The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-08

Mr. Marjorie Fal,s Mas m tarm5
ineten Tor visit Last week.
Z + Ban has returned 10 al home
ia bingham after being in town y.sit=
ias mis- wife. who Is quit III Al .he
Somerset Hospital.
Mrs. Kate c. Holbrook has left the
Somerset Hospital after being pa
Trent there Tor Il few weeks. and re
turned 10 hor homo ON Nj Pleasant
avenue.
Word ms been received here OF the
stfr arrival OF daughter to Mr. and
Mr. Leon Cookson of Milton, y II.
Tiny @era formerly residents Of
Show hogan.
Evelyn. lhc nine-monfhs old daugh-
Ter of Mr. and Nrs Earl Greene OF
Twelve Corners. passed away with
pneumonia Last week There are
nine other children in the family.
Mis- Marion KHgore wont 10 Water
yIllc la.l Friday TO meet her brother
who recently arrived from service in
France. They returned to their
home in smithdcld the following day.
Mr. Mary \. Savage aged 81 years
Is enjoying an extended trip through
various places in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island She left here last
week accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs Ella Berw ok of PaWtucket, X. l.
Ph lip Gorson and family, who have
been occupying the Merrill house on
The corner of Jewett street for the
past five years. moved this week into
the house owned by f NJ Barrows on
North Avanue The latter is at pres
ent in Bath
\. II. Morrill, Of Brookline, Mass.
brother of Mrs r. + Hoxie. and her
niece, Mrs. r. f. Greene, also of
Brookline. are visiting at her home
the present week Mrs Greene is "A
sister of l.. b. Haskell of East Front
street Mrs. Hoxie who has been
quite i'll, is improving
The May section of the Philathea
class of the First Baptist Church will
give a food sale next Saturday after
noon at 2 O'Clock in the store former
~ occupied by f. b. Carter on Madi-
son avenue All kinds of bread. cake
pastry doughnuts and candy VII be
on sale. An added feature Will be
the sale Of beans baked in the ground
Joe King. son of Mr.. and Mrs Paul
King OF this town, was before trial
justice Thomas G. Lord last Thursday
afternoon in answer to Il charge Of
threats To Kill members of his family
Young King pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined $50 and costs,
taxed at S. and given a sentence of
thirty days in Jail. the fine and jail
sentence being suspended dur ng
good behavior upon payment of costs
A stated Conclaye OF De Molay
Commandery Ne. 10, X T. was held
at The Asylum, Tuesday evening Be
sides the regular business there was
balloting On Tuesday evening, May
10. there will be big get together
at d special conclaye. A class of 10
candidates will be worked at this
meeting. This is to be the banner
meeting of the year and is held es
pecially for out OF town members.
There will be banquet served at
$50
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Stewart of Bling
ham have been temporary residents
of Skowhegan recently Mr.. Stewart
is scaling logs at the boom just above
Skowhegan for Bla $. Viles. He
is to thus care for about two million
feet which have been purchased by
the kennebec Pulp Company. Mrs.
Stewart and her daughter Miss
Gladys, have also been in town, the
latter having been a patient at the
Somerset Hospital but they have re-
turned to Bingham the present week
Mr.. c. II. Crawford will attend a
meeting at Hartland Monday even
ing, May 18th. to assist them in per
fecting a sweet corn organization.
When it comes to organization the
farmers of Maine are awaking to the
fact that only through some such
systems can their business ever be
come stable All classes of people
realize that no business can be per
manently maintained which does not
pay profit above the cost OF pro
duction. Sweet corn growers asso-
Citations have been organized in IA
different localities and other commu-
mites are planning similar action.
A wedding occurred at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. S. F, Emerson, 10
Mechanic street, Saturday, May 3. Mr.
Emerson had the pleasure of marry