The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS y


Skowhegan on business last week.
The Sunshine Society will hold the
next meeting at the home of Mrs. II.
r. Quimby on Jewett street this af-
ternoon.
Emery Dyer. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. +. Dyer, has been recently elected
treasurer of the Maine club at Boston
University.
Mrs Myra F. Goodwin of Pittsfeld
is visiting Mrs. Annie F. Fish of
Middle street Mrs. Goodwin is the
widow of the late S. B. Goodwin,
former register of Somerset County
probate.
The members of the Sunshine So
ciety cleared about eight dollars from
the food sale which they held Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. l. S. Wheel
er, Mrs l.. B. Jewett, Mrs. Mary
Roderick and Mrs. H. R. Quimby in
charge.
The Misses Florence and Mabel
Pooler are leaving the last of this
week for Boston where they are to
spend two weeks before leaving for
a Trans-Continenta tour to Califor-
MIA where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter months.
Sixty members responded TO the
roll call at last Friday evenings
meeting of Sunset Chapter o. E. S.
Two candidates were given the de-
gree and there was balloting A
social time was enjoyed in the ban
quet hall with refreshments served
in charge of Mrs Laura II. Dinsmore
and Mrs. Jessie +. Fletcher
The first of the series OF entertain
ments to be given by the Epworth
League of the Methodist church this
winter, occurred last Friday evening
in the church Vestry when Mrs. Lot
book "Freckles', her readings being
accompanied with appropriate songs
by Master Edwards of Augusta, the
brother of Mrs York. Miss Hazel
Peck of Winthrop played the accom-
paniment.
Edward Holt member of the
Skowhegan Fire Department, who has
been spending the nights for the past
five or six years at the Central Fire
station. left Saturday for Los An
he will go to Lompoc where he is to
visit Morris Mclaughlin, a former
Skowhegan resident Mr.. Holt is to
spend the winter months in the West,
and may possibly decide to locate
there permanently.
The electric current was turned off
morning from eight until one
o'clock while some necessary re-
pairs were being made at the power
house For this reason Mark Say
ages crew, who are cutting ice on
the river did not work as usual Sun
day, on account of there being no
power to run the electric motor AS
electric current is also employed to
run the electric air compressor at the
Central fire station. it was thot best
not to blow the regular 1890 whistle.
Mrs. Fred r. Philbrick was hostess
at luncheon last Saturday noon at
her home on Coburn avenue, when
the honor guests were the Misses
Pooler, the party being given as a
farewell before they leave for their
western trip. The color scheme was
particularly dainty, jonduils being at
tractively used to carry out the yell
low effect. The afternoon was spent
at bridge. Mrs. Charles Folsom
Jones winning the souvenir. The
guests were the Misses Florence and
Mabel Pooler, Mrs. Charles Folsom
Jones, Mrs. Matte +. Goodwin Mrs.
Robert Lord, Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt
and Mrs. Z. L. McNeelie.
A fire at the home of the j. Wal
lace Blunts about one o'clock last
Sunday afternoon resulted in damage
to the amount of $54. No alarm was
sent in, not even a still alarm, Mr..
Blunt succeeding in eXtinguishing the
flames alone. An electric device used
to heat the baby's milk, was turned
on in the morning and was then for
gotten. The current being turned off
at the power house all the morning.
the fire did not occur until about one
o'clock when the current was turned
on again when the heater became
overheated. In a little while the
members of the family detected the
smell of smoke, and upon entering
the nursery where the baby was ly-
ing asleep, found the room filled with
smoke and the bedclothes all afire.
First Mr.. Blunt rescued the baby just
in time after which he threw the mat
tress out of the window and stamped
out the flames.
The members of the First Philathea
class of the First Baptist church OBJ
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