The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-03

On last Wednesday evening, Mrs
q. Aborn, Emergency County Club
Leader for Waldo and Somerset Coun-
ties was in town and a meeting was
held in the Grange hall to organize the
Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs
FOR another year. Quite number oil
young people were present and 1t Is
hoped that a great many more will
ioin the Clubs Mrs Lizzie Watson
our County Pomona Lecturer was
chosen leader of the Girls Clubs and
Guy Rogers was chosen leader OF the
Boys Clubs. Another meeting will
be called in the near future and any
boy or girl who wishes to join the
clubs will please notify either of the
leaders who Will give them the prop
er papers to fill out. County Agent
Stiles will be present at the next meet
ing.
Elmer Blaisdell who is still in the
service, has been home on short fur
Tough and has been confined 10 his
home by illness.
Miss Florence White has finished
her duties at East Waterford for the
State Experiment Bureau and has re
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hussey and
daughter returned Saturday from Bos-
ton where they have been on bust
ness trip.
Miss Evelyn Douglass Of Pittsheld
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Ina Per
cival.
Frederick Spaulding Is home from
Newton, Mass, for short vacation.
IL tItr 1In nd
a contract to make a large Quincy
Granite Monument to be placed on a
lot in Plttsfield cemetery in memory
of the late Fred Il. Smith of that place
Miss Mabel White. who is employed
in the office of the Central Maine Pow
er Co. at Augusta, passed the week
end with her parents In town.
James Gillln has sold his farm to
parties from out Of the State.
George Holt has sold his farm and
has purchased Mrs. Grace Bigelow's
house on Mercer avenue, and expects
10 move his family there at once.
Mrs. Hattie Pike and Mrs. Emma
Totman were hostesses at one OF the
Ton Ten Clubs last Wednesday AFTER
noon. The party was held at the
home of Mrs Pike and delicious re-
treshments were served.
Rev. C. II. Meeker is enjoying a
short vacation from the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary.
Mrs. Joseph Lancaster and son
Ralph OF Madison were guests Thurs
day of Mrs Lancaster's parents. MT.
and Mrs. ID. e. Taylor.
A delightful meeting of the Morning
Glories was held at the home of Mrs.
Herbert Crosby last Saturday.
After six years service as clerk
for Bracket & Russell, Chester Jones
finished his duties with the firm Sat
urday and in the near future Is to open
Il store Of his own In the Carr block,
where he will sell fruit, CONNECTION
cry, ice cream, tobacco, etc.
On Thursday evening the regular
meeting Of Somerset Grange was held
and the first and second degrees I'M
pressively given to a class of ten can
didates. Attractive additions have
been added to the degree work and
much interest Is being created. On
April third, the next regular meeting
will occur followed by the customary
harvest feast.
Mrs. Cora Hilton Is patient at tho
Somerset Hospital and her many
friends are glad to hear that she Is
gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hilton have
been enjoying the past week on bus
mess trip to Boston
Nr. and Mrs. George H. Jewett and
son Sidney and Mrs. Jewett's mother
Mrs. Il. Y. Bascome of Augusta are
the guests of Mr. Jewett's parents this
week Mr. Jewett and family have en-
gagged passage on the Cunard liner.
"Coronia" sailing from New York on
April 18th, for their home in London,
England
Mrs. Edith Jones and Mrs. Kate
Smith were In Madison on shop
ping trip. Thursday
Jones Orchestra furnished music
for a dance at Mercer last Tuesday
evening
Again the men of the Congrega-
tional church have beaten all records
for supper and entertainment. On
Tuesday evening of last week a
chicken pie supper was given at the
yestry which was patronized by about
three hundred people who also, were
nfterward given a good laugh when
they witnessed the play. "Snobson's
stag Party" which was given by the
men with the following cast of char
acters -