The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-07

visit with relatives in Bradford.
Mass.
Somerset Hospital is closed. No
more patients will be admitted for the
present
After visiting at the home of his
daughter Mrs. S. NJ. Cover, James
Pillsbury returned to Limington, Sat-
urday.
A record book, containing the. names
of graduates of the Skowhegan High
School, from 1872 to 1895, has been
lost. Will the finder please leave at
the Independent-Repo Office.
Miss Mary Corson attended the ex-
ercises given by the Junior class of
Colby College. She was the guest of
Miss Lucy Taylor. Miss Corson also
visited her sister Mrs. Howard Lar
racey while in Waterville.
Mrs e. c. Dunton royalty entertain
ed the members of the ]. T. Whist
Club Tuesday afternoon at her home
on Madison avenue. At the close of
the card playing, a delicious supper
was served by the hostess.
Mrs. Grace Amazeen of Cornville is
spending few days at the home of
her niece Miss Lettie NJ. Rowe, Madi
fC1
who has been a guest at the Rowe
home for several days has returned to
her home.
The Baccalaureate service of the
class of 1917 will be held at Opera
Reverend Olin Hobbs Tracy of the
First Baptist Church will preach the
sermon The seats are free and all
are invited to attend
Mrs. Ethel Libby and children re-
turned to their home in Bingham Sat
urday of last week accompanied by
her sister Miss Gala Roberts and Her
bert Huff, who were both guests of
Mr.. Huff's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Huff in Moscow over Sunday.
James and Wallace Wescott also
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Wescott of North
New Portland motored to Skowhegan
one day last week and spent the day
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo
Corson. James Wescott is now work
ing in the Somerset Shoe Shop.
The next regular meeting of the
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will be held
June 10Th, when Children's Night will
be observed. All Rebekahs having
children who contribute to the pro-
gram will send them to Odd Fellows
Hall at the close of school, Monday,
June IL.
Miss Lucille Fortier, who has been
in Waterville for the past few weeks,
has been engaged as cook, in the
family of John B. Hymer, who is to
occupy the Briggs bungalow at Lake
wood, this summer Mr.. Hymer
comes from New York City to direct
the Lakewood Stock Company the
present season.
Reports of the secretary, treasurer
and librarian were given at the annual
meeting of the Library Advisory Com
mittee held Monday afternoon in the
Library parlors. Miss Louise II.
Coburn was reelected president of the
board; Mrs Hattie B. Fogler, vice
president; Miss Hannah II. Page,
treasurer, and Miss Gertrude S. Wes-
ton, secretary.
The rooms of the American Fund
for French Wounded Society will be
open every Monday afternoon from
three o'clock. The Association has
received the gift Of a sewing machine,
and any organization or group OF
ladies sewing for this society may
use the rooms on Monday afternoons,
or any other afternoon during the
week by comforting with the commit
tee. \ large box OF supplies was for
Warded last week, and another one is
to 80 this week.
Since enlistment is impossible I'M
til intentions to become citizens is
made, large number applied for
naturalization papers on Monday
among them being. .Amedee Belang-
err, a shoemaker, 81 Milburn street,
Skowhegan, born in ST Gervais, Cana
da, and came to the United States in
1905; Melvin Laweryson of Caratunk,
aged q, born in st. George, Canada,
came to Maine in 1903 Philip Oliver
Jacques, salesman, of Bingham. born
in Moose Bay, Canada, came TO Maine
in 1896; Edward John Dysart of Pleas
ant street, Skowhegan, born In Nor
tonville, New Brunswick, came to
Maine in 1902; Charles Gideon Du-
plissa, spinner of Madison, formerly
of Hoyt Station, New Brunswick, has
recently made known the fact that he
is DESTROYS of becoming citizen.
The County Commissioners held a
regular meeting at the Court House
last Tuesday and they refused the
petition of Joseph Roderick to lay out
street FROM Chandler to Dyer streets