The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-22


Malbons Mills.
John R. Philbrick has been in Ban
gor this week to attend the meeting
of the State optometrists.
Kerry B. Steward arrived home
Tuesday forenoon from a several
days visit with friends in Augusta.
Mrs. Maude Adams, Mrs. Eva Green,
and Mrs. Maude Albee have been
visiting in Bangor during the present
week.
Prof. H. W. Brown of Colby Col
lege will preach morning and even
ing Sunday at the First Baptist
Church.
Miss l.. M. Poulin arrived home
Tuesday forenoon from short visit
with her sister Mrs. Arthur Cayou-
cite in Waterville.
Miss Louise Cass of Portland visit
ed the first of the week with her faith
/ err, Capt. E. A. Cass and her sister
Miss Jennie Cass.
Walter Pratt Ennis, who has been
employed in Pennington for some
time spent Sunday and the holiday
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Ennis.
w. A Clough,who has been passing
the winter at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. w. S. Stinchfield, departed
Tuesday morning for his home in
Portland.
Mrs. C. G. Rutter of Lawrence,
Mass, and w. l. Frost of Vineland,
N. j., have been in town this week
owing to the death of their mother,
Mrs. Susan NJ. Dunlap Frost
Work has been begun upon the new
building being built just off from
Water ST. by Wentworth and Bisson
When completed it will be occupied
by Deputy Sheriff L. NJ Sanborn for
SdldSG pun pOoOo'
Mrs. Clarence Hayden was in Ban
gor the first of the week to attend the
annual State sessions of the United
Order of the Golden Cross. Mrs.
Hayden represented the local branch
of this order.
Miss Leah Viles returned Tuesday
from visit with her mother in
Flagstaff Miss Viles is one of the
teachers in an outlying district and
during her vacation has taken trip
to Washington, D. C.
Miss Miretta L. Bickford, formerly
of Skowhegan, has been elected to
membership in Phi Kappa Phi, the
honorary fraternity of the University
of Maine. Membership in this fra
ternity is based on scholarship.
At an executive meeting of the
Grand Lodge of N. E. o. p. held the
first of the week l.. l.. Walton Esq.
was appointed deputy for the Lodge at
Madison and Ardelle BARLEY of Madi-
son, deputy for Eureka Lodge of
Skowhegan.
Portland Deaconesses Home address,
ed the women of Skowhegan in the
Methodist Church Sunday afternoon
Her subject was "Woman's Home Mis-
sion Work" Miss Robinson is field
worker for the Aine Conference.
The Searchlight Club met April 16.
at the home of Miss Esther French
on Mount Pleasant Avenue for its
regular meeting The girls continu-
ed their work for the missionary
boxes. A short program was carried
out and CONNECTIONS served. An en-
joyable evening was spent by all.
During the absence of Mr. and
Mrs. w r. Elliott from their home
on Alder St. Sunday afternoon, fire
in the shed connected with the dwell
ling was detected. The alarm was
given and prompt attention averted
a confiagration. Water and smoke
damaged the house considerably, but
the flames were confined pretty much
to the shed. The buildings were in
sured
The Fire Department has been kept
busy for the last several days. grass
fires proving both numerous and very
dangerous. Tuesday afternoon fol-
lowing the checking of the flames in
the field close to Mount Pleasant
Avenue, the department was called to
grass fire near the river drivers
camp below the Eddy. Yesterday the
farm buildings of George n. Weston
on the River Road were greatly en-
dangered and the Department was
also called there Grass ignited sup
posedly from railroad locomotive
and the flames were blown toward
the buildings II the hremen had
arrived three minutes later 1t was
thought that the barns could not have
escaped burning
The next meeting OF the Clemeutino