The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-01

French at her home on Mount Pleas
ant Avenue.
Miss Marion Lord of Skowhegan is
among those who have been elected
to the editorial board of the Farm
ngton Normal school paper
The members of the Finch Club
will hold their next meeting at the
home of Mrs. Georgia Wilson the af-
ternoon of Wednesday. March 7th.
DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Sunchfeld
were in Lewiston the last of the
week going on to that city from Au-
gusta where they attended the Gov
ernor's ball.
The Good Will Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon March seventh
with Mrs. F. o. Sawyer at her home
on Madison Avenue. At their meet
ing last week the members tackled
and finished four quilts.
Miss Eva Prescott. daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Prescott, and Thomas T.
Mulanny, both of this town, were
married last Wednesday evening at
the Methodist parsonage, Rev. F. c.
Rogers. officiating. They will make
their home in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Hollis Stitham and son Ken
meth returned to her home in Pitts
field Wednesday after passing sew
eral days with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Roullard. She was ac-
companied back by little Eva Prouty,
who is to remain for visit.
The case of Everett Markham of
st. Adams VS.. Lottie Markham Of
Massachusetts relative to the custody
of child which was supposed to be
aieard III -, Z. JeSsre Judge Cor
nish before the April term of court
here, will be put over until the April
session.
Among the students at the Farm
ington Normal school who spent the
week END at their homes in Somerset
County were the Misses Ruth Green
wood, Winona Paddock and Marion
Lord of Skowhegan; Miss Laura
Baker of Bingham, and Miss Iona
Pray of Norridgewock.
Mrs. Mary Pollard Twombly left
Skowhegan the last Of the week for
Lisbon and Portland where she will
visit until March sixth when she is to
start on her long trip home to Full
lerton. California. Mrs. Twombly
has been spending several months In
town with her father. j. Fred Pollard
and her sister, Miss B. B. Pollard.
Mr.. and Mrs Perley Fish Of Port
land will return home the last of this
week after spending week with Mr..
Fish's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Vile f. Fish, of AZ East Front street.
They were called here last Friday by
the illness of Mr.. Fish, senior, whose
health is now much improved. Miss
Eleanor Fish, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Perley Fish. graduated in 1914
from Kent's Hill Seminary and is at
present in the office of the Cushman-
Hollis Shoe Company at Auburn.
A. j. Washburn. aged Il years, a
former Canaan resident, now living
in Vineland, N. j., has taken upon
himself to raise funds to aid widow
whose home was recently burned. A
clipping from Vineland paper says:
Gus Washburn, the 77-year-old
Civil War veteran, jigged in $16.23
last evening at Lubin's Theatre
Learning of the financial distress of
Mrs. Annie Yetter, whose home was
burned recently, Mr.. Washburn de-
cided that the homeless widow and
children were in need of help He
went to Mr.. Yeakle, the
Globe Theatre manager, and suggest
ed benefit. proposing to dance and
AXE up a collection. Mr.. Washburn
mas been practicing a vaudeville
lance for some time and at the prop
or moment last night between the
-, he do nd N audi
ance for big hit. He did the steps
IN real boyish style, despite his n
years, and was cheered to the echo"
The Ways and Means committee of
the First Baptist church held very
successful talent social" at the
church Monday evening. the result
Of which was the raising of over $50
toward the church Indebtedness. A
short time ago, each of the members
were given ten cents which they
were to invest. This was done, and
this week the members met to bring
In their money which they had made
by their investments and to tell how
they made their investment pay.
These stories were interspersed with
musical selections. Included on the
which was arranged by Mrs.
Louis Dow, were vocal solos by Hun
ter Thomson. Miss Annie Scott and
Mrs. Eta Bradley. piano selection by
Miss Reatrice Smiley and "a duet nv