The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert LdElduC are
the parents of a son (Albert Francis).
Work is to be begun on the re-
modelling of the county jail very
shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Holway of The
Fork were visitors in Skowhegan
last Monday.
Herbert c. Judkins, Clinton mer-
chant has returned to that place
after visit here.
Mrs. Harry Smith went to Water
Vile yesterday afternoon to visit
with Mrs Horace Cook
The infant daughter of Napoleon
and Nora Vigue LaBrite was recently
brought here for burial.
Mrs. Thomas Boyd of Portland ar
rived Tuesday night to visit with her
son, f. H. Boyd, and family
This Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. E E. Greenwood are entertain
ing the members of the Washington
party.
Miss Josephine and Miss Cynthia
Crossman of Bath departed yester-
day after a visit with their aunt,
Mrs. George French.
Miss Mary Robbie, who has been
spending some time at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs Vesta Welch, returned
yesterday to Auburn
Harry /. Goodrich of Palmyra, Re
publican candidate for nomination
for the Office of sheriff at the June
primaries was in town Tuesday.
Ira Holden of Norridgewock
shipped a Sterling mare yesterday
from here to Pres Dunn of the Boys
Reform School in Portland, the pur-
chaser OF the animal
En-. Com. +. f. Merrill. Capt Gen
eral J. II. Lancaster, Prelate Harry
Smith and NJ. W. Savage from De
Molay Commandery were in Water
Vile last evening to attend the in
spection of St Omer Commandery.
Saturday. April Sth. is the birthday
anniversary of King Albert of Bel
GUM. The local chapter d. A. r.
are working for the Commission for
Relief in Belgium by selling Belgian
flags to be worn next Saturday and
Sunday
Mrs. May Narney gave a party last
Saturday evening at Grand Army
Hall in honor of twenty-five of her
dancing pupils. Refreshments were
served by Adelaide Lancaster Elean-
or Halves and Martha Steward Miss
Mary A. Hayden presiding at the
punch table The event lasted from
to 9 o'clock and from that hour un-
Ill II the Misses Lancaster. Halves
and Steward gave party to their
friends.
VI. f. Stevens went to Augusta yes
terday to confer with Messrs. w. j.
Skehan, W T. Critchett and Arthur
Gilman relative to the removal of the
Silver-Black Fox Pub Co from ST
John, N. b. to Augusta The four
oop+1op,op oro oeeoniotod torotbor l.,
the management of the Skowhegan
Fox Farm and two more New Bruins
wick men are also interested in the
project over which the conference
was to be held.
Sunday will be observed as Bel
GUM Day at the Bethany Baptist
Church and Rev. Geo. Merriam will
preach a sermon appropriate to the
ocasionc. The Belgian flags will be
at the church and efforts will be
made to have the same sold among
the Pensioners and Sunday School
members. 1t is said that seven cents
supports a Belgian for a day and of
these contributions all moneys re-
ceived go directly to that country for
distribution among the sufferers
there
Nine second year Junior pupils of
the Methodist Sunday School met in
the vestry of the church Tuesday af
ternoon from o'clock until 4. The
children worked diligently making up
graded work missed during the last
quarter, assisted by their teacher
Mrs Olive Grundy and Mrs H. G
McGlaufin. An hour of pleasing con
tests was enjoyed. At 5 all sat
around the long table to eat their
picnic lunch, after which the chill
dren went home declaring that they
had real fun.
Overture Friday and Saturday,
April 7th and Sth, of the latest