The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-20

Madison W NiSAS 49,
: pierce, for while.
Miss Maud C. Green spent the week
a visiting her sister Mrs. Perley
Ianev of East Madison.
Mrs Perley Roderick of Auburn is
..isi.ing for a few weeks with her
aiatber. Mrs. Joe Roderick of North
avenue.
II r Jewett has received a card by
the way of Washington, of the safe
rival of his grandson, Guy L. Gil
man. over seas"
Mrs Susie Chase and Mrs. Belle
c,aarns went to Gardiner Saturday
,,orning to visit relatives and return
81 home some time this week.
sunday morning at the Methodist
obnrcb the pastor will deliver the ser
mon. subject THE Magnetism of the
rross Evening service from 7 to
o'clock.
Mrs. Laura Barnes of Auburn who
V3< until recently resident of Show
hogan. is visiting friends here, among
them Mrs Elijah cEasler of North
avenue
Private Harold NJ. Holmes came Sat
urday night from Camp Deyens on
four-days' furlough to visit his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman Holmes
Of Mechanic st.
The annual convocation of Somerset
Chapter will occur Friday evening of
next week Reports will be sub
mitted, and officers elected and in
stalled for the ensuing year.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vincent are the
parents of a daughter born last week
at their home on the Athens road. Mrs.
Vincent was Miss Pearl Tufts of North
Cornville before her marriage and Mr..
Vincent is a local milk dealer
Miss Eva Moody, daughter of Mrs.
Charles j. Moody, has had an unfor-
tunate series of accidents, recently.
Six weeks ago, she sustained a bad
fracture of the knee cap, owing to a
fall. and last Tuesday morning. while
on her way to school, another fall
spraned several ligaments in the same
knee.
Charles b. Russell, who became the
owner of the little carpenter shop on
Russell street, through the death of
his brother, the late E. F. Russell,
has sold the property, including the
tools and stock on hand, to c. S.
Cleveland, the present occupant. This
building sets on land belonging to S.
". Philbrick, with whom Mr.. Cleye-
land expects to execute a lease.
Representatives of the Rebekah
Lodges from Athens, Skowhegan, Nor
ridgewock and Madison attended the
district meeting in the latter town last
evening" The degree team of Somer-
set Rebekah Lodge, Norridgewock, ex
emplified the degree. Mrs. Lima
NJ Mckinney of Madison. district dep
uty president, presided. The last SEES
sion of this body one year ago. was
held at Norridgewock
The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, division
OF Maine, and the Relief Corps oc
cured at Augusta yesterday Dele
gates from Relief Corps attending
we're Mrs A. B. Lamb, Mrs. j. H.
Steward. Mrs Carl Curtis and Mrs
H B. Goodwin. The ladies were
transported to and from Augusta by
automobiles, Mr.. Steward making the
trip in the morning and Mr.. Lamb at
night.
Miss Maud Buteau will leave here
Saturday for Franklin, Mass. to attend
ylo ~
Buteau, who is to marry Miss Lillian
Rice of that place. The wedding
will take place Monday, in the Catho-
lie church at Franklin. Miss Buteau
is to be bridesmaid and Miss Rice's
brother is to be best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alphonse Moreau are to attend
the wedding also and will accompany
Miss Buteau Mr. Buteau went to
Franklin about year and half ago
and has since been employed for the
American Wooden Company. He met
Miss Rice about year ago. They
will make their home in Franklin
Miss Buteau expects TO return to
Skowhegan, July Is. While on her
vacation she will visit friends in
Salem.
Mrs. I. S. Wheeler has received a
letter from Mrs. Blanche Dunton,
daughter of the late George Savage of
Madison avenue, stating that she had
some exciting times on her way from
Skowhegan to her home in Moose Jaw,
Sask When she arrived at Island
Pond, Vermont, the train stopped for
custom inspection for about six hours
and while she was looking out OF the
car window, she saw a fire, which was
in the Y. M. o. A. building, quite a
large structure OF wood, and the
flames were bursting out of one end.
Within what seemed a minute, they
were all over the building. 1t was
about 80 feet from the railroad track
and the two pullman cars were ex-
actly opposite. 1t broke all the glass
in one and about half the windows In
the car which she was occupying be-
fore an engine could be coupled onto
the train to move it. The cars were
full OF smoke, the newsboy was fatal
ly burned, and a number were severe
~ injured in jumping from the car
windows.
4 most delightful social gathering,
In the form of parish social and
picnic supper, occurred last Tuesday,
at the Congregational parsonage. 1t
was a house warming, and the house
was thrown open for all to look ever.
The people began to arrive about
o'clock and from then until $50 they
eame in good numbers. About one