The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-28
~ SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

" l.. Gordon of Dexter was in town
yesterday on business.
The Eastern Star will hold their
meeting tomorrow friday evening
in Masonic Hall
Mrs. W. e. Leighton left Tuesday
fer a weeks visit with friends in
Rangor and vicinity.
DR.. w. ". Williamson of Portland
was in town last week in consultation
with DR.. Richardson.
Mrs. Edna Bunker of North Arson
left Wednesday on the noon train for
a short business trip to Augusta.
Mrs. w H. Paine returned yester-
day to her home in Portland after a
visit of several days with friends in
town.
Pound, lady, marble, raisin, glace
and lemon cake, 30 and 35 cents a
pound at the Oxford Department
Store.
Delphis Maheu of Waterville is as
sisting the manager Harry E. Smith
of the Walker-Smith Clothing Co for
the present
Miss Della Bouchard accompanied
hy her younger sister Anna, started
Monday noon for the millinery open
ings in Boston and New York.
A daughter was born to DR. and
Mrs. Brace l. Lawley of Arlington,
Mass, last Sunday. The little one
has been given the name Of Martha
The intentions Of marriage of Ell
mer Puroy of Skowhegan and Mrs.
Sadie Grindel of Waterville are on
record at the office of the town clerk
]. Harvey White and Carl Malley
left yesterday morning for a short
business trip to Bangor. They were
accompanied as far as Waterville by
Mrs. Malley.
The local lodge of the Knights of
Pythias will work the rank Of Knight
this Thursday evening. 1t is de-
sired that as many members as pos
sible be present.
Members of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
are to hold a whist party in the Ban
quet room adjoining their lodge room,
this evening. Members are privileg-
ed to invite one guest.
There will be meeting of the
Federated clubs, in charge of the
Sorosis, on March g. in the Methodist
church at o'clock Entertainment
will be furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl w Malley, and Pauline Eaton
Oak Each member of the clubs will
be entitled to one guest
The SkoWhegan Branch of the
American Fund for French Wounded
has just received muffler which was
knitted by Louise Coburn Smith, six
year old the little daughter of DR..
and Mrs Geo Otis Smith Before
her sixth birthday this young knitter
had completed four afghan squares.
A meeting of the First Philathea
Glass was held at the home of Mrs.
Sadie Witham. West Front St, Tues
day evening, in the form of chatting
dish party Seventeen members and
two guests were present The guests
we're Miss Ida Rice of Guilford and
Miss Ruth Morgan of the Sbowhegan
High School faculty. The ladies who
Sadie Witham, Mrs Grace Stevens,
Mrs. Lottie Griffin and Miss Myra
Sawyer
A message was received on Monday
by Sheriff II. L. Goodrich, from
Camp Devens, Mass, to the effect that
two Somerset county young men had
left the camp without leave They
were Lewis p. Cyr of Fairfield and
Eddie Carpenter sometimes called
Eddie Leo of Skowhegan. Search
was at once made for them. Cyr
was arrested in Fairfield by Deputy
Sheriff Hill and Leo was apprehended
at his home, on North Street in Show
hegan, by Chief Of Police Thompson.
A Federal officer will arrive here to-
day to take the young men in charge
The Scientific Temperance meeting
of the Clementine Weston Chapter oc-
CURED at the High School building,
Tuesday evening, in charge of Miss
Dorothy Elliott Music was furnish
ed by the High School orchestra, and
there was a solo by Miss Lovina Muir
RAJ There was also a tableau in
which 2S High School girls represent
ed the different prohibition states.
Columbia. in the person of Mrs. f. W
Marble. greeted each state as It came
in After all had taken heir places
on the platform, the four verses of
America were sung by the % girls
taking part in this tableau. The ad-
drpeq NJ tho avaninp untitled "Gafetv