The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-12

Harry Aver of Dover returned home
Saturday after visiting at the home
of his aunt. Mrs. Hiram Bearce on
North Ave
st Patrick's Day will be observed
at the next meeting of the Skowhegan
Woman's Club. which is to be held
Wednesday afternoon
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet
Monday afternoon at two o'clock with
Mrs Frances Porter on Water Street
to elect officers for the ensuing year
which will begin April LIST instead of
May LIST. as formerly.
The Somerset Veterans Associa-
ton and Ladies' Auxiliary meets Tues
day. March L. in the Municipal Court
Dom here L. L. Walton. ESQ., is t.
deliver the address of welcome and
there will be speeches and music.
As the result of the Tag Day con
Quoted under the auspices of the
Golden Rod Branch of the lnternation-
al Sunshine Society Saturday, the sum
of about IS was cleared. Enrol Buk-
er was the boy obtaining the most
money for the day and Ruth Xalliere
the most money of any of the girls
The Fire Department was called out
yesterday forenoon to aid in putting
out a fire which had ignted at the
home of Mrs. Wesley Day on the
Plains near the Catholic Cemetery
The flames however were subdued
without the aid of the firemen and the
damages were reported as being only
slight
The Bloomfield Larkin Club Was or
ganized March 4, with Mrs. Nellie
Nichols as secretary. The members
are Mrs. Chubbuck. Mrs Maude Pat
ten, Mrs A d. Bailey, Mrs Grace st
Ledger, Mrs Maggie Hes, Mrs Mary
Patten, Mrs Hayden and Mrs. Roscoe
Bean The meetings will occur once
month at Mrs Nichols home on Pine
Street
Mrs f. W Marble and Mrs. Lois W
Patten left yesterday morning to at
tend the Maine State Council meeting
of the Daughters of the American Re
yoluon in Waterville. Mrs. Marble
went as delegate from Eunice Farms
worth Chapter whue Mrs. Patten is re-
gent of the same. Other Skowhegan
ladies to attend the services were
| Mrs. S. W. Philbrick. Mrs.
L. K. Phlbrick, Mrs. Benjamin Eaton,
] Miss Gertrude S. Weston, Mrs. Isaac
Wheeler and Mrs. Sac f. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Cleveland
arrived here Saturday from Hebron
where Mr.. Cleveland has been superin-
! tending a farm, for visit with rela-
tives They are shortly to leave for
! Wash ngton. d. c.. where Mr.. Cleve-
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of Animal Industry, in the Department
! of Agriculture. The many friends of
/ the couple are gratified to learn that
! Mr.. Cleveland has been so successful
/ in obtaining the position. and will
wish for them prosperity in their new
! location. He is graduate of the
! University of Maine in the Agriculture
al Course of 1909, and was formerly
/ teacher of agriculture in the Skowhe-
gan High School
! Miss Ella Flanders, pupil of
Mrs. Dora 7. Nye, entertained TWEEN
ty-fiye guests at the home of her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs b. r. Flanders.
! East Leayitt st, Friday evening at a
piano recital She played eight mum
beers. and literary feature was the
study of Shubert's Life and Works
by Mrs Nye and class, followed by
Shubcrts lmpromptu. Miss Helen
Day also assisted in one of the duets.
Miss Ella is only / years of age,
but her program was one of unusual
i excellence and showed much musical
ability. Features were memory work.
accuracy and expression. AT its
close Mrs Marion Drako-Flanders fav-
ored the company with vocal solo
and encore.
A free educational exhibit of the
Maine Anti-tuberculosis Association
has been held during the present week
in the Municipal Court room. BY this
exhibit is shown the cause of tubercu-
Iosis and the financial loss from this
disease; the methods of infection and
of prevention and the real and faxed
cure photographed together and how
to prevent consumption. There is
also cabinet portraying hospitals,
/ day camps, etc, and illustrating home
treatment sanatorium treatment dis
pensary work, school work and allied
subjects T. c. Toslen of Orono is
in charge of the exhibit and he gave
public address Monday evening upon
subjects relative to the association
work He has also given addresses
in some of the public schools of the
town