The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-23


Miss Pauline Bragg is away on a
,.isit to Boston and vicinity.
mr. ]. e. Wadsworth was in Angus
"a Yesterday to attend a registration
meeting.
sheriff Frank Thompson left Tues
day forenoon for visit to Hartland
and Pittsfield.
Chas. H. Davis arrived from Port
land Monday night and is domiciled
al the Skowhegan House.
4 special meeting of the First Bap-
tst Ladies' Aid will be held Monday
afternoon at Mrs. Frances Kelley's
Mrs John Brooking of Fairfield
has been visiting in town this week
with Mrs. W. H. Fowler of Mount
Pleasant Ave.
Miss Nellie NJ. Bumps of China has
been visiting for several days with
her sister Mrs. 2. A. Jackson on
Madison Ave.
Mrs f. \. Poulin returned yester-
day from Greenville Junction, where
she had attended the funeral of Mrs.
Alec Lemieux.
The Bethany Boys Club are to have
banquet in Bethany Chapel next
Monday evening. A program will
be carried out.
5. W. Philbrick is leaving shortly
for Washington, D. c. He will be
Joined in Brunswick by his son DON
aid w Philbrick
Mrs. Jennie NJ Schwartz, who has
been located in California, but who
has been passing several months with
her daughter at Jackman Station, is
expected Saturday to visit with Mrs.
Annie F. Fish.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Eames of North
Arson, Austin Eames and Miss Lou
Cloudman of Portland were guests
last week of Mr.. and Mrs Perley
Stevens Mrs. Carl Pierce of Wa
terville was a guest at the Stevens
home the first of the week.
Mrs. Mary Snow Varnum, who oc
cupies an apartment in the Harrison
Salley house on Madison Ave, has re-
turned from North Brooksville, where
she has been spending some time with
her daughter and young grand
daughter, who has lately arrived.
There is to be a meeting of the Of
fcers and members of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society at the
office of F. w Briggs, Wednesday
evening of next week at 7.30. Any
one interested in the welfare of the
organization is welcome to be pres
emit
The W. c. T. U. will meet next
Tuesday afternoon in Congregational
Church. The meeting is to be di-
rected by Mrs. Dora T. Nye and the
subject is Temperance Music. There
will be special music by the child
ren's chorus and Rev. c. II. McElhi
ney is expected to speak on the sub
jet Of intemperance.
AT the morning service in Bethany
Baptist Church next Sunday Rev
George Merriam will preach a ser
mon on Preparedness" which was
the slogan of the Boys Conference
at Bangor. At Z o'clock D. m. the
Bethany boys who went to Conference
are to give a sservice at winch there
will be special music.
Mrs. Jane Allen celebrated her
94th birthday yesterday. In honor
of the event a family dinner party
was enjoyed at the home of her cid
est daughter Mrs. NJ s. Adams on
Main st. Other guests included her
other two daughters, Mrs. Geo Buz-
zell of Larone and Mrs. Elwyn Pack
ard of Skowhegan. Mrs. Allen is in
excellent health and enjoyed the day.
Miss Myrtle Green, a teacher in the
schools of Rumford, is passing her
vacation in Skowhegan with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Green. Miss
Margaret Green, a student at Hebron
Academy is expected tonight and Miss
ollVe Green, teacher at the last
mentioned institution will come later
for visit beneath the parental root,
although she is to visit in Boston
during the first part of her school
recess.
1t Is expected that thirty-four peo-
pie will leave Skowhegan at sos to-
morrow morning for Washington. d.
I. The party is composed mainly
OF High School Seniors under whose
auspices the trip was arranged. The
entire class will not go but others
who are planning the Journey are
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Greenwood. Miss
Rattle Tozier. Miss Nell Clifford Miss
blanche ,Ieweft Mas Pearl tIor,itIo