The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Mrs. James Lewfa was in Water
vile yesterday calling on relatives.

vile yesterday calling on relatives.
The 9Sth anniversary of the found
ing of Odd Fellowship will be observ-
ed by the local Lodge Sunday, June
third, when special service will be
carried out In the Opera House, fol-
lowed by the decoration of graves in
the cemeteries.
The difference in the incoming mail
is much appreciated by Skowhegan
citizens. During the winter months
the morning mail was "all up" by $40
as a rule, whereas 1t now takes until
s. 80 to assert it. This is on account
of the service on train No. 127 leav-
ing Boston at ten o'clock at night,
thus affording the advantage of OBJ
tanning all mail mailed in Boston be-
tween seven and ten in the evening
which, in the winter. does not reach
Rev. George Merriam, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist church, left Monday
afternoon for Cleveland, Ohio, where
he will attend the National Baptist
Convention. Rev. Mr.. Merriam will
be gone ten days. Mr. Newman of
t1Colby College will supply the pulpit
of the Bethany church at all services
next Sunday. Rev. Merriam will
visit his two sons during his stay in
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with Y. NJ c. A. work in the Western
city while Ralph Merriam is with the
Sherwin- Williams Paint Company.
A. E. futile of Norridgewock was
in Skowhegan last Friday to file the
necessary deeds at the court house
for the sale of his large farm in Nor
ridgewock to Fred Williamson who
has recently come to Maine from Col
orado and has already taken posses
sion of his new property. Mr.. Tut
tie is now living on smaller farm
in Norridgewock where he will con-
tinue to reside until after haying time,
then taking possession of the farm
which he has just purchased from
| William Norton.
The tenth anniversary of the Phila-
thea Glass was observed last evening
at the First Baptist church The
regular meeting at which the presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert Hall, presided, was
followed by a short program of music
and readings after which refreshments
were served The committee in
charge was composed of Mrs. Mollie
NJ Stewart, Rev. Eta G. Tracy and
Mrs. Robert Hall. Mrs. Roy l.. Mars
ton played, Mrs. Eta Bradley sang
and Miss Doris Carpenter was the
reader Toasts were given and re-
sponded to by the various members.
One of Somerset eountys large
tracts of timber land has changed
hands, approximately 23,529 acres, the
same being all the lands owned by
Frank d. j. Barnjum in this county
The transfer has just been recorded
DIT llt oOHltIStl 1Oulty lCblolig dhN
is from the Barnjum kennebec Com
pany having it's place of business al
Kittery to William d. Hunt of Brook
line, Mass. Included In the premises
are the following: One-quarter Of
one-half in common of tract Of
land called No. 10 Tract in Town.
ship 4, which runs westerly in Biz
Spencer Stream and contains 32(
acres, also parcels in Flagstaff, one
being near the lot set out for the
first settled minister according to the
record and running into the Dead
River section and Flagstaff. Alst
the 255 acre lot known as the mil
Lot; another in Flagstaff near the
county road; another lot on the new
county road from No. New Portland
to Flagstaff, and another lot in the
northerly portion of Township No. 4
lying on the southerly side of DEAD
| River. The reservations in the ter
ritory include a parcel conveyed by
Oliver Moulton to G. A. Hewett and
the E. L. Donahue and C. G. Lin
coin places.