The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11

on April 18th with Mrs. A. b Lamb.
Miss Constance Anderson left last
Friday morning for Dexter for a visit
with the family OF A r Jones
Ida NJ Cummings OF Lewiston IS
visiting the present week With her
uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs james p
Thompson on Winter street
The ladies of the Methodist Episeo-
pal Church will please remember that
next Monday. April 10, is the day to
meet at the Red Cross rooms
Mrs. Donald b Cragin Of Wateryillc
returned to thai city Saturday morn
ing after a short visit at the home OF
Walter 2 Ordway on Water street.
The Percheron Stallion. Johnston is
to be sold at public auction. April :"
at c. W Stanley's stable. Norridge-
wock. See ad Everybody's Column.
Boys interested in raising Dairy
Calves are asked to meet at the Office
Of the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery
next Saturday afternoon at | o'clock
Mrs. George Ripley, who has been
visiting with Miss Celia Packard for
the past two weeks. left Saturday
morning for a short visit in Pittsfeld.
From there she will return to her
home in M.lllnockett
There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting OF the Eastern Star
last Friday evening, and degree work
was In order. Refreshments OF sand
witches and coffee were served, after
which a social hour was enjoyed in
the rooms of the Masonic club.
Lieut. and Mrs. Granville Reed
(Sarah PennelD, are the parents of a
9R pound daughter, Carolyn Pen
nell, born on April 4th. Mrs.
Reed Is at present residing with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank Pennell
on West Front street Lieut.. Reed /;
in active service In France.
Plans are on foot for the opening o.
a new automobile sales agency in the
John Amazeen block next to the Opera
House, under the direction of Clarence
Severance. 1t Is reported that among
the cars which the firm will handle
are the Chalmers and Chevrolet Mr..
Severance was formerly in the employ
Of Nash & Viles.
In another column will be found
the advertisement OF Wesley l.. Wat
son, the horse dealer, who was recent
ly burned out on Winter ST. Mr.
Watson who has owned the Hans
Tufts place at the corner of North
and Leavitt streets for several years
proposes to occupy 1t and conduct his
extensive horse business there.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
held an interesting meeting last Fri
day at the home OF Mrs. Perley Cram.
The program under the direction OF
Mrs. M X. Goodrich, was given by
Mrs. Alice e. Mitchell, Miss Louise
Coburn, Mrs. Jessie F. Fletcher and
Mrs. Goodrich. Refreshments were
served and music was furnished by a
Vlctrola.
Lindsay J. Nutting wishes to an
nounce to the public that Nutting's or
chestra is open to engagements. Can
also take on few more violin pupils. =
III. Tobey hooers has been elected
to the Ibis, a Senior honorary society
OF Bowdoin. He Is one of five to be
chosen for this honor. He recently
addressed the Young Peoples meeting
at the Congregational Church In
Brunswick. and his talk was very
much enjoyed.
Private Prosper J. Gallant of 303
H. f. A. Battery G, Camp Devens, has
been home on a short furlough He
came In on the morning train last
Monday and went directly to his home
at the Twelve Corners. He was here
in town last Friday and spent the af-
ternoon with his friends Mr.. and Mrs.
George b. Fairgrleve, leaving on the S
o'clock electric car for Madison. He
intended to take the morning train
from there for Camp Devens, Satur-
day.
Miss Mildred N. Bennett, formerly
local news editor OF this paper, Is now
In Waterbury, Conn. employed by
The Republican of that city. Her
work has largely to do with the Sun
day edition of that journal. Since
leaving here. Miss Bennett has been
connected with papers in Pitts6eld,
Mass. and In Troy, N. Y. She has
been doing some special writing, and
has had a story accepted by the Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. She Is, at
present, Waterbury correspondent for
Musical America
The Woman's Missionary Circle OF
the First Baptist Church met at the