The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
LOCAL ITEMS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The next meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Woman's Club will be held Wed
nesday afternoon, the subject being
Maine 1S20-1920.
Oscar r. Wilder, superintendent at
the Somerset Shoe Factory, has been
in Boston for several days on bust
ness for the firm.
Mrs. Thomas A. Min has returned
to Quincy, Mass. after visiting for
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Cockburn.
Mrs. Lila Pierce Perkins of Canaan
was among the visitors detained in
town by the storm and has been Wis
iting with Miss Mildred Beale.
DR.. Cora NJ. Johnson, superintend-
ent OF the State Reformatory for Wo-
men, went to Watervile, Tuesday to
attend a meeting of the Board Of
! Trustees
An anniversary service for the re-
pose of the soul of Mrs Henry Bolduc
was conducted Monday morning at s
O'Clock from our Lady of Lourdes
Roman Catholic church.
| Mrs. Frank S. Lessor, accompanied
by her daughter Mrs Louis Trial and
two sons, went to Boston this week
for an extended visit with Mrs. Les
sor's older daughter Mrs Mabel How
ard of that city.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet tomorrow Friday. The subjects
OF the meeting are Theory of Boil
shevism and kerensky's Regime and
the program will be arranged by Mrs.
| Florence w. Danforth.
Miss Nellie NJ. Beane, who has been
in New Sharon for some time caring
for her mother, who sustained a
broken hip, has returned and is again
attending to her duties as saleswo-
man at the Ordway store
Fred William Palmer son of Frank
j T. Palmer, left the last of the week
for Virginia, having enlisted in the
L. S. Army with Serg. Ansel Wolen-
click of New York City, who is con
Quoting the recruiting office there.
II. II. Thurlough, Deputy Collector,
is at the Municipal Building until Sat
urday, for the purpose of assisting in
come taxpayers in seeking informa-
ton and the rendering of returns. The
expiration date of filing is March 10
Mrs. Lepha Moore of Jackman, an
aunt of Mrs John Burke, went to Wat
eryille, Tuesday forenoon for visit
but will return to this town to re
main with Mrs. Burke, who is a guest
at the Maine Central Hotel. Mrs
Burkes plans for the future are In
definite
The subject at the Christian Science
services in Grand Army Hall next
Sunday morning at 1915 will be
Substance" Wednesday evening
service at 100 O'Clock. At the morn
ing service last Sunday Miss Coda
Keene and Mrs. Howard Friend sang
Lord in Thy Pity
Last evening at Our Lady OF
j Lourdes Roman Catholic Church there
were Lenten deyotions at 715 O'Clock
Tomorrow Friday at 4 o'clock p. m.
and at 7.15 in the evening Stations
of the Cross will be observed, Next
Sunday will be observed as commun-
ion day tor the married women Of the
parish.
Friends of Karl Russell Philbrick
middle son of Mr.. and Mrs s. w. Phil
brick will be interested to learn that
he has been made manager of the
| Masque and Gown at Bowdoin Col
lege. 1t is quite unusual for a fresh
man to be elected to this Office but
local people will guarantee that his
duties connected with the Office will
be faithfully performed
John Holden of BoWdoinham was in
Skowhegan from Saturday until Tues
day, a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Seekins. Mr.. Holdens
visit was considerably longer than
anticipated because of the blocked
condition of the railways. He left
here for North Arson and from there
was to continue his trip on to the
/ Moosehead Lake regions.
Prin X. w Leighton of the Show
hogan High School in behalf of that
institution is expressing his apprecia-
ton for the gifts Of money which
made possible the awarding of prizes
among the students on essays and
compositions. The list Of donors
were as follows. First National Bank
$40 1.-TWO prizesl; Skowhegan Savings
Bank. IS, Skowhegan Trust Co., SIS;