The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
" SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS :.



Miss Gladys Pencil has recently
accepted a position as soloist at the
Centenary Methodist church
Mr. and Mrs Leroy r Sanford
passed Sunday in Waterville as guests
of Mr. and Mrs Augustus orion.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones of Burn
ham were weekend guests of their
son, George Jones, on Cross street.
Miss Ethel Garside of Augusta was
a visitor in Skowhegan, Wednesday,
as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Jewett.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Avore and Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Jewett have returned
following a stay of several days in the
Dead River and Rangeley districts
Postmaster Clarence Mantor, Town
Clerk Adam Simpson, w II. Fowler
and +. r Madden spent the weekend
at Pleasant Pond on hunting trip.
The annual Thanksgiving social,
under the auspices of the Christian
Endeayor Society Of the Bethany Bap-
fist church, will be held in the church
yestry next Monday evening
Golden Rod Branch, l. S. S, will
meet with Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson,
Summer street. on Friday p. NJ, Nov
ember Both Ladies will sew for the
Blind Babies Home before the meet
ing A full attendance is desired
Operations in the manufacture of
bobbins WAS begun Monday at the
Skowhegan Novelty works For sew
eral days wortmen have been busily
engaged in installing new machinery
for this work and extra men have
been employed who are familiar with
the bobbin industry
County Attorney r A Anderson, of
Pttsheld, who has been confined at
hospital in Greenyille for several
weeks, following a shooting accident
in which he was the victim has re-
turned to his home, 1t is expected
that no permanent injury will result
from the accident
Paul Simmer was not slim enough
to get away from Deputy John Burke
OF Jackman and as Il result is now
lodged in the County Jail with a
charge of petty larceny confronting
him 1t is alleged that Simmer con
fiscated watch and S14 in money
which belonged to someone else.
The Skowhegan total for the food
pledge campaign was 1145. The
chairman of the local committee has
received letter expressing Mr.
Hoovers satisfaction at the manner
in which the people took hold of the
food pledge campaign. A letter of
communication has also been received
from Leon S. Merrill, head Of the food
administration in Maine.
Alexander Digelomo, charged with
jumping bail. was brought to Skowhe
gan Saturday for Judgement in the
county Jail, by Deputy Sheriff Frank
L. Harding of Madison Digelomo
was recently held on charge of
search and seizure and at the time he
entered an appeal and furnished bail,
later skipping the same, according to
allegations. He now has IA 60 day
sentence hanging over him beside the
payment of fine of 800 and costs.
Miss Chastine Kelley formerly one
of the operators at the local exchange
of the Maine Telephone Co, is now
one of the accounting force in the Of
fee of the Bates Street Shirt Fac
tory at Lewiston. For some time,
after leaving SkOwhegan, until ac
cepting her present position about a
month ago. she was employed in the
Rumford Exchange of the Maine Tel
ephone Co. Her mother Mrs. Fran
ces Kelley has been visiting Mrs,
Clark jenkins and other Skowhegan
friends, this week.
Members of the Christian Endeayor
Society Of the First Baptist church
were delightfully."- entertained Friday
evening at the parsonage, Rev 0. II.
Tracy, Phi. D., acting as host. Dur
ing the evening a general conference
was held and short program was
carried out Readings by Miss Car
rie Thomson and Miss Dorothy Potts
were much enjoyed and solos were
rendered by Miss Potts and Miss An
ME Scott Refreshments we're served
and the evening was concluded with
the singing of several songs. all in at
tendance taking part
Under the supervision of Mrs
George +. Sampson, very pleasant
and profitable social was held in the
Congregational church parlors last
Friday evening, the proceeds going to-
ward the Y. NJ. c. A. War Fund. The
program consisted of piano duet by
Helen Day and Ella NJ, Flanders;
songs by Miss Evelyn st. Ledger and
Fred Raynor; piano solo by Miss
Phyllis Whiting and readings by Miss
Molly Blunt. Mrs. Adam Simpson
and Mrs William Donaldson served
refreshments of ice cream The sum
of S12T5 WAS cleared