The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-15


Al the Methodist Church this evening"
A good place to spend an hour.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the NJ.
f church will meet with Mrs. W. II.
emery, Water street, November 18th.
Leon Titcomb of Bangor, paymaster
FOR the Great Northern Paper Co,
snent the week end with his family
in town.
Nahum Steward departed Monday
morning for Bath, where he has en-
tered the employ Of the Texas Ship
building Co.
IT G. Lord is confined to his home
on Turner avenue with an attack OF
the mumps Two of his children are
also afflicted with the disease.
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter D. A r.
will hold its regular meeting with
Mrs. Mary Brainard, Madison avenue,
next Monday afternoon, at the usual
hour.
The ladies Of the Congregational
Society will give their annual Harvest
Dinner, at the church parlors, We'd
nesday of next week, from 11.30 to l.
Tickets, 35c.
The store in the Clyde H. Smith
block, formerly occupied by X. b.
Cole, furniture dealer, has been leased
by Horace S. Thomas, who will con-
duct a pool room there.
The Somerset County Chapter of the
Red Cross has been presented with
100 pounds of kahki yarn by the
Maine Spinning Co., to be used in the
knitting of socks and sweaters.
F. S. Adams of Bowdoingham, State
Dairy Instructor, will be the speaker
at the regular monthly meeting OF the
Somerset Dairymen's Progressive
League, to be held Saturday after
noon.
Mr., and Mrs. Perley Rowell and
daughter Doris and Mrs. Mae Longley
was in town Sunday They were
Joined here by Mr.. and Mrs U. b.
Porter and motored to Readfeld and
Belgrade Lakes
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Greenwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Smiley were in
Pennington Sunday for visit with
their daughters, the Misses Ruth
Greenwood and Beatrice Smiley, stu
dents at the Normal School,
w. J. Breton, Mrs. Salina Pooler
and son, Arthur and Julian Provost
have returned from St Francis, Can
ada, where they attended the funeral
of Mrs. Pooler's sister. The trip was
made by auto, H. ]. Schmitz driving
the party in his car.
County Commissioners, Everett T
Goodrich of Skowhegan, William N,
Osborne Of Fairfield and G. d. Perkins
of Madison have been in attendance
during the past week at several hear
ings regarding the condition Of roads
in Harmony and Athens.
Next Friday evening a social and
ice cream sale will be held in the
vestry of the Congregational church
the proceeds to be used for the Y. M
c. A. fund A program has been ar
ranged and games will be enjoyed A
10c admission will prevail
Miss Delta Lourison has returned
from Bangor, where she went to re.
ceive treatment for her eyes. She
was accompanied by her sister Mrs
Lillian Melanson of Jackman, who
will visit with her mother Mrs. iona.
than Lauriston on the River road
Lieut.. Charles Smith, son of J. N
Smith OF this town. was recently COM
missioned from the training camp al
Plattsburg, has gone to New Jersey
following a visit here. He expects
to go to France in the near future
and will be engaged in the electrical
departments.
The following members of Skowhe-
gan Grange attended the Pomona
meeting at Norridgewock, Tuesday:
Mr. and Mrs. x A. Withee, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Davis Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. S
F. Emerson, Mr. and Mrs c B White
j. w. Fogler, Emma H. Dunton and
Miss Lillian White
Sunday at the Methodist Church
1915, morning service with sermon by
the pastor, subject, Trading for God
IL, Sunday School; g. Epworth Lea
que; Z, evening service with address
by the pastor to the young people
subject, "The Creates Thing In Life"
Good music. The Friendly Church.
The picture of the Maine Sammies
shown Monday night at the Opera
House, drew large crowd While
great demonstration resulted when
ever the figure of some member of Co
E was flashed upon the screen Local
men noticed in the picture were
Lieutenants Enrol Chase. DR.. Milburn
Fowler, John Healy and George K
Robinson of the Rumford Company
also Brooks E. Savage, Corporal. The
picture fas filmed at Camp Keyes, Au-
gusta.
At the regular meeting of the Som
which will be held in the Municipal
Court Room next Saturday afternoon
at l o'clock, Professor Corbett, head
of the Animal Industry Department at
University of Maine will be the speak
err, his subject being Dairy Feeds and
Feeding The meeting will begin
promptly at l p. m. as Professor Cor
bett will leave for his home on the
afternoon train. This will be an in
structive and profitable talk and all
interested should make special effort
to attend.
The First and Star Philathea Glass
es will hold Grand Philathea Rally
next Sunday evening In the First Bap-
fist Church at IT'S. Members of the
classes will attend in a body and have
full charge of the program for the
evening. There will be special solos
and choruses, with brief addresses by
Mrs. Fannie Fletcher. Miss Caddie