The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03

clayton ID. Williamson or Portland
was in town over Tuesday night.
Frank w Buchanan will return to-
morrow from a two days trip to
Portland.
Charles Tarbell has completed his
duties at Sampson & Azores and left
Skowhegan yesterday for "a vacation
trip.
Earle Kennison has been spending
several days with his parents Mr. and
Mrs w. H Kennison. Mr.. Kennison
Ienlisted from the University of Maine
in the coast patrol service.
Major Rae Butler of Pittsfield has
has been appointed to serve out the
term of Col. George H. Burns, late of
this town, as colonel of the Second
Battalion of the Second Regiment of
Maine.
DR.. l.. A. Dascombe returned home
Tuesday morning from a weeks trip
TO Detroit, Michigan. Or. Dascombe
left with the party from Skowhegan
last week and will have one of the
new Buick cars upon their arrival
Last Saturdays game between
Skowhegan High school and Good
Will resulted in the score of 10 to
in favor of Good Will. 1t was the
| first game of the season and was
loosely played because of the high
wind and extreme cold.
George E. Foster of Cornville and
E. ~ Merrill of Skowhegan who have
recently been appointed directors for
Somerset County of the Agricultural
Improvement League, have been in
Portland this week where they at
tended an organization meeting of the
league held Tuesday afternoon at the
Congress Square Hotel.
Fred L. futile of Athens, recently
discharged from Company e on ac-
count of his inability to pass the ply
steal examinations, appeared before
Judge Brazzell In municipal court last
Saturday, charged with the larceny OF
an army rifle and bayonet from the
company He pleaded guilty, was
sentenced to serve so days in Jail and
ordered to pay the costs of court.
The local American Express Office
here received word from Portland by
telephone last Friday night for theil
teams to meet the SIS train to get 8
shipment of two tons of wool to be
used for Government purposes. This
is rush order of military goods ant
was assigned from the ,Woonsocket
Dyeing & Bleaching Company al
Woonsocket, r. l., to the Maine Spin
ming Company at Skowhegan.
Superintendent Gerrish has recently
given out statistics of the school cen
sus just completed This census
shows that the number of children
of school age living in Skowhegan Il
1888. In 1913 there were 1928 pu
pills. in 1914, 1855; In 1915, 1850; an(
in 1916, 1927. The decrease of 1871
and 1915 was due to the closing of thu
old shoe shop and lack of work in thu
wooden mill; in 1916 the shoe shoI
was changed to the wooden mill will
a consequent increase in the towns
population; while this year the new
shoe shop has added still more TIL,
increase over 1913 Is only sixty pu
pills.
Because of the many urgent ant
persistent requests, both from man.
who were present as we'll as from
many who could not be present at it!
production, 1t has been decided to re
peat the play The Old Peabody Pew
1t is certainly finely dramatizet
theme, and the cast Is surely fortu
nate one. in every instance the par
assigned suitably and acted will
touches of an artist. 1t will not b.
soon when any such local talent will
be gotten together to such good ad
vantage 1t is also good cause. 81
do not forget next Monday evening
April 7th, at the Congregations
Church at 7.45 o'clock. Admission
Adults Is cents; Children 10 cents.
The annual May Day fair at thu
First Baptist church given by thu
Ladies' Aid Tuesday was an extremel,
successful affair both socially as wei
as financially. The members of tn
committees in charge of the various
tables we're kept busy during the af
ternoon hours in selling the deliciou
cooked foods which made the booth
so very tempting and in serving tel
to the large number of people, who
despite the inclemency of the weather
visited the sale. In the evening I
most enjoyable program, arranged b,
Mrs. Philo Steward. was carried out
this consisting of vocal and piano
solos, songs and recitations by tn,
children, as patriotic drill, readings
and a cornet solo with piano accom-