The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-21

Tors Wednesday afternoon of last
week with an interesting program and
at the candy and Jelly sale held in
connection with it. about 50 was nett
ed for the flower fund.
y number of men among whom
were Chesley Sawyer and Samuel and
George Nelson left Thursday of last
week for Mechanicsyille. y. Y, where
| they have employment ON large
construction job which will take all
summer.
! The committee appointed by the di-
rectors of the baseball association to
make arrangements for moving pie
ture benefit for the team through the
courtesy of Howard Smiley, manager
of the pastime. have secured the
theatre for May 9th
Oryille Benson of Dracut, Mass
came Wednesday OF last week, called
here by The serious illness of his faith
er, George Benson.
The families of George Rushworth
and James Herd moved last week
| Thursday from the house they have
occupied for some time on Weston
Avenue into the rent owned by c. A.
WILDER on Heald street, which was re-
| Gently vacated by Or. c. A. Luce.
Josiah Clark and his son Walter
went to Bakers Siding last week
! Thursday for a few days stay at Mr.
| Clark's camp.
Charles Lander was appointed dog
officer for the ensuing year by the
town officials last week.
Mrs. Elmra Pratt who has been
/ the guest of her son Fred Pratt went
/ to Vests Mills, Thursday of last
week for short visit at her old home
before returning to Pennington.
Among those from here who went
to Wateryile, Friday, to attend the
ball game were Harry Dyer, c. c.
Burrill Mahlon Cayanaugh and Har-
ry Martin
Mr. Merrill of Blackwell Hill has
moved his family into the upstairs
rent of Mrs. Grace Weston on Weston
Avenue.
Miss Maud Powers the teacher in
1 the sixth grade in the Pleasant street
school building is making arrange
ment for an exhibition of her grade
! to be held on Thursday afternoon,
! May 28th from 2 to 800 o'clock. The
patriotic instructors from the G. A.
| X. Post and Marcellus Perkins Circle
will occupy the time of the first
period that afternoon and the exhibit
/ ton will be held directly afterward.
! 1t is hoped that all the parents and
those interested in school work will
make a special effort to attend.
Thomas Johnson is soon to move
| his family from the upper rent In
Fred Williams house on Garfield
street into the lower rent in Mrs.
Grace Weston's house on Weston Ave.
Among those from Madison who
went to Moxie the first of the week
! for few days fishing were Wills
Clough, Herbert league, George
and Henry Johnson.
II. H. Haines went to New Sharon
Sunday to spend the day with Mrs.
Haines who is caring for her parents
both of whom are ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth Harding went
to Portland the first of the week as
delegates from the Knights of Pythias
and Pythan Sisterhood.
The Idylers will meet next week
Wednesday, May p, with Bertha
Foren at her home on Pine st.
Perley Rogers of Arson went to
Portland last week where he entered
the Eve and Ear Jnfirmary for treat
ment. In a letter recelVeu ny MS
parepts. Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers
! he states that his eyes had develop.
ed into a serious case on account Vi
the long standing of the Touole oue
| it was hoped at the lnhrmary that II
would yield to their treatment
Rainbow Branch |. S, S. held reg
ular meeting at the home Oh MIS-.
VIVA Hapworth on Old Point avenue,
| last Friday. afternoon with a eoou at
| tendance and the time was spent
making bedding for destitute FAMILY.
!. Abbott Kendall of Skowhegan
was in town last Friday calling on
| friends after winter spent IN 81
Petersburg. Fla.
Mrs. George Benson Jr. of Pitts
| field is in town called here by the Ill
ness and death of George Benson ST..
j. r. Emery and M. J. Haines are
building camp@THt Lake Moxie on
Alder stream to replace the one they
! had there which was destroyed by hre
last summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Ward and Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Watson spent a few
DAYS at Mr. Wards camp at MoXie
the first of the week fishing.
l. The students of Madison High
School held a social in the Arson
Town Hall, Friday night of last week
with a good attendance. Quite a
little sum was netted which will go
towards the school paper the Bounc-
err.
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Games left
Saturday noon for Houlton where
| they were called by the serious ill
ness of Mr.. Eames mother, Mrs. Flora
Eames Weston.
! Mrs. Snow-Millcr came home from
New Sharon Saturday, where she had