The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-21
SkOWfiE6ANLOCA NEWS


Mrs. o. A. Abbey is reported as
being ill with an attack of pneumon-
ia.
The Town improvement society
meets tomorrow afternoon in the Lii
brary parlors.
The students of Skowhegan High
school are making some plans for
the publication of school journal
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brown were
IN Clinton, Tuesday evening to attend
the celebration honoring Wilson's vic
tory.
Sorosis will meet next Tuesday eve
ming. Subject, Theodore Lesche-
izky." The program is in charge of
Mrs H. c.. Judkins.
George Sanborn of Lewiston was
visitor in Skowhegan, Tuesday being
on his way homeward from visit
with his brother in Canaan.
Mrs Francis W. Briggs and little
son. Gordon, of Pittsfeld, have been
guests this week at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd.
Mrs w. r. Malbon was in Water
Vile, Tuesday evening in attendance
upon a meeting of the N. E. o. p.
Lodge which was held in that city.
Mrs. Eunice Church of Canaan was
in town during the day, Tuesday, leav-
ing here for White River, Mass, whore
she is to pass the winter with her
son, Charles Chursh
At meeting of the Skowhegan
school board held last Friday, it
was decided to open school in the
Lake George district for the winter
term No teacher has been assigned
as yet
At recent meeting of the baseball
team of the Skowhegan High school,
officers were elected as follows: cap
ldlu, lududSt',
Elias Taylor; assistant manager. Will
liam Knapp.
At the close of the regular meeting
of Eureka Lodge, n. E. o. p, to DE
held Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, a So
cial will be held. Refreshments are
TO be served and members are priyi-
legged to invite guests.
Mr.. and Mrs C. E. Withee of Rock
Haven, Penn. left here, Tuesday for
Fort Fairfield, for a visit after which
they will return to Skowhegan. This
is Mr.. Withee's native town and he
is visiting with his brother, X. A.
Withee and family while in this vi
entity.
Dwight Viles, student at the Show
hogan High school, who sustained in
iaries while playing in the last foot
ball game of the season, left here,
Monday for his home in Flagstaff
His mother, Mrs. Eta Viles, who was
called here by his illness accompan!
ed him.
At the last meeting of the Congre-.
gational Mems Clubs, a history of the
local Boys club was given by c. p.
Merrill. At the meeting to be held
this evening, Charles Sheaf is to giTe
a talk on the Local Clubs and
Lodges" Much interest is being
manifested in these club gatherings
and the meetings are we'll attended.
The property of Mrs. Mary Spauld-
ing in Norridgewock on Main street
has been purchased by c. S. Harlow
of Boston. The plans are to erect Il
large potato warehouse and grain ele-
vator on the 300-foot trackage. The
first floor of the building will be po-
tato warehouse with storage capacity
of $4,000 barrels, to be occupied by
Holt & Hight of Skowhegan, and the
grain elevator to be occupied by Stan
ley, Harlow and Hight of Boston.
The regular meeting of the Wo
mans Relief Corp was held last Fri
day afternoon in G. A r. hall. The
program consisted of humorous select
ions read by Mrs. Mary S. T. Burns;
a poem, "Meddlesome Meg" was read
by Mrs. Frank Bickford, and Mrs
Addie Sawyer read Mark Twain's,
Twins" The next meeting will be
held the first Friday in December and
at this time, new officers will be elect
ed.
At recent meeting of the Show
hogan School board, it was voted to
do away with the ninth grade in the
grammar school as is being done in
other towns of this state. Nothing
Is to be omitted by this change and
the most noticeable difference in
work will be in the middle grades
and somewhat in the Sth and 9th.
Supt. Gerrish is now on an outline
of studies for the year. Next June,
the eighth grade under the ninth
grade system will be promoted to the
eighth grade under the new eighth