The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-10
Skowhegan Local News

Miss LA Richardson has returned
from a visit with her father In West
Benton.
Rev Fl. G.. McGlaufin attended
Good Will graduating exercises last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nichols spent
Sunday in Waterville visiting there
with cousins.
Alvan Bucknam left Friday to visit
his aunt in Exeter, n. H. and to at
tend the EXeter-Andover game.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Danforth of
Albion visited Friday night with the
family of F. o. Eaton on Main St
Jessie, Margaret and Marion Scott
are at home from Portland, where
they attend the school for the deaf.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands'
Association is to hold meeting next
Monday afternoon in the home of Mrs.
Jennie Richards on Spring st.
AT the meeting of Sunset Chapter
o. E. S. Friday evening, Mrs. w. NJ.
Stinchfield gave report of the Grand
Chapter meeting which she lately at
tended in Portland.
Mrs. Ray Moody and two children
of Cornyille were guests over Thurs
day night of Rev. and Mrs. ]. W.
Packard, leaving Friday morning to
visit relatives in Auburn.
Miss Pauline Oak left Friday morn
ing to attend the Ivy Day exercises
at Bowdoin College. This week Miss
Oak has been attending Commence
ment at University of Maine.
The High and Village schools close
Friday for the summer vacation. The
school in the Parker district also
closes at the same time but in other
rural districts the sessions will last
one week longer.
Miss n L. Walker has closed her
millinery store at Scion and has been
visiting here for a short time Sat
urday she left for Old Orchard,
where she has leased Woodmere
Lodge and will reside for a time.
Mrs. Allen Rowell of Cornvlle
left here Saturday morning for Wa
terville to meet Mrs Harold Rowell
and little son who were on their way
from Brdgton to Cornville to spend
the summer. Mr.. Rowell will arrive
in few weeks.
Property of Mrs. John E. Taylor on
Jewett St, known as the Henry A.
Archer estate barely escaped being
burned Saturday. Fire which evil
IDENTITY caught in the grass was work
ing toward the buildings when dis
covered and put out
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clukey and
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clukey of Winn
were guests the last of the week at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus For
tier on North Ave. The gentleman
first referred to Is Commander of
the John B. Scott Post in Winn, !
while the two ladies are members of
the Relief Corps there. They ar
rived in time to attend the dedication
of Grand Army Hall and were pre-
sent at the exercises Friday evening. |
The engagement of George A. |
Moore and Miss Ethel r. Litchfield |
popular young people here, Mr.. Moore |
being a member of the force of ac-
countants connected with the Show
hogan Trust Company, while Miss
Litchfield is the skilled operator in !
the office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. Neither are natives of |
Skowhegan, the former having come
here from Gardiner and the latter
from Freeport
A certificate of organization which |
has lately been filed at the Court
House is that of corporation known
as the Ten Lots Union Young Poo
pies Society of Christian Endeavor
1t Is located in Fairfield and has the
following officers: President, G. D.
Bates; vice president H. F. Sturte-
want; secretary, Annie w. Sturte-
want; treasurer, +. NJ. Sturteyant; di-
rectors or trustees, C. B. Sturtevant.
r. +. Bates. l.. A. Farrar. Its OBJ
ject as recorded is to promote an ear
nest Christian life among its men,
bers, to increase their mutual ac-
quaintance to train them for work in
the church and In every way to make
them more useful in the service of
God.
The opening event OF Commence
ment occurred on Friday evening
when the Senior Ball was enjoyed In T
Grange Hall. II was one OF the pref I
tiest dancing parties ever given In
Skowhegan and was attended by
many of the younger set. Splendid