The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-22

dance.
There will be a business meeting
of the Ladies Aid in the vestry of
the First Baptist church. Monday
afternoon at two o'clock.
The members of the Searchlight
club are to be entertained by Miss
Hannah Page at her home Friday af-
ternoon of next week, March 30th.
DR.. and Mrs. Milburn Fowler will
return the first of the week from
Boston. They left Skowhegan last
Sunday afternoon and are having a
delightful visit away.
The financial statement of the
Skowhegan Trust Company publish
ed elsewhere in this issue, shows d
gain of $159,405 in their savings de-
posits during the past year.
There will be a special meeting of
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, next Monday evening at which
time the Royal Arch degree will be
conferred on three candidates
Russell Hamlin of the Watervlle
Electric shop has taken a position in
the local office and store of the Gen.
trail Maine Power Company, succeed
ing Harvey A. Mcclure, who was re-
Gently transferred to Augusta.
Mrs. Isaiah Crowell returned to
her home in Brooks yesterday after
visiting her son, Henry Crowell and
her daughter, Mrs. f. O. Furber
Robert Furber accompanied his
grandmother to her home where he
will spend his school vacation.
Following the regular business
meeting of the Carpenters Union
Monday evening. supper was served
at nine o'clock at Heselton Hall. The
supper was in charge of Mrs. n
Lester Shepley and Mrs. Archie CO.
supper.
Deacon George X. Thomson of the
First Baptist church conducted a
service for the prisoners at the
County Jail, Sunday afternoon.
Music was rendered by Miss Carrie
Thomson, Hunter Thomson and Miss
Annie Scott. vocalists, and Thomas
Cockburn, organist
The rural school at Malbons Mills
opened again last Tuesday with Mrs.
Nancy Huckins as teacher. The
school has been closed for six weeks,
since, February second on account of
the inability of the teacher to find a
boarding place near the schoolhouse.
Mrs. Huckins taught at the same
school last year.
At a hearing Tuesday at the Court
House, the custody of Mildred Shaw
was given to her mother Lydia Shaw
who is a resident OF Fairfield. The
mother was represented by Hon. W.
r. Pattangall of Augusta, the father,
Samuel J. Shaw. who lives in Lime
stone Aroostook County by Ransom
Shaw OF Oldtown.
The fifty-fifth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Nye was
quietly observed Tuesday. A year
ago. the couple celebrated their
fiftieth anniversary at which a large
family OF children and grandchildren
were present. Mr.. Nye is still act
lively engaged in farming altho he is
nearly 80 years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pratt of
Canaan have moved to John Azores
house on Main street. Skowhegan,
where they are to reside in the fut-
ure. Mr.. Pratt has been teaching
in the grammar school at Canaan
for the past two years but is now in
the office of the American Wooden
Company a position which he assum-
ed about two months ago.
Mrs. Annie L. Decker received
word yesterday that her son, Ken
dali, who has been at the Naval
Training School at Newport, r. l..
has been promoted to the rank of
Second Glass Seamen and assigned
to one of the war ships in the har-
Dor which is expecting orders to
sail at any moment. Mrs. Decker
left at once for Newport, hoping to
see her son before the departure of
the fleet
The members of the cast of Miss
Busby's Boarders" which was pres
ented by the Skowhegan Grange at
their annual fair in Skowhegan last
week Tuesday, will be presented
this evening in Union hall Madison.
A special car will leave Skowhegan
at six O'Clock, returning after the
play. The round trip tickets will
be 35 cents. The admission TO the
play will be 25 cents. and the re-
served seats, 35. The same cast
will participate, including Lyle
Moore who played the role OF Felix
Marden in place of Charles Stinch-