The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-13
LOCAL NEWS

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Miss Gladys r Pencil was in
WateryIle Friday to sing al one OF
Mrs. Iubbards reeitals.
l.. c. Traitor returned TO Bangor
Saturday after a short visit al hi
home farm IN the Bigelow hill neigh
borhoot
Mrs. a. T Whittier returned II
Searsport Monday after visiting here
with Rev aud Mrs. e. II MeElhiney
for several days
The annual meeting for club mem
bers only. of Sorosis viii occur on
Tuesday evening with the supper at
Go as previously announced
George Flewellng, who is a black
smith between here and Athens
went to Wateryille Friday to arrange
for an operation upon his eyes
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Narney who
have been spending several months in
Calais with their daughter, Mrs. Edna
Blake arrived home Friday forenoon
The Hook and Ladder Co. of the
Skowhegan Fire Department organ
led Thursday night with Bracket
Porter as foreman and H. A. Bishop
as assistant foreman
Georgianna Foss, a student at
Good viii School who has been WIS.,
iting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Emerson, returned TO her
school Friday afternoon.
The SkoWhegan High School base
ball team is getting out for practice
under Coaei LeBeay of Uxbrdge.
Mass. The first game will be played
in Skowhcgan April 20 against
Watcryille High School team.
The Town Improvement Society
will meet tomorrow (Friday) after.
noon in Library paflors. With a pro
gram treating ON domestic features
of the home an interesting session is
expected Miss Alice Danforth will
be in charge. The annual meeting
will occur two weeks latcr
Mrs. Alice Pierpoint of Madison, a
prominent member of the New Eng
land Order of Protection was in town
Friday. Mrs Pierpoint was home
ward bound from Portland where she
had been attending the Grand Lodge
session and stopped here to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Lewis.
The children's party in the chill
dren's room at Bethany Church was a
delightfully."- entertaining affair to the
eightyfve little tots and the twenty
groWn-ups attending. A program
WAS presented by the children, and
Rev George Merriam, pastor of
Rnthany Church addressed them
briefly after which a collation. OF
ices waters and mints were served
The closing features were games.
{. W Locke Of Paullina, Iowa ar
rived in Skowhegan Thursday night
leaving here for a visit with rela-
tiyes in Athens. With him was his
mother. Mrs L. r Bunker of Athens
who had joined him in Brockton for
a visit Mr. Locke has not been east
before tor thirty-siX years. He is
engaged in earpentering at Paullina
Many former Somerset County
friends will enjoy renewing their ac-
quaintance with him.
Following are the new books re-
Gently added TO the Skowhegan Free
Public Library: Heir to Duncarron
(McClaren); Just David (Porter);
Fifth Wheel Prouty); Life and Ga
briella Glasgow; Emmeline (Sing-
MASTERY Costume (Aria) First
Hundred Thousand QaU War Let
ters (Van NorsU, Stories of Shake.
speare's Comedies (Guerbe1); Trail
of the Lonesome Pine (FoD Glen
garry School Days (COnnor); Being
a Boy (Aldrieh); Beautiful Joe; Lit
tie Sister Prue (Brooks); Grimm's
Fair Tales; Thirty (O'Brien).
I Manager Harry st Leger of the
High School football team has an
nounced the following schedule for
games this fall: Sept %, Cony High
at Augusta; Sept. 30, Wateryille High
at Wateryille; oct :, Cony High at
Skowheean; oct 9, Abbott at Skow-
hogan; Oct. IA Pennington High al
Farmington Oct. d, open; Oct. %
/ Pennington High at Skowhegan;
Oct %, Abbott School at Farming
ton; Nov 4, Waterville High at
Skowhegan Nov II. open. The two
open dates will probably be filed by
games with Lawrence High School at
I Fairfield
/ Owing to the small number attend
/ ing. the officers of the SkoWhegan