The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14

On account of the storm, there was
no meeting of the \. E. o. p. lodge
Tuesday evening. A special meeting
will be held next Monday evening,
December Is, for the election of Of
ficers.
The meeting of the part owners
and pew owners of the Congregation
al church which was to have been
held last Monday evening, was ad-
journed until tomorrow (Friday)
evening at o'clock when it will be
held in the Yestry of the church.
There was a teachers meeting
Monday afternoon at Superintendent
Gerrish's office in the Municipal
Building at which time there was an
address by Carleton ?. Merrill on the
school Savings Bank" and arrange
ments talked over for the starting of
this plan the first of January.
Among the entries at the State
Poultry show in Portland this week
appear the following well known
Somerset County names: Franklin
Danforth ?. D. Witham and J. f.
Webendorffer of Skowhegan; l.. c.
Whiting Eta NJ. Crosby and Mrs.
Jennie Harlow all of Norridgewock.
The many friends of Miss Bertha
Goss, who has been living at the
home of the Ralph Tibbetts family on
Madison avenue while attending
school i'll Skowhegan, will be glad To
learn that she is now reported out of
danger and is improving. Miss Goss
was operated on for Appendicitis last
week at the Somerset Hospital
The hearing which Was to have
been held at the Municipal Building
at 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon. was
held over until the last of the week
on account of the sickness of the lit
tie girl, aged eleven years, the daugh-
ter of Mrs c. A. Reynolds. who, it is
understood, has been keeping her
child for no special reason. out Of
school
There are now fifty-three students
enrolled in the classes at the night
school which is more than there has
ever been before, the largest number
previous to this year having been
forty-six. There is a large COM
mercial class and also a manual
training class. the remainder of the
forty-three pupils taking the general
course of studies.
The visitors, about forty-eight in
number who collected for the Every
Member canvas of the Congregation
al Church last Sunday afternoon. are
to meet in the church yestry at $50
this Thursday evening to tabulate
results. The canvas was a great
success, all of the homes i'm the
parish being visited by one of tn
forty-eight visitors.
Grades VII and VII are 10 have
Christmas trees next week Friday be
fore the close of school for the
Christmas vacation. The VII Grade
comprised of Miss Bessie A. Charles
and Miss Doris Rayner's divisions,
will have their tree in the afternoon.
The VIII Grade, Miss Norah Plum
mer's and Miss Laura Colwell's di-
visions, will have their tree and
social, in Assembly Hall of the High
School building, Friday evening.
The engagement of Attorney Maur-
ice 2. Merrill. son of Mr. and Mrs.
j. Palmer Merrill of Skowhegan and
Miss Ruth B. Lander. formerly of
Bingham, now of Maiden. Mass,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John J.
Lander has recently been announced
The bride-elect is now a senior at
Simmons college Miss Lander is a
sister of Mrs. VIM Folsom Merrill of
Skowhegan and both young people
are receiving the congratulations of
Their many friends in this town and
vicinity
What Prohibition Has Done was
the subject at the meeting of the
Clementine Weston " {. T. L.
afternoon. Short addresses
were given by DR.. o. II. Tracy, Phi
D.. of the First Baptist church, Rev
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
fist church, Rev. e. II Mckinney of
the Congregational church and Rev.
Frederick C. Rogers of the Methodist
church. Rev. Eta G. Tracy. assist
ant pastor Of the First Baptist, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises. Mr.
Turner addressed the ladies' on the
Chautauqua meeting next summer.
The oyster supper which was sery-
ed Monday evening at the First Bap-
fist church by the men of the parish,
was a great success. Philo Steward
was chairman of the committee on
and had as his capable
assistants, Messrs, Harvey White
Fred Horne, Elmer Russell, Charles
Allen, Hunter Thomson, Nahum
Steward, Louis Dow and George K