The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-08
Skowhegan Local News


day to visit her brother in Monsoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W Jewett
are the parents of a young son born
Sunday last.
II. S. Hopkins is expected home
from New York and ST. Louis the last
of this week.
Fred E. Colder of lockwood was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George B.
Fairgrieye yesterday at Wesserunsett.
Col. Frederic H. Parkhurst of Ban
gor was in town Monday and Tues
day. He addressed Co. E Monday
evening in the non-commissoned Of
ffcers' rooms on preparedness and
their duty to the State.
Fred Dudley proprietor Of the Rock
wood Hotel is in Jail for ninety days.
1t is understood to be the result of
an old liquor selling case which has
taken varied course through the
courts of the county. Deputy Sheriff
Chute went up river to get the for
mer offender.
Tuesday evening was observed by
the Rebekahs as their annual Child
ren's Night. Many little folks were
in attendance and they presented a
i nj aC.i n Of nd
/ tations. Refreshments were served
and a children's party in the Lodge
rooms followed the program numbers.
Skowhegan friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert w. Linn, Jr elena Sanford)
formerly of Hartland, will be inter
ested to learn that they have estab-
lished their home in North Vassal-
tendent's position in a factory. For
some time they have been living in
Goff's Falls, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Lawley, with
their daughters, Mrs. D. B. Bearce
and Mrs. William Maxim and Mr.
Lawleys sister. Miss Mary E. Lawley
are leaving today for SomerVlle
Mass, where they will attend the
wedding of DR.. Brace l. Lawley of Ar
lington, Mass. and Miss Rubina Bur
CESS of Somerville, Mass. The we'd
ding will be solemnized the 18th at
the brides home. Dr. Lawley is the
son of the couple first mentioned
A pleasant party was given by Mrs,
E. l.. Savage last Friday at her home
in observance of the thrtieth ami
versary of her marriage The guests
were members of the Whist and
Finch Clubs with which she is af-
filiated and about thirty We're present
Delicious refreshments were served
during the afternoon. The hostess
was the recipient of many beautiful
flowers and is to be presented with an
automobile lunch kit which has been
ordered but did not arrive in time
for presentation on the day Of the
festivities.
The members of the Senior class OF
the Skowhegan High School are
working hard to create interest in a
high school alumni association which
is thought would create more schoo,
spirit and a closer union of alumni
and undergraduates such as is the
case in many schools much smaller
than the Skowhegan High. The class
has a committee consisting of Francis
Friend, Ruth Greenwood and Emery
Dyer. which is looking after the mat
ter and getting some representative
from each class to correspond with
other members. The aim is to get
as many as possible from each class
to attend the Commencement banquet
at Hotel COburn on June %, follow
everything works we'll, Landlord
Haines will have individual tables for
each class. Officers will be elected
for the alumni association at the ban
quet and it is planned to have the
presentation of gifts by Verna Abbey
and Allan Wentworth transferred
from the graduation exercises in the
Opera House to the banquet The
committee want to know the names
of all who will attend the banquet be-
fore June 49, 1t has already been
ascertained that graduates as far
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