The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-11


visiting this week with his parents.
Sheriff Goodrich left Wednesday
morning for four day trip up river
to the northern part of the county.
The fourth inmate of the Woman s
Reformatory has arrived, having
come from Portland in charge of Of
ficer Flaherty. She was also SEN
fenced for intoxication.
Mrs. Ruth II. Eaton has returned
home after four months visit with
her daughter in Oklahoma. Miss
Nell Clifford who accompanied Mrs
Eaton west, will remain in Oklaho-
ma until spring.
At the meeting of Crescent Tent
No 16, Maccabees, which was held
Monday evening, two degrees were
worked on one candidate The next
meeting will be held Monday evening
January %, when there will be pri-
Ndle INSTALLATION Oh OIlCGIS.
Miss Blanche Pollard, daughter OF
j. Fred Pollard of Water street, re-
turned home last evening after spend
ing five weeks at St Barnabas Hos
pital in Portland Her cousin, Mark
p. Pollard of Scion, went to Portland
to accompany Miss Pollard home.
The fifth inmate, an Is year old
Bangor girl, who has figured for
sometime in police circles in that
city. is the first Bangor girl to be
sentenced to the Maine Woman's Re
rormatory. She arrived in Skowhe-
gan Tuesday, her sentence being in
Discriminate.
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year by the
Order OF the Ladies of Maccabees
Com. Marie Fortier; 1t Com, Sadie
Quimby; r. c., Susan Chase; f. A,
Lelah Barnes; lady at arms, Estelle
Fortier; captain of guard, Laura Pat
tee, chaplain, Thelma Bracket.
The meeting of the Pioneer Past
Noble Grands' Association which was
scheduled for last Monday evening al
the home of Mrs. Mary S. T. Burns
was postponed until Monday evening
January fifteenth, when Mrs Burns
and Mrs. Emma l.. Bickford will en-
terrain at Mrs. Bickfords home OIL
Court street
At the seven o'clock evening ser
vice last Sunday at the Bethany Bap-
Sunday and the pastor, Rev. George
Merriam, gave an interesting account
of the Boston meetings, ten of which
he attended last week during his visit
in Boston. \ five piece orchestra
consisting of Mrs. Cecil Gates, plan
list; Leo Porter, Clyde Badger, Rob
ert Barker and Bruce White furnish
ed music. Miss Goldie keene wa
soloist
The Gentlcmens Night OF the FirsI
Philathea Glass has been postponed
from Wednesday, January 18th tc
1 Friday, January 10, ON account of The
Skowhcgan High School entertain
ment. This is one of the specia
events in the Philathea year and viii
be an especially attractive one this
year, a Hawaiian Festival. AdmiS-
sion to this entertainment is by in
vtation only, but members of the
class may secure invitations fol
friends who are not connected Will
any other parish in town by notify
ing Mrs ntta Bradley or some Other
member of the committee before
Tuesday, January 10Th.
John II. Lancaster in his capacity
as Grand Scribe of the Grand Com
mandery OF Maine inspected Frank
lin Chapter No II. at Pennington
Tuesday evening The work was in
the Mark Masters degree and there
was very large attendance. The
Masonic brethren of Pennington and
Skowhegan have rather more than
The usual acquaintance from the fact
that in years gone by Harrington
was in the jurisdiction of De Molay
Commandery. Pilgrim Commandery
of Pennington is one of the five
Knight Templar bodies that will be
guests of De Molay at their 81. John 5
day celebration, June 18th. Mr..
Lancastcrs duties require him to ip-
speet eight chapters He has al
ready visited China and Pennington
and is to go to Norway, January 31st
The Town Improvement Society
Will meet this afternoon and will
have as guests, the members Of the
Sorosis and Woman's Club. Mrs
Agnes Steward will sing and will
have as her accompanist Mrs. Ethel
Ames Who viii also play several
piano solos The president Miss
Gertrude Weston, will preside and
the hostcsses are Mrs. Abbic Wildes
Mrs Annie Hill, Mrs. Minnie Green
Mrs Winona Homsted, Mrs. Nellie
Flint and Mrs Nettie Paddock The
speaker will be Mrs. Deborah Knox