The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-17


fish. son of Mrs. Winifred Ware Bod
fish, nonresident member OF this
Chapter. was read by Mrs. Lettuce A
Bradbury. 1t was descriptive OF
the locality about the river Rhine
where he was stationed in Germany,
and by request, Mrs. Bradbury also
recited the old but appropriate poem
"A soldier of the Legion lay dying
in Algiers". Mrs. Harriet Reyes OF
the Colonial Daughters Chapter gave
an instructive talk on historic Reyo-
luionary spots. illustrating 1t with
souvenir cards. A committee was ap-
pointed on nominations consisting of
the executive board. which will meet
the first Friday in May to prepare a
list OF officers for election at the next
meeting. The hostesses Mrs. Greene,
Thorne and Mrs. Scott served deli
cious refreshments in the social hour
which followed
Miss Edna Robinson has returned
home from the hospital at Lewiston
and Miss Ethel Williamson, who was
at the same hospital, has recovered
sufficiently from her operation so that
she has gone to Portland to be with
her grandmother. Mrs. Grosstuck.
Bert Witham has had the Farmers
telephone installed in his house and
the call is 6-13.
Mrs. Harvey Grant and son Benja
min of Waterville arrived Saturday
night, for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D Benjamin.
Warren Jones of Somerset was WIS.,
ting his daughters. Mrs. Harriet
Scott and Mrs. Emmie Elliott. the first
of the week.
Flobert Berry and Fred Mullen went
to Charlestown Navy Yard last week
to see Floyd Berry, and from there
went to Providence, X. l., where they
have positions as chaufYeurs.
Mahlon Hewett who has been in
the service overseas was the guest re-
Gently of G. F. Williams and family
on his way to his home In Lexington.
April S. little son arrived in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Murray.
April 8. son was born to Mrs. Philip
O'Reilley. who Is at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Hilton.
The Ladies' Circle G.. A. K. obsery
ed the anniversary of Lees surrender
at the home Of the President. Mrs.
Sadie Berry. Wednesday afternoon. A
large number were present. A pleas
ing program was carried out as fol-
lows: Victrola selection; salute to
the flag; Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie; poem on Lees Surrender, Bernice
Could snlo, Flag of Our Country
Ethel Norton; Mrs Bradbury gave a
talk on the closing event of the Civil
Var Mrs Reyes. whose husband
the late Captain Charles Reyes, sery-
ed his country yaiantly in that war
and lost a limb. gave personal recol-
leetions of Lees surrender. The
meeting closed with singing Of Ameri-
cd. after which refreshments were
served consisting Of sandwiches. gin
ger snaps, filled cookies. doughnnts
coffee and tea.
The ependent-Rcporler is for
sale at Holley's Drug Store.
VI. Weinberg came home yesterday
10 spend the Passover holidays with
his family. His son. LYMAN J. is
taking his place in his store at Well
ington.
The following new books have been
added this week to Stewart Public
Library: With the Birds in Maine
tMiller) Birds in Their Relation to
Man (Weed and Dearborn); In New
England Fields and Woods. (Robin
SOM; Farm Friends and Farm Foes,
tWeed); Soil Fertility and Perman-
ent Agriculture (Hopkins); The Peak
of the Load. (Aldrich) The Boy Prob
lem (Forbush); Locusts and Wild
daley: History of Education (See-
ley); Twenty Years at Hull House.
(Addams). Some OF the borrowers
at the library have expressed desire
to know something of the men and
women who are writing the novels of
today, and the library has added two
of the Modern American Writers
Series, Our Poets of To-day by Cook
and The Women Who Make Our No
wells by Overton. Another of the
series is in preparation, The Men
Who Make Our Novels. which will be
published this spring.
Mrs. E. w. Scott and son Warren
and Mrs. Robert Elliott went to Port
land Tuesday, where Warren will
have one of his eyes operated on at
the Eye and Ear Infirmary
The North Arson Manufacturing
Company is erecting a portable mill
on the site of the one that was burned
and the logs from the drive up river
will all be taken out here to be saved.
The following is the program for
the meeting of Arson Grange, Satur-
day afternoon, April 10: Opening
song; reading. Mabel Danforth; topic,
The Value OF Boys and Girls Club
Work, G. F.. Williams; victoria selec-
ton; question, What measure shall
we take to support the Grange Edu-
cational Aid Fund OF Maine? H. b.
Ellis; reading. Eff1e Paine; music, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Danforth; reading,
Lottie Ellis; question. Can farmers
afford to plant INFESTED seed? Henry
Norton; victrola selection; question,
What is the wife's part of the pro-
gram on the farm? Susie Reed ;
singing, America. The program for
Ladies' Night will be given at the
meeting of May 3.
Miss Ella Robinson has returned to
her school In Lancaster, N. II. The
principal OF the school Is former
resident OF North Arson, Amos Hoyt
who has been teaching there since his
return from France where he was In
the Y M c. A. work