The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-01

Wallace Blunt will return the
last of the week from a short bust
ness trip to Boston.
Father ]. l.. A. Renaud was IN
uallowell Monday to assist at a Az
hour devotional service.
The rank of knight will be con-
ferred at tonight's meeting OF the
knights of Pythias Lodge.
The Good Will Club will meet with
Mrs L. l.. Walton, Hotel Oxford Par
lors, at two o'clock, Wednesday oil
next week.
Mrs. Willard H. Cummings and
children have arrived in Skowhegan
to ioin her husband who has recently
come here to locate.
Harry Dysart and Robert Adamson
wore admitted to membership at Mon
dav evenings meeting OF the Mllburn
club A buffet luncheon was served
after the business session by Lam
hort the caterer.
Skowhegan friends of Miss Lillian
Conn of Boston who has been serious
" i'll since December with bronchitis
and nerve strain, will be glad to know
that Tuesday morning she was pro-
nounced out Of danger.
claude Barker left Monday for Chi
cago, where he is to join Bonumlr
Kryls band as a cornetist. Mr.. Bar
ker played under Mr.. Kryls brother
last season and this Summer he ex-
meets to be under the management
of the Redpath Bureau.
There are to be special missionary
meetings in the Bethany Baptist
Church next Monday. In the after
noon the Rev. f. w. Steadman OF
Japan will speak to the ladies. In
the evening there will be a service
for all and the public is invited to
attend. Mr. Stedman will give the
address.
Mrs. Frank Madden entertained
Monday evening at a card party in
honor of the birthday of her husband
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening by the hostess.
potted plants were used in the decor
alive scheme. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Simpson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Emery, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Fowler and Mr. and Mrs. Joshua
Williams.
H. N. Head, NJ D., has leased the
offices in the J. p. Merrill Block for
merly occupied by DR.. Byron. Dr..
Head has always lived in Buckfield
having practiced medicine there for
the past 20 years. He was graduated
from Bowdoin Medical School in the
class of 1897. Mrs. Head and the
two children, Anna, aged Z. and
Emiline, age S, will come to Skowhe-
gan in the Spring.
Next Sunday evening the Bethany
Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
will appropriately observe the ami
versary of the organization of Chris
tian Endeavor work. There will be
a specially prepared program includ-
ing special music for the occasion
The literary part will be of much in
terest. On account of the Importance
of the event there will be only one
service Sunday evening and it will
begin at $50.
The members of the Milburn club
have arranged for tournament dur
ing the month of February which will
include every member of the club
j. Wallace Blunt and Ernest Leighton
have been chosen captains. The
tournament will consist of games OF
billiard, pool, bottle pool, cribbage
bridge whist and sixty-three. At the
end of the month, the losing team
will give supper to the winners
The games are to be arranged accord
ing to the convenience of the partic-
pants.
County Treasurer John II. Lancas-
ter, has recently received checks
amounting to $597.39 from Joseph w
Simpson, Treasurer of State, toward
the account for improvement of State
roads. The following sums have
also been received during the month
of January: From the town treas
urer of Detroit, s115.57; from the
treasurer of st. Adams, $306.58; from
the treasurer Of Bingham, $425; from
0. H. Drake of Pittsfleld, $95.43; from
S. j. Whitney Of Bingham, s17I49;
from H. W. Holden $40; from treas
urer of town of Smithfield as county
tax, $263.S8; from treasurer of An
son, $1100.17; and from the treasurer
of Madison as county tax, $3336.S4'
From this amount. about forty checks
have already been drawn to pay coun-
ty bills.
A number of changes have recently
been made at the American Wooden
Company Raymond Pratt, who has