The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-10
p SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS. "a


n SAWYER next Wednesday after
Noon at o'clock.
If Enroll C. Chase of Company L
Aas been recently promoted to the Of
4ce of End Lieutenant.
Mrs. Frank Boston of Canaan is
.nording the week with Mrs. T. B.
barrett of Cross street.
,,re Alice NJ Cover who has been
letting friends in Wateryille and
oakland for several days, returned
home Monday
Dr BIinn O. Goodrich who has been
stndving at McGill University, Mont
real the past winter, is expected to
arrive home this week.
The next tea which will be given
NV the Skowhegan Woman's Associa-
tion js to be at the rest rooms on
Merchants day, June 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. c. D. Miller arrived
home Tuesday evening after months
visit in Atlantic City, Washington and
various Massachusetts cities.
TWO cases of Hospital supplies were
sent from Skowhegan last Friday to
the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
Roston. for the allied wounded
Mrs. Emma NJ Smith will entertain
the members of the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion Circle tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at her home on Water street.
Miss Alma Renaud who has been at
the Sisters Hospital in Waterville for
several weeks, is greatly improved
and has returned to her home in this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs have re-
turned home after spending a week in
Boston. They drove back to Show
hogan from Massachusetts in a new
Packard car
Ten of the Boy Scouts at the Gar
field school are making plans for
their garden which they are to have
this year on Frank Thompsons land
on North street.
Al the annual meeting of the Show
hogan Savings Bank held at the bank
Monday, the same officers and trustees
who have held office for the past ten
years. were elected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. j. Smith of Johns
town, n Y. are newcomers in Skow-
hogan. having come here to remain
during the construction of the new
Government building on which Mr..
Smith is to be employed.
Mr. and Mrs NJ A. Eames of North
Arson and Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Eames of Portland have moved to this
town and will make their home on
East Leavitt street They have leas-
ed house of Mrs. Addie B. Gee for
one year.
William H. Dennis Jr., ]. A. Hill,
Fred Thibodeau and w. l.. Cronkhite
appeared before Judge Brazzell Mon
day morning to claim liquors which
we're seized by Sheriff Goodrich sew
eral weeks ago The liquors were
ordered delivered to the claimants.
Mrs. Henry Preston White, who is
speaking thruout the State in the in
terest of the Anti-Suffrage association
was in Skowhegan yesterday making
arrangements for the meeting at the
Municipal Court room next Tuesday
evening at which Mrs. White will
speak.
At the Methodist Church Sunday
morning Rev. Henry Clay Turner will
have as his subject "The Land of Far
Distances" At the evening service
his subject will be Caesars Toll
man. There will be special music at
both services. Everybody Is cordial
ly invited The Methodist Church is
the Friendly Church.
Morris Gledhill has purchased from
Arthur Abbott, the mill at North Dex-
ter which he is to operate for the
manufacture of wooden yarns. 1t
will be known as the North Dexter
Manufacturing Company and will not
be connected with the companies
running mills at East Madison and
West Buxton of which Mr.. Gledhill is
manager Mr. Gledhil1 will continue
as manager of these mills together
with the management of the recently
purchased plant which is to be ex
tensively repaired under his direction.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moulton Barnard en-
tertained in honor OF her 81st birth
day last Friday afternoon, the mem
bers of the Tuesday club and the N.
s. Club. There were two tables at
whist after which refreshments were
served by her daughter, Mrs Mary
Barnard Stinchfeld and Miss Virginia
stinchfeld Mrs Barnard's guests
were Mrs. Simeon Sawyer, Mrs. Josh
ia Williams, Mrs. Hiram Bearce, Mrs.
Carrie Webb, DR.. Cora Johnson, Mrs.
Charles Chute and Mrs. Emma Dun
ton. The hostess came to Skowhe-
gan when 20 years of age. She was
born in Exeter and was educated