The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-22
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

in Waterville.
Clara Smith of Mercer, who has
been visiting at Carroll Watson's, re-
turned to her home Sunday.
Raymond Young of Belfast arrived
/ in Skowhegan Monday evening and is
i Speeding a week with his sister Mrs
! George Jones at her home on Cross
j Street
Horace Weston has purchased the
home of the late Rosamus l.. Mitchell
of Fairview avenue the past week
which he intends to repair and i'm
prove with view 10 moving there
this Spring.
Mrs William Fairclough has re-
turned to her home in White Plains,
y. Y, after spending several weeks
in Skowhegan. where she was called
/ by the death of her mother, Mrs.
Charles Green.
the Luther Gushing farm last Fall,
has recently bought of c. S. Pressey
of Mercer Holstein heifer, not yet
two years old, with a calf by her
side She girts five feet eleven in
ches
The Boy Scouts, nine of them with
Scout Master E. f. Estabrook went
on an enjoyable hike" to Bigelow
Hill Saturday morning leaving about
1870, returning at go. They made
their own fires and prepared their
own dinners.
J. c. Oliver will leave here Mon
day for Epping, n. H., where he is to
be employed as superintendent in the
construction of corn canning fac
tory. He hopes to have 20 or more
men on the job and will plan to take
part of the crew from here.
The regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters will be held tomorrow (Fri-
day) evening The next meeting of
the recently organized sewing circle
known as the Willing Workers will
be held Wednesday of next week,
March %, at the home of Mrs. Mary
Flagg.
Five candidates received the degree
at last Friday evenings meeting of
Sunset Chapter, o. E. S. After the
work delicious refreshments were
served by the committee comprised
of Mrs Savage Mrs. Sheaff. Mrs.
Fairbrother, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs
Dinsmore.
Mrs. Lester + Weeks of Orono
arrived here Monday for a visit with
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam. Mr. Weeks came last
evening and they will go from here
to visit his people in Randolph. Mr.
Weeks is instructor in the Depart
ment of Chemistry at the University
of Maine.
Miss Maud Spalding. a member of
the Junior class of Colby College, ad
dressed the young ladies' and the
girls of the Bethany Sunday School
Miss Spalding gave an excellent ad-
dress in the Chapel. Miss Harvey,
a Freshman at Colby, sang at the
morning and evening services.
Milton W. McGorrill' NJ. l.. Warren.
A. l., Hichan +. J. Tilley and r. i.
Stetson, all of Bowdoin College. were
in Skowhegan last Friday to furnish
+. w. Briggs in the afternoon. They
also played in the evening at the
meeting Of the Board of Trade and
afterward, at the Milburn Club.
There were about thirty-five pres
ent Monday afternoon at the meeting
of the Congregational Working Lea
que and plans were made for a
church supper TO be given under the
auspices of the League Monday April
second The next regular meeting
will be held the afternoon of that
date and the supper will be served at
six.
There were 81 present at the spec
ial convocation of Somerset Chap
ter Royal Arch Masons, held last
Thursday evening A banquet was
served by Mrs. Kate Simpson, cater
err. at $50 after which the degree of
Most Excellent Master was conferred
on two candidates. Members were
in attendance from Madison, Nor
ridgewock, Canaan and Mercer.
The occupants of the Heselton
block which was burned last week
Wednesday, are now located in tenn
porary quarters. Company is us
ing the upper part of the Skowhegan
garage as its armory the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, whose equipment
was entirely destroyed. is Temporal
rily located in the Merrill block; AL
bert Libby is to open his barber shoI
| In, tho Oliver ctnra. Ornn San.