead of $50.
Mrs. Mercy J. Randlett of Madison
is a guest at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. A T. Smith.
The regular meeting of the Helen
Coburn Missionary Society will me"t
with Miss Ann Morrison on Friday at
2.30 P M.
Mrs. Lois A. Savage of East Madi-
son has quite collection of old books
and papers Among them is an al
manac dated 1871 and one 1904.
David Creighton, who two years
ago bought the Haines' place at La
rome has sold it to Mr.. Haines and
he has bought the Yeo place in Nor
ridgewock and moved his family
there.
Somerset Lodge F. & A. NJ. will con-
fer the third degree upon well
known citizen at the regular meeting
of April TO- Friends of the candidate
are expected to attend in large num-
bers.
Rev. F. L. Hayward, who supplies
the pulpit of the Hinckley-Clinton
chi rich each Sunday afternoon, is
having very good success there. Last
Sunday there were 10 new members
taken into the church.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the NJ.
E. church will serve a chicken pie
dinner on Friday, April 7, in the YES
try of the church from twelve to one
thirty o'clock. Aprons will be on sale
at this time. Admission twenty-five
cents (25c.)
The Clementine Weston w. c. T. L.
will meet in G. A. R. hall next
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. The
meeting will be one of special inter
est to mothers, who are especially in
vited to attend. Entertainment will
be provided for small children who
will be welcome.
A meeting of the senior class of the
Skowhegan High school was held
Tuesday night and it was voted to
hold the graduating exercises on June
%. The Baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev George Merriam of
the Bethany Baptist church the Sun
day preceding. The annual picnic
will be held the day following gradu-
alton at Smithfield.
A fight is soon to be waged against
the brown tail moth in this section.
Hundreds of nests have been found
recently. In coming from East Mad
ison one day this week one farmer
co nted on the trees by the roadside
over one hundred. On one tree at
the end of the railroad bridge in this
village twenty-five nests were found.
1t seems that the moths do not in
feet maple trees much but are found
in apple trees and other fruit trees
Apple growers are fighting hard to
rid their orchards of these pests
A, H. Wyman OBLIGATED as modera-
tor at the annual meeting of the First
Baptist Church, Tuesday night, and
Charles F. Allen as clerk Officers
for the ensuing year were chosen as
follows: Assessors and solicitors, F.
A. Nolin, Manley T. Pooler and Geo
c. Thomson; collector and treasurer,
Harvey White; auditor, George c..
Thomson. The finances of the parish
as shown by the treasurers report
appeared in most satisfactory condi-
ton, and it was voted to increase the
pastors salary for the coming year
Willard Crotto has a copy of the
Oldest newspaper that has yet been
seen in .Skowhegan 1t dates back to
March y, ITO. 1t is a copy of the
Boston Gazette. 1t is a four-page
sheet and very we'll preserved One
item of interest is that the Governor
sent out a proclamation that the 9Th
day of April was to be observed as
day of public fasting and prayer
At the annual town meeting of Ac- |
ton at that time vote was taken and
the spirit of it was somewhat against
what we would call Reciprocity. 1t
read Voted that we will use our ut
most endeayors to prevent foreign |
trade in this country and will use
our utmost endeavors to encourage
our own manufactures.
In his paper on Social Conditions"
which DR.. J. e. Wadsworth read be-
fore the last meeting of the Brother
hood of st. Paul, he recommended .
that: Beginning from the seventh to
the ninth year school children should
be taught to observe the common
sanitary precautions; from the tenth
to the twelfth year the mystery of
life from the sexual standpoint; be-
tween the ages of fifteen and sixteen,
the dangers of vene-eal disease The
brotherhood of st. Paul voted to CON
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