The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-15

Mrs. Julia Holt returned to Scion
Saturday, being called home by the
! illness of her mother. Mrs. Ethel
! Lunt was some better last week
Miss Annette Spaulding is attend
ing the Commencement exercises at
! the Mason Institute in Springvale
this week and will later attend the
exercises at Bates, as her brother
! Frederick is in this years class.
Charles PhilpOtt was in town Sun
day visiting his sister and other
relatives.
The graduating exercises of the
Norridgewock High School were held
in the Town Hall last Thursday even
ing. June Sth. The hall was packed
to its fullest capacity and every one
present enjoyed the program which
was given in faultless manner. The
hall was prettily decorated for the
OCCASION in green and white, the class
colors, and the class motto "Aut in
yeniam viam aut faeiam" was sus-
pended over the stage. Towne's or
chestra furnished music for the even
ing. The program was as follows;
Salutatory, The Automobile in War,
Charles Munsey Young; Glass His
tory. Mildred Frances Huff; Glass
Prophecy, Verne Taylor Blaisdell;
Essay, Equal Suffrage. Fannie
Crockett Haskell; Essay, The High
School Graduate and His Town, Glen
Merideth Robinson; Presentation of
Gifts, Mildred Lydia Moore; Naledic-
tory. Night Brings out the Stars,
Marjorie May Bracket.
Buy this paper at Spaulding's.
The pupils of the Primary and In
termedate grades were given picnic
by their teachers Miss Helen Smith
and Mrs Winifred Burgess in the
Congregational Vestry last Friday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Mary Horne and her
pupils of the Dodlin District were
also present and added several very
enjoyable numbers to the program.
At noon nearly ninety little folks sat
down to the tables which were cover
ed with sandwiches, cake cookies and
each child was served afterwards
with ice cream. After the little
ones had eaten all they cared to the
mothers who had accompanied their
children enjoyed their picnic dinners
together. After the tables had been
cleared fine program consisting of
songs, dialogues, Rotations, drills
and exercises of different kinds were
given before a very appreciatiVe au-
dience.
The graduating exercises of the
Grammar School were held in the
Baptist Church last Friday evening
and each one who took part in the
program did exceptionally we'll and
reflected much credit for their teach
err Mrs. Eva Webster. The church
was tastefully trimmed with the
class colors pink and green and the
motto True to the End was Sus-
pended across the opening near the
altar. The music was furnished by
the High School orchestra. Twelve
members of the class of twenty-five
took part in the program which was
as follows-The Railroad Crossing,
Walter G. Hilton; Pleasant Memories,
Dorothy c. Dunlap; Jamie Douglas,
Avis NJ. Burrill Old Ace, Evangeline
Rowe; The Deathbed of Benedict Ar
mold, Guy E. Rogers; Kate Shelley,
Helen c. Watson Yer Ma, Christine
A. Moore \ Rube's Reflection, AIDE
lyme G. MCGEE; Sockery Setting a
Hen. George w Lyon; Lord ullin's
lJduBIltI, GllHlt u. EodhdBCi ilN i@ti'''
Hymn, Irene c. Rogers; The Wife
Hunting Deacon. Sadie f. LoveJoy.
Others of the class who received
diplomas did not take part in the
program were Walter r. Grove, Earle
C. Reynolds, Hildred f. Tobey,
Everett j. Rowe, Frank V. keene,
John W. Owens, Alice G. Robinson,
Miles F. Carpenter. Elsie L. WATSON,
John Linus Miner, Marion K. Mckay
James L. Mcdonald and Clinton l..
ketchum.
Last Saturday evening a happy
event occurred at the Congregational
Vestry when a surprise shower party
was given Miss Hazel |. Pierce and
D. Harry Staples in honor of their
approaching marriage. The affair
was arranged by Mrs. Carroll Staples
assisted by Miss Helen Pierce and
Miss Linnion Brown and was most
ENJOYABLE event. The room was very
prettily decorated with cut flowers
and crepe paper and the refreshment
table was especially pretty with its
decorations A short program was
given with Miss Laura Carpenter of
Madison as reader. The happy cOu-
Pile were the recipients of some very
nice presents among them being a
purse of money and several pieces of
linen.
Milton Trites of Milton, N. B. spent
few days recently with his brother
Rev John Trites.
Several of the horse sheds at the
Baptist Church have been torn down
and the remaining ones have been re-
paired. The old platform in front
of the church has been removed and
wide stone steps have been placed in
front of each entrance.
W. G. Everett was injured quite
badly last Saturday by being thrown
from a wagon and his head severely
cut by piece of iron.
Both churches observed Childrens
Day last Sunday morning in a most
enjoyable manner to both the little
folks and the older ones. The
Churches were each decorated pref
tily with flowers and plants and very
nice exercises given by the members
of the Sunday Schools.