The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-11

The Boy Scouts will assemble on
Island avenue for drill at p. IN. Fri
day night.
Mrs. e. H. Morrill, left by the af
ternoon train Thursday for a bust
ness trip to Alfred.
Selden Davis of Trenton, n. j., and
Mrs. Fred Davis of New York, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Abby
c, R. oliver has accepted posi-
ton with Steward & Blunt and will
enter upon his duties there Monday.
Mrs. Ethel Ames has officiated as
organist at the Congregational
church during the absence of Miss
Lewis.
DR.. K. W. Smith is one of the new
corners in the automobile world, hav-
ing purchased a new Paige-Detroit
this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Drawn of
Starks spent Wednesday and Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis f.
Dow at their home on Bloomfield
street.
There will be a baseball game at
Fairview park Saturday afternoon,
between Skowhegan High school and
Good VIII. The game will be called
at o'clock. &
w. T. Clark, an actor who spends
his summers at Lakewood, was in
town Wednesday calling on friends.
he is playing an engagement in Ban
gor during the present week.
The Basket meeting of the Kenne-
bee Baptist association will be held
In Fairfield next Tuesday. 1t is
hoped that many ladies will arrange
to attend this meeting. An interest
ing program has been prepared.
On Saturday afternoon, May 6,
Miss Doris A. Eaton celebrated her
ninth birthday by entertaining twelve
of her young friends at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Eaton, on Turner avenue. Games
were enjoyed and delicious refresh
ments served. The event will be long
remembered by the young hostess.
Henry Gilblair of lockwood, was
given a hearing before Judge F. F.
Lawrence Wednesday on the charge
of single sale. He was found guilty
and given sentence of $50 and
costs and 30 days in Jail and 80 days
additional in default of payment. This
is Gilblair's fourth offense. He was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Perley
Foss.
Mrs E. C. Dunton of Madison
street gave party Wednesday af-
ternoon in honor of the seventh
birthday of her grandson, George H.
Halves. Fifteen boys participated in
the good time and put in an after
noon of games that will long be re-
membered. Bountiful refreshments
were served, and the guest of honor
received numerous and beautiful
gifts.
There will be a public meeting at
the Municipal court room, Monday
evening, May Is. at 100 to organize
town committee to cooperate with
the Maine No-license movement for
the purpose of defeating the pro-
posed repeal of Constitutional Pro-
hibition at the polls next September.
Every citizen of Skowhegan who fav-
ors the retention of Prohibition as
State policy Is urged to be present.
Plans for the campaign will be out
lined
At the LAST melting of Eureka lodge,
No. 1913, N. e. o. P. held on Tues
day evening, May 8, David w. Lewis,
Mrs. Mary Steward and Mrs. Emma
Lawrence were elected to act with
the regular entertainment committee
of the lodge, Lyle Moore, Mrs. Lulu
Shepley and Eugene Keene in ar
ranging for a musical and literary
entertainment to be given on Tues
day evening, May %. Members of the
lodge are privileged to invite friends
to the entertainment. The lodge vot-
ed to observe Children's night on
Tuesday evening, June 20. 1t was
voted to extend an invitation to the
members of Non-Parlel lodge of
Madison to visit Eureka lodge on
Tuesday evening, June 6.
E. N. Kendall, freight agent and
telegraph operator at Madison, found
Wednesday that Deputy Sheriff Per-
ley Foss has considerable spontane-
GUS energy. Mr.. Kendall during the
afternoon found himself lying on the
platform and the handouts on him.
The story of the affair is, that Dep
uty Foss came from lockwood with
a violator of the prohibtory law and
while standing on the platform with
his prisoner Mr.. Kendall run a truck
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