The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03

He is at present living in Orono.
An unusually large number of peo-
pie are filing naturalization papers at
the Somerset County court house.
The new Bocomobile car which NJ.
r Pooler has recently ordered is ex-
pected to arrive some time this week.
Charles II. Gardner. president of the
Maine Farmers Unions, is in New
York Boston and Baltimore on bust
ness trip.
Miss Frances Mcdonnell of New
York City is visiting her mother, Mrs.
f. r. Mcdonnell at her cottage at
Lakewood
! F. c. Blake of Swanton. Vt, is sub
stituting at the Maine Central office
for Charles W. Sheaff who has recent
Is gone to Dixfield.
Until further notice. the services OF
the Christian Science Society will be
held at 1915 Sunday mornings at the
Municipal court room.
Mr.. and Mrs Blaine owen Of Au-
gusta are to spend the week end with
the e. f. McNeelies. Mrs. McNeelie's
niece, Mary Owen. is visiting here all
this week.
Miss Louise II. Coburn, who has
been spending several weeks in Wash
ington, ID. c. and other cities, is now
in Atlantic City She is expected
home in a few days.
Mrs. George Otis Smith returned
home Friday from Washington, d. c.,
where she has been passing the win
ter months since December with her
husband.
Mrs Lois W. Patten is expected
home this evening after a three
weeks trip to Washington, ID. c. and
various places in Massachusetts.
Miss Christine Pooler's name was
unintentonally omitted in the write
up of Mrs. Nye's piano recital. Miss
Pooler played duet with Miss Helen
Day and also played difficult piano
solo.
Traffic Officer y Lester Shepley has
placed the traffic signals for the sum-
mer, these being at about the same
points as last year. Copies OF the
street traffic laws are also being dis
tributed
Skowhegan friends will be inter-
ested to learn that the Misses Faith
and Freda Harris, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Harris of this town,
were both awarded scholarships last
month at Mt Holyoke College.
Sheriff Goodrich made his usual
trip to his home In Palmyra to pass
the week end and found both Of his
sons ILL., Mr.. Goodrich returned to
Skowhegan Monday morning but
went back to Palmyra Immediately
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Hodsdon of
Freeport were In town this week. Mrs.
Hodsdon who was formerly Mrs. A. j.
Moody of Cornville, was on her way
to Bingham, called there by the i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. Nancy For
sythe
Roy Paddock, who has of late been
In Lynn. Mass, where he has been
employed by the United Shoe Ma
chineDy Co. has accepted a position In
Dexter. Mr. Paddock has been Wis
iting at his home in Skowhegan for a
few days and left Monday for Dexter.
The Missionary Circle of the First
Baptist Church meets with Mrs. e. W.
Marble on Spring street, tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon. Mrs. Cora Cur
tbs Hatch of Fairfield will be the
principal speaker, giving talk on the
works of her brother, Rev A. II. Cur
tbs and his wife, now In India.
Harry Barker, former manager of
Green Brothers store, Skowhegan,
who has been at the Rockland store
of the same company for the past year
has been in town this week assisting
the local management in moving to
the new quarters in the Charles F.
Ward store. Mr.. Barker expects to
be located hereafter in Boston.
Miss Christine Pooler entertained
at a card party for eight
of her friends at her home on Pleas
ant street last Friday evening. The
young ladies were invited in to tea
and in the evening were Joined by the
young men. At the close of the game
refreshments were served and the rest
of the evening was spent with music.
Tomorrow morning devotions will
be conducted at st. Mary's church at
five and seven o'clock The two
weeks retreat which has been con-
Quoted from st. Mary's church closed
Sunday at seven o'clock and Father
Bourdonniere who has been conduct
ing the retreat. is now In Old Town
where he is conducting a retreat for
young ladies.
If you are not member of church,