The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-13

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yesterday and today
A B. Plummer left yesterday
morning on business visit TO Wa
teryille. Gardiner and Augusta.
There will be a rehearsal of the
Rebekah Degree Staff tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening. All are urged To come.
DR.. Julia Nay Kincad and Mrs.
Scott Robinson went to Fairfield yes
terday for a short visit. returning last
night,
Mrs. Gordon Bragg and child from
Portland have been visiting for sew
eral days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mr.. Joseph Murray.
Miss lnez Brown OF jefferson has
been visiting here with her former
schoolmate, Doris Tobey at the Tobey
home on Bridge street.
Mrs. d. H. Bartlett leaves tomorrow
for Washington, D. c.. to attend the
National Council of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
The New York Times has been
placed on reading table at the Public
Library for the convenience of the
reading public. It arrives daily.
The next meeting of the First
Baptist Ladies' Aid will occur Mon
day in the church yestry. with Mrs.
j. L. Webendorfer acting as hostess.
All ladies of the church and parish
are invited.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet next Saturday evening at
7.30 in Assembly Hall at the High
School Building. The program will
be presented as announced in our is
sue of Thursday last
Columbus Burrill of Oakland. a
we'll known Maine horseman, is com
ing to Skowhegan and will bring his
horses to train at Farview Park
track this summer. Among others is
Roland AXdale, with a record Of
217I.
The Festival Chorus held another
meeting Tuesday evening in Assem-
bly, Hall and met with excellent re-
suits. Some twenty-five persons were
in attendance and Don Morrison Of
Wateryille was present to direct the
music numbers
The {. c. c. c members were en-
tertained Tuesday night by tie presi-
dent Mrs Ellen G. Sawyer at her
home on Madison avenue. Easter ap-
pointments were charmingly arranged
as decorations and a very delicious
dinner was served.
S +. Emerson was the only SHOW
hogan patron to attend the Pomona
Grange meeting at North Arson
Tuesday An accident delaying an
up-riYer train enabled him To return
to SkoWhegan after the meeting. He
has furnished some excellent news
of the meeting which is found on
page l.
Mrs Rena Archer Taylor and En-
vim Fuller, the latter having spent
some months in town. have lately re-
ceiyed word of the death OF their
aunt Mrs. M. +. Archer of Fairfield
Center. An account of Mrs. Archer's
passing will be found on page S of
this issue, but we are informed that
Mr.. Archer, her husband, is not de-
ceased. as the notice states, but that
he is an invalid
The Skowhegan Rifle Club holds a
shoot with the Waterville Club next
Wednesday night-fifty foot prone
with a sand bag rest, ten highest to
count for record. Frank c. Parsons
was the only one from the Skowhe-
gan Club to get place on the State
team. The scores made by those try
ing from here were: f. c. Parsons,
124 Earl Rowe, 1913; A. X. Rowell,
1870; F. F. Tuscan. 119; Roy Hey
ward, 116; total COZ.
A special assembly of Mount Mo-
riah Council, No. 10, of Royal and
Select Masters, will be held in Ma
sonic Hall Monday afternoon and
evening r. l. Deputy Grand Master
Wilbur }. Dorman will be present in
his official capacity and a large at
tendance is especially desired Fol-
lowing the ballots the degrees of
Royal Master and Select Master will
be conferred and supper will be
served in the Banquet Hall at $50.
The degree of Super Excellent Mas
ter will be conferred during the eve
ming.