The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-05
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

last week for the biz Wooas ioohlhs
for good sized game
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Oddly Of Main
street are the parents of little son
born last Sunday night
Next Sunday afternoon, between
and o'clock there will be the annual
Every Member Canvass throughout
the Congregational Parish. for the
Budget for 1919 next
Elmer Bates Of Pittsburg. Pa. who
arrived at Norridge last week. tc
spend the winter with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs Charles Bates, was in towr
last Sunday as the guest Of his sister
Mrs.. Leo Briggs.
The Ella F. Mitchell Philathea class
OF the bethany Baptist Sunday Schoo
will hold its monthly social business
meeting at the home of Mrs Harriet
I Cleveland Mason on Baptist Hill. mex
Monday evening Mrs Mason will BE-
assisted in entertaining by Mrs
Bertha Briggs
Mr. and Mrs Fred Philbrick had
! for guests on Thanksgiving ON Thurs
day of last week, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Savage. son Frank and wife and child
from Fairfield, sister Mrs Emma
Burrill and Mary Lord and two chill
dren Elizabeth and Dorothy to
Thanksgiving dinner
The regular meeting Of the Woman :
Relief Corps tomorrow Friday after
noon Is for election of officers. also
inspection A full attendance is re
quested Refreshments will be serV-
ed in honor of the inspector, who is
Mrs. Amelia Soule of Gray, depart
ment treasurer Of the National Relief
Corps
Herbert L. SWEET. chairman OF the
Belgian Relief committee, has shipped
this week seven large packing cases
containing 1000 pounds of clothing
This is about 1000 pounds more than
the allotment. There have been di-
rect shipments of similar material
from Pttsfleld and other places in
the county
Last Monday evening there was an
important business meeting of the Of
ficers of the Bethany Baptist church
and the presidents of the organiza-
lions affiliated with the church. The
pastor, Rev. George Merriam presd-
ed There was a full attendance
and affairs pertaining to the work of
the church we're discussed
The regular Philathea business
meeting was held at the home OF Mrs.
Lou Ames on Leavitt street, last even
ing. The Philathea Fair will be
held Wednesday, Dec. Is, in the store
formerly occupied by E. B. Carter.
Food and fancy articles will be on
sale The Philathea girls met at the
home of Mrs Philo Steward last Tues
day afternoon and sewed for the Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Haywood, resi-
dents of Bingham, are THE parents of
Il little boy born last week at the cot
tage hospital of Miss Georgia Hill on
Silver street Mrs Haywood is to
pass the winter with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs Horace Weston of Skowhe
gan Her husband has a RESPONSE
Bile position with Forrest Colby of
bingham. and will remain there dur
ing the winter.
day in town eating his Thanksgiving
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l..
Pooler on Pleasant street. Mr. Tar
box is employed at a ship yard in New
Hampshire He drove into Portland
Wednesday of last week and from
Portland to Skowhegan on Thursday
arriving here about three o'clock. He
left his car in Skowhegan for the
winter and returned to New Hamp-
shire by train
At the annual meeting of the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society
last Saturday afternoon l.. L. Sandford
vas elected president; w. p Ordway
and Ivory HOmstcd, vice presidents;
treasurer, }. w Fogler, secretary
S H. Bradbury; auditor a. b. Lamb;
trustees. C. w. Day, G. e. Ayore. b.
A. Sawyer c. Davis Miller. l.. f
Jacobs. Il T. Patten, r I. Goodrich
and Perley Foss The meeting add
iourned to Friday evening, December
18th at 80
The marriage intentions Of Warren
Caldwell of Skowhegan and Miss
Marion Johnson of Madison were filed
at the town clerks Office recently.
Miss Johnson is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Johnson of Madison.
Mr. Caldwell is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Caldwell also of Madi-
son He Was born in that town in
1892. and in the spring of 1918 came