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Gives Tea Anril 27
Well Appointed Luncheon.

Mrs. A. E. Bates entertained at a
prettily appointed luncheon of eight
covers yesterday afternoon at her apart
ment In the Connecticut. Among the
guests were Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott and her
sister, Miss Merrill. OF Pennington,
Conn, and Mrs Ernest Darlington.
Brig. Gen. William Murray Black.
recently appointed Chief of Engineers.
u. 8. A.. was the chief guest last night
at dinner given by r. A. c. Smith,
dock commissioner, az the Union
League Club In New York City.
Mrs. Harold j. Gross. of Providence,
IL the guest of her parents, Senator and
Mrs. LeBaron Il Colt, at their residence
in Massachusetts, avenue. Another
daughter, Mrs, Andrew Weeks Anthony,
of Bristol, II. l., Is also their guest.
Mrs. Isaac w LittelI entertained at
luncheon yesterday the members OF the
class with whom she has been taking
course in first aid at the Red Cross
this winter. The guests were Mrs
George w. McIver. Mrs John Dayton.
Mrs. Richard II. Leigh, Mrs. Randolph
Dickens, Mrs. Louis Scherer, Mrs. Ten
ny Ross, Mrs, Charles S. Wallace, Mrs.
John H. Rice, Miss Parker. Miss Ellie
I.ejeune, Miss Frances McIver and Miss
Mary Littell.
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Horse Show Boxes Taken.


Capital Horse show. May 6. stiH nearly
month away. subscriptions have al
ready been received for nearly two
thirdE of the boxes.
. A box has been reserved for the
Precedent, and sixty others have have
already been bespoken by Washington
from all over the East.
The complete list OF subscribers fol-
lows: President Wilson, officers WASH
inRton Barracks. officers Fort Myer,
Mrs. w. NJ. Ritter. Joseph Letter. Will
lam Dupont, William HIT Mrs. William
Wallace. jr., Mrs. w. r. Draper, Mrs.
ID. A. Epson. Gen. James A. BUCHANAN.
Ord Preston, Mrs. I. T. Mann, Mrs.
Charles b. Wood, Larz Anderson, Col.
r. NJ. Thompson. T.. b. Mclean, WILL
lam p. Emo. Admiral Brownson, Admiral
Clover. William Littauer, Mrs. ]. &.
Wetherill, Mrs. Axel Wickneld. Miss
Goldman, James N. Andrews. George n.
Myers, Mrs. Mackay-smith. Mitchell
Harrison, the Rev. Ward Denys. Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs. e. PendIeton,
Mrs.yJ. w. WaaBworth. Jr.. Mrs. Loren
Johnston. H. c. Perkins. George X. Nc
p. Fairbanks, Mrs. Nevcomb, Miss
Isabel Wells. A. c. Downing, Franklin
-. Roosevelt, Thomas b. Sweeney. Dr.
II. :. Nash, A. ID. Addison, Alexander
b: Legare, Mrs. Harry Wardman. w. A.
Lieber. Capt. William Mitchell. Col.
Charles q. Treat. James Parmalee, Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mrs. p. q. Gerry.
N. c. Hazen. Hugh 8. Legare, J. Maury
Dove. DIR. ]. b. Bayne Mrs II, T, New
comb. II. Lee Jones. Admiral Emory,
ana Col. Henry May.
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DARKEN YOUR
s GRAY HAIR
Look Young-Apply o-Ban,
HaFmIess-No Dye. :

Not a trace OF gray shows In your
hair after a few applications OF o-Bap
Hair Color Restorer to hair and scalp
o-Ban Is no dye. but is harmless
reaGy-to-use liquid, which makes scalp
and hair healthy. II your hair is gray
streaked with gray, prematurely graz
fsCed. thin. or falling. simply shampoo
hair and scalp with Q-Ban Hair Color
Restorer. All your gray hair and en-
tire read of hair then quickly turns to
an even. beautiful dark shade. leaving
all your hair healthy. funny. soft. RAJ.
diant. full OF life. fes,iTating; so evenly
dark and handsome no enc win suspect
you used Q-Ban. Also stops dsndruN
and railing hair. Only zoe for big BOT
tie at Riker-Hegeman Drug store.
Washington. d. &. out-of-town people
supplied by parcel post.-Advt.
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Public Library Wants
Gifts of Publications

Announcement Ii made in the current
bulletin of the Public Library that gifts
OF books. magazines, and pictures are
desired.
30 far as Its funds will permit. II is
stated. the library tries to purchase all
the most meritorious books In every
field and to buy duplicate copies OF those
most In demand. With a book fund of
$3.50 many desirable titles cannot be
obtained. Some OF these are purchased
later, when offered at reduced prices.
rare and costly books. and for these II
Is largely dependent upon donors.
The bulletin contains a list OF recent
books listed under various heads, includ-
ing music biography. European war.
orations. plsywriting, Industrial, liter
airy criticism. fiction. and books for chill
dren.
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were among other entertaining guests.
Marcus Jordan was with them.
The German ambassador entertained
Mrs. Rollins Morae, Princess Won HAITI
field. and DIR. Georg Ahrens, OF the en-
Senator phelan had in his box the
Secretary OF r.ie interior and Mrs. Lane
and Rear Admiral and Mrs. Victor
Blue. Mrs. r.. II. q. Slater entertained
a party I'm one OF the stage boxes. her
guests Including Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs. David +. Houston, Mrs. Robert
Patterson, and Miss Mary Gwynn. The
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burieson
had among the guests in their box Mrs.
Leland Howard. Miss Howard, MRS.
Busby. and Mrs. Herman Gasch.
Other Notables There.
Others in the audience we're Thomas
Springer Mrs. Augustus p. Gardner,
Mrs. ,swager sherley. Mrs. Frank
Pleadwell. Mrs. Arthur Willert. Mrs
Chauncey Hackett, Mrs. William Cro-
Eier. Mrs. Horace Westcott. Senator
Fletcher: Mrs. Kemp. Mrs; John ssha-
froth, Mrs. John II. Bankhead, Mrs.
Itobinson Downey. Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, Mrs. Kettner. wife OF Congress
man Kettner: Miss Bagley. Mrs. Ham,
ilton Lewis. Miss Helen McCumber. Mr..
I.efevre, Col. Charles Page Bryan. Miss
Patten. Miss Laura Harlan. Mrs. Will
lam Barrett Ridgely. Mrs. Frederick dc
Courcy Faust, Mrs. John Biddle. George
renee Townsend. jr, Mrs. A. w: Bagley
Mrs. Albert L. Mills, Myron Whitney
Miss Iras Hawley. Mrs. Edward keat-
ing.
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If You Have Tuberculosis

II IL most important that you should
pay proper attention to diet and living
fresh air day and night. Many life
claimed by this disease might have be en-
saved by timely attention to these nat
tiers. In most cases, however. rum
down system needs assistance. Under
these circumstances, try EcRman's AL
teratiVe. n lime treat ment which has
the unique quality CT being easily as
simulated by the average person.
strengthen your own chances by using
this remedy which hns effected bcnc'
fetal results In many cases.
No undue claims arc made for u, but
II has helped In many Cas's And II
Is safe to try. for II contains no opiates,
narcotics o. habit-forming drugs. Sold
By o'Donnelrs Drug stores.-Advt.
EckmRR Laboratory, Philadelphia.
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Mrs. Sparrow Gives Tea.

Mrs. H. @. Sparrow. wife of Lieu
tenant Commander Sparrow. u. s. N.
will entertain small company at a
tea this afternoon at her apartment In
the Ontario to meet Mrs. J. Somerset
Atkins and Miss Marv Atkins, of Win
nlpeg. canad9.
Mrs. Charles M. Drake and Miss
Sarah Mills will preside at the tea table
while Miss lydia Bush Brown and Miss
Dorothy Drake will assist In the dining
rcom.r
Mrs. Sparrow was hostess at a bridge
party of three tables Yesterday after
noon. Mrs. r. 8. Griffin and Mrs. II.
H. II. ola were at the tea table.
Miss Gladys Christy. daughter of
Commander and Mrs. Harley II. Christy,
OF Annapolis. will come to Washington
today to spend the week end with Miss
Louise clark. Miss Doris Durel dauRh-
ter of Capt. II. II. Durel. u. 8. NJ. and
Mrs. Durel. who is visiting Miss Dor
othy Mason. will be Miss Clark's guest
after next Thursday.
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VROOMANS TO GIVE
DINNER TO LANSNGS
Affair Tomorrow To Be Followed
4" Monday BY Theater Party
to Miss Lucy Burleson.

The Assistant Secretary ofAgricuiture
and Mrs, Cnrl. Vrooman will entertain
at a dinner tomorrow hight IN compll-
ment to the Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing.
on Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vrooman win give n small dinner and
theater party In honor OF Miss Lucy
Burleson. kmong tho guests will be
their cousin. Fairman Furnoss Of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. vrooman will leave washington
on April II for q two weeks tour OF
the West. Hu will make number OF
addresses at several agricultural coll
leges. t.f
Judge Martin A. Knapp will be host
at a dinner at his apartment In Stone
leigh Court Monday evening. The
honor guests will be the Misses Ians-
ing, sisters OF the Secretary of State,
The Masses Lansing will leave WASH
ing April 70. for their home In Water
town, N. Y.
Capt. and Mrs. w. 8. A. Smith enter
tanned at dinner last night at their resi-
dence in r street in honor Of the AS
sistant Secretary OF Agriculture and
hhrb' Nhi NroVh1"
Senator James ID. Phelan will oe host
Mt n dinner tomorrow night In honor
OF Miss Maude Fay. who In a. guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis.
.t. - 'r
Mrs. Ryan Devereux will entertain at
bridge on Tuesday afternoon.
5 -
Miss Helen woodrow Bones was the
guest in whose honor Mrs. Hampson
Gary entertained at dinner at the Army
and Navy Club last evening. The other
que SITS were the Solicitor OF the state
Department and Mrs. Cone Johnson.
Col and Mrs. w. w. Harris, Col. and
Mrs. Richmond p; Davis; Major and
]. T. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Elliot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McKenney. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wheeler. Mrs. J. y.
Bayard Schindel, Mrs. Victor kauff-
ram, Miss Marie Sims, Leroy Clark, OF
New York; Surgeon General rupert
Mitchell. and Lieut. John Il. Iseman.
Interesting Dinners Given.
A number of other interesting dinners
preceded the mid-week dance.
Capt. Josiah X. Mexican, U. 8. N.
and Mrs. Mexican entertained in COM
pliment TO their house guest. Miss
OF Mrs. Mexican. Those asked to meet
Miss Van Doren were Miss Gladys
Christy, of Annapolis: Miss Elizabeth
Cho %. Miss Suzanne Chase, Miss Ruth
Wilson. Capt. Ridley Mclean. Com
Henry Butier. Lieut.. Howard
Benson. Lieut.. Leigh -Noyes. and Lieut..
Wilson Brown.
Commander and Mrs w. w. GaIbraith
had as their guests Capt: and Mrs. Will:
lam Strother Smith. Commander and
Mrs. James o. Richardson, Commander
and Mrs. c. y. Mcyay, Naval Con-
structor and Mrs, J. L. Ackerson., Com
nander and Mrs, @. T. Pettingill.l Com
ms nder and Mrs. Harry Baldridge, civil
Engineer and Mrs. A. l.. Parsons. Com
mander and Mrs. Claude Bloch. Lieut..
and Mrs. Albert Church, and Lieut.. and
Mrs. w. w. Smyth.
Others giving dinners were Col. ana
Mrs. George w. Read, who entertained
for their daughter. Miss Margaret Read.
and Commander George W.. steele.
Miss Callra Russell. Of Great Bar
Tington, Mass, Is visiting Capt. and
Mrs. william Mitchell.
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BRIDAL PARTY FOR
HAYDRAIN WEDDING
ON APRIL 26NAMED
Miss Doris Drain to Have Num-
Der Of Attendants at Mar
rlage In st. Thomas.
SISTER IS MAID OF HONOR
Two Other Sisters To Be Brides
maids and Brldegroom's
Brother viii Be Best Man.
SISTER IS MAID OF HONOR

Miss Doris Drain daughter of Mr..
ard Mrs. James A. Drain. will have
number OF attendants at her marriage
to Edward Northup Hay. which will
take place on the afternoon OF April &c.
Miss Kathryn Drain will be her SIS
ter's maid Of honor; Mrs. Thomas Hay.
of Pittsburgh. will be matron OF honor,
and there will be two other sisters of
the bride, Miss Gertrude Drain and Miss
Marion Drain, in the bridal party.
The other bridesmaids will be Miss
Ellen Fillebrown, Miss Lydia Clark.
Miss Emily Chase and Miss Marie
Peary.
Thomas Hay. of Pittsburgh will serve
as best man for his brother, and the
ushers will be Alfred Harding, Harry
semmes, Edwin Stafford, Capt.
Monroe C. Nerth. u. s. A., and Lieut..
John c. Gotwals, U. 8. A.
The ceremony will be performed at st.
1honas' Church at 1870 o'clock. the
rector. the Rev. DR.. (. Ernest Smith,
officiating. and will be followed by a
small reception Mt Mr.. and Mrs. Drains
apartment IN the Wyoming. Mr.. Hay
10 the son of Col. and Mrs. w. VI. Hay,
Tonth Cavalry, u. =. A.
A number OF festivities nave been ar
ranged In compliment to this pcpuIar
biide. MisS Lydia Clark will give a
luncheon for her April n and on April
%. she will be the guest of horror at a
luncheon with Miss Elizabeth Fulton as
hostess.
That evening Miss Ellen Fillebrown
Will entertain tho bridal party a. sup
per. following the rehearsal Miss Ma y.
RE Peary will also entertain .or Mics
Drain probably ut luncheon on
April %.
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MISS STABLE BRIDE
or JOHN ". PIPER
Ceremony Performed at Chapel
Of TRANSPORTATION by the
Rev. H. W. StoweIl. 7.

The Chapel Of the TRANSPORTATION
was the scene OF beautiful wedding
yesterday afternoon when Miss Jane
Stable became the bride Of John w.
Piper. 1880. /.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Horace Wood stoweil. in the pres
ence OF large company OF relatives
and friends. ftt
The bride was escorted by her uncle.
Harry Lakeman. who gave her in mar
riage. She was attended by her cousin,
little Miss Kathleen Lekefnan, as flower
Girl, and by Miss Hazel Morse an maid
OF honor. asa .,.t,.'s
/ The bridegroom had AZ his best man
his cousin, Charles Brunger.
The bride was gowned in an attrac-
tive suit Of tan cloth with a picture
hat, and carried a bridal bouquet Of
roses and lilies Of the valley.
The maid of honor wore a gown of
blue taffeta and Georgette crepe. and
carried pink sweet peas.
Z The flower girl was q charming pic
ture in q dainty muslin frock. She car
ried bouquet Of sweet peas.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Piper left for a short honeymoon trip.
They will be at home at 1913 w street.
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Return to Warrenton.

hetuTH 10 WdTTentOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Il. Crosby and
Miss Jnletto Crosby. who have been in
Washington Tor the winter months.
have returned to their country place. ut
Warrenton. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby
have been occupying MIR. and Mrs. r.
Lee Phillips residence. In II street.
Mrs, william S. McCaskey. widow of
Major General Mc:Iaskey. has arrived
son and daurhter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
H. D: McCaskey. Mrs. McCaskey's
home Is la California, hut she haa been
spending psrt OF the winter with her
Mrs. W. W. Finley and the Misses
Finley have closed their Washington
residence and will spend, the sprins
anu summer months at their place at
Watrerton, Va.
Count and Countess James Minotto.
the latter the daughter of Louis +.
Plaza Hotel. In Buenos Aires, last night
In honor OF Secretary OF the Treasury
and Mrs. McAdoo. The guests Included
the whole American delegation to the
Pan-American conference at Buenos
Aires.
Among other guests were the AmerI-
can Ambassador and Mrs StImson, the
ministers OF Italy. Spain. and Sweden,
the fresldent or the Argentine govern
ment hank Manuel Triondo: the ceIe-
gates of the Chilean government, L,Iis
Izqnierdo. and leading members of Ar
geEtine society
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lippitt, son and
daughter-in-law of Senator Henry n.
Lippitt. are receiving congratulations
on the birth OF daughter on Monday
at their home in Providence, r. l.
=
Gives Tea April 81.
Mrs. Leonard Hoffman has cards out
for tea on Thursday afternoon, April
"a. at the Club of Colonial Danes. To
meet Countess Spottiswood Mackin,
Countess Spotiswood Mackin will be at
home on Thursday. MAY 4. at s O'Clock,
at the Cordova.
Washington.ans will have an oppor-
tunity to enjoy a French evening on
April IL at Rauscher's, when two one
act plays VIII be given by French anna
tours.
The. program, beginning at S:15, will
also include plano selections by s. M,
Eaoian ana vocal numbers by Paul
Bleyden, tenor
The performance is for. the benefit of
the wounded French soldiers.
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Distinguished Audience.

The recital given yesterday afternoon
at the National by Miss Maude Fay
assisted by Mrs. George Peabody Eus.
tbs. was attended by q distinguished
audience. H.
Mrs. Wilson wee detained and could
not be present, but turned over the
box reserve for the white House to
Miss Helen woodrow Bones.
Miss Bones entertained a party of
guests. among them Mrs. Rufus Day
and Miss Edith Benham.
Mrs, Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth. and Mrs. Cary Rum.
sey were among the occupants OF a
bow. and Mr.. and Mrs. Eidridge Jordan
The Washington times., 1916-04-07
Citizens Indotse pan 1
To Widen Woodley Lane

Widening Of Woodley lane betwee1
Thirty-fourth street ana Wisconsin ave.
nue.. was = favored by the Cathedral
Heights Aqiuzens Assorigtion AZ its meetl
Ing last night Ar resoiutlpn providing.
for the Improvement has been introf
ducedv in Congress-. and. thu associatioH
last night pledged. itself TO work for the
adoption OF this measure r -
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LANES TO ENTERTAIN
. PRESIDENT TUESDAY
Affair One Of a Series Of cabi-
net Fetes, Postponed Be-
cause Of Secretary's illness.
Photo by Buck.

The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Lane have selected Tuesday evening as
the date OF the dinner they will give In
honor of the President and Mrs. Will,
son.
The dinner, which IL one OF the series
OF Cabinet dinners, was postponed on
account OF the illness OF the Secretary,
which took Secretary and Mrs. Lane to
the coast.
- Last evening the Secretary and Mrs.
compliment to William Denman, OF
California.
The Secretary of War was the guest
of honor at a dinner given by Lieu
tenant General Young last night. at his
residence at Soldiers. Home. Those
asked to meet the Secretary were Dr.
pa, Jayne Hill. James Brown scott.
eral Gorgas. Judge Advocate General
Crowder, Adjutant General Mccain,
Major General Sanger. Major General
Bliss, John Callan o'Laughlin, Frederic
huiGekoper, Albert Douglas, and Major
Parker w. West.
Mrs. George T. Odell and Mrs Mary
kealty. Claggett were Joint Possesses at
card patry given by the precinct
uiaHSHeS VI tue (ohBIcSsiOrdl CHion, dt
the national headquarters of the organi.
"a lion on Lafayette square yesterday
afternoon. The tables were placed IN
the drawing room suite. and about fifty
guests were present. The proceeds from
the entertainment will be used by the
precinct branches to help defray the ex-
pense of an envoy to the West, leaving
Sunday afternoon on the Suffrage
Special"
The Misses sedgeley will be at home
this afternoon at their residence in
Massachusetts, avenue, and will have
with them Mrs. Walter L. Fisher, of
Chicago. wife of the former Secretary
of the Interior, and her daughter i'm
law. Mrs. Walter T. Fisher.
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DIPLOMATS TO Be
GUESTS At DINNER
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing viii
Entertain Henry P. Fletcher,
and Judge Joseph Shea.

Several interesting dinners are on the
social calendar for this evening. The
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Lansing
wiA entertain informally In compliment
to Henry Prather Fletcher, formerly
ambassador to Chile, who has been
transferred to Mexico. and Judge Joseph
Shea, OF indianapolis. who succeeds
Mr.. Fletcher as ambassador to Chile.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis
have invited a distinguished company
for dinner to meet Miss Maude Fay. and
Major and Mrs. william P. wooten will
also entertain at dinner. Mrs. Arthur
Sinclair and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Bur-
r!ll will be the honor guests.
-
Miss Hildegarde Hurley has cards out
for a luncheon at the Highlands on FRI
day. April H. I'm compliment TO Miss
May Power and Miss Kelly.
-
Will Serve Punch.
At the vaudeville tea to be given on
the afternoon of Saturday, May 6. at
the Raleigh Hotel by the District of
Columbia Division, United Daughters OF
the Confederacy. Mrs. Walter Il. Hut
ton will nave charge of the lemonade
and punch, ana will! be assisted by Mrs.
Belle c. Riley. and Mrs. Archibald
Young. both of the Robert f. Lee Chap
ter, of which Mrs. Hutton is president.
Among those taking part in the mu-
steal drill at the Riding and Hunt Club
yesterday afternoon were Miss Myra
Morgan, Miss Louise Clark. Mrs. w.
Sinclair Bowen. Miss Frances Carpen-
ter. Miss Margaret Devereux. Mss Ruth
Donaldson. Miss Gertrude Greedy. Miss
Rose Greeley. Miss Anna Hamlin. Miss
Nadine Oxnard. the Misses Sc-iven.
Miss. Elizabeth Wiley. Miss Kingsbury,
v MaSn o9 George e Oakley Totten non r..
S. Hunt. and Lieutenant Herman. Capt.
William Mitchell won the loving cup In
the jumping contest. Miss Ethel Mac
Murray poured tea,
Cancels Engagements.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith. president OF
the District of Columbia Division. United
Daughters of the Confederacy. is leav-
from nervous breakdown, and is COM
PEELED to cancel all her engagements for
that period.
Among the people present at the Co.'S
mos Club for the lecture of the Alliance
Franchise. YESTERDAY were Mrs. Crozler,
Countess de Cellere. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Chatard. Mrs. p. w. Bartlett,
Henry G., Croker. Mrs. j. Hartman,
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs. Gillett,
MI. and Mrs w. ". Baldwin. Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman. Mrs. j. l.. Morehead,
Mrs. Spencer Wood, Mrs. A. G. Win
slow. Mrs. G. Mcclellan Chase, Miss J.
Butler. n, II, Darton.
The next and last French lecture of
the season will be given next Thurs
Pday bv Monsieur Merlant The subject
will be "Lheroisme dana la Literature
franchise"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-07
SCORE WAS : TO 2

SkoWheean had an easy time with
the Gardiner team at the Waterville
fair last Thursday afternoon when
they won out in the game played
against the down river nine by a
score of : to >. Sharp fielding be
hind James. the former Colby pitcher,
cut off many hits by the Gardiner
batsmen. Saunders being the star
performer in the field for the Show
hogan club Moore was on the mound
for the downtown team and while he
was hit hard, was given rather poor
support. especially in t}le field.
Skowhegan 49,. q O u o.
Gardiner ...... / q / q q a Il o a
Two-base hits Saunders, Best
Lee, Lees. Lanning, Stolen bases
-Twombly. Lee. Lees, James. p Tai
bot Struck out-By James ,. Hits
off James 8, off Moore l.. Double
plays-Jamos to Lees to Houser;
Lord unassisted Fishburn to Saun-
ders to Houser Hit by pitched ball
-. Talbot. Twombly, Barrows. Wild
pitch-Mooro Passed ball - Lees,
Monahan. Base on balls--off James
.. off Moore 4. Sacrifice hits-Fish-
burn ,. Umpire, McGauley. Time,
2h. Attendance. 5000.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-07
Old News Items

Nav "a. lSTS-The alarm of fire
Monday night was oceasioned by the
burning of Mr.. CluCkeys house The
furniture was chiefly saved, but the
loss was a very heavy one for him
and we are glad to learn that a
movement was at once set on foot Il
raise funds to aid hm-The Sunday
morning train brought word that the
Skowhegan Town poor house was a
mass of smouldering ruins as it pass
ed that place a little before s o'clock
l.. H Folsom Esq, chairman of the
board of selectmen, and Chandler
futile. Esq in whose agency the
buildings were insured, at once re-
paired to the form and found the
report true The fire was discover
ed about O'Clock in the morning In
the rear of the wood shed 1t was
impossible to stay the progress and
in short time the house and sheds
were in ashes All the inmates,
some nineteen besides the overseer's
family were gotten out and most OF
the furniture was saved The in
surance on what was burned is n
little rising thirteen hundred dol
lars. This is the second house the
town has lost within few years.
May 81. 1S7S-Born. Oakland, Cal
May l4th. to the wife of W. Henry
Parkman, a son. Married. Skowhe-
gan. May eth by NJ T. Emery, Esq
Chas. W. Atkins and Miss Nellie NJ
Burrill, both of Canaan.-Died. Skow-
hogan. May cath Geo. Woodcock
aged Sc years May 26th. Howard h
Gilman, aged 8 years-C. H. Kilby
recently of the Reporter has purchas-
ed the interest which Mr. Wesley
Archer had in the jewelry establish