The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-03

Beginning Sunday Mrs. Beatrice
Lessard will be organist at st. Mary's
church. Last Sunday. Mrs Thomas
| Thibodeau completed term of thirty
years as organist.
William H. Heselton returned home
Sunday from Florida where he has
been spending the winter months. He
has opened his home on Water street
| for the summer season
| Private Richard Farnham, ORDERLY
to Capt. R. L. Marston, returned from
Augusta, Tuesday evening Yester-
day, he left here riding Capt Mars
tons horse destined for the camp of
Co. E.
Celebrate Arbor Day by planting
cabbage" says line in the pats
and Knocks" column of the Portland
Daily Press. This would be a good
maxim for everyone, young and old
to follow out.
Among those from Skowhegan who
are in Portland this week in attend
ance at the Masonic Grand Lodge
Chapter meetings are E. F. Merrill,
Ernest c. Butler, John H. Lancaster
Adam Simpson, Harry Dinsmore and
George H. Plummer.
William A. Brooks, recently dis
charged from Company E will retain
the management of the Madison re-
cruiting office. The Skowhegan of
flee is to be discontinued for a time
but will be re-opened later when the
conscription bill goes into effect.
Superintendent. of Schools L. w
Gerrish, went to Bangor the last OF
the week to meet the others who are
to teach the four state summer
schools this year. Mr. Gerrish has
been assigned to teach school law
geography methods and geography
review at the Machias Normal School
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pullen, who has
been passing the winter at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Holt on Alder
street, left yesterday for months
visit with friends in Portland.
Senator Bert NJ Fernald has sem
to this Office q supply of Farmers
Bulletins SIS, dealing with the making
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among our patrons.
At a meeting of the Boy Scouts
held Tuesday night at the Armory, il
was decided to have a social Friday
evening, May eleventh The Scouts
are to drill with the firemen mex
Monday evening for the first time
They are planning for a three and {
half mile hike Saturday, weather
permitting. Arrangements have alst
been completed for troup garden
1t will be on the Gridley Fogg farm
One of the Scouts, Earl Grundy, /.
The following appointments of non
commissioned officers were made las
Thursday by Roy l.. Marston, who viii
remain for the present with the com
pany as captain: list sergeant, Berl
V. Russell; mess sergeant, Walter G
Lessard; supply sergeant, Joseph r
Sanford; sergeants, John c. Weston
Enrol c. Chase. Howard T Noble FL
wood d. Allen, Guy p. Mcdonald
Frank A. Turcotte; corporals, Dear
e. Pray, w. l.. Tompkins, L. r. Sheaf
and Archie Mckenzie; buglers, Clyde
c. Badger and Elmer H. Worthen
mechanic, William T. Goff. BY gen
eral orders No. from the Adjutan
Generals office, the following promo
lions in the National Guard, Secont
Maine Infantry. have been made sub
ject to future examinations as to ply
sicial, moral, and professional fitness
second lieutenant John w. Healy al
LIST lieutenant and sergeant Enrol C
Chase as second lieutenant The lat
est recruits in Company E are jaime.
A. Seaman, Roscoe e. Marshall, a stu
dent In Madison High school ant
George r. Washburn Privates Mer
ton Tuttle and Columbus Perkins
were transferred last week to thu
supply company at Augusta as team
sters.