The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-08

Science Church are being held in
Grand Army Hall.
Miss Jeanette Williams of Canaan
has accepted a position as stenograph-
er in the office of Judge Fred F. Law
renee.
Miss Beatrice 'Hodgkins has been
engaged as bookkeeper in the office of
the Somerset Farmers Cooperative
Telephone Company.
Miss Marion Dyer, bookkeeper in
the Office of the Selectmen, has re-
turn to her duties following brief
visit in Boston with relatives.
Mrs. L. B. Jewett left here yester-
day, for Portsmouth, N. H, called
there by the death of relative, the
niece of VIM. Lessor, formerly of this
place.
Master Torrance Patten, youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Patten, is
i'll with pneumonia at the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Chute.
Tuesday for a visit with her brother,
Frank W. knowlton, supervisor of
manual training in the Skowhegan
schools.
Mrs. Benjamin Webb, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Warren Corson
of Athens, went to Lewiston, Tuesday,
where she will enter a hospital there
for treatment
The latest popular and classical
songs will be demonstrated on the
piano, at the Oxford Department Store
next Saturday evening, at 7.30. Every
body welcome
AT meeting of the Bricklayers. Ma
sons and Plasterers' Unions, held in
Portland during the past week, j. H
Grundy of Skowhegan was reelected
president of the association.
Mrs. Blanche Morrill, Chapman is
visiting with her sister, Pryor Good
win, in Boston. She was accountant
ed to that city by Mrs. C. J. Abbey
and her sister, Mrs. Frank Sedgeley
of Waterville.
Skowhegan friends will be interest
ed to learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Roberts of Millinocket are the pa
rents of a little daughter Mrs.
Roberts was formerly Miss Edith
Lewis of Skowhegan.
In some of the towns thruout the
county signs have been distributed in
CONSPICUOUS places. Printed on the
placards in large red letters are the
words Look Out For Slackers' It
behooves the 'slackers' to look out.
Mrs. H. s. Hopkins and Mrs. E. P.
Whiting were in Waterville Tuesday,
going to that city to meet Mr.. Hop
kins, who was returning from an ex-
tended trip to Chicago, as representa-
tive of the Order of Railway Conduct
ors.
Miss Rowena Flynt has accepted a
position as teacher of Latin and Eng
lish, at Easton. Easton is situated,
in Aroostook county, 81 miles north
of Houlton, on the Bangor & Aroos-
took railroad 1t has a population
of 1900 to 1900
One Jacob Balloon, acting in accord
ance with his name, has gone up for
about 80 days and is now lodged in
the county bastile. Balloon was ar
charge of vagrancy. He claims Bos-
ton as his home.
Nelson M. Washburn, formerly EN-
ployed in this office, now stationed
with the 18th Field Artillery Band in
Fort Myer, Virginia, has been promot-
ed from musician third class to must
clan second class. Mr.. Washburn is
expecting to go to France shortly.
Mrs. Effie Pooler Malley acted as
soprano soloist in Waterville, We'd
nesday evening at a concert given by
the Cecilia Choral Society, assisted by
the Community Chorus of Oakland.
Carl Malley assisted in the accom-
paniment work as did Lindsey Nut
ting.
The following from a contempory
will be of interest to many Skowhe-
gan readers: Mrs. Ralph Jewell of
Western Avenue, Fairfield, entertain
ed the d. A. r. of Watervile and
Fairfield at her home yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Jewell was formerly
Miss Airline Clark of Skowhegan.
The Skowhegan High school foot
ball team will clash with the Water
vile High eleven at Fairview Park,
Saturday afternoon. The local boys
have been putting in some stiff prac-
tice under coach Green and are look
ing forward to a win. Support from
the alumni will help lot. The con-
test will begin at 2.30.
Miss Mildred n. Bennett, formerly
local editor of the Reporter, is now
in the employ of the Troy Times,
Troy, N. Y. Miss Bennett went from
here to work for the Daily News at
Pittsfeld Mass, but that journal, like
a number of others, has found the
high cost of paper and other increas-
ing burdens too much to carry and
has suspended publication
Mrs. Hannah Bussey departed We'd
nesday morning for Ashland, Mass,
where she Is to make her future home
with her son, Arthur Bussey. Mr.
Bussey, it will be well recalled was a
former member of the clothing firm
Of Smith & Bussey in this town. He
Is now connected with a clothing es-
adjustment in birmingham, Mass,
and resides in the city above men
toned
The Skowhegan Festival Chorus
benefit, given Monday evening at the
Opera House, was a great success in |
every way. The auditorium was |
crowded as was also the galleries and |
each number on the program was |
applauded First came the |
Star Spangled Banner" by quartet |
consisting Of Lyle Moore, Mrs. Eta |
Bradley Charles Turner and Miss !