The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-29
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: Crymble. Addie Brown, Henry Nor
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Crymble. Addie Brown, Henry Nor
ton, Leo Caswell, Earl Wing.
The exercises on Memorial Day
will be under the charge of the teach
ers and pupils OF the Mark Emery
schools. There will be no speaker
as there was last year
Several grass fires during the past
week caused a great deal of excite
ment, but the greatest damage done
was to young growth OF timber.
There are several cases OF grippe
about town and NJ. L. French is one
of these who has been very sick, and
is not yet able to go out.
Mrs. Addie Perkins little son has
the chicken pox, so she will not re-
turn to Portland 80 soon.
Mrs. W. c. Robinson and daughter
Miss Carrie arrived home from Wash
ington Monday.
Tuesday, representative of a
| bridge company was here In consulta-
ton with Selectman Caswell making
estimates and taking measurements
for the new iron bridge to take the
place of Fletcher bridge.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Wing of Port
land are staying here during Mr..
Wings vacation.
The annual G. A. R. Fair will be
held in Grange Hall, Saturday, May
! 1st.
DR.. l. L. Salley of Skowhegan was
in town on business Monday night.
S. P. Taylor, assistant manager of
farm and stock at the Newcastle
stock farm, has been having vaca-
ton during the past week.
Twenty members of the Womans
Association met at the home of Mrs.
Ella Beale, Thursday afternoon. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
George Clarke, president of the Asso-
citation. Arrangements were made
to raise money to repair the interior
of the Congregational church. which
will be newly papered and have a
steel ceiling Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
Friends of Rev. and Mrs Gardner
Wills are very much pleased that
they are to remain here another year.
They returned from Conference Mon
day.
Over eighty Odd Fellows and Rebe
kahs attended church Sunday when
Rev. Mr. Harding gave very inter-
estng anniversary sermon.
Among the up river people on the
down train Monday morning were
Hon. Forrest Colby Of Bingham and
Royden v Brown, Esq. of Bingham
and Fred Coolidge of Scion.
Will Hooper is employed about
the Railroad station for the present.
no.
ceived a gift of some handsome plates
of highly polished wood. They were
given by Mrs Augusta Bailey in mem
DRY of her husband, the late Edwin
Bailey.
Ruth Head Cragin Chapter met
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
A. Simmons and the meeting was
opened by singing the Star Spangled
Banner" The vice regent, Mrs.
Emily Counce presided. The com
mittee on the granite watering tub
reported that the money was coming
in from subscriptions to the Inde
PENDENT Reporter and the Chapter
voted fifteen dollars from the treas
ury towards the fund. 1t is the in
tention to raise about one hundred
and fifty dollars for the tub A com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Bessie Rand,
Mrs. Lizzie Emery and Mrs. Mae Par
sons was appointed to prepare the
Year Book. A committee was APP
pointed to visit the schools. One
nonresident member was granted
withdrawal. and one was elected to
membership. There were two visit
ors present, one from Margaret Golf
Moore Chapter and one from Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter A paper on
Revolutionary Soldiers who had liv-
ed in Town" was read. After the
meeting refreshments consisting of
fruit salad. hot rolls, fancy cakes,
and. coffee were served by the hos
tesses. Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Eta
Eames. assisted by Mrs. f. w Bunker
of Eunice Farnsworth Chapter and
Miss Edna Kelley.
Arson Grange held It's regular
meeting Saturday afternoon. April II
with a fair attendance, 90 members
being present. After routine of
business the following program was
presented: Reading Lottie Ellis;
reading. Ethel Norton; song. Hazel
Flanders; reading. Sadie Berry; read
ing. Eunice Hilton: reading; Susie
Reed; reading, Lucy Norton piano
solo. Harriet Scott. The next regu-
lar meeting will be Saturday evening