The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS II


,alen possession Oh the Reeu house
roet Front street where they will
mike their future home.
l. Nrs Deborah Knox Livingston was
tbe guest. during her short stay in
cto,hegan, of Mrs. e. w. Marble at
bar home on Spring Street.
Reginald Foss, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
= T. Foss who has been working In
boston has left there for Plattsburg,
y. having enlisted in the officers
reserve corps.
= S. Flagg and William Donald
CON we're in Augusta yesterday as del
ogates from the local lodge knights
of Pythias, to the annual session OF
the Grand Lodge.
Among those who came to Show
hogan last Friday evening to hear
Mrs Deborah Knox Livingston were
Airs william c. Robinson, Mrs. Frank
uolev. Mrs. Elmer E. Sawyer and
Miss Porter, all of North Arson
there is to be a Band Dance at the
New Agricultural Building at Fair
Wow Park. Dances for this week
Saturday and Saturday evening of
reyt week have been cancelled.
II will be good news to the patrons
of the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
q
mound for butter fat brought to the
creamery during the coming month
This is the highest price to be paid
for fat on record at the local cream
cry,
The members of the Athens Acad-
emy graduating class were at Huff's
studio Saturday afternoon having
their pictures taken. Tuesday morn
ing. the graduating class of Madison
High school, nineteen in number,
came to Skowhegan for the same pur-
pose.
The regular meeting of Golden Rod
Branch l. S. S. has been postponed
to Friday afternoon, May 25th. A full
attendance is desired on that date at
the Municipal building a very pref
ty patchwork quilt top was recently
made and given to the Branch by Mrs.
Mary Badger.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
recently saw in Washington, one of the
red. white and blue buttons to be CIV
en- to the Skowhegan Patriotic Gar
deners. He expressed himself as
much interested in the plan and looks
forward to a great increase in garden
production this Summer.
A special conclave of De Molay
Commandery was held Tuesday after
noon and evening At the 4.30 meet
ing, the Red Cross degree was con-
i ferred on four candidates, followed
by the comforting of the Malta degree
on Ave members, one from Moose
head Lake, one from Bingham, one
from The Forks and two from Show
hogan
The Misses Doris Rayner, Mabelle
Ross, Mildred Weston and Marie
Fletcher comprise the committee in
charge of the program to be given in
observance of children's evening at
the meeting of Sunset Chapter, o. E.
s., tomorrow (Friday) night. There
will be a flag drill by twenty girls, Sc
Lotions by chorus of girls, songs
and recitations.
Mrs. ]. o. Smith of Water street en-
tertained the Helen Coburn Mission
Circle at her home last Friday and
distributed 200 daffodils, which she
herself raised, among the members to
be divided into 20 bouquets for the
sick and the "shut-ins' of the COM
munity. Mrs r. F. Homsted pre-
sided and a program from the text
book The Kings Highway" was in
charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson.
India" was the subject for the after
noon.
George Otis Smith of Washington
and Skowhegan has recently been ap-
pointed on the committee on Coal Pro-
duction, directly under the Council Of
National Defense. He is also a men,
Der of the Military Committee of the
National Research Council Still an
other line of activity that comes to
Mr. Smith with the war, is member
ship on the War Work Council of the
Y NJ. C. A, comprised of about hun
dred laymen from all over the United
States to carry out the work for SOL
diers Of the new army.
Mothers Day was observed at the
Bethany Baptist church Sunday
There was special music and a sermon
appropriate for the day at the morn
ing service. At $50 a special pro-
gram was given by the Christian En-
deayor, Mrs. H. C. Judkins presided
and gave an opening talk. There
were vocal solos by Mrs. Emerald
Estabrook accompanied by Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames, by Miss Goldie Keene
and Mrs W: II. Halves. Poems on
Mothers Day were read by Miss Cram