The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
The News of SOmersefs Busy Towns


Mr. and Mrs Wm Moore Mrs Moore
accompanied them back home.
William Wheeler has returned from
West View Portland
The morning services of the Con
EDUCATIONAL church last Sunday were
hcld in the large main room. Since
the last Of December the services
have been held in the vestry to save
fuel
The ehoirs of the Baptist and Con-
gregatlonal churches will unite on
Easter and give a sacred cantata.
Miss Phyllis Gilman Is home from
Skowhegan and has been employed
By Miss Alice johnson.
Mrs Lizzie Watson was called to
Skowhegan Saturday by the illness
OF her daughter Mrs. Fred Weston.
H. Tobey Mooers of Skowhegan has
been engaged to give lecture on his
recent war experiences in France and
Jones orchestra will furnish music
during the evening. The lecture will
be given in the Baptist Church, March
18th under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society and the proceeds will be
given to the local Red Cross Society.
The Pythian Sisters are rehearsing
for an entertainment which they in
tend to give in the near future.
Mrs Della Johnson passed away
Sunday evening at 80 after long
and painful illness Further details
will be given next week
Miss Cobb of North Arson has been
the guest of Miss Hattie Longley dur
ing the past few DAYS
The play to be given BY the Seniors
of the High School the first week in
April Is to be Mrs. Briggs of the
Poultry Yard"
Nelson Jones and Ezra Kelley have
secured positions at North Arson and
commenced their work Tuesday.
Philip Thlsseli has commenced his
duties as an assistant at the NJ. c. r.
X. Station.
The Senior class parts have been
assigned as follows: Valedctory,
Florence P. White; salutatory Adessa
M. Spaulding; GRAFTON, Mildred Jep-
son: class will. Martha A. Robinson
class prophecy and presentation of
gifts, Joseph Mcneil; class history,
Florence Blaisdell; essays, Mildred
White. Gladys Jepson.
John Otis Is with his brother Heze
kiah Otis in Lewiston
Lewis Robinson has been the guest
Of his brother in Boston during the
past week.
Miss Francis Jones is visiting rea-
tives in Leeds. Lewiston and Portland
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Witham Of Skow
hogan were the guests Of Mr. and Mrs
VOLTAGE Witham. Sunday
Chester Kenney and wife have pur-
chased the Adams farm near the
their new home.
Mrs Henry Hussey and Mrs Chas.
Pray visited in Wateryille. Monday.
Mrs. William Munsey of Dorchester.
Mass, is the guest of her mother and
sisters in town.
Mrs. Albert Blaisdell was the guest
of her sister in Oakland over Sunday.
An amusing incident occurred in
one of our local families the other
evening when four little cousins were
talking war Enthusiasm ran high
and If the old Kaiser had been near
he would have heard threatening re
marks made in regard to him, and the
three boys of the company had even
gone so far as to say that they were
ready and willing to go into the
trenches and fight and were not afraid
of anything, when another older cOu-
sin who was to attend a masquerade
social that evening entered the room
with his face blackened to represent
negro. Altho at this very moment the
boys were willing to face any danger
the sight of this terrible negro in
their own kitchen was enough to
scare anybody to death, and forgetting
their brave words they shreked with
fear and hid under the table Per-
haps older people all over the land
are doing the same as the boys by
telling what big things they would do
II they were running this land and
had to meet certain great issues, and
one can't help wondering II they too
would not follow the childrens ex-
ample and hide under the table rather
than face "the music" as the slang
phrase puts 1t,