The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-18
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Watch for the food conservation
canyassers next week.
Fifty dollars in prizes were brought
home by the town boys who have beeh
in the Boys Agricultural Clubs dur
ing the past season. Last FRIDAY at
the meeting held in Skowhegan the
following boys received prizes-ken-
meth Dickinson first prize for the
county on corn; Cyril Robinson, sec
ond for poultry; Milton and Morris
Knowlan, third and fourth for pota-
toes: ROBBIE Albee. third on the Car
den Club and Roland and Donald
Everett. Guy Rogers, Edwin and Fred
Gilman also received prizes for corn
The boys have been SO very success
full this year that they are full OF en-
thusiasm for another year of Gun
work and several girls have also ex-
pressed their desire to enter the Club
in different branches.
Mrs. Ophelia Gilman visited in Madi-
son a few days last week.
Clarence and John Boone have re
turned from Skinner, where they have
been on a hunting trip
Peter Traviss has been on the SICK
list.
John Otis and family have returned
from Troutdale, where they have been
employed during the summer, and are
occupying the house next to the Ii
brary
Friends OF Mrs o. C. Brooks for
meril Miss Addie Veasie of this town.
have received cards announcing the
arrival of little son on Sept 26- Mr..
and Mrs Brooks have moved from
Oklahoma, where they have been liv-
ing for a number OF years and are
now at Conway, Arkansas.
Jay Pierce and wife and r. A. Whit
ney and wife took an automobile trip
up river Sunday and visited friends.
Miss Phyllis Gilman went to New
Jersey last week to work during the
winter.
Mrs. Lizzie Doyle and Mrs. David
Rushton visited relatives in Oakland
last week
Miss Zepherine Normandy has gone
to Massachusetts for the winter.
Last Friday evening party CON
sisting of e. p. Whiting and family
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Hopkins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Conant, Miss Alice Wildes
and Sebastian Bison all of Skowhe-
gan, enjoyed picnic supper follow
ed by a social evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Whiting.
Department President, Mrs. Hayes
of Foxcroft was present at the last
meeting OF the Marshall p. Hale Cir
Gle G. A. r. and inspected the Circle
and witnessed the work of which she
gave much praise. A picnic dinner
was served at noon.
Walter Taylor was In Boston on
business the first of the week
Past Grands Night was observed by
Somerset Rebekah Lodge last Friday
evening and a most enjoyable time
was reported A nice entertainment
and refreshments were furnished by
the Past Grands. committee has
been appointed to entertain the Past
Grands In return, at the first meeting
in November.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hilton, Mrs
Jay Pierce and Mrs. Fred Tobey took
an automobile trip to Temple last
Saturday night where they attended
the wedding reception of a relative
Mrs. Nellie Whitney is visiting her
sister at Etna.
Miss Sarah Clarke has recently en-
tertained her niece Mrs Morse OF
Portland.
THE Morning Glories" enjoyed a
picnic at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Corsby, Saturday
Past Grand Mrs. Alice Hale, Mrs
Eta Blaisdell and Mrs. Annie lib
belts have been attending the State
Rebekah Assembly at Portland this
week
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Watson enjoy
ed a reunion of their family last Sun
day, this being the first time for eigh
years that they have had the privilege
of meeting together and this time they
were disappointed in not having theil
son Ivan with them, as was planned
but he was not able to come on &C
count of business. Those presen
were, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Watson
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yves
ton and daughter, and Wesley Watson
all of Skowhegan, and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Bonnell of Quincy, Mass. Mrs
Bonnell was formerly Miss Wynon;
Watson and with her husband is Wis
iting her parents and other relatives
in this section before going to Wash
ington for the winter
Harry Williams and Fred Webster
have returned from hunting trip III
river and brought home a deer,
William Soule, Fred Wheeler, Per
ley Rowe and Felix Siros went to
the Height OF Land, Monday, where
they will be employed in the lumber
ing camps this winter.