The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27


was in Skowhegan Saturday fore
noon on business.
Mrs. {. J. Abbey visited in Water
vile Monday last with her sister.
Mrs F. NJ sedgeey
Maurice Bracket was at home
from Portland early in The week de
parting Monday last
Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Steward visited
the first of this week with Mrs. Stew
ards relatives in Augusta.
Mrs. {. {. Stewart of Bingham is
in town on her way home after visit
ing friends in Augusta and Waterville.
Miss 5. Madeline Ward arrived
from Dorchester, Mass Saturday
and is at her summer home at Lake
wood.
Rev. J. E. Gibberd, who has been
located in Athens as the pastor of
the Methodist Church. was in Show
hogan Friday He left on the after
noon train for Randolph. where it is
understood he is to be located in the
ministry
Three small boys who were before
Trial Justice Lancaster last Thursday
on the breaking and entering ease al
FairFiew Park, were fined. the pre-
siding officer however suspending the
fines and renting the costs. The
young men did not leave the Court
Room though. until they had received
some sound advice from Judge Ian
caster.
Miss Olive Hayden of Madison Cen
ter was in Skowhegan during the day
last Friday calling on acquaintainces.
She is the president of the Spiritual
ist Ladies' Aid Society and announc-
ed that they would hold their annual
June meeting probably on the 18th
with Mrs May S. Vanderbilt of Brook
Ign. y. Y. as the speaker and mes
sage bearer.
The Knights of Pythias celebration
in honor of their oath anniversary
was a very happy occasion last
Thursday evening. There was
good sized attendance and remarks
were in order. Lambert catered
during the banquet hour. The ami
yersary proper was not until Friday.
the lodge having been organized on
the 2lst day of April in 1892. That
date was Fast Day. a holiday now
known as Patriots Day.
Friends of Miss Lillian Taylor will
be interested to learn that she has
been promoted to the position of head
nurse in charge of the operating room
at the Central Maine General Hospi
tai in Lewiston Miss Taylor has
been training in that institution for
some time and will probably complete
her course this year. The promotion
previously referred to is distinct
honor and speaks we'll for her elf
cheney in the line of her chosen pro-
fession
One of the happy little parties of
last week occurred Thursday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Weston on Main st, when their
daughter, Miss Barbara entertained
several young ladies'. Much of the
time was spent at the card tables and
during the evening a dainty luncheon
was served Included among the
guests were Miss Isabelle b. Thomas.
Miss Violet Robinson Miss Mildred
a. Bealc. Miss Annie Caswell, Miss
GLADYS F. Pennell Miss A. Magma
Gordon and Miss Helen Whtesde.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men entertained the members of the
auxiliary lodge. the Degree of Honor,
in very pleasant manner last Thurs
day evening at lodge headquarters in
Grand Army Hall. Following the
regular session. the doors were
thrown open to the visitors and the
hours were passed socially at the
card tables. Refreshments of ices
and other dainties were served and
feature of the evening was short
talk by Mrs. Ella H. Crowell, Grand
Chief of Honor of the Grand Lodge
d. of II.
Mrs. Sarah Palmer accompanied by
her niece Miss Mabel Robinson. left
Sunday afternoon for Bangor whittier
she was called owing to the illness
and death of her sister, Mrs. Luther
Palmer who had been in poor health
for some time. The deceased for
merly lived in Athens, being the
daughter of the late George and
Sophia Barker One brother Brad
bury Barker still resides in that
town, and besides Mrs. Sarah Palmer,
there is one other surviving sister.
Mrs. T. l.. klgore of Wakefield.
Mass. Miss Mabel Robinson's moth