The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-15

Mrs Belle Hilton, the subject being
Our Feathered Friends. The order
of exercises was: Repeating Club
Collect; in the absence of Mrs.
Houghton, the records were read by
Mrs Lulu Phillips; roll call respond
ed to by poetical quotations about
birds; report of the lecture by Prof
Goss on birds at Skowhegan was Civ
en- by Mrs. w. +. Scott; paper The
Hermit Thrush and the Bobolink.
Mrs. Odell Gray paper The Song
Sparrow. Mrs. Scott; reading the
Birds of killingworth from Longfel-
low by Mrs. w H. Spear; paper,
Robins, the English, Wood and Red
Breast. Mrs May Perkins; paper The
Blue Bird and the Oriole, Mrs. Carrie
Merry; reading paper on the Conser-
walton of Birds on Mt. Desert Island.
Mrs Clara +. Powers; at this time a
vote was taken by the Club endorsing
the setting apart of places for bird
sanetuaries; vocal duet, Misses EVE
Learned and Evelyn Flanders. After
the close of the program refresh
ments were served by the hostesses
and a social hour was enjoyed. This
will be the last meeting with a pro-
gram for the year. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
W. +. Scott at which time will come
the annual business session.
Alonzo b. Otis left town Monday
afternoon for Portland, where he
goes as delegate from Madison Lodge
of Maccabees to the Grand Lodge.
Mrs. Hattie Witham is spending a
! 60 IL, a in Ia n
gor this week.
The vacant store in Union block
has been leased by Messrs A. B.
Head and Ralph Brown, who will
open a new clothing store the first of
next month.
Mrs. Harry Weston went to Lewis
ton Monday morning for treatment at
the C. NJ G. Hospital.
Mrs. Annie L. Decker will be at
Mrs NJ. b. Foss' Tuesday. April 90,
! from a. IN. to $50 p. m. to meet pa
! tients.
| Among those who attended the
meeting of the Somerset Pomona
! Grange in Norrdgewock Tuesday
were Mrs. Maytie w. Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs Otis M Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Dinsmore, Mrs. Augusta Bunk
er and David Gray
Miss Bessie Berry and Miss Doris
Gilman returned Monday forenoon
from Portland where they went last
week to attend the State Girls Con
/ ference. The other delegates return
| ing on later trains.
! Mark Gray left town Monday after
noon on a business trip to Wateryille
and Augusta.
At the Congregational Church on
the evening of April 25, reports will
! be given by the delegates to the State
Girls Conference, also by the dele
gates to the Somerset County Boys
Conference. Next Sunday morning
Rev. f. H. Means will preach on the
topic Consolation" Instead Of the
usual evening services. there will be
a vesper service at o'clock, to which
general invitation Is extended. The
regular church choir will give an
thems and will be assisted by the con-
gregation and the Junior chorus.
Robert Dinsmore will preside at the
organ and give several solo numbers.
There will also be special selections
by Miss Beatrice Towne and 1t is ex-
pected that Harold Manter and Miss
Alice Weston will assist with the VIC
lin and cello. The subject of brief
address by Mr.. Means will be PA
triots of Gods Kingdom"
Mrs Alfred BARLEY returned Fri
day from Lewiston where she went to
attend the Grand Lodge of the N. F..
o. p as a delegate from Nonpariel
Lodge of this place.
Mrs. II. r. Pierpont returned Tues
day night from trip to Lewiston,
Rumford and Augusta.
Mrs. Francetta Robbins who has
been i'll for the past few weeks from
the effects of a sprain and strain, is
now reported to be slowly improving
in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Adams re-
turned Tuesday forenoon to Bakers
Siding after visit of several days
with their children in Madison and
vicinity.
The French Canadian Artisans So
ciety are making preparations for the
third of series of Whist parties to
be given in the Arson Town Hall on
April %.
Rev. F.. II. Means attended the flu
neral of Ex-Governor Curtis Guild in
Boston Friday noon.
Miss Jessie Robinson of the Maine
Conference Deaconess Home in Port
land was the special guest of honor
at a meeting of the Women's Mission
airy Society of the Methodist church.
Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday
evening an address was given by Miss
Robinson in the auditorium of the
church.
Augustus Morrill, has recently sold
his house on upper Main street to
Forrest Ellis. who will move In about
a month. Mr.. Morrill, has leased the
lower tenement OF the house owned
by Mrs Samuel Vose on Nichols 81.
Mrs. Mary McAuley left town Mon
day afternoon for Lewiston. where
she will take treatment at the c. NJ
&. Hospital.
In accordance with their custom
Mareellus :. Perkins G. A. X Circle
and y. A. Weston Post q. A. X. OBJ
served the anniversary OF Lees Sur
render Friday evening with hne
program at their hall In the |. o. o. =
block. At O'Clock a supper WAS
served for the veterans and their
wives. and the families and members
vt the q \. Il circle In the !. q. o +
banquet hall The program came at
: Ia o'clock with Col T.. " Gould act.
ing "a MASTER ~ ceremonies, The
program Mas in,rrspersed with 81.
lectlous By a malls aaartetts consist
ing ~ Charles D. Towne, y, v Gould
r - spear and George VI. Niles, and