The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-02-23
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

+ G. Emerson Of Portland was in
own on business Tuesday.
J II. Mathews was in Bangor Tues
day negotiating for large number OF
furs.
Ayah Watson and Miss Lula Ell
we'll of Belgrade have been visiting
at the home of Charles Larry.
Rev. George Merriam was in Wa
teryille Monday attending the min
sters' meeting.
Mrs. Joseph St Peter of Waterville
kspent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Leo.
Among those who are attending the
automobile show at Portland from
here are: W. E Hackett. Carl Holt,
Charles Green.
Del Mathews went to Portland
Tuesday to attend the automobile
SLOW Mr. Mathews is contemplating
buying him car this spring
Mrs. Julia A Trask. accompanied
by Mrs. Linda Barlow went to Bos-
ton Monday where Mrs Trask will
visit friends for number of weeks.
Mrs. Forrest Goodwin entertained
the Afternoon Bridge club at her
home on Madison street Saturday.
/ light refreshments following the play
/ as usual. Prizes were awarded to
Miss Florence Pooler and Miss Mabel
Pooler.
The Skowhegan Grange has just
issued one OF the most extensive pro-
grams in the history of the organiza-
/ ton For every meeting definite
and complete program is given, and
there is assigned for every meeting
some very snappy subject to be dis
cussed. The Master is Albert h.
JeWett; oyerseer. Benjamin l.. Elan
ders; and lecturer, Mrs. Ella H.
Crowell treasurer, S. II. Bradbury;
secretary, S. F. Emerson. The calen-
dar shows that there is a membership
of 430 regular members and Z charter
members.
Superintendent DeForrest II. Per
kins Of the town schools. was sched-
ued to speak before the Board OF
Trade Friday night. but owing to the
conflict with the Young Mems Chris
tian association play the program
was not carried out. Mr.. Perkins had
been invited to outline some plan for
the further Introduction of industrial
education into the local school sys-
TEN, to meet the growing public de-
mand therefor The date for the ad-
journed meeting was not definitely
fixed. but will be chosen to suit the
convenience of the Madison Board Of
Trade. Madison is in the school dis
trict with Skowhegan, and the lead
ing citizens from the former burg
will be invited to make the affair
something in the nature of joint
conference.
In the contest for the Hiland Lock
wood Fairbanks priz. in debating at
Bowdoin college which is one-half of
the income of a fund of $4,000, Will
liam Folsom Merrill II of Skowhe
gan stands second Burleigh Cushing
Rodick IL of Freeport is in the lead.
The work of the second semester
is to be considered, however, in
awarding the prize. This year
the contest for the debating prize
has been unusually close and
much interest is being taken In
the outcome Mr. Rodick was one of
the competitors last year for the
Bradbury debating prizes. He Is a
member of the Kappa Sigma frater-
nifty. Mr.. Merrill was on his class de-
batting team in sophomore year, and
last year competed in the Bradbury
prize debate and in the Bowdoin-
Wesleyan debate He was also man
ager of the Bowdoin debating council.
He is on the editorial board of the
Quill. He belongs to the Zeta Psi
fraternity the Good Government club
and the Somerset County club, being
vice president of the latter organiza-
ton.