The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-19
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


The Congregational Missionary
Circle will meet with Miss Hannah
Page, Tuesday afternoon, April oath.
Mr. and Mrs o. D. Wells expect to
leave the first of the week for Cali
fornia where they are to remain in
definitely.
Emery T. Dyer arrived last even
ing from Boston University for a
visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs
A. F. Dyer.
Mrs w r. Buchanan returned
Saturday to her home in Brockton
Mass. after spending a week with
Skowhegan relatives.
1t has been decided that no debat-
ing team will be sent to Colby Col
lege from the Skowhegan high school
this year to take part in the Goodwin
prize debate.
Golden Rod Branch l. S. S will hold
meeting this afternoon in the Mu-
nicipal Building and the members
who attend are requested to be pre-
pared to sew.
The Misses Florence and Mabel
Pooler, who have been enjoying a
Transcontinental tour of several
months, have returned to their home
in Skowhegan
Felix Chamberlain of Scion has re-
Gently filed petition in bankruptcy
The first meeting of the creditors will
be held Friday, May fourth, at the of
fee of Daniel Lewis
There will be no meeting of the
Parent Teacher Association this
month The final meeting will take
place in May when the election of Of
ficers will take place.
f. E. Greenwood, representing the
Skowhegan Committee on Public
Safety, attended a meeting of the
Committee Of One Hundred at the
State House in Augusta, Tuesday.
Miss Elva Nye of Watervile will
spend the week end as the house
guest of Mrs. George Jones of Cross
street Miss Nye is stenographer
in the Farmers Union.
Ernest Emerson has a Rhode Island
Red hen which has laid seven extra
large eggs during the past month. One
of these measured 6 Ike inches and
the others have been only slightly
smaller
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jones are to
move from the Frank Estes house on
Madison avenue where they have been
occupying the upper apartment to the
upper rent in the Ordway house on
Spring street
All the rural schools will open
Monday. There will be but one
change in the teaching staff, Miss
Make NJ. Kennedy of Jackman, TAX
ing the place of Miss Grace Young at
the schoolhouse in the Richardson
district.
Nay Varney and Allen Merrill have
employment with the American Ex-
press Company taking the places on
the teams formerly driven by Cor
poral Ellwood Allen and Sergt Wal
ter G. Lessard, both of whom are
members of Company E.
Francis Croteau has been elected
president of the class of Is, Skowhe-
gan High school. A committee of
four, consisting of the Misses Gala
Gordon and Christine Pooler and the
Messrs. Francis Croteau and Montford
Meader, have been appointed to make
arrangements for the junior prone
made.
AT meeting of the three fire com
panies last Thursday evening, the
members voted to adopt the sliding
wage scale recently suggested by Sc
lectman Clyde II. Smith. The wages
will be $35 a man for the first two
years; $50 year for the next three;
and $65 year for all of those who
serve still longer.
Mr., and Mrs, Horace Weston who
have lived for some time on Main
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home of Mrs. Weston's father, the late
Rosamus l.. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs
Walter V. Mitchell, who have occu-
pied an apartment on the second