The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
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Mrs George Otis Smith. Mrs
Thorpe, Louise Smith and Miss Iva
Jackins left the last OF The week
Jacksins left the last OF The week
for their winter home in Washington.
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Those from sko~hegau WHO at
tended the meeting Of the Western
Somerset Educational association az
Scion Friday Of last week were super
intendent l.. " Gerrish. Misses Lana
Nottage, Marah Stevens. Phoebe
Chase and Florence Danforlh
II. Tobey Mooers. son OF The John
A. Mooers of Skowhegan. ~as recent
ly presented with foil and glove.
Mr.. Mooers is a member Of the Bow
doin College fencing team and was
it played Harvard for the first time in
its history
The first meeting Of the creditors
of Henry II Hubbard was held at the
office of Lewis and Lewis Saturday
II being a no asset case. no creditors
appeared, no debts were proved and
no trustee was appointed The case
was laid aside until the petition is
made for the discharge from bank
ruptcy
Skowhegan friends have recently
received very attractive booklet
Houses of Clay by Don Morrison,
formerly Of this town. The volume
was issued by the Roycrofters. East
Aurora, ~ y founded by the late Ell
bert Hubbard Mr. Morrison had the
acquaintance and friendship OF MI
Hubbard and the volume is dedicated
TO him by the author in a verse dated
at Oberln, Ohio. 1916
There was a school board meeting
held the last of the week at the office
Of superintendent L. W. Gerrish at
The Municipal Binding. Several mat
tees we're discussed but no;t.a.iiiiii1- %
Importance was done. During the
meeting. the board granted 10 Mrs.
Nellie h. Copp. teacher at the Jewett
school, the privilege of going to Bos-
ton TO attend the meetings of the New
England Association of Penmanship
which meets there Saturday Of this
week,
The following committee has been
appointed to raise the necessary sum
to pay the indebtedness of the Skow-
lions of which amount to S9941S:
Mrs. L. + Dow. chairman. Mr.. and
Mrs c, II. futile. Mr.. and Mrs. =.
c. White, Mr. and Mrs. S. H Beale,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Meader and S.
II, Bradbury. The members of this
committee will first collect funds
from the members who are delinquent
in paying their dues after which con
trbutions will probably be asked for
AT a meeting held last Saturday
evening at the rest rooms in the
Dodge Block, branch of the Ameri-
can Fund for French wounded, was
organized with Mrs. II. C. T. Atwood
as president: Miss Sarah j. Anderson
as treasurer and Miss Edith Gledhill
as secretary. There were fourteen
members present The members of
the local branch will work for the
American Ambulance Hospital in
France, The next meeting is to be
held this week Saturday evening at
the same place.
The following officers and the
chairmcn Of the several committees
have been selected for the ensuing
year by the members of the Christian
EndeaNor society of the Congrega-
lional church. President, Karl
Tobey; vice president, Miss Mabel
Mckinney; secretary. Miss Carolyn
Cover; treasurer Mrs. Harold Larry;
chairman prayer meeting committee,
Mrs. Harold Larry; missionary com
mittee, Miss Margaret Smith social
committee Eldon Boyd; music com
mittee, Raymond Lacasce; lookout
committee Mrs. Myrtle Lord; press
committee, Herbert Oddly; flower
committee, Miss Beatrice Smiley; or
ganst Miss Doris Cover; assistant
organiSt Miss Prudence WadsWorth