The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-11
Skowhegan Local News


The Home Relief Society met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. ". P. Ordway.
Frank Carter and Perley Grant
spent Sunday at their home in Fair
field.
The Ladies' Circle of the NJ. E.
church will hold their annual election
of officers at O'Clock Monday.
At a meeting of the Blue Lodge
Monday evening three candidates were
given the third degree and banquet
was served.
Mr.. and Mrs D. w. Sanborn of Port
land who have been house guests of
Mr.. Sanborn's uncle, H. S. Hopkins
and family departed Tuesday forenoon.
The regular routine business was
conducted at the meeting of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, Friday afternoon.
One candidate was admitted and three
applications were received.
Samuel F. Emerson, secretary of
Somerset Pomona attended the month
ly session of that organization which
was held Tuesday in Scion. He will
furnish an account of the meeting for
our next issue.
Carroll Flanders, sophomore at
Colby College who was at home last
week owing to illness, received word
Friday that he was one of the success
full contestants for the Varsity De-
batting Team. He was able to resume
his studies this week.
Mrs. ]. o. Smith left Saturday for
Concord, Mass, where she will be
guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pepper. She will be Joined
there by her son, DR.. George Otis
Smith of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, it being their plans to
celebrate their birthday anniversaries
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green and
their daughter Miss Margaret stu
dent at Hebron Academy left yester
day for California. They will go by
the way of Niagara Falls where they
will stop for a time, paying a visit
to the Grand Canyon and then going
to Los Angeles and Riverside Calf.
They will probably visit Salt Lake
City and Denver on their return. They
will be away for several weeks.
One committee elected at the annual
town meeting has got busy and this is
the members of the Fire Commission
who left here Tuesday for Boston.
The commission is composed of Hon.
E. n. Merrill, L. E. Jacobs and c. j..
Abbey and their errand is to pay a
visit to the automobile show, in or
der that they may make arrangements
for the buying of a motor-propelled
combination hose and chemical fire
truck, which the citizens voted for
them to purchase for use in
the Skowhegan Fire Department.
The next meeting of the Somerset
County Veterans Association will be
held in Skowhegan tomorrow at the
Municipal building opening with the
morning session at 10 O'Clock for the
usual business. The Ladies Auxil-
liary will also meet at the same time.
Dinner will be served at noon by the
Russell Relief Corps and the afternoon
session will be called at lis o'clock
with the usual entertainment. Major
John w. Fogler will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome and others are asked
to come prepared to assist in the ex-
ercises. All meetings of the Associa-
ton are public.
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Donald who passed away at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Walter Kilgore
will be taken today to Houlton where
services will be held and where the de-
ceased formerly resided. The inter
ment will be in Hodgdon. Mrs. Nc
Donald, who was born in Fredericton,
N. b., was 80 years of age and had
lived in Maine for. over so years,
coming to Skowhegan to reside about
five years ago. Besides her daughter
there are four surviving sons, Will.
Thomas and Bernard of Houlton and
Herbert of Groveland, Mass. Mrs.
KilgOre and her two children will ac-
company the body to Houlton.
There was a very large attendance
at the monthly meeting of the Helen
Coburn Mission Circle held Friday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Fred
Turner ON Mt. Pleasant Ave. Rev.
George Merriam was present and as
sisted In conducting the devotional
exercises. He also mentioned some
of the facts that are presented 10 the
missionaries today on account of the
war and told OF local missionary and
church work needs. Mrs. X. +, HON.
sted was In charge of the remainder OF
the program the subject OF the same