The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-22

Hotel Oxford last Sunday
Fred c. Dunlap spent the week
end in Bangor where he attended The
annual convention of the laundry
men.
Hermon Hilton returned last Fri
day from Lake Moxie where he has
been working in the woods for Sc
veral months.
Perley Wyman, who has been liv-
ing on Summer street for the past
three years, has moved to Scion tc
engage in farming.
j. w Packard of Skowhegan of
fciated at the memorial service for
Mrs. Martha Hutchins, aged Sc. al
Belgrade Tuesday morning
Miss Augusta II. Savage returned
to Boston, last Saturday. after a two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J a. Savage, on Pleasant
street
Deputy Sheriff Frank l.. Harding
of Madison was in town Monday
bringing f. j. Sullivan to serve a
fifteen day Jail sentence on the
charge of intoxication.
A special communication of Somer-
set lodge number "a was held at the
Masonic Hall Thursday evening. The
f. c. degree was worked on three
candidates and the M. NJ. on two.
The many friends of Mrs. Perley
Stevens of Leavitt street will regret
to learn that she fell on the ice the
last of the week. fracturing her
left arm. Doctors Stinchfield and
Young reset the bone Sunday morn
ing.
Lawrence Cockburn was elected
president at the meeting OF the
Wantonoit Club held recently at the
parsonage of the First Baptist
church. Paul Steward was elected
secretary. William Cole. treasurer
and West Tobey vice president.
Mrs Myrtle Lamb. Mrs. Vina Har-
willie and Mrs. Archie Weston are
the members of the committee in
charge of the food sale which is to
be held by the Ladies Social Circle
of the Methodist church Friday
March second, at the Withee store.
First meeting of the creditors OF
Andrew NJ. Ward Of Scion. was held
at the office of Lewis and Lewis
Thursday. Mr.. Ward and his attor-
ney Thomas J. Young were there.
None of the creditors appeared so no
debts were proven and no trustees
were appointed There were no
assets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis left the
first OF the week for three weeks
trip to Portland, Boston and New
York. They are spending the holt
day in Portland with relatives of
Mrs. Curtis and will spend the week
end in Boston, going on from there
TO New York City where they will
pass ten days.
AT st. Mary's church yesterday
ashes were blessed and distributed
at 730 in the MORNING by Father Re-
maud. In the evening at 7.15 there
was the Rosary and Benediction.
Tomorrow services, will include
he ceremonies of the Stations of the
Cross for the school children. At
7.15 the service will be repeated
'or the general public Special SER
vices are to be held during Lent.
Wednesday and Fridays at 7.15 in
he evening
AT the next meeting of Sunset
Chapter. o. E. s., the regular routine
business will be transacted and
here will be ballotng This will
)e held Friday evening. March sec
md, and will be a short session to
,nable those who wish to attend the
Chapman concert. At the meeting
If Friday March sixteenth, the gent
emen are to furnish the program
and those on the entertainment
committee are Ernest Butler, John
n. Lancaster and w. T. Seekins.
At the next meeting of the Rus
sell Relief Corps which will be held
in G. A. X. hall Friday afternoon.
March second, the program will be
in charge of Mrs. Lizzie Nge- At
last Fridays meeting the matter re-
gardng special relief work for Am
erican soldiers in case war is de-
clared was discussed and will be
taken up at length at the next meet
ing. 1t is thot that the rules of the
relief corps will not allow work be-
ing done for other than G.. A r.
purposes. For this reason, the re-
lief corps as a body will be unable
to assist in the present crisis under
the name of the Relief Corps. 1t
is barely possible, therefore. that