The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-21
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visit with friends in Portland.
8 W. Philbrick is expected home
today Thursday from short bust
ness trip to Boston.
George Thompson, manager OF the
oxford Department Store, arrived
home Tuesday evening from a bust
ness trip to Boston.
Grover Green returned to the jim
Pond camps Tuesday after visit of
several days with his father, Charles
Green of Pleasant St.
Mrs. Earle Patten expects to go to
Xew York about the first of April to
meet her husband, Lieut.. Patten, who
expects to sail for France in the near
future.
Cant. and Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt are
the parents of another son, born early
last Saturday morning. The young
ster has been given the name of j.
Wallace Jr.
Margaret McGregor, WHO has been
at the Hebron Sanitorium for several
months, is expected home Saturday Of
next week She returns decidedly
improved in health.
Adna Kincaid OF Skowhegan Fred
futile of Athens, and Earl Moulton of
Smithfeld left here Monday noon for
Kelley's Field, San Antonio, Texas,
where they will enter the United
states Military service as automobile
mechanics.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lynn Viles are Wis
iting with Mrs. Viles' parents Mr.. and
Mrs. E. M Green, of West Front st.
for several days. For the past seven
months they have been in the Dead
River district, where Mr.. Viles has
had charge of lumber camp.
CLYDE II. Smith, when he expressed
his willingness to serve another year
as first selectman, at the town meet
ing last Saturday, also stated that
there was a possibility that he might
be a candidate for the legislature on
the Republican ticket at the primary
election to be held next June.
Miss Gertrude Weston and Mrs. E.
F. Danforth left Wednesday morning
for Portland. where in company with
Miss Louise Coburn who is already
in that city, they will attend as dele
gates of the local chapter, the State
Council of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
A parish rally with supper will be
held at the Methodist church on We'd
nesday evening. April 3. The Social
Circle will have charge of the sup
per, and the following committee
from the official board will cooper
ate: C. E. Young, E. d. Packard and
]. II. Grundy All of the members
tl llG PARISH dIe lilflltu To ldht poI L.
A Federated Boys Banquet will be
held at the Methodist Vestry tomor-
row (Friday) evening at 600 o'clock
instead OF $50, owing to the basket
ball game Fellows between the age
Of u and 30 years inclusive, from all
four parishes are invited The ad-
mission will be only by compliment
airy ticket The speakers of the oc-
casion are R. NJ. Stiles, County Agent,
Agricultural Extension, and Prof.
Henry w. Brown of Colby College
A meeting of the d. A. r. was held
with Mrs. Dora McNeelie last Monday
afternoon with Mrs. McNeelie and DR..
Julia Kincaid as hostesses The
rooms we're decorated with cut flow
ers and potted plants. After the
regular meeting, the guests were en-
tertained with Victrola selections, and
IAN Ancestral Story was read by
Mrs Sarah Eaton. DR.. Kincaid then
gave talk on her visit to Old Hamp-
ton, n. II. Refreshments were served
with Mrs Lois w. Patten and Mrs.
Mollie NJ. Stewart assisting.
At the meeting of the Somerset
Dairymens Progressive League held
last Saturday forenoon, Prof Geo. E.
Simmons of the University of Maine
college of Agriculture, gave a very in
teresting talk on the subject of farm
crops best adapted to dairy purposes
and the conservation of manure. This
was followed by a general discussion
by those present George Parker of
Sk0whegan, F. l.. Hight of Cornville,
and w e. Marston of Smithfield were
appointed as a committee to work in
connection with the directors OF the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery to offer
premiums for calves as was done last
year.
With the exception of the High
school and the grades located in the
High school building, the village
schools will close on March 10Th for
the Easter vacation of one week. The
rural schools will close on the same