The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-26

afternoon.
Mrs. J. P Oak of Water street is
onioying a two weeks visit in Boston
and vicinity
Miss, Lulu Welch went to North
vassalboro Tuesday to attend the flu
neral of a relative
Miss Mary Hayden spent the week
end at Waterville where she was the
onest of Minnie E. Williams.
TWO liquor libel hearings were held
bofore Judge Brazzell in the munich
nal court room Tuesday forenoon.
The ladies of Bethany Guild are to
meet this Thursday afternoon at the
church parlors to sew for the soldiers.
The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Savings bank will be held at the
bank Monday, May seventh, at ten
O'Clock.
The flag raising which was to have
taken place Saturday afternoon at
the American Wooden Mills, was post
noned until this week Saturday.
L II. Morrill, has recently purchas-
ed a Ford automobile for the convent
ence of his patrons. 1t will be used
10 supplement his livery business
which he has conducted for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Berry of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, have lately moved to
Skowhegan where Mr. Berry has en-
plovment as weaver at the wooden
mills. and have taken the apartment
in the Morrill, house on Court street.
The Kennebec Union of Women's
Clubs will meet with the Tuesday
Club at Oakland, Friday May A. at the
BAPTIST Church. The meeting will be
called to order at ten o'clock. The
sneakers are to be Mrs. Deborah Knox
Livingston of Bangor and Mrs. Tubbs
OF Lewiston.
{. f. Fellows, manager of the Show
hogan Novelty Works, will return
home today from a few days business
trim TO Boston. The Novelty Works
has recently received an order for
$4,000 army cots, work upon which is
soon to be commenced With an aug
mented crew of workmen.
John H. Lucas, L. S. N, attached to
the L. S. S. Connecticut, one of the
battleships of the Atlantic feet, was
in town last week, guest of Mr.. and
Mrs c. J. Abbey and other relatives
and friends Mr.. Lucas has returned
to his duties but Mrs. Lucas is re-
naming for a longer visit.
Miss Theresa Bison, who is at the
Three Arts Club in New York City,
where she is studying designing this
winter is expected home for the sum
mer vacation the last of May. Miss
Bison, who is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. e. Bison, sang in a
chorus at the Metropolitan Opera
House two weeks ago at a patriotic
concert.
Miss Pauline Oak, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. p Oak of Water street, a
teacher in the Woman's College at
Danville, Kentucky, writes that the
of
spending several hours a day in first
aid lessons and in drilling. A great
deal of patriotism is being manifested
in Southern towns and cities and in
all the colleges.
The annual meeting of the Town
Improvement Society will be held to-
morrow afternoon in Library parlors
ensuing year, the program will be
carried out in charge of Mrs Florence
Higgins. Papers will be read on
"Old Fashioned Gardens, How We
Can Beautify Our Town and Modern
Landscape Gardening.
Special ceremonies marked the
closing of the retreat for Catholic
women at st. Mary's Church Sunday
afternoon. Father Bourbonhiere of
Lewiston preached the sermon in
French. 400 women were present
and 200 children Sunday evening
the retreat for men opened, Father
Bourbonniere preaching the sermon.
There is a service at 7.15 every even
ing this week. The retreat will close
Sunday.
Civil Engineer E. E. Greenwood has
recently consulted with the selectmen
in regard to two proposed routes for
an overflow pipe to be connected with
the North street sewer One route,
as proposed, would extend from East
street to School street, down School
street to Heselton and down Heselton
to the Kennebec at the eddy. The
other route proposed is down School
street across Frenchs land to the
kennebec. Investigation has not
progressed far enough to ascertain
the exact expense of the routes
The members of Sunset Chapter O
+. S, observed guest night last Fri
day evening when about 140 were