The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
? SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


ner nome on winter street THIS even
ing.
Benjamin Lee, third baseman of
last years Skowhegan baseball nine,
has recently signed a contract for the
coming season with the Batmores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis are to
leave week after next for Portland,
where they will spend Washington's
Birthday, going from there on to New
York City for two weeks.
The funeral services for Charles,
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Bracket, were held from the home in
the Malbon's Mills section last Friday
afternoon. Rev. Charles II. Mckinney
officiating.
There will be a business meeting
of the Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Baptist Church at the vestry next
Monday afternoon at two o'clock. A
quilt will be tackled All ladies OF
the church and parish will be well
come
Miss Florence Withee, clerk in the
registry of deeds office, recently be-
gan revising the card index from
1910 to 1915 and transferring these
records from cards to a large sheet
which are later to be bound into a
large volume,
Chambers Band of Portland, re-
cognized as the leading musical or
ganization of the state, has been en-
gagged for tire 0eamiUiay f1ftieth Ami
versary to be celebrated next June.
Alton Grant of Lewiston will be the
caterer in charge for the same event.
A regular conclave of De Molay
Commandery was held at 4.30 Tues
day afternoon. The order OF the Red
Cross and Order of the Temple were
conferred on one candidate, and the
Order of the Red Cross on another.
Supper was served at half after six.
Word has been received in Show
hogan of the death Of Mrs. Mary S.
Lane Jordan, wife Of John O. Jordan,
who died at her home in Leicester.
Mass, from pneumonia. Mrs. Jor-
dan was born in this town August 6,
1874. the daughter of George w. and
Sarah J. tSmith) Lane.
Miss Lovina Murray entertained
sixteen members of the classes of
1919-1920 of the Skowhegan High
School at her home Monday night
The evening was spent in dancing,
games and music and the hostess
served delicious refreshments, Miss
Mamie O'Brien assisted her in serv-
ing.
Father J. l.. A. Renaud went TO
Lewiston Monday where he attend
ed the funeral of Father Rondot who
died after a short illness. Father
Rondot was in Skowhegan at Christ
mas time when he was the guest OF
Father Renaud and delivered a SER
mon at st. Mary's church Christmas
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Towns accom-
panied by their brother Fred Steele.
visited the Long Branch farm at
Bowdoinham last Friday. Mr.. Steele,
who has been contemplating pur-
chasing an automobile, invested in
one of Long Branch's precious Chev-
lot eve sheep instead, the price for
one of the animals being very little
different from the price of machine.
Leon Buker who has been at Lake
Moxie hauling pulp wood for Frank
Palmer, came to Skowhegan last Fri
day and spent the week end. He
returned to Lake MoXie, Tuesday ac-
companied by Leon Witham. Mr..
Witham will spend several days at
the lake setting up machinery for
Fred and Archie Clark of the firm of
Clark Brothers and Mr. Buker will
remain there to run the gasoline en-
CINE for the same firm.
The presidents of the local branch
es of the New England Milk Pro
ducers' Association met in Skowhe-
gan last Saturday to form county
organization of which J. E. Nc
Michael of Pittsfeld was elected
president. Mr.. McMichael was also
chosen as Somerset County repre-
sentative to attend the central meet
ing of the New England association
to be held at the Quincy House in
Boston, Thursday February %.
In observance of the 36th anniver-
sary of the founding of the Christian
Endeavor Society. the Christian En-
deavor of the Bethany Baptist church
held a service last Sunday evening in
charge of the president, Mrs G. r..
Fogg. The subject was christianity S
Gifts to America" and the speakers
were Rev George Merriam. Miss A.
f.. Written, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hight There were readings and
music including solos by Miss Goldie
keene. Miss Dorothy Potts and Miss
Winifred Gardner and selections by