The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-16

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H. Tobey Mooers was at home from
Bowdoin College the first of this week
Mrs. {. y. Bragg went to Wateryille
yesterday noon for two days visit
with her son Lester Bragg.
o. A Salley of Fairfield arrived in
town yesterday forenoon to visit with
his brother Dr. l. l.. Saley
Mrs. June Dexter of Sangerville ar
rived in town yesterday forenoon and
went to the home of Stanley f. Nay in
the Malbons Mills district for visit
Mrs. Augusta Seekins of Wateryille
is in town and will probably remain
here during the winter with her son,
Clerk of Courts w. T Seekins and her
daughter Mrs. f. E. Cross.
The Christmas meeting of the
Skowhegan Womans Club will be
held Monday afternoon instead of
Wednesday in Library parlors. Miss
Pauline Oak, who is to leave shortly
for Kentucky, will give readings and
there will be music numbers.
Many acquaintance in Skowhegan
and vicinity will be interested to learn
that the engagement of Omar Perkins
and Miss Lila Pierce, both of Skowhe-
gan has been announced. Mr.. Per
kins is the son of Mrs. Fred Perkins
of Middle ST and Miss Pierce is the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Pierce of Jewett St
Work was begun yesterday upon
the cellar of the future home of Mr.
and Mrs Harry Chase, just back of
the W. Guy Pencil residence on
Madison Avenue, where a new street
is being laid out. Mr.. Chase has late
ly become the owner of the Buker
house on North Avenue, recently pur-
chased by F. w. Briggs, and this
structure will be moved to the loca-
ton already referred to and refitted
for the occupancy of himself and
family
The Supreme Judicial Court will
convene in Skowhegan January %
and Judge Philbrook will be the pre-
siding justice. Traverse jurors
drawn Monday at Skowhegan to serve
during the term are w H. Hight, A
f. Dyer and Fred l. Pooler. The
spring term will convene the first
Tuesday in April and the fall term
the third Tuesday in September
Judge Hanson and J1dge King will
be in attendance at these respective
terms.
The third and fourth degrees We're
conferred upon twelve candidates at
the Grange meeting last evening At
a business session Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
II. Burns and George Parker were
appointed a committee to purchase
additional regalia and implements to
be used in the work of the order. a
quartet composed of Hon. w. L. Walk
er, II. +. Parker, Mrs. E. G. Dunton
and Mrs L. l.. Sanford sang one Sc
lection and John w. Fogler gave
talk on Mark Twain, after which the
roll was called A harvest feast
was served in the banquet hall.
Two Somerset County cases will
doubtless be argued at this term of
Law Court which has already con-
vened at Augusta one of these being
that of John Kolasen VS. Great North
ern Paper Co. of Madison. Action
was brought to recover for injuries
Kolasen is alleged to have received
while painting for the company. Con
siderable testimony was taken out at
the fall term of the S. j. Court here
prior to the case being withdrawn
from the jury. The other is a flow
age case in which the Good VIII
f1Oule AS6OCldllOl Is ltlc pldilliiu dnu
the4 Shawmut Mfg Co. the defendant
Ladies of St John the Baptist So
ciety have elected officers as follows:
Doyenne, Mrs. Sarah Pullen presi-
dente Honoraire, Laura Beaulieu:
Presdente Diana Gilbert; Premiere
Vice Pres. Marie-Anne Labonte;
Deux Vice Pres, Aurore Couture;
Secretaire, Annie Laney; Sec-Adjoin-
tie, Zerlla Blodeau; Pereeptrice,
Marie Rodriguez: Tresoriere. Emelie
Bizier; Maitresse de Ceremonie,
Louise Laney; Pre-, Ordonnatrice, Egg
line Bouffard; Deux Ordonnatrice,
NELLIE Eugene Dionne; Pre- Inspec-
triee des Compts. Mile. Fidora Bizier;
Deux Inspectrice des Complies, Mde.
Hattie Bison; Musicienne. Nellie,
Mosalie Lemieux