The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-09

years ago, have come to Maine again,
making their home in Lewiston.
A special meeting of Golden Rod
Br |. S. S. will be held this (Thurs-
day. p m. in City Bldg. and in one
week from today the regular meeting
will occur.
1t has been thought advisable to
postpone the parent teachers meeting
which had been scheduled for next
Saturday 1t will occur at 7.30 on
Saturday of next week.
The Skowhegan High School base
ball team Is to play against Good Will
High School, Saturday, May II. game
commencing at 2.30. Uusal prices.
large attendance is desired.
Among those who are attending the
Grand Lodge Masonic session in Port
land this week, are Harry E. Smith,
Clarence Mantor, George L. H. Smith,
w. P. Ordway, J. H. Lancaster, F. w.
Bucknam and George w. Plummer.
Mr.. Bucknam is in line for election
as Grand Captain General, the ballot
being taken today. He has been
Grand Senior Warden during the past
year.
The annual Junior Promenade will
be held May "a, in the Grange Hall.
The committees in charge consist of
the following: Music, Tommy Cock
burn, chairman; Adelaide Lancaster,
Fred Rayner; decorations, Harold
Pooler, chairman; Fedora Lessard,
Adolph Bison; entertainment, Rich
ard Turner, chairman; Vida Bouford,
Ghantel Bison. The chairmen of the
various committees will act as a gen.
eral committee The music will be
furnished by Lyons orchestra
Judge BraZzell Monday, who was here
from Fairfield to conduct the regular
monthly session of the Western Som
erset municipal court. The following
new entries were made Tom Collins
VS. Irwin Stevens; r. E Gould VS.
Llewellyn Turner; D. Elmer Decker
VS. Walter Peavey; Lemlin Bros. VS.
Thos. Lewis; Central Maine Power Co
VS. P. G. Cleveland; VIM Crawford VS.
Arthur Columbo; Mary Ellen Good
win VS. Albert Ware. Judge Brazzell
is expected here today Thursday to
conduct a truancy case.
The terms governing local taxicab
service, in compliance with ordinance
passed at the last town meeting, have
been fixed upon. Licenses have been
or will be issued at once, to Freeland
Kincaid, Orrin Packard, Edward Nor
rill Daniel Steward, John Brown and
Charlie Estes. These parties pay So
each for license, and become subject
to the following rates of fare: 10 cents
to and from the Fair grounds; other
wise, 20 cents per mile within the town
limits with minimum charge of 25
cents. They are not allowed to en-
gage in any business which would in
terfere with rendering prompt service
and must be accessible to the public
at all reasonable hours.
The regular business meeting of the
Epworth League was held last Friday
evening in the yestry of the Metho-
dist church. President Grundy open
ed the meeting with a few remarks
relatives to the work of the league for
the past year Reports from the
various departments followed. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Earl Is.
Grundy; LIST vice, Helen Grundy; End
vice. Anna Merrill; 3rd vice, Verna
Porter; 4th vice, Ruth Viles; secre-
tary, Lena Merrill; treasurer, Edward
Merrill; monitor, Alta Porter; bust
ness agent, J. H. Grundy; music COM
mittee, Alta Porter, Ruth Viles. After
the meeting a social hour was enjoyed.
Thomas Arbuckle, son of Mrs. Mary
Bolgier of this place, who is with the
forces in France, has recently been de-
tailed to an engineers job on one OF
the railways operated by the Ameri-
can Engineering Corps. Mr.. Arbuckle
was we'll fitted for this by four years
employment on the Boston & Maine.
He is among four members of the
14th Engineering Corps, who have
been recently commended for credit
able conduct by the Commander in
Chief of the American forces. Just
previous to the recent retirement in
Flanders, Mr.. Arbuckle had some very
exciting experiences in transporting
supplies and war material to the rear.
There were four days in which he was
almost constantly on his engine, en-
gagged in this work.
We have recently received copy of
the Clarion, issued by the Portsmouth
IN. H High School. In it are pub
lished several essays. written by pu-
pills of that school, who were awarded
prizes. Among these, was one writ
ten by Dorothy W. Pennell, of the
class of 1919 The subject was
abraham Lincoln, and Miss Pennell
told very pleasant story Of Lincoln's
life She is the eldest child OF Mr.
and Mrs Guy Pennell, and is now
about II years Of age. There is q
younger sister, Geneva, about Is, and
two brothers, Donald aged about 8,
and Maynard, about seven years Of
age The father went to Portsmouth,
about year ago, and the mother and
children joined him there last fall
The fact that Miss Pencils essay
should excel Is no surprise to her
former teachers of the Skowhegan
High School. She was among our
brightest scholars, and her younger
sister and brothers exhibit very much
the same traits of scholarship.
Principal R. w Leighton has been
recently advised by the New England
College Entrance Certificate Board
that the Skowhegan High School has
been approved by that body for the
three years ending December 31st,
1921 This continues to graduates