The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-19

In the Congregational church will be
in charge of Miss Mary Porter Mrs
Lettuce Bradbury, superintendent of
schools. will speak on Education.
The following are the teachers of
the village and rural schools in the
town: Mark Emery school, Mrs.
Laura Noddin, Miss Anna Johnston,
Miss Lizzie Clifford, Miss Mabel Hall !;
Garfield school, Miss Evelyn Gray.
Miss Gladys Perkins. Miss EVE
NJ Learned, Miss Marcia L. Springer,
Mrs. Retta Loyejoy, Mrs. Nellie Dick,
substitute for Mrs. Gladys Wilson,
Miss Dorothy Cole; Shakespeare
school, Miss Madeleine Emery; En-
erson school, Owen Oliver; Franklin
school, Mrs. Mae Wood; Bixby school,
Miss Vivian Pollard Longfellow
school. Miss Florence Emery. The
uperintendent Mrs. Bradbury has
visited all of the town schools ex-
cepting two. also part of the Emb-
den schools. and the first of the week
she was attending to the schools in
Lexington and New Portland, part of
the New Portland schools having been
visited previously
Mrs. Susie Grant and son of Water
vile were guests of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Benjamin over Sunday
Several of the members of the Wo-
mans Club met Thursday at the home
OF the President, Mrs Carrie Hutch
ins and sewed and prepared supplies
for the War Relief for the Peter Bent
Brigham Hospital at Boston.
Mrs Evie Robinson Is in Washing
ton this week attending the National
Congress of the D. A. r. and is a can
didate for vice president general
Mrs. Lettuce Bradbury has had the
New England Telephone installed and
the call Is 71-6
Mr.. and Mrs Merle Mitchell and
little son were visiting here Friday
and Saturday went to their new home
on College avenue, Wateryille. having
recently moved from Winthrop. Mr.
Mitchell is in the employ of the Cen
tla Maine Power Co.
There will be rehearsal of the
Rebekah degree staff Friday evening
Al the regular meeting of Emerald
Rebekah Lodge April 25th. the degree
will be conferred on four candidates
Perley Palmer. aged 30 years, ED
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Palmer
of Embden. died April 18th, after an
illness of about ten days He had
been in the woods the past winter and
before he came home. had the grippe
but had nearly recovered so that he
went to work again. After returning
home he took severe cold which ter
minated in brain fever. Besides his
parents, he leaves two brothers,
George and Arthur, and five sisters,
Helen, Louise, Gladys, Bertha and
Dorothy He was associated with his
father in carrying on an extensive
farming business and will be sadly
missed not only by the family but
by all who knew him. The funeral
was held Sunday Rev. T. b. HIATT of
Bingham officiating and the burial
was in Sunset cemetery at North An
son.
Rev Gardner Wills who has been
pastor of the Methodist church in this
village for the past four years. goes
to New Sharon and Mercer. He was
we'll and favorably known in this and
adjoining towns, where he had been
called many times professionally Mr.
Wills had accomplished a wonderful
amount of work in the Home Depart
ment extension The best wishes of
many friends go with Mr.. and Mrs
Wills in their new field of labor. The
Methodist church here for the coming
year will be filled by Rev. +. w. Ken
nison.
Isaac Slipp and son. living in Emb
den about two and u half miles from
this village, have made 80 gallons or
more of choice maple syrup They
have one of the largest and most pro-
ductive farms with good maple or
chard
Mrs. Lena Witham went to Bling
ham Wednesday to visit her nephew
Ben Mitchell and family.
Allen Cleveland and family have
moved back to his farm In Embden
after having lived In the Bailey house
on Elm street several months.
The Woman's Club met at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Holley, Friday,
April 9Th The following papers
were given "Dietetics" written by DR.
f. c. Andrews and read by Mrs. And
rews and Hygiene and Sanitation
by DR. II f. Marston. The club ex-
tends vote OF thanks to the physi
clans for their most interesting and
helpful papers.