The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-25

Aliens parents, Mr. and Mrs c. K.
stuart,
notice published elsewhere in this
IN makes effective, on and after
w. Isl. the ordinance adopted at the
- town meeting, regarding motor
,obieIes used for public transportation
in Skowhegan.
The next Sunshine meeting will be
.eld Thursday, May 2, at the home of
Vrs Eliza Tantish of South street.
+ is expected that Mrs. Samuel Rod
orick the president of the society, will
- able to attend She has been i'll
CIR A long time. Mrs. Lyman Jewett
has been taking her place as president.
letter of appreciation has been
rec.iyed from a French Ofiicer, serv-
ING in the 31st Regiment d'Artillerie
DO Champagne France, on receiving
service socks knit by Mrs. S. Augusta
cabot and Mrs f. D. H. Baker, Elm
street under the auspices of the local
branch of the American Relief for
French Wounded
part of the building of the Port
land Packing Company Cannery No.
II is being reconstructed. The south
cad has had cement piers and new
sjlls to reinforce that part OF the
building for the installing of husk-
ing machines, which are to take the
place of the old way of husking corn
by hand
a new plan will be put into effect
during the coming high school COM
mencement exercises The ranks OF
the Junior and Senior classes will be
divided according to grade into High
est Honors and Honors. The names
of the students in the separate grades
will be printed en- the commencement
programs.
Members of Canton Somerset, Pa
menas Encampment, Carrabassett
Lodge and Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
will meet at their hall, next Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, prepared to
attend divine worship at the Centen-
ary Methodist Church, the day being
the anniversary of the forming of
American Odd Fellowship.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist church met at the vestry Mon
day afternoon and completed the tack
ing of puff and also an embroidered
worsted quilt or couch cover which
they had made as a gift for their pas
tor DR.. o. H. Tracy. This work was
in charge of the president, Mrs. Ida
L. Smith and Mrs. Joseph Maxwell
and the cover was presented by them
to DR.. Tracy at the Hospital, Tuesday
afternoon.
The First Philathea Glass gave
fine entertainment in the First Baptist
church, Monday evening, the proceeds
of which are to be used to send dele
gates to the Four-State Philathea Con
yention to be held in Medford, Mass,
May IS and 49, The program was in
charge of Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley and
consisted OF songs by Mrs. Bradley,
Lees Hall and Annie Scott and Scotch
songs by James Boyd; piano solo by
Mrs. Mary Emery Marston; cello solo
by Mrs. f. l.. Allen and readings by
Mrs. Lucy Schulze and Miss Gertrude
Carter.
Messrs Chas. F. and Henry A. Wy
man and their sister Mrs. Frank A.
Holmes, who we're called here by the
death of their mother, Mrs. Fannie F.
Wyman, took occasion to visit. Mon
day, the home Of their early years on
Norridgewock avenue, now the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Fogler.
This event was of the utmost interest
to them, and they were urged to Visit
every room in the house, and OF
course, were reminded OF many scenes
and incidents Of their boyhood and
girlhood The name Henry A. Wy
man was found where this gentleman
wrote it when boy. The father of
the three people first mentioned in this
item also bore the name Henry A.
He was a we'll known Skowhegan at
torney, who died when a comparative
ly young man, only arriving at his
47th year He built the Fogler place
already referred to, and 1t was there
that he and his wife were married and
commenced housekeeping.
Children's Day was observed by
Clementine Weston W. C. T. L., Tues
day afternoon with a program ar
ranged by Mrs. Dora T. Nye. About
forty Of the little ones were guests of
the Union Those taking part in the
program with readings and music
we're Elizabeth Russakoff, Mary Mer-
rill, Dorothy Smith, Phyllis Whiting,
Dorothy Nye, Fayalene Decker, Glen
mis- Haines, Thornton Conant, Helen
Leighton, Elizabeth Lord, Helen Hight,
Natbar piarca n1aap and Evp1yp