The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Mayville Bragg OF
Fairfield have been visiting friends
and relatives here and returned home
Monday.
The subject, next Sunday morning,
at the Bethany Baptist church will be:
who, according to the Bible, is to be
the chief ruler of the earth?' Mrs.
Marion Flanders, who has sung with
such acceptance during the past
month. will sing.
The remains of Mrs Lucy B. .Cleve-
land, were removed, Monday, from
the tomb in this place and buried in
the family lot at the Covell cemetery,
in North Fairfield. The same day,
the body of Bowman Kicker was taken
to the village cemetery at Canaan for
burial
Tents are wanted for the Boy Scout
Rally, which occurs, May 81, June LIST
and End. The local troop expect to
entertain $50 scouts from other towns
and tenting quarters will have to be
provided for them. viii those who
have tents to loan please communi-
cate with Scout Master, E. E. Esta-
brook.
The next regular meeting of the
Somerset Dairymen's Progressive
League held Saturday, May IS, will be
of special interest to all users of dairy
products as well as producers. Mr..
c. w. Wentworth, sanitary expert and
eastern manager of general labora-
tories of Madison, Wis, will be the
speaker and give some very interest
ing facts about the keeping of milk
and cream.
Mothers Day will be observed next
Sunday evening at Bethany church,
with special music. There is to be
an orchestra of six pieces, with the
following program: lntermezzd,
lie Secret" by Gautier; Moroccan
ALTA" by Losey; "Traumerei, violin
solo by Lindsey Nutting, r. Schuman
Poet and Peasant overture by F. V.
Suppe; Intermezzo La Rose by Emile
Ascher; Russian Fantasia, Chanson
Russo by S. Smith; organ and piano
duet.
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church the pastor will have as his
subject Outside Saints. This will
be special sermon for good men who
are not members of the church. Sun
day evening Carl W Malley will con-
tinue his popular organ reeitals. The
soloist will be Mrs. Rose C. Burrill.
Sermon: Subject Gardening All
welcome always. Mr. Malley will
play Maestoso Q620) Pastorale (To g
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FARM by Edward MacDowell.
The board of directors of the local
Red Cross have decided it is unneces-
sary to interrupt the work on account
of the small pox epidemic. All classes
that work on surgical dressings are Il
meet as usual. While the making OF
hospital garments. is to continue as
heretofore, at the Red Cross head
quarters, it has been decided to give
out no more material for home work
and to receive none already made in
the homes, until all the danger from
small poX contagion has passed
Helen Coburn Mission Circle was
entertained very pleasantly, at its
regular monthly meeting, Friday af.
Smith on Water street. Mrs. Eugene
Merriam presided in the absence OF
both president and vice president and
Mrs. Margaret X. Goodrich acted as
secretary The program was on China
and took up what China is doing fol
the war, the improvement in sanitary
conditions in Chinese homes, and
kindred topics. A special feature was
a poem 1.-The Flag written by Mrs
Lora Cummings Neil, at one time a
teacher in Skowhegan high school and
frequent visitor here, which was
read by Mrs. E. F. Danforth. Mrs
Josephine Smith Pierce presided al
the piano. At the close of the meet
ing, the hostess distributed "a bou-
quets Of daffodils of which she raises
great many, to be given to shut-ins
Leslie f. Jacobs, A. A. Porter, F. E
Cross and E. c. Tarbox were present
at largely attended meeting repre-
senting all parts of Maine, at the State
House, Augusta, last Sunday after
noon Governor Millinken presided
Noted speakers were present from
New York explaining the Importance
of the Y. NJ. C. A. work at the camps
! in France Great interest was mani
| tested, and Eugene C. Tarbox of this
place, among others, decided to en-
| list. He will probably leave with a
contingent going July 1st. Mr.. Jacobs
was selected as committeeman for
Somerset County, and will be pleased
to interview anyone interested in the
matter. Further details will be pub
lished next week.