The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23

+ from Fairneld where she Is teacher,
] for the holiday recess.
Miss Lucille H. Wentworth is at
home from st. Josephs Academy in
Deering for the holiday vacation
Mrs A. Kicker and daughter Miss
Alice left Monday for a visit in Port
land On their return they planned
to visit in Gardiner.
Mrs. Guy Pennell has accepted a
position as organst at the First Bap-
list Church and will begin her duties
the first Of the New Year.
seventy-fve persons have signified
their intentions of joining the Rifle
club, which it is proposed to organize
here the first of next month.
Misses Faith and Freda Harris, who
entered Mount Holyoke College last
Fall are to spend their holiday re-
cess with their parents in town.
ed in the printery department of the
Independent-Repor leaves shortly
for visit with his parents in Old
Orchard.
Chas II. Gardner, president of the
Maine Farmers Union left Monday
for Watervlle and from there was 60
ing to Portland to attend the State
Grange meeting.
Frank Knowlton, instructor in
Manual Training branches both here
and at Madison, has gone to Penn
broke, where he will pass his vaca-
ton at his home
f. V. Williams of St. Louis a mem
Der of the Royal Male Quartet, the
organization giving concerts here
Friday and Sunday, went to Augusta
Saturday for short visit with a
friend.
George l.. Parker and Dennis Bou-
chard of the Beech Hill neighborhood,
each with a pair of horses left Mon
day morning for Flagstaff where they
have employment in the woods for
Ray Viles
Miss Marion E. Lord and Miss
Elizabeth Scott are to return the first
of the week to Pennington to resume
their studies at the Normal School
Miss Lord presided at the organ Sun
day evening in Congregational Church
f. w. Lane, manager of the Madi-
son Wooden Mills was in town Satur-
day night registering at The Coburn.
Mr.. Lane was on his way to Boston
and reported bsuiness as being brisk
at the Madison plant Army cloth is
being woven at the present time
Miss Harriet Marble, who was to
sail for the Philippines from Seattle,
January II, will instead start her
long voyage from a San Francisco
harbor at somewhat later date, but
probably in the same month. The
change is made because of the cold
weather.
The following pupils of Jewett
School were not absent during the
fall term of fourteen weeks: Marie
Beauford. Lionel Beauford, Roland
Daggett and Ralph Stoodley. Ray
mond Adams was absent one-half day
only and Floyd McAllister was pres
ent every day but one.
Miss Minnie Stinson departed Mon
day for her home in Clinton follow
ing visit with Mrs. J. N. Smith on
Water Street Miss Stinson was for
merly teacher in Skowhegan but is
new taking a domestic science course
at Pennington Normal School, which
she expects to complete next June.
Peregrin C. White. master OF Show
hogan Grange AMI Mrs White, the
worthy Ceres of the order, left here
Monday noon to attend the State
Grange sessions in Portland. Del
Hobart, master of East Madison
Grange and Mrs Hobart left at the
same time to attend the meetings also
Miss Alta Rowell, a member of the
local Grange.
The Royal Male Quartet gave two
delightful concerts in Skowhegan, one
at the Opera House Friday evening to
very attentive audience and the
other Sunday night In the Congrega-
tional Church. The personal of the
quartet was: Edward " Williams.
first tenor. violin and cornet; |. F.
Brown, second tenor and piano; Don
d. Campbell, baritone and violin;
Howard Payne, basso and cello. The
first event was the second in the
series Of High School entertainments
while the latter was sacred affair.
They left here for Milo.
l.. G. Traftons herd of fourteen
cows and two heifers took the lead in
producing the largest amount OF but
ter fat at the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery for the month OF Novem-
Der. Their yield totaled 1852 lbs.