The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-10

Mrs. Olive II. Morse accompanied by
her granddaughter. Gladys York went
Saturday to Winnecook to visit with =
relative.
The members of Eureka Lodge y.
+. o. p. will meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Akeley, East Front St, Mon
day evening, December Il. 1t is eN-
pected that every member will be pre-
sent as there is important business
to be sttended to.
A special meeting of Skowhegah
Grange is called for neNt Saturday
evening for the purpose of ballotine
on candidates and comforting the LIST
and End degrees. 1t Is proposed to
hold a Chicken pie supper in the ear
" future and plans viii be discussed
at this meeting.
Mrs. J. P. Merrill. Mrs. f. +. Dan
forth and Mrs. Annie +. Fish were
guests at a meeting of Sorosis, an
organization made up of Madison
ladies in the Congregational vestry in
Madison. Monday afternoon. The pro
gram vas directed by Mrs. Alice Lamb
Mitchell. a we'll known musician of
hat town. Mrs. Merrill recited sey-
eral of her original poems.
Accompanied by an officer Lawrence
Buteau, aged thirteen, vas taken yes
terday to the State School for Boys
at South Portland, where he has been
ordered to remain during the rest of
his minority. Young Buteau was
before Trial Justice Lancaster Tues
day on a larceny charge to which he
pleaded guilty, the theft having been
made it is understood from the fruit
store of Guy Debe. Young Buteau
has been in court before on similar
charges.
The December session of Probate
Court has been held during the pres
ent week at the Court House. Con
siderable business has been transact
ed. Judge c. 0. Small of Madison,
presiding. Among the out of town
attorneys present were County Attor-
ney l.. r. Folsom of Norridgewock;
Judge John F. Holman of Athens;
Judge O. H. Drake, John w. Manson,
Pittstield; j. Howard Haley of Hart
land, Royden V. Brown of Bingham
and Meyer w. Epstein of Bangor.
Rev. j. w. Packard attended the
semi-annual meeting of the North An
son Campmeeting Association held at
the Methodist Church in Madison,
Monday. Mr.. Packard is president
of the organization and presided over
the deliberations. A partial report
by the treasurer showed that pledges
were being met and that there would
be money enough to meet all bills. 1t
vas voted that Rev. Royal A. Rich
of Madison be appointed leader for
the next annual campmeeting which is
to be held the third week of August
in 1915. 1t was voted to leave the
music in the hands of the directors.
Another meeting of the association
will be held the first Monday in May,
1915. to make further arrangements.
Many people attended the musical
IN the Congregational Church, Monday
evening, the third in the series of con-
certs to be given here during the win
ter. Mrs. Marion Drake-Flanders
with her charming personality and
with her voice of exquisite sweetness
o as usual rounds of applause. She
sang several times and responded with
delightful cor Miss Faith Har-
ris. pianist, added greatly to the
charm of Mrs. Flanders singing by
~skillfully playing her accomplishments.
Elmer e. Towne's splendid orchestra
of sixteen pieces won the admiration
of the audience, as under his direc-
ton a long program of varied selec-
tions were rendered in perfect unison,
showing exceptional finish. Victor
Robbins, cornetist, played very
sweetly and handled skillfully one
number and an encore. The enter
tainment closed with the Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" sung by Mrs. Elan
ders accompanied by the orchestra
and audience on the refrain and Am
erica" sung by the people standing.
A clipping taken from the Manila
Times states that Alfred T. Morrill,,
the new educational director of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
has arrived from the United States.
Mr.. Morrill,, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Frank Morrill, of this town, will
have for his work in Manila primar-
lily the organization and management
of evening educational classes at the
new Philippine Association for en-
ployed young men, 1t is planned to
offer here any course of instruction
for which there is sufficient demand.
the courses offered to be chiefly of a
practical nature such as st~enography,
bookkeeping and accounting, a varie-