The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
SkOWHFGAN LOCAL NEWS


Friday for a visit with her SON
Miss Maud Clifford of Louisville, Ky,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. F. o.
Eaton.
Miss Exayerine Bison and Miss
Cora Poulin visited briefly in Water
Vile the later part of the week.
R. W Morrell, who was in Bangor
last week in attendance at the Convo-
cation exercises, has returned home.
Miss Dorothy Elliot of the High
School faculty was detained from
school Thursday afternoon by illness.
Edward T. Mclaughlin of Presque
Isle. secretary of the Northern Maine
Fair Association, came Thursday and
was a guest of r. T. Patten.
Miss Edith Gagne, who recently
came here from Lewiston, departed
yesterday morning after a visit with
her aunt, Mrs. George Chase.
The next regular meeting of the La
dies Social Circle connected with the
Centenary NJ. Z. church. will be held
at the home of Mrs. A. B. Lamb, Mon
day afternoon.
You will want to attend the Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter exhibit, at Lii
b,.or Do ri NFoAnncIoxr
day, Feb. 21-22. Adults, 15c. reduced
rates to school children.
The fire company was called out
about Z o'clock Monday evening for
what was thought to be fire in the
vicinity of Mt Pleasant Ave. No dam
age was done, the only fire reported
being that of a burning chimney
The gentlemen of the Bethany Bap-
fist church are to have a ladies eve
ming, Friday evening. DR.. |. B. Mo-
the evening and there will be special
music. Refreshments will be served.
The annual town meeting will be
held here March IL. The selectmen
are busy getting their accounts settled
up preparatory to closing up the
years work. Probably about 40 arti-
cles have already been placed in the
warrant
There is to be a private dancing
party this evening in Grange Hall. 1t
is in the nature of leap year ball
and the committee in charge are Mrs.
B. A. McCoombs, Mrs. Edward Whiting,
Mrs. Clyde H. Smith, Miss Vera Bearee
and Miss Mildred Keene.
Friday the superintendent of
schools in Fairfield and the school
board of that town and probably some
of the teachers will visit Skowhegan
for the purpose of inspecting the
school system, paying especial attent-
ion to the departments of manual
training, Domestic science and Agri-
culture.
Principal Leighton of the Skowhe-
gan High school has received a letter
from Principal Rollins of the Madison
High school, to the effect that Friday
Feb %, will be observed in the Madi-
son High school as visiting day, and
that it is quite probable that the
teachers there will visit tho school
here.
The Socialists Of Skowhegan, began
a campaign Monday evening, to raise
money for the suffering strikers at
Lawrence. Mass. In their meeting
they voiced their strong disapproyal
against the destruction of property,
as had been reported from that place
by the strikers. A committee of the
following men were chosen to receive
the donations for the people. Mrs Lena
Morrow Lewis, who is to speak in the
Opera House, Friday evening will be
introduced BY Mrs. r. X. Perry.
A. Arthur Jewett has recently per-
fected a double runner motorcycle
combination that is an object of envy
among the youngsters about town. He
removed the engine from the regular
machine and mounted 1t to the rear
end of the bob-shed. The engine is
bolted to a large pulley on counter
shaft and the latter is connected by
sprocket and chain to the driving
wheel. The driving wheel is set in
the rear end of a movable frame pivot
ed on the corner shaft so that it rises
and falls readily to cover all in
equalities in the road. The rim of the
driving wheel is studded with sharp
ened steel calks to give firm grip
upon the snow. Mr.. Jewett gets
speed of about 20 miles per hour and
is firmly convinced that the old style
of coasting will soon go out of fashion. |
The two pupils of the senior class
of the High school, who have been
awarded the highest honors are Miss
Marion Whittemore, the valedictory, I
whose average rank for the four years
course up to the present time has been
80 1-9 per cent on the average, and F
Myron Whittemore, the salutatory
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