The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-25
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
W. c. Noyce of Waterylle was In
town Wednesday calling on friends.

w. C. Noyce of Watervlle was in
town Wednesday calling on friends.
Mrs. Derne Greene went to Bath
today where she will join her hus-
band who is employed in a garage
there.
/ DR.. D. A. Williams, ~ho has been
visiting his cousin, D. A. Jewett. for a
time, returned to his home in New
York today.
Virginia Ames celebrated her sew
enth birthday last Thursday by en-
PERTAINING ten of her girl friends
Dainty refreshments were served
F. A. Nolin after a continued i'll
ness of several months, has entered
the Somerset hospital for surgical
treatment He is reported this morn
ing to be doing we'll.
Probably the biggest OK that has
been in this vicinity for sometime was
killed Wednesday by Manley Holt. The
animal weighed $500 pounds. 1t was
of the Durham breed.
The First Baptist church will-unite
with the other churches Sunday
evening at the Temperance meeting in
the Municipal building. In the morn
ing the pastor will speak on The
New Patriotism"
Bliss Knapp c. S. B., member of
the board of lectureship of the First
Church of Christ Scientist, will give
a lecture ON Christian Science in the
Opera House Friday evening, June >.
Admission free and no collection
May 30, Memorial day, the postof-
fee will be closed as follows: From
9 a. m. to 1890 a m; from II a.
m. to u m. from L 10 p. m. to
20 p. M from 220 p m. to 4 45
p. M, and 800 o'clock at night. City
carriers will make one collection and
one delivery, the regular forenoon
trips. No service will be performed
by rural carriers.
The house on Court street recently
bought by Dr. w. S. Stinchfield, was
moved onto Cross street this week.
This is one of the oldest houses in
town having been built about seventy
years ago by Oliver Walker, a lead
ing carpenter of the town in his day.
of it by DR.. Stinchfeld which he Will
make his residence. The old house
will be repaired.
Frank Thompson, chief fire warden
for the Kennebec waters, arrived
home from the Somerset woods We'd
nesday. He reported that the danger
of forest fires was over at present
The rain of Tuesday night put the
forests beyond danger. The big show
er of Monday did not hit the north
ern part of the county. Mr.. Thomp-
son went to Augusta today and from
there he will go to Bangor.
The Dyer Dry Goods Co. feel to
congratulate themselves upon having
secured the services of hector II.
Spiller as an adjunct to their bust
ness, and Mr.. Spiller enters upon his
duties there this week. Mr.. Spiller
was for some time connected with
the C. F. Hoyey Co. of Boston, but
more recently has been the manager
of the Syndicate Dry Goods Co. of
Preqsue Isle, and is a gentleman thor
oughly conyersant with all the de-
tails of the business.
Order of exercises for Memorial
Sunday, May %, at the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church: Process
sional, G. A r. and kindred bodies,
audience standing); invocation; So
10, Crossing the Bar" Eugene
Cowels; responsive reading, Psalter
p. 81; anthem, Cod Bless Our Liv-
ing Heroes vested choir; notices
and offering; hymn 606, tune Tent
ing Tonight" Kittridge, chorus (all
invited to john; Memorial address,
by Rev. F. L. Hayward, chaplain
U. V u, No. 10; America hymnal
No. 702, verses l, 2 and d. led by the
Co. E band benediction; exit, Grand
Army and affiliated bodies retiring
FIRST, (audience standing)
Representatives of the Y. NJ. C. A.
will take the negative on the ques-
ton, Resolved: That Skowhegan
should enact and enforce curfew
law, at the meeting of the Brother
hood of st. Paul Monday night. l..
E. Jacobs will open for the af1rma
tive and Harry Smith will reply The
other two speakers had not been def
nitely selected Thursday. The Broth
erhood will also vote on whether
June meeting shall be held or not,
and if SO select the subject. One of
the propositions that will be put on
the blackboard for consideration is
a joint debate by prominent citizens
in the Opera house upon the question
of Prohibition vs.. No License" The