The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08
Skowhegon Local News

GaetanO Debe left Monday after
noon for visit to Boston.
The Junior Promenade will occur
on the evening of April 8.
There will be balloting and work
in the End Rank at the K. of P
Lodge this evening
Mrs. Ralph Jewell of Fairfield was
in town Monday visiting with her sis
ter Mrs Robert Wentworth.
The French Mission for the women
of Our Lady of Lourdes will begin
Sunday at St Mary's Catholic church.
The Shepherd residence on Water
Street, now the home of Mr. and Mrs.
f w. Briggs is being extensively re-.
paired,
The next meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association will be held
Saturday evening, April II, instead of
on the 10th, because of the vacation.
Joseph Steward. who is connected
with the Bithen Stock farm in Port
land, departed Tuesday forenoon af-
ter visiting with his mother, Mrs
Phoebe Steward and other relatives
here
B. w. Cote of Augusta, proprietor
of Cote's Magic Water, is in town this
week with his advertising crew intro
ducing his product to the grocers and
consumers and reports a good bust
ness
Woodbine Lodge Degree of Honor,
met Monday evening with Mrs. Paul
Roullard at her home on Summer ST
A pleasant evening was passed and
refreshments Of ices and waters were
served by the hostess.
c. M. E. Ketchum, a former Somer-
set County resident, was in town the
past week renewing old acquain-
this section has been connected with
various newspapers, being at present
the editor of LIE Liere, a Scandinavian
paper in Wisconsin.
The fine set of buildings on the
Malbons Mills Road which was
formerly the home of the late Mar
Gus Parsons is being renovated by
his nephew Lindley F. Parsons of
Cornville, who is the executor of Mr..
Parsons estate. He and his family
are planning to move there from
their present home at a later date
The Searchlight Club held its reg
ular meeting Friday afternoon at the
home of Miss Hannah r. Page. Read
ings pertaining to THE Children of
Foreign Lands" were given by some
of the members, while others sewed
and made scrap books for the Mis-
sionary box The members enjoyed
a very pleasant afternoon. The next
meeting Is to be held at the home of
Miss Esther French, April Is.
The Home Relief Society met
last Thursday at the Public Library
twelve of the twenty-four members
being In attendance. The society has
already decided to employ district
helper and have chosen Mrs. Paul
Roullard, one OF their members to
perform these duties There is at
the present time great need of cloth
ing and bedding and any persons who
have the same which they are willing
to contribute for the poor of the
community are asked to leave the
articles either with Mrs Roullard or
any member of the Society. Plans
for May breakfast were discussed
and much time was spent in CONVEX
saton with regard to making the or
ganization a permanent one. A let
ter from Mrs. George f. French of
Portland was read telling of the work
done by their association of similar
interests. The next meeting will be
held Thursday. the 18th.
The High School re-opens for the
spring term Monday, also the grade
schools with the same teachers as last
term Among those who have been
away during the recess have been:
Miss Dorothy M. Elliot, sub-principal
of the High School, who has been in
Hartland and Portland; Miss B. M.
Emory, the first assistant, who has
been in Springfield. Mass, Miss Effie
Noddin, another member of the ia
Guilty at Kent's Hill Miss c. NJ Car
penter, teacher of Domestic Science
at Pittsfield, Mass: Miss Marjorie
Loring, teacher of drawing at Somer-
vile, Mass; Mrs. Ethel Scales. teach
er of Commercial branches at Mon
son; Miss Minnie Stinson. Clinton;
Miss Ethel Lovejoy. North Chester
Vile; Miss Mabel Sweet, East Holden.
Miss Josephine Leighton, Columbia
Falls; Miss Maude Bacon, Bluehill:
Miss Harriet Simpson. Winslow and
Miss Ethel Crook. Brewer
Street Commissioner T. l.. Ford
now expects that the State Aid Road