The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-21

Captain J. Wallace Blunt is tApeeted
to arrive in town today Thursday
from Boston.
The regular work meeting Of the
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter D. A. r.
will be held on Tuesday afternoon, in
stead of Wednesday.
The Skowhegan Trust Co. have re-
Gently installed a new Borroughs
posting machine which is to he used
with the modern card ledger sys-
TEN.
A carload of wool was loaded at this
station, yesterday for the Knox Wool
en- Company at Camden. The same
parties are loading part of a car to-
day, and are also shipping from the
station at Scion.
Percy Lancaster and wife of Canaan
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Lam
caster on North Ave Mr.. and Mrs.
Lancaster have been cooking in lum-
Der camp for Horace Spear, but have
completed their duties and will return
home for the remainder of the winter
L. f. Jacobs left Wednesday morn
ing for Boston, where he will attend
the Retail Hardware dealers conven-
ton. Before returning home he will
visit his son Lauriston, who is a stu
dent in Wesleyan University, at Mid
dletown, Conn.
The Skowhegan High school girls
basket ball team will play the Cony
High girls at the Engine Hall tomor-
row (Friday) evening The game is
called at 700 because of the Bowdoin
Musical Clubs Concert. which will fol-
low later in the evening. The price of
admission will be 15c to all.
The Skowhegan High School has on
display what is probably the largest
service flag in Skowhegan. In the
white field there are sixty-four stars,
representing all of those who have
ever attended the school, and who are
now in military service. It is quite
probable that more stars will be added
in the near future.
A good illustration of the advance
in the price of wool is to be found in
the window of the Walker-Smith
Clothing Co. A neat little chart has
been arranged representing graphical
ly the advance in the price of this
commodity since 1907. 1t will be
noticed that the lowest price was
reached in 1911, when wool was re
a pound. At present the price is S1.S5
per pound, which is about two and
one-half times the price in 1911.
At the meeting of Russell Relief
Corps on February 15 the birthdays o.
Lincoln and Washington were obsery
ed, tie members of Russell Post beine
ing a Valentine social was held, an
valentine hearts were distributed te
all present as souvenirs. causing
much merriment \ literary and MI
steal program was carried out appro-
pirate to the occasion. short stories
and poems being read by the mem
bers Altogether it was a very prof
table as well as enjoyable meeting
and it is hoped will be a forerunner
of many more to be held during the
year.
delightful shower party was giVer
to Miss Margaret Moor of Pennington
a teacher of the Skowhegan kindergaI
ten, by Miss Dorothy Day at the home
of her parents on Madison Ave, last
Thursday evening. The party was in
honor of the engagement of Miss
Moor to Mr. Harry C. Day, the young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Day. A kitch-
en- shower had been prepared for Miss
Moor, and was presented in "a heart
shaped box Cards and musical num-
bers we're then in order. Refresh
ments we're served during the even
ing Among the guests present be-
sides those mentioned above were:
Miss Mable Ross, Miss Myra Cross
Miss Corinne Salley, Miss Agnes
Mantor, Miss Verna Abbey, Miss
Sarah Snow. Miss Elizabeth Macom-
her, Miss Marie G. Fletcher, Miss Alice
e. Written, Mrs. Mildred Chute Lewis
Miss Gladys Pennell, and Miss Mar
garet Churchill.
Among those who attended the boys
conference in Portland were Fred
Chase, Leo Porter, Herman Porter
Langdon Jewett, Kenneth Matson Ell
wyn Hobart, from the Congregational
church From the Methodist church
were: William Philbrick, Geo. Cleve-
land, Earl Grundy, Richard Turner
Mahlon Jacobs and Howard Chapman
From the First Baptist Church we're:
Aarad Tobey, and Montford Meader
while the Bethany Baptist was repres-
ented by Robert Barker, Alton Hol-
brook. and Cecil Briggs. The boys
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