The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-26
? SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs. James E. Lewia was in Oak
land and Waterville yesterday.
The next meeting of the Searchlight
Club will be held at the home of Miss
Doris Cover, Friday, May fourth.
The Grange play, Picking a Winner,
is to be given on May 18th instead of
May 22nd as previously announced.
There will be a May dancing party
at Grange Hall Tuesday evening.
Lyons orchestra will furnish music
for the occasion.
Rev. O. H. Tracy will give the sec
ond of the series of sermons on THE
Present World Crisis" Sunday morn
ing at the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Minnie Williams returned to
her home in Waterville Tuesday af-
ter spending two days in Skowhegan
where she was the guest of friends
F. j. Thrasher, chief clerk in the
Portland postofHee department, was
in Skowhegan Saturday when the an
nual examination of postoffice clerks
was held.
A very handsome colt was foaled
recently by Sterling mare owned by
Joseph Butler The sire was Ken
Ton Todd The little fellow was 80
inches tall at birth
Charles Moody, caretaker at Coburn
Park, is to have the use of the small
plot close by the river at the easterly
end of the park for potatoes The
Park Commission judged the public
would be glad to donate this piece of
ground for agricultural purposes.
The Mission Circle of the Congre-
gational church met Tuesday after
noon with Miss Hannah Page Sew
ing was done for the American Fund
for French Wounded. The next
meeting will also be at the home of
Miss Page and will be held Tuesday,
May %.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton NJ. Holt are to
entertain at a dancing party for their
daughter Miss Bernice Holt, at the
new Holt & Hight office on High
street, Friday afternoon, Twenty
guests have been hidden The pro-
grams, refreshments and decorations
are to be carried out in red white and
blue.
One of the most successful affairs
of the kind ever given in Skowhegan,
both socially and financially, was the
military hop for the benefit of Com
pany Il last week Wednesday evening
at Agricultural hall, Fairview Park.
Nearly $3.50 was cleared and the COM
mittees and all of those who helped
to make the function the great sue
cess it was, are to be heartily con-
graduated
A local has recently been formed in
Skowhegan of the Painters and Paper
Hangers Union of America. There
is membership of about 100 with the
following officers: President, Harry
Chase; vice president, Hugh Brent
gan; recording secretary Roy Saw
age; corresponding secretary, James
Johnson; treasurer, Fred Hollis;
trustees, Charles Perkins, f. d. Quinn
by and William Barney; business
agent Charles Perkins; guides, Frank
Bryant and J. L. Wheeler
will be held Wednesday evening of
next week. A fine program has been
arranged consisting Of selections by
the male quartet, monologue by
Miss Marian Adams, vocal solo by
Mrs. Grace Tuscan, duet by the Mes
srs. L. L. and A. F. Sanford and two
papers "a Fair Without Horse Trot"
by Charles W. Day and THE Best and
Most Profitable Herd of Cows and
Why" by P. C. White and Perley
Withee. A social hour will follow
the program. The committee on ar
rangements is made up Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. r.
B. Cole and Mr.. and Mrs. e. J Kim
ball
Mrs. Matthew Greene (nee Pauline
Bragg was given a surprise party
and linen and silver shower by a num-
Der of her girl friends at her home
last Thursday evening Green and
white as color scheme, was most eff
fectively carried out Cards were play
ed during the evening and refresh
ments served. Miss Evelyn Chase
brought in the gifts in large bas-
ket trimmed with green and white
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Mat
thew Greene, Mrs. Laurence Murray,
Mrs. Edward Tague, Mrs. Edward
Castle and the Misses Margaret Chase,
Maud Roullard, Florence Murray
Ethel King and Myra Akeley.