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

Miss Carrie Simmons, who is ont on
account OF her sisters illness
The Sophomore reading will occur
Friday evening, April 10
The parts for graduation are as
follows; Salutatory aud essay, The
American Red Cross" Helen Paine,
Glass Will, Miriam Smith; Glass Pro-
phecy, Florence Cushing; Glass Poem,
Mary Mclean; Essay, THE Y NJ {.
A. in the War Marion Pullen; The
influence of Music, Verna BothHick;
''Hooyerizing" Lois Emery; Doing
Our Bit, Helen Fentiman; Valedict-
DRY and Essay. Deeds of Heroism"
Fern McKenney The graduation will
take place on the evening of June 81.
and the Junior reading on the even
ing of June &c
Leonard II Emery OF this town. died
Saturday, the Both ult Mr.. Emery
was the son of Hiram T and Roxie
(MitchelD Emery, and was born May
7, 1870 He had been Ill since last
fall with tubercular trouble but the
immediate cause of his death was
Brights disease. He had a large
farm, the home where he was born,
and was successful agriculturist On
Jan. 8, 1895. he married Miss Lila
Rand, who survives him. He also
leaves an aged father and one sister,
Mrs. William Rand of this town. Mr..
Emery was devoted member of the
Methodist church, and Of Table Rock
Lodge of Odd Fellows, and brother
Odd Fellows escorted the procession
to the cemetery. The funeral was held
Tuesday forenoon at ten o'clock at
the home, Rev. George E. Paine OF
Na33alberO o.1Ci.tinS I'D tAe burial
was n SUI set C. cry.
The regular meeting of Ruth era
gin chapter Iii be acid f.iIay after
noon. A9-il : =. 1t IL ions IF &r5. i.
S. Parsons.
Miss Ella Robinson is expected
home Saturday from her school in
Lancaster, N H., for one weeks yaca-
ton.
A tiny baby girl was born to the
wife of Everett Sawyer Monday.
that weighed only two and ntdf
pounds.
The series of epidemics which have
lowered over this village f0- several
weeks has passed away and he at
mosphere is clear once more. Near
ly all the houses are free from
quarantine now and the churches and
schools are open, and moving pie
lures will be resumed Saturday eve
ming, and the several lodges and or
ders are holding meetings once more.
Arthur Barron, who Is home on a
furlough, was visiting his sister, Mrs
Leslie Lane, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. NORM went to
Waterville Saturday. to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Austin Sprague. Sun
day. Mrs Sprague submitted to a
surgical operation at the Sisters Hos
pital, March 25, and died the Wednes-
day following Mrs. NORM is a sister
of Mr. Sprague.
Mrs. Carl Andrews of Scion was Wis
iting here Friday.
The Woman's Club will not hold
any more meetings for the year. as
the members desire to devote all of
their time to the Red Cross work.
Miss Constance Grosstuck, who has
been In the office of North Arson
Manufacturing Company for long
time, has gone back to Portland to
a
The regular meeting of Arson
Grange will be held Saturday eve
ming.
F. H. Holway has been appointed
chairman of the committee on four
minute speeches.
The regular meeting of Emerald Re-
bekah Lodge will be held Wednesday
evening, April TO-
Easter dawned warm and beautiful,
and the people OF the town and yici-
nifty flocked in large numbers to the
Methodist church to hear DR.. Holt,
superintendent of this district He
gave the people most excellent and
able sermon. He was pleased to have
the Odd Fellows attend in body, as
he Is a member of Table Rock lodge
of this village, having Joined many
years ago when he came here as pas
tor on his first charge, and he has al
ways retained his membership with
this lodge. In the evening he spoke
a second time to crowded church.
Rev. George NJ. MCDOWELL OF South
Bristol, who has received call from
the CONGREGATIONAL church In this viii
lage, will preach here April 7th and
14th. Mr. MCDOWELL will be accom-
panied by his wife and they will re-
main here during the week and hope
to meet many members of the church.
The Sunday school will resume its
sessions next Sunday.
Lewis Carl went to Skowhegan
Friday, and he was one of the num-
Der OF soldiers selected to go to Camp
Devens, Saturday.
Once again wagons are on the
street, and the snow is going fast.
Those who went to Portland from
this village to hear Col. Roosevelt,
we're Representative Holley, James H.
Thorn, Wilbur Eaton, Lawrence Beale,
Thorne, Wilbur Eaton, Lawrence Beal,
and James Norton from the lower vii
lage.
Mrs Avis Clough of East Madison
visited at Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Newtons
Sunday, March "a.
Mrs. Ernest Pratt and son were in
Madison on business, Monday.
SOLON
The grade schools closed Friday
for a three weeks vacation, the High