The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-16
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


51ssing the winter, on Silver street,
l,'i.b Miss Georgia Hill.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
e,ir will occur tomorrow friday
.o1tng There will be balloting and
srl followed by an entertainment
rho renort that the house of Edward
-, oas ouarantined is not so. Doubt
- the rumor arose from the fact
10. Mrs lies brother was confined
sayeral days to the house from the
afe,ts of vaccination.
p " Wentworth of Somerville,
~ is to speak at the meeting of the
nairvmens Progressive League at
.ho Municipal Court room, at 80 p.
- next Saturday The subject will
ne sanitation in regard to dairy
products
Ioseuh Turcotte arrived here Tues
49v from Boston, he went about
,ear ago and has been employed in
mana f. Spauldings restaurant there.
For the past three months he has
been serving in the Navy. He intends
"a stay with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
charles Turcotte of Corvette street.
In accordance with the President
nr0clamation a union prayer service
vi be held at the Congregational
church the evening Of Memorial Day.
The purpose of this meeting is to pray
for our men in the servic and for the
success of our cause. 1t should be
largely attended
The Uniyersalist State Convention
vi1l be held at Dexter June to 6.
This will be a splendid opportunity to
hear many speakers Of national repute
and it is hoped there will be a large
attendance from the surrounding
towns. full program will be an
nounced later.
F y Merrill Esq senior member of
the firm of Merrill & Merrill has been
on western business trip for the
mast three weeks, and the journey ex-
tended to the Pacific coast. Among
the cities visited was Los Angeles,
cal His business in that district in>
clnded matters relative to the estate
of the late Benjamin S. Collins.
Libby Pulsifer, son Of Mrs. Helen
l.. Pulsifer of this place, is consider
ing an offer for employment by the |
Franklin Automobile Co., for the sum-
mer His work would consist of driv
ing cars east from the factory and, If
he accepts, he will enter upon 1t i'm
mediately after the close of his pres
ent term at Colby College.
Mr. and Mrs William B. Pierce are
10 have charge of pine Beech Camps
AT Belgrade Lakes the coming sum
mer They will leave about the first
of June, to make preparations for the
coming season. Their daughters,
Rachel and Esther, will remain with
their grandmother, Mrs. ]. O. Smith,
until the close of school Mrs. Pierce
has been in Boston the past week
making arrangements with the owner.
Rev. DR. Tracy is so far recovered
as to be able to resume, in part pas
toral work. He will occupy the pull
nil at the First Baptist Church. next
Sunday morning. His theme will be-
strengthening the Backbone. Last
Sunday. senior from Bates College
give two very excellent sermons, and
the musical program was especially
fine. At the morning service. there
was a solo by Lees Hall, and in the
evening a quintette of young women
rendered two selections.
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church the pastor will have as his
subject THE Story of the Burning
Bush. The musical features will be
an anthem by the choir and solo by
Miss Alta Porter. Sunday evening
the congregation will unite with the
other churches in a Red Cross service
at the First Baptist Church.
A union service will be held at the
First Baptist Church, Sunday evening,
in the interest of the Red Cross. The
speaker will be Hon. Carl c. Jones OF
Naterville
Miss LYDIA L. Turner arrived home
from Dickinson College, Carlyle, Penn.
Yesterday. She is the eldest daugh-
Ter of Rev H c. Turner of Island
avenue. She was graduated with
honors from Coburn Classical lnsti-
ute in the class of 1914, entered
Colby College for three years, and has
lust graduated from Dickinson. Miss
Turner is member of the Chi Omega
sorority Her plans are not com
peted for the distant future, but she
expects to spend the summer at home
and TO teach school in the fall.
Mrs Fred Wilson of Shirley street
possesses a most beautiful cactus,
which is now in flower. the latest
blossom being the fifth produced this
season. The leaves are about seven
inches long, shaped like table knife
blade, but with serrated edges. These
leaves are dark green and stand erect
or droop in a similar manner to fern
fronds The blossom of charming
pink tint. With scarcely stem. pro
jects from near the top OF the leaf. 1t
is shaped like rose. with petals not
unlike lily petals, some OF which fall
away at the base. while the rest rise
eroWn-shaped from its center II
Among the attractive gardens now
to be seen in Skowhegan is that OF
Mrs Moore on kennebec street. II
is a bright mass OF flowers containing
harcissus, daffodils, jonquils, tulips,
and other varieties. A very beauti-
mi bed OF tulips includes pure white,
side by side with the pale gold chalices
with here and there bright red one
All these are bordered by shaded
red and pink variety which, short
distance away, appears to be OF mar
yellously beautiful, clear pink tint An