The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-13

I1uHleI 1uOIusOut at bdSl MduISOu,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nitschke left
Monday afternoon for a visit with
relatives in Lawrence, Mass.
Harry X. Coolidge of Pittsfield was
in Skowhegan Tuesday, being in at
tendance at Probate court
Mrs. Edward Estabrook left We'd
nesday morning for Damariscotta,
where she will visit with relatives.
Mrs. Alice Steward has returned
from Waterville, where she has been
visiting for short time with Mrs.
Mary Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Stilson depart
ed Tuesday afternoon for Waterville,
where they expect to remain thruout
the winter.
The meeting of Skowhegan Grange
which was to have been held on We'd
nesday evening was postponed and
will be held this Thursday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Merrill and
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maurice p.
Merrill, went to Bangor, Tuesday at
ternoon to visit Mrs. Merrills sister,
Mrs. l.. M. White.
Deputy Sheriff John II. Cosseboom
arrived in Skowhegan Tuesday night
from Houlton, bringing with him two
women for commitment to the Re
formatory for women here.
Arthur Merriam, who has been visit
ing his parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam for several days, departed
Tuesday for Boston, where he will en-
/ ter active service in the army.
The directors of the w. C. T. U.
will meet tomorrow (Friday) after
noon with Mrs. Fred Nye on Bush
street. Comfort bags which the
union Is to send out at Christmas time
will be filled
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will hold
regular meeting, Tuesday evening,
December Is, at which time the an
nual election Of officers will take
place. A Christmas program will
also be carried out.
Mrs. Helen Pulsifer has returned
from Boston in which city she has
been several days, receiving treatment
j for an injury to her hand, sustained
/ some months ago. The condition of
! the wound Is much improved.
Hughie Brigham, the Skowhegan
! taxidermist, was somewhat surprised
recently on discovering two meadow
larks in a field near this village. The
] birds didn't seem to mind the colo
weather and were apparently forget
i full that their kind usually migrate in
September.
Memorial services for the late Ed.
ward W. Wilson will be held at
o'clock this Thursday afternoon
from his late residence, 4 Alder st
Rev c. H. Mckinney, pastor of the
Island Avenue Congregational church.
will officiate and members of Russell
Post, G. A. r. will attend.
Plans have been practically com
pleted for the Vesper service to be
held in the Centenary Methodist
church on the afternoon of December
23rd, Christmas Sunday The pro
gram will begin promptly at o'clock
Prof Elmer f.. ToWne will be in
charge of the chorus with Carl Malley
as organist The soloists will be an
neanccd later.
a social will be held tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening in the Bethany Chapel
under the auspices of the boys of the
Christian Endeavor Society Last
! Sunday evening the Society elected of
fieers as followers President, Miss
Mn
tie Merriam, secretary, Eleanor
HaWes; treasurer, Florence Beale;
pianist, Mrs Gertrude Gates.
/ At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association, held next Saturday even
ing at Assembly Hall. President A
W. Roberts of Colby College will be
the speaker All persons interested
in the school life of the town are
! not only invited but urged to be pres
ent. The subject which President
Roberts will discuss will be of vital
interest to all, Music will be fur
nished by the students
The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Aqueduet Co. was held Tuesday
evening at the Office of DR. Chas II
Wilbur. Officers were elected as fol-
i lows: President and clerk, DR. Will
! bur; treasurer, George l.. Nay; board
of directors, W. II Heselton, Marshall
! c. Viies, Clyde Whipple. James
Brown and George H. Nay with Mr.
Whipple as collector. This company
has been in existence about rs years.
Miss Leora NJ. Withee, for so many
years a resident of Skowhegan, is
passing the present winter at Bling
ham. Miss Withee, who for over &c
years was in business here, went to
the West year or more ago. The
intervening time has been passed at
Salt Lake City. Los Angeles, Pasa-
dena. Riverside, San Diego and Coro-
nado. Miss Withee had intended to
make Los Angeles her permanent
home, but the illness of relative
made it necessary for her to return to
Maine.
large attendance was present at
the annual meeting of the lodge of
Eagles, held last Friday night. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year. resulted as follows Worthy
president, f. F. Groder; Walter e.
Cowett, W. V. p; Clifford Paradis,
Worthy Chaplain; secretary, r. b.
Cole; treasurer, Amede Coulter; in
side guard, Frank Greenleaf; outer
guard, Michael Boulette, trustees, Au-
gustus Gilblair, John Provencal, J. A.
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