The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
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The Jackman village and Station
schools closed Dec Sth The follow
ing program was given in the vii
lage Primary school under the di-
rection OF the teacher, Mrs. Vesta
Williams. Song, America the Beau
tiful, School; concert recitation, The
Fringed Gentian, Grade III; recita-
ton, The Violets Grievance, Stella
Pomelew; concert recitation, Octo
ber's Bright Blue Weather School;
dialogue, The Story of Thanksgiv
ing. Grade III; recitation, Can You
Count the Stars? Viona Lunt; The
Golden Rod, Grade II; recitation,
Thanksgiving Day Dorothy Ford;
Lady Moon, Grade III; recitation.
Grandma's Pumpkin Pie, Harold
Henderson, All Things, Grade |;
recitation, The Shiniest Dime Myr-
tice Hancox; What the Birds Say,
Grade III; recitation, Sunshine
INA Newton; Christmas Quotations,
Grade II; Christmas Song, School.
Mrs. L. f. jenkins and Mrs, Lephe
Moore with the aid of several others
are planning Xmas concert
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Henderson of
Moose River are receiving congratu-
lations on the arrival of baby boy
The storm of Friday night and
Saturday was so severe that all
trains on the c. p. r. were cancelled
and We failed to receive any mail
from Saturday morning until Monday
afternoon. This is the longest time
we have been cut off from mail for
fifteen years.
Miss Octavio Crawford passed
away Sunday morning at her home
at Moose River. She has been in
poor health for over a year and
spent all last winter in hospital in
Massachusetts. Miss Crawford was
tenderly cared for by her relatives,
who have the sympathy of all in
their loss.
Wilfred Murtha has leased the
Munster house at Somerset Junction
The Rachel Farnsworth Holden
chapter, D. a. r., met at the home of
Mrs. RoXie HancoX Monday evening
Dec. 4. The meeting was one of in
terest. Mrs James Wilson. chair
man OF the research committee
brought to the meeting the slate tab
let which has been purchased by the
chapter and bears this inscription:
This Enclosure is the Burial Place
of the Early Settlers.
Used From 1929 to 1868.
This Tablet Erected by
Rachel FarnsWorth Holden Chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revoluton-1916.
The market will be placed in the
old cemetery at Moose River and I'M
yelled May 80, 1917.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Regent, Min
ME Holden; vice regent, RoXie Han
COX; secretary, Carrie Moore; regis
trar, Zaidee Campbell historian,
Esther Wilson; chaplain Cinda
Campbell. board of management
Grace Sterling, Maud Dion and
Lephie Jenkins; cemetery committee
Carrie Moore. Beatrice Holden, Zilla
Holden.
The schools in Moose River closed
Friday and each teacher had well
planned program for their schools
Miss Marguerite Farmer and Errold
Hilliker united their schools and
held their exercises in the Grammar
school room. After the exercises
prizes were awarded for the best
written Christmas stories. as fol-
lows: Norma Mcdonald, an old pin;
Helen Gum. toilet set; Velma Perry,
bracelet; Hazel Hughey, Pollyanna
book The peanut hunt was much
enjoyed the prize being won by
Verbal McCoramc and Lawrence
Hall
Zilla Holden and Elizabeth Parker
held their exercises in the Primary
school room. At the close of the
exercises a Christmas tree was I'M
covered bearing present for each
pupil The pupils Of each school
presented their teacher with a pres
emf.
The Pelotte school closed Friday,
Dec 8. after a successful term Of ten
weeks taught by Miss Annie NJ. Stet-
son of Greenyile. Scholars not
absent or late fer the term were
Clifford and Edmond Morency. Those
absent one day, Joseph Fountain
Elsie Fountain and Napoleon Mo-