The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-10-21

-
Monday afternoon on business
Miss f. Louise Maxwell of Lewis
ton who has been the guest Of Miss
! Ethel Ward has returned home.
Mrs. Emile Poulin, nee Miss Alder
tine Gervais. underwent a surgical
operation for appendicitis this week.
Albert Gould was taken TO the State
School for boys at Portland last Fri
day by Deputy Sheriff Albert J. Libby
Mrs. Hattie Elms OF Dover, who has
been a guest at the home oil her
brother, H. r. Berce, returned nome
Friday last.
There will be a special meeting of
Somerset Chapter No Is. r. A NJ THIS
Thursday evening at which time the
NJ. E. NJ. and II. A. degrees will be
conferred.
Lawrence Wiley. son of Mr. and
Mrs Nern Wiley of Malbon'5 Mills.
departed last Wednesday for Boston,
where he is t student at School of
Technology.
George Welch, an employee of the
+ Maine Central Railroad. IS a patient at
! the Kennebec Valley Hospital, having
been operated ON last week for a
serious case of throat trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bales Spaulding and
daughter accompanied by his brother
Thomas Spanlding and wife of East
Madison were Sunday guests at the
home of another brother Joseph
Spauding and family in Scion.
James Kelleher of Bingham was in
town Friday leaving on the midday
train on a business trip down river.
He was accompanied to SkoWhegan
by Mrs. Kelleher, the newly appoint
ed health officer at bingham who re-
NAMED here for few hours.
There will be one session of school
next Wednesday and no sessions on
Thursday and Friday where the teach
ers wish to attend the State Conven-
ton at Bangor. Where the teachers
do not care to attend the convention
there will be the usual schools SEES
sions.
The remains of Mrs. Walter Nor
ril were brought to the Southside
cemetery, Tuesday, for intcrment be
side those of her late husband who
died few months since. Mrs. Nor
ril died nine years ago. She was
the mother of Mrs c. T. Hight of this
town.
Mrs. Viola Smith, president of the
Woman's Relief Corps. accompanied
by Mrs Martha Morrill,. Mrs Emma
L. Biekford and Mrs. Sarah Fortier
went by automobile last Tuesday to
Oakland where they attended school
of instruction of the National Wo-
mans Relief Corps.
r. ]. Paddock and family departed
from here Monday for AmityYille, y
Y, where they will visit for a few days
Mr.. Paddock Will continue ON to the
Middle West as far as Illinois and
Mrs Paddock will remain in New
York for the present Mr., and Mrs.
Paddock recently sold their farm on
which they have resided for seven
teen years, in SkoWhegan.
At the last meeting of the First
Philathea Class held in Congregation
al Parlors there WAS a large attend /
ance it being the occasion of the in
stallation of officers DR.. o. II. Tracy
OBLIGATED rs installing officer. The
program numbers included piano
duet by Agnes Coburn and Dorothy
Dane. piano trio by the Misses Co
burn, Dane and Priscilla Lord and a
story by Mrs Alice NJ. Dow. Re /
-. IL, Fi,.ba al n
coffee were served by Mrs. Annie
Oddly.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the next meeting of Show
hogan Grange to be held on the even
ing of October 81. Reading. Mrs.
Gertrude Stinchfeld; current events.
Mrs, S. II. Beal origin of the Red
Cross, S. f. Emerson; talk about the
most interesting insects, Alonzo
Smith music arranged by Clyde
Supper will be served by
section A with the following in charge
of the arrangements: Mr.. and Mrs.
L. b. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Albert
OuIton Mr. and Mrs. John Cool.
Plans are practically completed for
a series of forty-fve meetings to be
held throughout New England, under
the auspices of the New England Hol-
stein Friesan Breeders Club, coop
Grating with the six state associations,
and the extension service of the Hol-
stein -FrieSan association of America.
These meetings are for the purpose or
Holstein owners with the
of having an extension
man who will devote all of his time
to the interests of New England OPP
portunity will be given for everyone
present to support this campaign by
Joining the New England Club In
this way sufficient funds Will be raised
not only to employ the best person
available for the work, but to put 1t
on permanent basis. There Will be
one meeting in this county at SHOW
hogan on Monday afternoon Nov.
at $50 o'clock.
Sunset Chapter o. e. S, entertain
ed fifty members of the Sunrise Chap
ter of Canaan Friday evening in Ma
sonic Hall. The regular business
session with balloting was held, Mrs.
Ina G. Hill presiding. The program
followed directed by Mrs. Maud l..
.Iewett which included pipe organ
solo by Mrs. Mildred Weston; irish
selections read by Miss Mamie
OBrien: solo by Mrs. Harold Holden
and "The Birds Christmas Carol CIV