The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08


Golden Rod Branch, |. s. S. will
hold its regular meeting this after
noon in the Municipal Building.
RAYMOND Sherman of Dark Har-
nor. a highly recommended tonsorial
artist is the latest addition at Cleve-
lands barber shop.
The mo school, signal sounded
Monday forenoon at 11,20 for nc
school session in the afternoon on
account of the inclemency of the
weather.
$4,000 was cleared from the ban
ouet given by Sunset Chapter, o. E,
: week ago last Monday evening
before the annual inspection of De
NIolay Commandery.
Friday afternoon, March 9th, will
he visitors afternoon in the Kinder
earten school in the Lincoln School
building on Leavitt st. Both schools
will be unlted lnere at l.l0.
The Americanization of the Immi-
Grant" will be the subject Of the
Town Improvement meeting tomor7
row afternoon. Miss Alice Danforth
will have charge of the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron E. Smith of
the Hotel Oxford are to move the first
of the week to the recently completed
bungalow on Bridge street which has
been built by Ex-Congressman Gould.
There was no meeting of the Finch
club Yesterday afternoon, the meet
ing having been postponed until to-
morrow afternoon when the members
will be entertained at the home of
Mrs. Willis Bailey.
Nine were present at yesterday al
itfnoon's meeting of the Good Will
club at the home of Mrs. f. O. Saw
The next meeting will be
Wednesday. March q, at the home of
Mrs. Delbert Smiley on Dyer St
Captain and Mrs. Roy l.. Marston
are expected home the last Of this
week from weeks trip to New York,
Providence and Boston. They are
now in Boston where they are regis
tered at the Hotel Thorndike.
The temporary embargo on all i'm
perishable materials save household
goods. which was declared by the
Maine Central authorities last Fri
day. was lifted yesterday afternoon,
according to word received at the To-
cal freight office.
The choir space at the Congrega-
tional church is being enlarged, the
console of the organ having been re-
moved from the platform and placed
on the main floor elvel. facing the
choir so that the organist may be
better able to see the members of
the choir.
Unless changes are made, the
Spring school vacations will be as
follows: Grade schools, from March
81 TO April 8; high schools, from
March % to April 8; some OF the
rural schools will close March %;
others, March 81, depending upon
the travelling and conveyance.
Ralph Libby of Scarboro, who is
connected with the firm of York and
Boothby, electricians. in Portland, is
expected to return to Skowhegan to-
day for a few days to do some more
wiring. Mr.. Libby did the work re-
Gently completed at the new dormi-
tory of the Womans Reformatory.
Mrs Lizzie Nye was in charge OF
the program for last Friday after
moons meeting of the Womans Re-
lief Corps in G. A. r. Hall. There
were readings by Mrs. Simeon Saw
yer, Mrs. Nye, Mrs. Emma Bickford
and Mrs. Mary S. T. Burns and a
song by Mrs. Emma Dunton. The
next meeting of the Corps will be
held March sixteenth.
Miss Esther French of Mount
Pleasant avenue will entertain the
Searchlignt club at her home at four
O'Clock this (Thursday) afternoon.
The meeting was scheduled for last
week Friday but on account of the
curling party. was postponed The
meeting will be held this afternoon
instead of the usual day, Friday, on
account of the joint school concert
which will take place tomorrow even
ing.
There were fifty in attendance at
the whist party last evening given
by some OF the ladies' who are men,
bers of the Eastern Star. Auction,
bridge. straight whist and sixty-three
were played and during the evening
refreshments were served. The card
committee consisted of Mrs. f. L..
Savage Mrs. John Steward as chair
man, Mrs. w. p Ordway. Mrs. Nor
rs Gledhill and Mrs e. Il. Fogg. The
refreshment committee was composed
Of Mrs. Mark Savage and Mrs. Kate
simpson.