The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-30
Skowhegon Local News

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Mrs. L. E. Dow and Miss Carter en-
tertained the Philathea at the pictures
last night.
The Philathea are to have bene-
fit performance at the Bijou Theatre
in the near future for their Philathea
Room Fund.
The official board of Skowhegan
sorosis was entertained Monday even
ing by Mrs. Guy Conant at her home
on Pleasant st.
Miss Edith Cabot of Providence is
passing several days with her mother
Mrs. Fanny S. Cabot in town prior to
sailing for Barbados.
Ernest Leighton Wesleyan Univer-
sity, 1909, has been engaged to coach
the High School football team. Jack
Lowney is acting as assistant coach.
The Freshman reception, an annual
event among the students of the
Skowhegan High School, will occur
this year on the eighth of October in
Grange Hail.
Miss Lilace Caswell of Norridge-
wock is employed as an apprentice at
the Curtis Millinery store. Mrs. E. H.
Hight of Bingham is in charge of the
branch store at Bingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Leighton of
Portland arrived in town Saturday for
visit with their two sons, Prof R.
". Leighton and family and Ernest
Leighton, one of the accountants at
the First National Bank.
Master Lawrence E. Croteau enter
tanned about twelve of his playmates
at his parents home on East Maple
ST last Thursday afternoon. Refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and candy
we're served. 1t was Master Law
rence's third birthday.
Among the out-of-town people here
to attend the funeral of the late Helen
F. Pratt, whose names are not men
toned elsewhere in this issue were
Mrs. E. w Mckinney and son of
Kingfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Church
i'll and son and Mrs. Maude Caldwell
of Madison.
Miss Celia Packard expects to re-
sumo her duties as cashier and ac-
eountant in Ordway's next Monday af-
ter having been out during the sum-
mer, owing to i'll health. Miss Blanch
Jewett, who has been substituting,
will pass her vacation in Boston, leav-
ing next week.
Wilhelm Piel of New York was in
town Tuesday leaving here at midday
on his return. Mr.. Piel is the son of
the late Michael Piel of Parlin Pond
and New York, and was here consult
ing with Register of Probate Philo
Steward over the preparation of pa
pers to be sent to Germany relative
to his fathers estate.
The club women of Skowhegan are
planning for the coming season and
will shortly resume their meetings
for the year. The Town Improve
ment Society is scheduled to meet
Friday, October % and the Woman's
Club ON October 9th, the Wednesday
following, while Sorosis will meet
Tuesday November 2.
The Skowhegan High School has
the largest entering class on record,
the number having been increased by
two during the last week which makes
total of fifty-three Freshman. In
spite of the lack of convenience at
the Municipal Building matters seem
10 be progressing well with the stu
dents and teachers at their temporary
location.
Deputy Sheriff John Lamb of Rock
with him George and Lewis Munster
of Somerset Junction, against whom
indictments were returned by the
grand jury for common selling. The
two men are the sons of Mar
tin Munster and were taken in GUS
tody by Deputy Lamb, while the bag
gage was being loaded upon the train
at Somerset Junction the work being
quickly and effectively done by the
officer during his wait of about two
minutes at that station, while on his
way from lockwood to Skowhegan.
The following new books have late
ly been placed in the Public Library:
Blue Fairy Book (Lang); Pink Fairy
Book Uang); True Story Book.
CLang); Maradlck at Forty, oval
pole); Still Jim. (Willsie); Michael
0Halloran (Porter); Loyable Med
der, Dalrymple); Anne of the Is
land. Montgomery Prudence of the
Parsonage, (Hueston); Mistress of
The Little House. (Kliokmann) My
Life, tMaxim); Life of Fabre. (Le-
gFoss); Life OF Thomas Mast. q aine);
Alaska Days With John Muir: Social
Life in the Insect World. tFabre);