The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-08
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

M. H. Mason and daughter of Bos
ton, are the guests of his sister, Mrs
Fred L. Pooler.
H. C. Tobey, a prominent farmer
of Athens Is visiting his daughter
Mrs. John A. Mooers for few days
Skowhegan Lodge, No. 70, X. of, P.
has accepted an invitation to attend
service at the Methodist church, June
10.
Mrs. E. C. Harrington of Augusta
and Mrs. Inez N. Baker of Bingham
were the guests of DR.. F. s. Bigelow
this week.
Religious department of Y. M. C.
A. volunteered services to hold meet
ings in rural communities outside OF
| Skowhegan.
The following officers were elected
Tuesday evening at the annual meet
ing of the Y. NJ. C. A: President
| Carroll B. Flanders; vice president
Roy Steward; secretary, Earle Huck-
ms; treasurer, Clifton Wheeler; JAM
tor. Blynn Goodrich.
Christopher NJ Gallup went to
Bangor Tuesday in response to an In
vitation to address the State Fedora
ton upon the subject of the initiated
direct primary. He was accompanied
by Mrs Gallup and Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Taylor. The trip was made In
their two runabouts.
James Farrell died Saturday morn
ing at his boarding place on Court
street. He was mason tender by
trade. About a week ago he met
with an accident by falling and he
died of paralysis of the bowels He
was about 81 years old. Funeral
services were held at p. m. at st.
Mary's church, Rev. Father P. E.
Desjardins officiating. Interment was
in the Consecrated cemetery. Mr..
Farrell had been in Skowhegan
about five years, coming here from
Lawrence, Mass.
Under the auspices of Russell Post,
G, A. R., Comrade J.tW. Fogler, Pa
triotic Instructor, the schools of the
village were visited Friday, May 20.
The schools were visited as follows:
Leavitt street, Comrades H. A. Var
ney, F. H. Wing, C. v. Richards;
Park, Comrades S. F. Emerson, W
N. Weston, Sullivan Russell; High,
Comrades ]. w. Fogler, X. A. Withee,
j. P. Thompson; Weston, Comrades
P. A. Cleveland, ]. P. Thompson;
Academy Comrades S. F. Emerson,
Sewell W. Smith, H. A. Varney;
Jewett street, Comrade ]. D. Emer-
son, Rev. George Merriam.
The members of Nonpareil lodge
N. E. o. P, of Madison, are to visit
Eureka lodge, No. 1913, of this place
on Tuesday evening, June 10. After
the regular lodge meeting a musical
and literary program will be given af-
ter which dancing will be INDUCED in
Supreme Representative Irwin Tur-
ner Of Bangor, Grand Secretary Geo
Harrington of Gardiner, and Lodge
Deputy Sister, Alice Pierpont of Mad
ison, will be present at the meeting.
Each member of the lodge is privil
eyed to one guest. Guests to be adj
mitted by tickets which can be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Leslie Shepley or
Eugene Keene. Every member of
Eureka lodge is requested to be pres
ent at the lodge meeting as important
matters are to come before the lodge.
Each member of the class to be
graduated from the High school in
June, 1911, will be allowed twelve
seats, and the members of the school
committee, the trustees of Bloomfield
academy, the teachers in the High
school, and the superintendent of
schools, will be allowed a sufficient
number of seats for their immediate
families. The above seats must be
reserved before six o'clock, Wednes-
day, June 81. The public will be al
lowed to secure reserved seats from
six o'clock Wednesday, June 81, to six
o'clock Friday, June %, provided that
not more than two seats be allowed
to any one individual. All seats re-
served must be occupied at 745
o'clock Friday evening, June 23, or
the same be forfeited and opened to
the public. The ushers will cease
to take Stubs at 7.45 p. m.