The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-22
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in town Friday on the way TO his
former home in Madison.
Mrs. Clayton Williamson return
ed home last Friday evening after a
Two weeks visit at her home in Rock
land and also in Portland
Principal X. w. Leighton was one
of the three judges at the debate
held in Pittsfield last Friday evening
between the Maine Central Institute
and Gardiner High school which was
won BY NJ. {. |. by vote of two to
one.
Paul !. Vincent has bought the g.
l.. Wheeler milk route. He has
moved his family from Alder street
and viii make his home for the pres
ent with his father Felix Vincent,
on the Moody Weston farm in Corn
Vile
5000 has been raised by The mem
bers of the Skowhegan Grange DEBT
committee which was turned into
the treasury last evening at the meet
ing. The sum of 5000 had previous
ly been raised. thus reducing the
debt about $500
There was a hearing at Pittsfield
last Thursday, when the four gallons
of liquor addressed to Newport peo-
pie and seized the previous week bv
Sheriff Goodrich at Detroit, were
forfeited Deputy Sheriff Rich oil
Newport was a witness for the state.
A musical association is soon TO be
organized among the members OF the
parish of St Mary's Catholic church.
This organization will not in any
way be connected with the choir, but
is TO be formed for the study of mu-
sic, the object being to give musical
entertainments later and to promote
social activities and closer friend
ships between the members OF the
parish. There will be delightful lit
tie social hours after the meetings
thus combining study and pleasure.
Those who have recently filed
naturalization papers at the Somer-
set County court house are the fol-
lowing: Vital Joseph Oulette, aged
20. a resident of Madison and spin
aer by occupation, who came to the
United States in 1901; Joseph Assin,
aged 20. who came here in 1913 and
now resides in Madison; william
Charles Bush, also a resident of Mad
ison and wool carder by occupa-
ton. He was born in England in 1884
and came to America in 1900. He
has wife and two children
There were about $50 present last
Friday evening at the st. Patrick S
party given under the auspices OF the
Rebekahs. The affair proved most
Dleasureable and the members of the
committee in charge should feel
highly complimented on the success
of their undertaking. Decorations
were appropos the season, the young
ladies on the committee wearing pref
ty bolero Jackets fashioned from
green crepe paper. Progressive whist.
sixty-three and finch were played
and refreshments were served during
the evening.
Willard Croteau of North street is
the proud possessor OF a four-page
sheet, long since grown yellow with
age. of the Boston Gazette and Coun-
try journal, dated Monday, March
twelfth, l770, just LAT years ago last
Monday which date was also March
twelfth. 1t is printed in the old
time type used in those days The
columns are about foot long and
each one is two and three-quarters
inches in width. The paper contains
an account of meeting in Boston
during which it was voted ito not
make use of any Foreign Teas in our
several Families until the Revenue
Acts are repealed"
Last Wednesday evening at the Au-
gusta House. Augusta, the third an
nual dinner of the Delta Kappa Epsil-
on Association of Maine was held.
There were in attendance Donald W.
Philbrick and Sherman N. Shumway
of Skowhegan. both of whom are at
tending Bowdoin College; Charles Co
burn Smith of Skowhegan, who Is a
student at Colby; Blaine S. Viles and
William l.. Bonney both of whom are
former residents of this town. George
Goodwin Houston of Guilford, who is
a nephew OF Mrs. e. E. McNeelie OF
Skowhegan and Associate Justice
Leslie C. Cornish of Augusta, who is
we'll known in this town having pre-
sided at various sessions OF the Som
erset Supreme judicial Court. Among
the speakers during the evening We're
Mr.. Bonney, speaker of the House OF
Representatives and ex-Mayor Blaine
S. Viles of Augusta.
C. j. Abbey, Mark w. Savage and
f. E. Greenwood, constituting com
mittee of three appointed at the 1916
town meeting to investigate the rights
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