The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-07

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Miss Marion Lord and Miss Ruth
Greenwood returned to their studies
al Pennington Normal School Mon
day morning. after enjoying the
Thanksgiving recess at their, homes
in Skowhegan.
The neXt regular meeting of Mil
burn Commandery No. 305 [ O. G.
c. viii be held on Thursday even
ing next Election Of officers will
take place al this time and all mem
bers are urgently requested to be
present
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Lang enter
tanned a dinner party at their home
on Middle street Thanksgiving Day.
their guests being Mr.. and Mrs c.
W. Day. the Misses Dorothy and
Helen Day, Harry Day, Mrs. Annie
F. Fish and John L. Fish.
Colby 7. Huff has received the
contract from the contractors w II.
Fissell and Company of New York
City, to take photographs of the new
postotIiee Pictures are to be taken
each week for sixty weeks and one
the first of each month for fourteen
months, with various others between
times, for the purpose of showing the
of OF bo
building after its completion, are al
SO to be taken
The next meeting of the Miss on
Reading Circle of the Congregation
al church will be held at the home oil
Mrs J. ". Fogler Tuesday. Dec. 80
Last week the Circle met with Mrs
Mckinney, when program was
carried out consisting of readings on
the subject. Social and Moral Con
dit.ons In Mexico There was also
report on the materials for the mis-
sionary boxes which are soon to be
sent South
a family reunion of the sons and
daughters of Sullivan Russell was
i held Thanksgiving Day and it proved
happy occasion. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Almer Russell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curriel
and family of Skowhegan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Russell of Woodland
and Mrs. George Russell and Mrs
Paulina Wiley of Washburn and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Russell and son
Jesse of Easton.
F. A. Bulge of Mattawamk Gag has
accepted the position of Genera
Manager of the Farmers Union OF
Maine. The report in the daily pa
| pers that he had declined this office
is entirely without foundation. HI
and c. II. Gardner of this place
president of the State Association
were in Baltimore last week anc
closed a contract with the STANDARD
Guano Co, for fertilizer for The
coming season. the formula contain
/ ing from one TO seven per cent pot
ash, all of that now expensive chem
zeal which users can afford to pay
for.
About $40 was cleared Friday
evening of last week at the enter
tainment given by the members OF
the Searchlight Club at the Congre-
gational Church The program il
charge Of Miss Hannah Page, con
sisted of a Chinese entertainment, a
three-act play entitled Peach Blos-
SONS Fortune" Miss Esther French
assumed the role of Peach Blossom
Miss Elizabeth ". Marsh was "Preci-
Gus Gem, while Mabel Mckinney
and Prudence Wadsworth represent
ed Early Spring" and Excellent
Virtue respectively, and Miss Doris
Cover played the role of the Ameri-
can missionary. The scholars were
represented by the Misses Eunice
Patten, Christine Pooler. Elsie Ray
ner Beatrice Smiley, Cora Hopkins
and Verna McMahon. Miss Ruth
Greenwood sang and there were
piano solos by the Misses Doris
Cover and Marion Lord.
Do you know that NJ 6 Swain &
Co. are selling 25c ribbons for l9e.