The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-26

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The next meeting of the Sunshine
Society will be held in the Municipal
Building Thursday afternoon, May
third
Emery T Dyer returned to Boston
University Sunday after spending
short vacation with his parents. the
A. + Dyers.
Charles F Ward who has been
spending the winter months in Flor
ida, returned to his home in Skowhe-
gan last Thursday.
The John w Foglers have return
ed from Florida where they have been
spending the winter months. I'm
route home to Skowhegan. Mrs. Fog
Ter visited her son Ben B. Fogler and
family in Ludlow, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs d. Hamlin Bartlett
and Mrs. Bartlett's mother, Mrs. Mary
Leighton, who have been spending
the winter months in st. Petersburg,
Florida, are expected home today or
tomorrow, having left Florida last
Saturday
Ella Mckinney of Jackman was the
guest of her cousin, Gertrude Groder
of Skowhegan last week. When Miss
Mckinney returned home she was ac-
companied as far as Lake Parlin by
Miss Groder and Joe Lessor who are
to work there the coming season.
John W Healey of Company f has
at the present time, five COWS and two
heifers and a pair of white work
horses weighing 1900 pounds among
his livestock on his farm between
Skowhegan and Madison Center. He
sells his milk to a Skowhegan drug
firm and ships it to town over the
Somerset Traction railway.
Harvey Goodwin has recently re-
ceived an order from F. w. Briggs for
a 75-foot flag pole to be erected in
the near future on the lawn in front
of the Briggs residence on Water st.
Mr.. Goodwin procured the 36foot
pole which was raised on the First
National Bank building two weeks
ago.
Edwin A. Parker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rue Francis Parker, Is expected
home the first of June from Kinks
Vile, Missouri, where he graduated
from the osteopathic college last Jan
uary. Mr.. Parker is staying at the
institution this Spring to take special
courses on eye, mental and nervous
diseases. He has recently received
an offer to become one of the physi-
clans at at Macon, Georgia. Sanito-
rum the coming year. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Parker was sub
master at the Skowhegan High School
after his graduation from the univer-
sity of Maine and preceding his de-
parture for Kirksville Mrs. Parker,
formerly Miss Harriet Lander of
Kingfield, has been with him in the
West
AT a meeting of the Somerset Cen
trail Agricultural Society Saturday af-
ternoon, 1t was voted to give the town
of Skowhegan the use of the land re-
Gently purchased in the rear of Fair
view Park for garden purposes. 1t
was also voted to have a flying ma
chine at the fair this fall and to have
dances at the exhibition hall during
the months of May and June. The
following committees for the fair
were appointed: Advertising, c. II.
Tilton; grounds committee, f. T.
Goodrich c. w Day; tickets, j. ii.
Lancaster, c. Curtis, r. d. Hill and
John w Fogler; hall decorations,
Mrs. r, T. Patten, Mrs. Margaret G,
Briggs, Mrs. w. p. Ordway; horses
and stock, d. E. Mason; horse depart
ment, Fred f. Tuscan, s. II. Brad
bury draft horses and cattle, c. II.
Gardner; cattle department, A. New
ton. Perley Foss; swine department,
Ivory Homsted, Thos. Deane: poul-
try department, c. B. Hight, Warren
Caldwell, c. Mantor, f. w. Briggs.
The Brotherhood Glass and the or
chestra of the Bethany Baptist church
with few of the ladies were enter
tanned last Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gridley r. Fogg
on Pleasant street. A delicious sup
per was followed by an enjoyable pro-
gram consisting of selections by the
orchestra, stories by w. II. Halves and
Fremont Homsted and readings by
Charles w Day, Cecil Gates, Clarence
Hight and Charles Burnor During
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Wells
were presented with five dollar gold
piece as a farewell gift The favors
at each plate were tiny American silk
flags. Among those present were
Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam, Clar-
ence Hight Charles w. Day, Rey-
nolds Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs. o. d.
Wells, w. H. Halves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Gates, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Es-
tabrook, Nelson Washburn, Henry
Thomas, Charles Burnor, Charles