The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-05

evening in the church vestry.
Mrs. W NJ. Stinchfield of Leayit
street is expected home Monday aftel
a weeks visit in Boston and vicinity
Bethany Guild will have a specia
business meeting at $50 this (Thurs
day afternoon at the church par
ors.
The Helen Coburn Mission Crcl,
will meet tomorrow afternoon at thu
home of Mrs Elmer E. Gordon. Yves
Front street.
Deputy Sheriff Elmer EAGordon be
gan his duties as boss weaver at tht
Indian Spring mill at Madison, Mon
day morning.
Major and Mrs. j. W. Fogler are
expected home from Florida where
they have been spending the winter
months. the middle of April
Mrs. Helen Bradstreet and daugh-
ter from North Jay are the guests
this week of the w. B. Stewards at
their home on Coburn avenue.
The next regular meeting of the
Congregational Working League will
be held at the church parlors. Mon
day afternoon ANAL sixtean4h IS
The quarterly meeting OF the Som
erset Farmers Cooperative Tele-
phone Company was adjourned from
Monday morning until Saturday at
! nine o'clock.
Mrs. Abner Currier OF the Ridge
road returned Monday evening from
Waterville, where she had been
spending few days with her son,
Fred Currier
! Miss Nellie White has been visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
! White at Skowhegan this week and is
soon to return to New York where
Sheriff Goodrich and deputies
! Frank l.. Harding of Madison and
George b. Walker of Arson with
i Rufus McKenney. chief of police OF
! Madison, searched the home and
store of Carlos DeSantis at Madison
last Friday They found only soft
beer at the store, but at the house
they seized and libelled IA bottles of
/ ale
| Tea will be served from three until
| five o'clock Saturday afternoon at
/ the rest rooms in the Dodge Block.
Miss Dorothy Elliot and Miss Hannah
Page will pour. At the quarterly
meeting of the Woman's Association
held Monday evening, ii was made
known that 164 people have used the
rest rooms during the past three
months.
f. A. Decker, the popular auto
salesman for Holt 4 Hight. has just
returned from short business trip
/
membered his friends with some
choice trout and salmon which he
caught in Brassua Lake. one salmon
weighing five and one-half pounds.
incidentally he sold eighteen Ford
cars while away
Miss Mildred Keene who has for
the past six years and half been
in the Office OF the Cobnrn Heirs
leaves Saturday for Augusta, where
she is to be private secretary to For
rest II. Colby, State Forest Com
missioner. The many friends of
Miss Keene regret that she is to
leave but are extending congratula-
tons upon her appointment to the
important office she has accepted.
| About S25 was taken in by the Con-
gregational Working League at their
supper served Monday evening After
the supper an entertainment was
given, the program consisting of Sc
lecUOIS ny lle AnFlSllan f4HueafOT
orchestra; a piano and violin duet by
Christine Pooler and Miss Mantor:
readings by Martha Steward; and Sc
| lections by the boys quartet compris-
ed of Libby Pulsifer, Bruce II. M .
White, Karl Tobey and Fred Rayner.
There was large attendance present
and the affair was great success
both socially and financially.
Regular Lenten services are being
conducted at the Catholic church
this week Wednesday. Thursday and
| Friday evenings at 100 and Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday mornings
at o'clock Friday night at 1870
there will be a special service. THE
/ Veneration of the Cross" with SER
mon by the Rev. FIR. Beauchemin of
! Lewiston. On Easter morning there
will be a special service by the chill
dren at $50. There will be a choir
of children. Special music will be
I furnished by David Lyon. violin and
Andrew Lessard, cornet, with Mrs.
! Lessard at the organ.
Meeting of SOrOSiS