The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

in NaterYllle yesterday 10 attenu lne
funeral of Mrs. Ellen Baxter.
The Good Will Club will hold its
next meeting with Mrs Delbert
Smiley on Dyer street, Wednesday
afternoon. March 21st.
Golden Rod Branch l. S. S. will
hold a regular meeting on Thursday
afternoon. March %, in City Build
ing. Ladies will come prepared to
sew.
John 0. O'Reilly of Mount Pleasant
Ave, has recently received from the
Sisters of Charity of County Mayo,
Iowa. a souvenir of St patrick's day,
a Shamrock and miniature harp.
AT the seven O'Clock service at the
Centenary Methodist church Sunday
evening. there will be a lecture by
the pastor, Rev f. Rogers, on "A
Sunday and other Days in Venice, the
Dream City"
After a several years litigation,
$500 has been received by the town
of Skowhegan from the Shawmut
Manufacturing Company for land
damages for overlooking the proper
ty at the town farm.
"a Sunday School and other days
in Venice, the Dream City, will be
the subject OF lecture next Sunday
evening at the Centenary Methodist
Church by Rev. Frederick c. Rogers,
the pastor. The lecture will be free
to all.
Mr. and Mrs William Mitchell were
among the Skowhegan residents in
attendance at the Boston Automobile
show last week. While there, they
were guests of their daughter, Mrs.
RAYMOND Christensen at her home in
Mattapan.
At recent business meeting of
the Christian Science Society, Mrs.
Lila Friend was elected as second
reader owing to the resignation OF
Mrs. Louis Caswell Mrs. Friend
began her duties last Sunday. Mrs
Ella Steward is first reader.
Mrs. Mary j. WEIGH has gone to
East Fairfield, Vt. to visit her faith
err, B. r. Leach This is her first
visit for six years and she expects
to be gone for several months. Dur
ing this time she will visit her sis
ter Mrs. Morris Fadden, in Barre,
and another sister Mrs Mabel Swan
in Essex.
The annual meetings of the three
women's clubs of Skowhegan are all
to take place in April. The first,
will be that OF the Womans Club.
which is scheduled for the eleventh.
The second, the Sorosis meeting. is
set for April seventeenth. The
third, the annual meeting of the
Town Improvement Society, will be
held April twenty-seventh.
For the meeting of the Grange |
next Wednesday evening particu- |
larly interesting program is being |
There will be singing by |
the choir and a reading by Mrs. Jen-
ME Whittier. How | Would Run a |
Farm if | were a Man is the sub
ject of talk which will be given by |
Mrs. Mae Allen. There will also be
a debate. Resolved. That Success in
any occupation is due more to energy |
than to Education. The affirmative
will be upheld by George Burns and
Fred Dunlap; the negative by Will
Bradbury and Albert Jewett.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Yeaton left here
Saturday for Winthrop which is TO be |
their future home. Mr.. Yeaton has |
bought 5O-acre farm overlooking
Lake Cobbosseconte. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Yeaton have lived in Skowhegan
most of the time for 25 years, hav-
ing come here from Readfield. Mr.. |
Y eaton is meat cutter by trade. He
was for four years in the market
business, two under Hotel Coburn
and two years in what is now called
he Thompson market on the South
side. Other than this, during his
residence, he has been
employed in various Skowhegan mar
kets, chiefly by Frank Thompson &
Co.
The Neighborhood Whist Club met
with Miss Mary Dean in honor OF
her birthday Saturday evening. There
were about forty friends present. Out
of town guests were Miss Marion
Carr of Wateryille, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Clarke and little daughter; Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Clarke and Mr..
and Mrs Harold Reed of North An
son. Miss Dean received very many
gifts among which was a birthday
cake from her mother. The N. w. c.
of which Miss Dean is member, pre-
scented her with fountain pen.
Cleveland Dean presented the pen
with an appropriate little speech to
which Miss Dean gracefully re-