The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-10

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bodys Column.
Captain Roy L. Marston left for
Augusta yesterday after spending sew
eral days at his home in Skowhegan
All but one eligible member of the
senior class of the Skowhegan High
school enlisted in Company E during
the time of its mobilization in this
town.
The meeting of the Water Power
Company Monday was adjourned until
eleven o'clock next Monday morning,
May IA 1t will be held at the Office
of the Skowhegan Pulp Company.
The Misses Mabel and Mary Rod
erick and the Misses Myrtle and Lot
tie Pollard left Monday for Barkers
Camps at Rangeley Lakes where they
are to work this summer.
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, D. A.
R. will meet Monday afternoon at 2.30
with Mrs. Alice w. Steward on Co.
burn avenue. The subject will be
Salt Lake City. This will be the
postponed April meeting.
The Skowhegan Pulp Company has
boom strung across the river and
is now catching logs for their mill
There is crew of twenty-five men
at work at the boom. The foreman
is Morris Clough.
The Misses Geneva Lancaster and
Verna Porter entertained the Queen
Esther Circle at the home of Miss
Lancaster on Water street Monday
evening Porto Rico" was the sub
ject for study. During the evening,
serviettes were made for the wound
ed soldiers.
Beginning next Tuesday, May Is,
Miss Olney will conduct Current
Events class in which she will give a
summary of the events of the preced-
ing week, both at home and abroad.
The class will meet in the Municipal
Court Room at 10 a. III. and half of
the receipts will go to the Belgian
Relief Fund
The American Wooden Company is
constantly adding more property to
their already large amount of real es-
tate in Skowhegan. They are to use
the Nolin property on Mill street re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. Margaret
G. Briggs, for a storehouse. The
property was formerly occupid by the
scythe and grass hook factory.
A joint meeting of all Masonic
bodies has been called for Friday
evening at Masonic Hall to listen to
the report of the committee appoint
ed at the meeting of April 30. After
the report is submitted, the meeting
will be open for suggestions and
discussion Every Mason in Show
hogan is requested to be present.
; Harry A. Dinsmore had a very sue
cessful business trip to Portland last
week in connection with his attend
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Grand Lodge He secured large or
ders for his music from the F. W.
Woolworth Co, s. s. Kresge Co.. and
Green Brothers as well as from the
leading stores in Augusta and Halo
we'll.
The County Commissioners will
meet at the court house Tuesday,
June 5, for a hearing in regard to the
petition of Joseph Roderick of Show
hogan for a road from the north side
of Chandler street, easterly, across the
land owned by Henry Boadwar and
Omar Bison. to the extension Of Dyer
street, thence westerly over Dyer
street to North avenue. a distance of
about 16 rods. Mr.. Roderick has
petitioned for this road because he
has no way to reach the main street
except by trespassing on the land of
others.
Picking a Winner" the three-act
farce by Macpherson Janney, which is
to be presented in Grange Hall, Friday,
the 18th, under the auspices of the
Grange Committee of Ten, is a rollick-
ing farce of the most up-to-date type.
Altho it is full of mirth- provoking
situations of the farcical order, the
author does not depend upon situa-
tions alone for his comedy. The
characters in the story are of the most
humorous type, clearly drawn, and
amusingly presented which can not
be said of the usual farce The COM
bination of character and situation
makes an evening of pure fun that is
Irresistible.
The selectmen have already begun
to take the census of male citizens
between the ages of IS and As years
both married and single. When com
pleted, one copy is to be sent to Ad
jutant General George Mel. Presson
and one to John f. Bunker, executive
secretary of the Public Safety Com
mttee. This census will include in
formation In regard to those who have
dependents or might otherwise be
exempted from military duty.