The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-19

l. Walton Esq was III WdlerFlie
-. week on brief business trip.
pahert Chapman of Boston is in
- visiting with relatives and
frieads
,l.rion Mills went to Augusta yes
...aav to attend the reunion Of the
4b Maine Battery.
George Lunt was in Smithfield last
week installing lightning rods at the
home of Sanford Wtham. :sn~-
Edna Nye. trained nurse from
portland is caring for Mrs, d. A.
porter who is very i'll at her home on
Water street
Walter Gordon, State agent for the
rmn#re Milking machine with head
CHARTERS at Dexter, was in town We'd
nesday on business.
Il Y. and c. w. Bell were in town
last week on business connected with
heir shoe factory. On their return
n Boston they were accompanied by
Mr. Oscar Wilder.
Miss Ethel Thurston arrived home
Yesterday noon from Waterville where
she had been engaged nursing since
Monday. She is now taking care of
lanes White, son of Mrs. Bruce
White of Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Wilkinson of
ting their aunt Mrs. Harry Nelson of
summer street, will return home to-
morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson
are here on their wedding journey.
At the adjourned meeting of the
skowhegan School Board, held Tues
day evening, Ralph W. Leighton was
reelected principal of the High
school. Other matters Of import
ance were considered at this meeting
All members of the graduating class
of 1918 of the Skowhegan High
School are requested to be present at
special meeting called at five o'clock
before the alumni supper, at Masonic
Hall. This is an important meeting
please all come.
The annual meeting of Skowhegan
Farmers Union will be held next Sat
urday. June p, at p. m. in the mu-
nic.pal court room. Very important
business will be transacted at this
meeting and it is requested that all
the members attend.
Mrs. w A. Bailey on Tuesday at
tended the Tooth Anniversary of the
Ladies' Society of Winslow Ruth
Parker Howard and Mrs. Sybil Park
er Pattee, grandmother and great
aunt of Mrs. Bailey. were two Of the
Il charter members.
Libby Pulsifer is to be POSTMASTER
at the Alumni banquet of the Skowhe-
gan High School, tomorrow friday
evening. As previously announced,
the Alumni will assemble at the Ma
sonic Block in the afternoon and
lunch will be served at $50.
Frank Curran, who was held on an
assault and battery charge one day
last week, has secured the required
sureties of 5000 to keep the peace for
six months. They were Johanna
Bannon and Michael Cozgrove of
Lewiston, An account of the charge
is given elsewhere in this issue
Willard j. Croteau of the Independ-
ent-Reporter staff, while on a recent
fishing trip to Carry Pond, caught one
of the largest cells ever seen in this
section. The eel measured Al inches
in length The only bait carried on
this trip was worms. The other
members of the party were Joseph
Leo, DIN Valliere, William Roberts.
a special conclave of De Molay
Commandery, No. TO- Knights Tenn
plar was held at the Asylum, Tues
day June IL at 80 The orders
OF the Red Cross, Malta and Temple
We're conferred upon a class of TWEEN
tY-two candidates. Supper was serv-
ed in the banquet hall at $50. There
was a large delegation of out of town
members.
Miss Ruby Frances Dyer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Allen Dyer of Winter
street, who has been a student at
Colby College received the second
prize in scholarship in the women's
Freshman class at that institution.
Miss Dyer is a graduate from the
Skowhegan High School in the class
of 1918. During her course in high
school she received the first prize
lShepherd) for the highest rank in
the Freshman class.
surprise party was given to Miss
Lillian Leo of Prospect street last
Friday evening. There were about