The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-04

week.
Mrs. Fred @. Dow returned from {
Cambridge, Mass, hospital last weel
very much improved in health.
Andrew Cole of Smithfield spen
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs
F. A. Fuller on North avenue.
Street Commissioner E. L. Forc
has started the new road machine
through the suburban streets of the
town.
Owing to the illness of the secre.
tary F. A. Nolin, the annual meet
ing of the Skowhegan Water Power
Company was postponed from May
l to the 10Th.
The two night schools closed their
work for the year last week. Merton
Pierce has been the teacher and sup
erintendent of the boys division and
Miss jeanette Emery of the girls di-
vision. There were about twenty-five
boys registered in the school in the
last few months.
Sinister rumors have been going
the rounds regarding the misconduct
of prominent officer of Skowhegan
Grange. Affairs have finally come to
the point where some action is imper-
alive, and an effort to force a thor
ough investigation will be made at
the next meeting May 10.
Miss Clara Woodsum, who was op-
Grated on last week for appendicitis,
died Sunday at her home In Norridge-
wock. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Woodsum She was
eighteen years old. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon, Rev
Wylie H. Smith officiating. The High
school was closed during the afternoon
out of respect for her death
The injury sustained by Elmer
Gardner, who had his leg broken at
the American Wooden Co.'S mill Tues
day afternoon, by being caught in q
shaft was of so severe a nature as to
necessitate wiring the bones togeth-
er. The operation was performed at
the Somerset hospital this morning
by DR.. Stinohfeld, assisted by DR..
Wadsworth.
At the close of very interesting
meeting of Priscilla Rebekah lodge.
Tuesday evening, a pleasing enter
tainment was given with the program
as follows: Piano solo, Pauline
Bragg; story of the origin of the May
Pole and May Queen was told by Mrs.
Nellie r. Copp; piano solo, Pauline
Bragg; May Pole dance by twelve lit
tie girls. After the dance the May
Queen, little Helen Jackson, present
ed each one with basket filled with
candy.
William II. Demo and Miss Bernice
Nj. Laney were married Monday at
the st. Mary's church. The ceremony
was performed by FIR. P. E. Desjar-
dins. Miss Pearl Beaulieu acted as
brides maid and Thomas Laney as
best man. The bride and brides
maid carried beautiful bouquet of
sweet peas. They were the recipients
of many gifts. They will reside in
Skowhegan. Mr.. Demo Is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Demo and
Mrs. Demo is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Perley Laney.
Continuing the discussion that fol-
lowed the debate week before last,
the Brotherhood of st. Paul will take
up at the meeting Monday night the
question What changes in our school
system are most desirable?" Super
Shanahan of the Common 4
wealth Shoe factory will speak on the
question from the standpoint of the
employer George II. Burns will dis
fuoo II nun thc IeNpOlul Vi OTSdU-
lied labor, and Mrs. E. w Marble
from that of the parent. The formal
part of the program will be brief, CIV
ing all who are interested ample OPP
to participate. The public
is cordially invited, including the la
dies of course. Methodist vestry,
100 p. N.
The Grange social which was Civ
en- Wednesday night in honor of the
recent anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d. Eaton, was largely attended
When the guests had mostly arrived,
Worthy Master A. E. Jewett called
the gathering to order. A brief pro-
gram was then given which consisted |
Of songs by the male quartet, Messrs
Watson, Harris, Smiley and Parker,
an original poem dedicated to Mr.. |
and Mrs. Eaton by Mrs. Ella Gro
we'll, and stories and remarks by
Major John w. Fogler, Albert Smiley, |
X. A. Withee and s. H. Beal. In be- |
half of those assembled Worthy Mas /
ter Jewett then presented to the |
guests of honor a beautiful bunch of
pinks, and the favored couple re-