The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
* SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS s*

ErSley Goldsmith oil GaTulneI
coming to visit his brother Leslie II
Goldsmith of Court street Owe
Christmas.
Ernest Leighton will leave Satur
day to spend the Christmas holiday
and week end at his home on Yespel
street Portland
The annual meeting of the Milburr
club which was to have been helc
Christmas night, has been postponed
until the evening of January first
Mrs Elmer H. Dunton Of Strong
field, Saskatchewan. Canada, arrived
Monday to spend six weeks With hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs George W. Say
age of Madison Ave
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davis Of Bald
Mountain who were here In the early
fall while their child was being
treated at the Somerset Hospital, are
again in town, being registered at
Hotel Coburn.
Prof. Henry ". Brown OF Water
vile, who is to be in town this week
to lecture before the Skowhegan Wo-
mans Club. will be the guest of DR.
and Mrs. Tracy. Mrs Brown will
accompany him
George ". Cover and Carleton p
Merrill have been selected as repre-
sentatyes to attend the meetings of
the Maine Savings Bank Association
which will be held in Portland, Wed
nesday, Dec. 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Folsom
Jones of Locust avenue will enter
tain as house guests over the Christ
mas holidays, their son, Otto Fol
SOMEONE'S from Harvard College and
Miss Madelyn Plummer of Lisbon
Falls
The town of Skowhegan has paid
$251 the past year for sheep killing
by dogs SIS was paid to Warren
Loomis and 1886 to Morris Malbon
Of the Malbons Mills section who
lost eight sheep killed by dogs sev-
cral weeks ago.
Dr. Thayer of WateWille was in
Skowhegan Tuesday in consultation
with Dr.. Dascombe over the case of
Mrs Taggart, widow Of the late DR..
Taggart who is seriously i'll at her
home 1t is thought that Mrs. Tag
CART will recover.
Last Friday evening there was a
meeting Of the pew owners of the
Congregational Church. Miss Ger
trude Weston was chosen moderator
and Mrs. w. A. Bailey as clerk. 1t
was voted to make an assessment of
$500 on the pews to help toward the
expenses of the new furnaces and
painting.
Last Sunday Rev Mr.. Upton of
Colby College passed the day in town
preaching and singing at the evening
service. In the evening, seven
young women were baptized, Mrs.
Tracy officiating. Miss Annie Scott
moved the audience greatly by sing
ng while in the baptistry, just be
fore her baptism My Jesus, | Love
Thee. There was a large attend
lnce.
The blanks for the school savings
)ank system which is to be intro
luced in all the SkOwhegan public
schools the first of January, are now
being printed. Miss Bessie Charles
vas appointed to take charge OF the
initial steps in obtaining model
blanks such as were used in Water
lille last year. and after this was
lone, bids were received from local
printers.
At Monday evenings meeting of
he local N. +. o. p. Lodge, the fol-
owing officers were nominated for
he ensuing years: Warden, Mrs.
emma Lawrence; vice warden, l.. l..
Walton secretary, Jennie f. Lewis
financial secretary, NJ. B. Heselton;
treasurer, w. b. Steward; guide, w
R. Malbon; chaplain, Mrs. Alfredo
1ool; guardian, Alvin Sedgeley and
sentinel, John Cool.
William Wyman, an employee at
he mills of the American Wooden
Company, was hurt about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon when some ice
ell off from one of the buildings
while Mr. Wyman was assisting in
he unloading of wool. The ice fell
IN his head and he was taken at
once to DR., Dascombes office where
several stitches were taken. The
man was otherwise uninjured.
AT the last meeting of the Spiritual
Ladies Aid Society, officers were
elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, Miss Olive Hay
den; vice president, Mrs. Emma Lin
coin; secretary, Mrs. Agnes e. Good
rich; treasurer, Mrs. Annie Morrill,;
sick committee, Mrs. Eunice Rodrick,