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


The next regular meeting OF DE-
,tolav Commandery will occur Tues
aav evening, April third.
rantain Roy L. Marston was or
4.rod to Portland last Friday a.
..oreonal aid to Governor Milliken a
,ha big Patriotic celebration ant
preparedness parade.
About twenty members of the Ma
sonic Fraternity are going to Fair
osld Thursday. March twenty-ninth
>, attend the annual meeting of tht
knights of the Forest. This organ
i,ation. besides having large coun
~ and state membership, has {
large number from other states.
The selectmen have posted not
ice in the local post Office to the eff
fect that all tax payers in the towr
shall make and bring in, on or be-
fore April 10, perfect list of theiI
nolls and all their estate, real ant
nersonal not by law exempt from
taxation. of which they are posses
sed on April first.
Bowdoin College is conducting ar
officers training school and has re-
Gently organized two companies
sherman Shumway of Skowhegan is
81 =
Donald Philbrick is first seargent OF
the other. Every Skowhegan boy
now in Bowdoin is member of one
of these two companies.
Due to the careful planning of thu
local employees of the Maine Cen
lral Railroad, the car shortage this
winter has not effected Skowhegan
Altho it has been somewhat more
difficult to obtain as many cars as
they wish, they have at all times
been able to get enough to enable
them to carry on business as usual
The employees of the Indepen-
dent Reporter Company were de-
lghtfully entertained last week Sa-
mrday evening by Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Lewia at their home on Win
ter street. The evening was pleas.
antly passed at progressive whist
three tables being in play. AT the
close of the game, prizes were
awarded and refreshments served
Pooler & Emery's new show room
which was formerly the old Somer-
set Reporter office. is now open and
they are showing several of the
most popular models of Overlands
This show room has recently beer
cry cordially invite the public tc
call and see them, whether they are
thinking of purchasing a car or not
Their ad will be found on page II
of this issue.
Company E will hold their drill
Friday evening of this week instead
OF Thursday, at the new Armory
over the Skowhegan Garage. Tht
members of the company may in
deed feel fortunate in view of the
fact that the big shipment OF be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 dollars
worth of new equipment did not ar.
rive before the Heselton block fire
last week 1t is expected very
shortly. probably by the first of the
week.
The young men of the Bethany
Baptist parish are to give an enter
tainment and social in the church
vestry tomorrow (Friday) evening
The program will consist of selec.
tons by the new orchestra compris
ed Of X. F. Washburn and Clyde
Badger, comets; Nelson Washburn
baritone: Robert Barker, alto; Ray.
mond Fogg. violinist; and Mrs. Cecil
Gates. pianist and director. Two
short comedies are to be presented
and there will be readings by Cecil
Gates; piano selections by Mrs
Cecil Gates; and a violin number by
Raymond Fogg. There is to be re-
hearsal this evening of the members
of the casts for the two plays.
The Skowhegan branch of the
American Fund for French Wounded
sent another box filled with surgical
dressings to the Boston headquar.
ters Wednesday. This is the second
box which they have sent since or
ganized. They will distribute work
Monday at three O'Clock at the COM
mittee room of the Skowhegan Trust
Company. Owing to the store in the
Mcclellan Block being rented to Mr.
judkins the local association is OBJ
iged 10 find quarters elsewhere. On
Tuesday at the rest room in the
Dodge Block, there will be a general
meeting of the organization at 7.30
in the evening The articles most
needed Immediately are towels
handkerchiefs, sheets and day shirts.
The total number of pounds OF
interline freight received at the local
Maine Central station during the
month of February, was 1,4S0,755
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