The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-05

street.
There will be a meeting of the
seaubeean School board tomorrow
friday afternoon at 4.3O.
Nvron E. Smith spent yesterday i'll
rraeport. being the guest of his
h.other. DR.. Kleber Smith.
Mrs G. E. Avore returned last
,,z..k from three weeks visit in
paston. Providence and Portland
nr Clifford Snowden of Portland is
in Skowhegan today to attend the
n,eeting of the Board OF Trustees of
the Womans Reformatory.
/ Harvey White, who has been in
Los Angeles, California, for over two
months. is expected to return to his
home in Skowhegan Saturday.
The high and graded schools III
the town will open Monday after a
TWO weeks recess. There will prob
ably be no change in teachers.
The April meeting of Eunice Farms
worth Chapter is postponed. Due
notice will be given in this paper as
Ia when this meeting is to occur.
.FImer ! Smith who has been pass
ing the winter months at the home of
his brother Willard J. Smith, Water
street. expects to leave today for
Portland.
The first meeting in the bankruptcy
case of Frank l.. Rowell of Pittsfield,
was held Monday at the office of
Daniel Lewis. No creditors appear
ed and no debts were proved.
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier and Mrs. limo
thy SWEET of Skowhegan have re-
ceiyed word of the death of their
brother, Joseph Clukey of VIM. who
died Tuesday at the Eastern Maine
General Hospital at Bangor.
s. l. Flanders, who has been lv
ing on Madison avenue since last No
yember, has bought the Fred R.
Cover place on the Malbon's Mills
road and moved there this week. Mr..
Flanders is a native of Cornville and
moved here from that town.
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton D. William
son are leaving Skowhegan today for
Portland. where they are to make
their future home Mr.. Williamson
who has been trainman on the Show
hegan- Waterville run, is to have the
Portland Bangor night express.
Miss Xaverine Bison entertained
few friends at her home on Water
street Monday evening in honor of
Miss Charlotte Dow who left for her
home in Wiscassett yesterday. The
Easter decorations were most effec
tive the color scheme being yellow
The evening was spent with music
and social chat, and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The guests were Miss Charlotte Dow,
Miss Annie Caswell, Miss Blanche
Jewett and Miss Corinne Salley
B. F. Clark of KeeZar Falls, with
his daughter Mrs. Hazel Worthen OF
Manchester N. H., have been in town
this week Mr. Clark will be re-
called as former resident of Show
hogan and Cornville. He lived here
about five years, chiefly employed in
the Bailey Oilcloth factories, leaving
here for Pittsfeld, about 1907 Az
ter seven years residence in Pitts
field he went to Bangor and from
there to Keezar Falls in 1915. Mrs.
Worthen's home has been in Man
chester for the past three years.
One hundred and forty were pres
ent at the dance given by Lyons or.
chestra last week Wednesday. The
hall was decorated with flags and
colored lights. The same orchestra
played at dancing party given in
Union Hall, Madison by Miss Florence
Emery. Monday evening of this week
When returning from there they
were surprised at being held up by
armed men. They had not as yet
heard that orders had been given to
guard the bridges but as soon as ex-
plantations had been made. they were
allowed to resume their trip home.
Among the out-of-town lawyers
present this week at the session of
Supreme Court were Judge Brazzell,
George NJ. Chapman and Harold
Weeks. all of Fairfield; Judge Bus
we'll and T. j Young. both of Scion;
Frank Ames and Leroy r. Folsom,
both of Norridgewock j. Howard
Haley of Hartland; J. c. Holman of
Athens; Fred Clair and Frank Brown
OF Waterville; Royden V Brown of
Bingham; w. l.. Anderson of Jack
man; John w. Manson and County
Attorney T. A. Anderson of Pitts
held; Judge Augustine Simmons of
North Arson; Judge Charles o.
Small. Bernard Gibbs, W B. Brown
and Jamac II Thnrpo oil NJ Madi-