The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

his father Rev. +. L. Rogers.
Sheriff Goodrich will probably
leave today for Thomaston to take
Perley H. Cromwell, convicted last
week of uttering forgery, to States
Prison.
There will be a meeting OF the
Congregational Working League at
the Church Parlors next Monday af-
ternoon at two O'Clock. Tea will be
served.
The many friends of Thomas Thorn
son of Mount Pleasant avenue, who
has been very i'll for several weeks,
will be glad to learn that he is much
improved.
Taller Charles H. Chute who went
10 the Sisters Hospital in Waterville
last week for an operation, returned
home Monday evening and is very
much improved.
Deputy Sheriff Walter H. Maynard
of lockwood, who has been spending
TWO weeks in Skowhegan during the
sessions of the Supreme Court re-
turned to his home Tuesday.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist church will meet with
Mrs. D. A. Porter of Water street
next Monday afternoon. weather per-
hitting. II not pleasant, the meet
ing will be held the next day in
stead,
There was a large attendance at
the meeting of the Carpenters and
Ioiners Association held Monday
evening in the Municipal building. No
business of importance was transact
ed The next meeting will be held
Monday evening, February 10Th in the
same place.
Mrs. Gertrude S. Wight, superin-
,endent of the Woman's Reformatory,
will be the speaker at the meeting
of the w. C. T. L. which will be
he'd in Library parlors Tuesday af-
ternoon at three o'clock. The meet
ing is sure to be of especial interest
and everyone is cordially invited to
attend,
The Town Improvement Society
will meet tomorrow afternoon in LII
brary parlors when the program will
be in charge of Mrs. Emma Witham
The subject is Living Condition of
Our Foreign Neighbors" and living
conditions and congestion, the immi-
grant who fails, handicaps of the
alien and investments and savings
will all be taken up. There will also
be readings from Little Aliens.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace A. Hill OF
Fairfield brought Nell Nicholas, an
Indian, aged 60 years. to Skowhegan
Monday night. This woman former
" lived In lockwood and was ar
rested on the charge of illegal sale
of liuuor. She was at that time al
lowed to go but as she skipped her
bail the sheriff and deputies have
been looking for her. Thru investi-
cations. Sheriff Goodrich located the
woman as being at the Indian Reser-
walton in Oldtown-
The following subscribers have had
Farmers telephones installed in their
homes during the month of January:
A. C. Fisher of Norridgewock; John
C. Griffin of Skowhegan; Robert
Smith and Charles Hunnewell of
Bingham; Sprague Taylor of Fair
field Center; Sherman F. Greenleaf
of Starks; Jesse Herrin OF Canaan
and Harold York of Scion. Three
others are soon to have theirs in
stalled they being NJ. j. Haines and
the Somerset Dairying Association of
Madison and George Newell of North
New Portland.
Pioneer Past Grands' Association
monthly meeting will be held at the
Odd Fellows Hall Monday evening,
February ~. A business session will
be held at o'clock followed by a
supper al $50 This meeting will be
observed as the annual Anniversary
of the Association with entertain
ment. Guests of the evening will be
the husbands of the members of the
association. Committee on supper,
Mrs. Hugh Hurley, Mrs. Willis A.
Bailey and Mrs. Chas. N. Bragg; COM
mittee on tables, Mrs. Leslie f.
Jacobs, Mrs. Hiram X. Bearce, Mrs.
Martin B. Heselton. Mrs. Fred O..
Eaton Mrs. George Burns, Mrs. Alice
Baker; committee on decoration, Mrs.
&. Il. Fogg, Mrs. Thomas Lawley,
Mrs Frank Bickford; committee on
entertainment, Mrs. f. l.. Savage,
Mrs Reuben French, Mrs Helen
Brown
The Skowhegan boys who are plan
ming to attend the Boys Conference
which will be held in Lewiston and
Auburn Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Of this week, are the following. II
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