The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-11


Friday. January twelfth at Green
vile.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred NJ French of
Vest Front street have gone TO
Lynn Mass where they are to spend
several weeks
County Demonstration. Robert Stiles
Of Hartland has been in Skowhegan
this week attending the Pomona
Grange meetings
During the month of December
seven deaths. six weddings and four
births were recorded in the books Of
the town Of Skowhegan.
The next meeting Of the Carpenters
aud Joners Association will be held
Monday evening, January fifteenth at
the Municipal Building.
Last Sunday morning before the
morning service at the First Baptist
church, there was one baptism and
after the service nine were received
into church membership.
1t is Of interest to note that our
new sheriff, altho presumably well
informed on such matters, has had
very little court experience, never
having had ease of his own. When
he was a member OF the board of Sc
leetmen of the town of Palmyra, the
town had one case in court
The regular meeting of the Search
iit5as CIu0 80 nvfu rfafay aItoi noon
of last week at the home OF Miss
Esther French on Mount Pleasant
avenue. The next meeting will take
place Friday evening, January nine
teenth at the home OF Miss Gertrude
Sampson on Maple street.
Last Friday evening there was a
Sunset Chapter O. E. S, in Masonic
hall. Mrs. Laura II. Dinsmore was
installing officer. Refreshments were
served by a committee comprised of
Mrs. W. S. Stinchfield, Mrs. John
II. Lancaster and Mrs. Carl Curtis.
The members of the Fraternal Ord
er of Eagles installed their officers
last Friday evening, installing officer
being John McQuade. a past worthy
president, assisted by Robert B. Cole
as conductor. There was a large at
tendance and after the installation
clam supper was served in Heselton
Hall.
AT the Silver Tea which was given
last Saturday at the Rest rooms in
the Dodge block by the Womans AS
sociation Mrs +. l.. Horne and Miss
Gertrude Carter, the hostesses, pour
ed. These affairs which are given
the first Saturday of each month are
most enjoyable and are pleasantly
anticipated
Herbert S. Hopkins of this town is
in Chicago today, where he is attend
ing the meeting of the general chair
men of the Order of Railway Con
ductors from all over the United
States. Action is to be taken on the
eght-hour day proposition. Mr..
Hopkins is representing in this ca
pacity all of the conductors on the
Maine Central railroad He left last
! Thursday and went to Cedar Rapids.
! Iowa to attend a meeting of the board
of directors of the O. X {. Of which
he is a member.
A pretty party was given Saturday
afternoon at the Oxford when the
eighth birthday OF Eleanora Cahill,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas u.
Cahill was observed. The after
noon was spent in playing games and
dancing, the music being furnished
by the Victrola. supper was sery-
ed in the dining room. A feature of
the occasion was the lovely birthday
| cake Win It's eight GdHultS. 1t
guests were Phyllis Whiting, Norma
Smith, Clarence Whiting Thomas
| Cahll and Jack Wilder
Mr. and Mrs Carl Curtis of Bridge
street entertained last Saturday even
ing at their home in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur X. Jones, who are
soon to leave for Dexter. The even
ing was pleasantly spent at cards and
delicious refreshments were served.
Cut flowers and plants were used eff
fectycly for decorating The guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wood
bury, DR.. and Mrs W. S. Stinch.
field Mr.. and Mrs. William Elliott,
Captain and Mrs Roy L. Marston,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Patten and the
guests of honor, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il.
Jones. The first prize at cards was
won by Mrs. Jones.
In Library parlors Saturday even
ing, the first of a series of pupils re-
citals to be given by Mrs. f. G. Nye,
took place, John Oddly assisted by
Charles Turner, vocalist, and Hector
Chabot, violinist, playing the pro-
gram Each and every number was