The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-02

Miss Berry, Paige returned Monday
10 her home in Belfast following
visit with Mrs Ned Reed.
II G Jones of New York was in
town the first of this week having
business in connection with the Arms
Mil
Mrs. Horace Cook of Wateryille ar
rived in town Saturday forenoon and
visited with her sister Mrs. Philip
BarstoW.
Pres. Roberts of Colby College ad-
dressed the students of the Skowhe-
gan High School last Tuesday fore
noon in the Opera House.
Turnkey Chas. H. Chute Of the
Sko@hegan Jail, returned Tuesday
from a hunting trip. which was con
tinued nearly to the Canadian line.
=. A Jackson. manager of the Far
mers Gnion store returned Saturday
from Wiscassett, whittier he was
called owing to the serious illness of
his father.
At business meeting held Mon
DAY night Casimir Bison was elect
ed captain Of the foot ball team for
the 1916 season and Harold st. Ledger
was elected manager.
Elmer Smith, who has been spend
ing the summer in Freeport arrived
in SkoWhegan Monday night to re-
main for a time at the home of his
brother Willard f. Smith.
Miss Florence l.. Nye of Lewiston
was in Skowhegan Friday calling
upon local club women on business
relative 10 the club Woman's Books
entitled Maine in History and Ro-
nance"
Wilkie {. Clark, who has been
spending the summer in town start
ID Tuesday on the mid day train on
his return to California; He was &C
oompaniod as far as Portland by his
mother. Mrs. $. f. Clark
The next meeting OF the Clcmen-
tine Weston W C. I |. will occur
on December II. The subject will
be pitfalls of Economy and the
program arrangements will be in
charge of Mrs Nellie II. Copp
Ed S J. Hersum of Richmond will
meet with the Seventh Day Advent
lists Church Saturday Sabbath
school at 10 p. m; Preaching at
2.30 p m, also Sunday at go p. m.
and p. M. All are cordially in
yited
Mrs Ella Layerty Of Lewiston has
been visiting with her sister Mrs.
Sidney Pooler at East Skowhegan.
Thanksgiving Day. Mr.. and Mrs.
POoler and Mrs Layerty were guests
at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred
Nye Mrs Nye is the daughter of
he couple previously mentioned.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Brophy of
Fairfield Was in Skowhegan Monday.
Mr.. Brophy made a seizure Saturday,
according to the Webb law. at the
Fairfield Office of the American EX-
press Co. The lot contained one box
in which were four quarts of whiskey
and one quart of wine. II was as
signed to TONY Labin. Island Ave,
Fairfield. Maine" The libel will eX-
pire Dec. T.
The First Baptist Church has eX-
tended call to Rev o. H. Tracey
Of New Hampton, n II to become its
regular pastor Mrs. Tracey occu-
pied the pulpit last Sunday and great
iy pleased her listeners by her in
tcllectual discourse She started
homeward on Monday 1t is under
stood that if Mr.. Tracey accepts the
call. Mrs. Tracey, who is an ordain-
ed minister will supply until June.
There promises to be much excel
lent music at the Congregational
Church during the present winter. An
orchestra is being formed under the
direction of Rev. Chas. II. mckinney
among the Sunday School members
and last Sunday evening this organi-
cation furnished the music at the
evening service. The cornetists are
c. w. Sheaff and Harold Springer;
the yiolinists are Joel Taylor and
Bernard Bailey; Leo Porter plays the
drums and Fulton mckinney the
trombone. The pianist has not been
elected but last Sunday evening Miss
Sarah Snow presided at this instru-
ment.
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge is antici-
pating the entertainment to be given
by the Past Noble Grands at their
annual night in the lodge which will
occur on the evening of December I.
There will be music numbers and
two one-act plays will be presented.