The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-20
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Hollis Stitham of Pittsfield
came Friday to visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roullard.
Fred II. Lancaster, Esq, of Auburn,
who had business at the Court House
J Thursday. left Friday morning for a
visit with his parents in Pittsfield.
During the winter term of the Nal
! bon's Mills school Amber Weeks was
not absent. Pupils absent one day
were Doris Whittemore, Vara Weeks
and Vonnetta Weeks.
Heman Holden of Moose River was
in town Thursday and Friday. Mr.
/ Holden is a prominent citizen of the
up-river district and is a trial justice
there, having lately been appointed to
that Office.
Mrs. Jennie Towle returned to Bel
grade Friday after visiting here with
her sister, Mrs. Trayers at the home
of Mrs Nathan Fowler Mrs. Fowler.
who still remains seriously ill., is re-
i ported as being more comfortable.
The Spiritualists are to hold a ser
! vice Sunday the Both at the Universe
! list Church. with Rev. Herbert Yeo-
man, an editorial writer for the Ban
ner of Life as the speaker. Mr.. Yeo-
man was for a long period of years
IQontict al
Another ladies' night in the Mil
burn Club was enjoyed last Thursday
evening The committee in charge of
arrangements were DR.. Milburn
Fowler, Harry R. Barker and Ernest
Leighton There was large attend
ance and auction was played during
the evening. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served and
Mrs. G. E. Durrill won a beautiful
i bouquet of carnations as the ladies
prize. The committee in charge were
most successful in the outcome of
their well laid plans.
The Athletic Association of the
Skowhegan High School held a bust
ness meeting last week and re-elect-
cd X. w. Leighton treasurer of the
Association Other officers are as
| follows: President, Brooks Savage;
vice president Cassimir Bison; sec
rotary, Miss Beatrice Smiley; assist
ant manager of baseball. Libby Pull
sifer assistant manager of the foot
ball. Ralph Morrow; athletic council
John Emery, Brooks Savage Alec
Thomson. Emery T. Dyer, Geneva
Smith. Helen White, John French,
Francis Friend and Francis Croteau
Miss Edith NJ. Gledhill has been
appointed superintendent of the
Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist
Church in place of Mrs. H. G.. Nc
Glautlin, who is shortly to move from
town. AT a recent meeting of the
Circle held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. d, A. Porter, Mrs. McGlaufiin
was presented with an attractive
brooch as a souvenir OF the members
respect and love. There We're two
visitors and one new member. Re
freshments were served, the affair
being largely arranged under the
direction of Misses Verna Porter
Pearl Bernard, Celia Hanscom and
Dorothy Gaylord.
The April number of Association
Men containings an entertaining page,
which is devoted to an article .enti
tied East of Suezs Where There
Amt no Ten Commandments" 1t is
of especial interest to SkoWhegan
people because in it mention is made
of Alfred T. Morrill, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank S. Morrill,, now engaged
in Y. NJ. c. A. work in Manila. The
tells how Christian forces work to-
gether to meet the moral downpull
and refers in a most complimentary
manner to the American European
Branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association in Manila, which he con-
siders his associate pastor. He
speaks in the article of various
men connected with association and
of Mr. Morrill, says:
"a. T. Morrill,, educational sec
rotary of the Filipino City
Branch. is the personification of
regularity and fatihfulness. He
is as sure to be in his seat Sun
day morning as the preacher is to
be in his pulpit. He has rendered
willing assistance in special COM
mittee work"