The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-01
p SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS II


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AT 230 Sunday afternoon there
will be Sodality meeting for girls
at the Catholic Church.
c. H. Gardner, president of the
Maine Farmers Union, has been in
Alfred this week visiting the union
there.
Friends in town of Miss Lucy
Meister will sympathize with her in
the recent death of her brother Otis
of Orono.
Holt C Hight are comfortably es-
tablished in their new office building
at the corner Of Madison avenue and
High street.
Ex-County Attorney Thomas j.
Young of Scion has recently been ap
pointed justice of the peace by Gov
ernor Milliken.
Judge Leslie c. Cornish, who is
registered at Hotel Coburn during the
Supreme Court, spent the week end
at his home in Augusta.
! The next meeting of the J. r. Club
will take place Thursday afternoon,
February eighth, at the home of Mrs.
E. L. Savage on Winter street.
Arthur Pomelow of Is Hathaway
street is improving after his recent
operation which he underwent at the
Sisters Hospital in Waterville.
The members of the Christian En-
deavor society of the Congregational
E! Church are to hold a cake and candy
sale Saturday in the Dyer store.
Superintendent Wilder and family
have moved into the home of J. Har-
vey White on Maple street, which
they have leased for the rest of the
winter months.
The Messrs. Ralph and Myron
Libby of Portland are staying at Mr..
and Mrs. Willard f. Smiths for
month while they are wiring the new
building at the Reformatory.
Miss Carolyn Brainard returned
last week to New York and is soon to
start on an extensive trip to Japan.
She expects to be away until July,
and plans to visit the Philippine Is
! landc hofora har return
! Clayton Williamson, the Maine
Central trainman, is improving after
his recent sickness. Mr.. William
son has been unable to make the
Skowhegan-W aterville run since last
Saturday when he was taken sick
with tonsilitis.
A meeting of the recently organized
Skowhegan Branch of the Relief for
French Wounded held Saturday even
ing, eight new members were admit
! ted Another meeting will be held
at the Rest Rooms in the Dodge block
this week Saturday evening.
f. B. Curtis, who makes his home
with E. E. Gordon, leaves Saturday
for visit of several months in Cal
ifornia. He will go to Los Angeles,
where he is to visit his niece, Mrs.
Frank Steward. Before returning
to Maine. Mr. Curtis will visit other
friends in the same state.
The men of the First Baptist Pa
IRISH have recently organized under
the name of the Community Club and
Bible Glass. The younger boys Of
the parish have also organized under
the name of Wantonoit Boys, with
the following officers: President,
Lawrence Coburn; vice president,
West Tobey; secretary, Paul Steward.
At the annual meeting of the Island
Avenue Congregational church the
matter of changing the time OF the
Sunday morning service during the
months of July and August was dis
cussed. 1t was suggested to change
the time from 1890 to $50 in order
to escape the heat of the day The
matter will not be decided until
June.
Charles F. Smith, youngest son of
j. N. Smith of this place, was strick-
en- with appendicitis last Friday and
operated on the following Sunday. at
the Charles Gate Hospital in Cam
bridge. Latest advices are to the eff
feet that speedy recovery is antici-
pated Mr. Smith has been in the
employ of the Edison Electrical Co.
of Boston since January first.
The members of the Seventh Grade,
Miss Bessie Charles room in the
High School building. enjoyed game
social last Friday evening in the As
sembly ROOM Each member of the
class had the privilege of inviting one
guest and there were forty present.
The guests of honor were Miss Doris
Rayner, Miss Norah Plummer, Frank
Knowlton and r. w. Leighton. Dur
ing the evening refreshments were
served.
At the First Baptist Church Thurs
day evening. February Sth, the meet