The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-03-28
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~
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The Savage Paper Mill has been
closed down for a few DAYS this week
for general repairs
Mr.. and Mrs D. H. Bartlett, who
have been spending the winter in the
south, are expected home in the near
future.
The members Of the different fire
companies will hold their annual
meeting next Monday evening at
which time they will elect officers.
Edmond Poulin is in Waterville Wis
iting with his daughter, Mrs. Arthur
| Cayouette. He has recently under
gone a slight surgical operation in
that city.
Friends of Elise Fellows White will
be interested to learn that there is
an article written by her in the April
number OF the Musical Observer The
title of the article is Some Mutable
Distinctions of Today
Mrs. Lena Packard Larry of Weld is
a guest at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W Packard on Turn
er avenue. Mrs. Packard will re-
/ main in Skowhegan for the next few
weeks.
Vim. r. Chapman was in town Tues
day evening to direct the cantata re-
hearsal to be given Easter Sunday at
the Methodist church. This produc
| ton was given some years ago at the
Maine Musical Festivals in Bangor
and Portland. While here Mr.. Chap
man arranged to bring Vernon Stiles
the great American tenor. and Miss
Harriet Mcconnell, New York's fore
most Mezzo-Contralto, to our city for
a great concert on Wednesday even
ing April 90 1918. Tickets will be
on sale at an early date.
At the meeting of the Board of Trade
held last Tuesday evening in the
Municipal court room, the following
officers were elected: President, F.
w. Buchanan; vice presidents, Harry
E. Smith and w. ]. Lashon; secretary
and treasurer, j. II. Lancaster. John
Lewis, Maurice p Merrill and VIM.
Folsom Merrill were appointed to
study the municipal laws of the town
with the view of making suggestions
| for improvements. Also it was de-
cided to see what can be done to i'm
prove the train service, especially the
! freight service which is very poor be-
tween here and Boston.
e E. Lewis of Gardiner and Frank
e. Tracey of Augusta have been in
| town this week estimating the sal
wage of the Hotel Coburn ruins, for
! one of the insurance companies in
which this building was insured. Mr..
! Lewis drew the plans for the SkoWhe-
gan Public Library and supervised its
! construction. He also WIS connect
ed, either as architect or builder, with
the construction of the G. p. Sawyer
and George Cushing places on Madi-
son avenue, the Geo. b. Stafford home
on Mechanic street. and with the re
modelling of the Skowhegan Savings
Bank building Mr. Lewis recalls
/ that the late Horace CLANCY was the
contractor on the Library and that
the mason work was done by Hoxie &
Brown Messrs. Lewis and Tracey
are the same gentlemen who have re-
Gently been mentioned in the Hesel-
ton Block case, having been appointed
/ by Justice Spear as appraisers on that
structure.
Mothers Meeting of the W. c. T. 1.
was held at the Library Parlors, Tue
day afternoon. In the absence of the
president, Mrs Laura Dinsmore pre-
sided Mrs Merriam led devotional
exercises The program was in
charge of Mrs. Minnie Mantor. The
poem "Old Fashioned Mothers of
/ Maine was read by Mrs. Dnsmore,
as the first on the program Youth
] of America, The hope of the world
was the title OF a chapter read by
! Mrs Mantor An extract from an
article, Preparedness through or
ganized motherhood, by Mrs. Mer-
! riam; another Teaching the Aalien,
/ ready by Mrs. Nelson Shall the
mother teach her children Patriotism
was answered by Mrs Homsted, read
ing the opinion of Major Gen. Woods,
1 U. s. A. This was followed by sew
/ eral mothers speaking on how Pa
triotism should be taught. In clos
ing the poem. by Laura T. Richards,
Womans Burden was read. Hostess
es were Mrs Bernice Castle and Mrs.
/ Gertrude Stinchfield.