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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-19
SlSS0N PREDICTS BETTER
BUSINESS FOR 1921,

stablllzation Of business and In
creased prosperity for the coming year
were predicted last night by Francis II
Sisson, Vice President OF the Guaranty
Trust Company In an address before the
National Industrial Traffic League.
The fact that the readjustments thus
far have been effected without serious
aim ulty gives promise Of a more prompt
resumption Of normal prosperity" he
said. The immediate n, d Is stabilize
ton OF prices at new levels that viii
bring consumers into the market and
this can be accomplished only by great
er production at lower costs.
The speed with which normal con
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The 0. W. GRIFFITH Masterpiece

ddTH ST THEATRE. rwios Daily
AIS and SIS. inc. sunday,
All Seats Reserved. Buy In Advance
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CpA7EE Wrst I2d st. Eva. $50. Phone 81
ENNSLh Mas We'd. 4 Sat. a. 2.l5. BRYANT
MARGARET ANGLIN in ne %1n asn woeHs
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OFFERED $500
DIAMOND FOR 500
Negroes and Nephew Arrested,
While Police Hold Ring
for Claimant.

A hegress with brilliantly spark
Hing diamond ring approached a num-
Der OF men in I2Sth Street late last
night and offered to sell the Jewel for
800. Detectives Shields and Begley OF
the East i2sth street station placed
her under arrest. The diamond. set IN
platinum. Is three karats In weight and
u g-orth about 1900. The negress,
who Eaid she was Ishdora WinEoOd Of
No. 1te West 1920 Street. said she got
the ring from her nephew. Alvin Fos-
ter. When Foster was arrested by the
posico and asked 70 account for the
ring, he said
"A fellow who works IN a jewelry
store near l2d Street gave II to me"
The police are holding the ring and
awaiting a claimant.
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Z olLOA yAREsl-HoRMAS TREVOR z
L N 1 Elk w a u A w L
FIJI.TON West I6th st. Evenings a. $50
Matt sat. Wed and Thurs
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Seventh District Municipal Court at
i2Sth street and st Nicholas AvCnu,
until the affair can he adjudlcltcd. Two
women reported to-day that their puck-
cts had been picked OF the rent mohey
they had brought to the court. one
woman lost $50 and the other t55,
Capt. Ghrvin Of the i25th street Po-
lice station has assigned detectives 10
minglc with the crowd In the court Ia
nab pickpockets who may be operating,
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VERA los. (.
4 CO. REVUE
KRAMER Z BOYLE. cha
a JOHN D. HVhER Z CO.
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THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1920.

ditlons are 10 be effected depends
largely upon developments abroad. 1t
II important that the country's eN-
port trade be fosterCd during tho re-
nHindeT Of the transition period
abroad.
THE credit situation cannot he
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-19

and reception OF the New York Tela-
Eraphcrs Aid softly, IN behalf Of the
relief fund will take place tonight at
Palm Garden Ia jSth street. between
Third and Lexington Avenues. 4 bill
Of high class vaudeville viii be pre-
scented. followed by dancing.
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ROTH ST THEA. mr.. B'Way. Ewes 80.
Mats. Sat Wed. 4 Thanks Day
THE OUTRAGEOUS MRS. PALMER
with MARY YOUNG.
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BELASCO Mstinscs rS Sii 1 sat. ! $50 81
Frances Starr in ZONE" b Edward
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
WILL RENDER DECISION
At JlVJl9I Ter NJ
Cases Resulting from Raising Dam
at Shawmut Argued before Re-
ferees in Augusta

Attorney l.. L. Walton was in Au-
gusta Friday to argue for the plain
tiffs in the two cases resulting from
the raising of the dam at Shawmut on
January l, 1913, Good VIII Home A.
sociation Complainant VS. the Shaw
NUT Manufacturing Co, and William
G. Broadway of New York City com
plainant VS.. the Shawmut Mfg Co.
The testimony had previously been
introduced in the cases and the ar
guments were heard by Chief Justice
Leslie C. Cornish and Associate JUS
tice A. NJ. Spear as referees Iiar-
old Weeks of the firm OF Weeks d
Weeks of Fairfield argued for the de-
fendant corporation. The decision
will be rendered at the January term
of the Supreme Judicial Court which
will convene in Skowhegan January
27.
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SK0NHEGAN SOROSIS
Mrs. Florence W. Dani0rth Delivers
Address on Ci,ies Before Local
Club Women


The SFo&heS'h sorosl5 heIo iis
regular meeting III me 'ofarH p"Ii'i :
on MONDAY e''A'ns. 'a"u3tS i. MI
Florence W. i'nioflh gave very ii'-
'etesilnS anu "ueh appreciated 'diN
on ewes She spoke Oh 'ne o'HeIe"'
classes OF voters oil me STUDY Oh
clYies' ol no" 'he playerooooS oi me
public schools were kept III the ali-
ferent towns no" improvements eoo'o
be made III the towns ana showed
that eivics should be S'odiea IN 'he
home a" we'll as IN the Schools !"
CLOSING MIS-. l'"ilioi I'll S'es ''i' ~
lowing poem
Thou mus be true tnySeIi II 'nou ihe
,, II ianr "," ,,i, @""" ororanw roa If II .no,bor
souI would reach;
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PATRONS Of HUSBANDRY ATTEND ANNU-
Al GRANGE FESTIVAL At SKOWHEGAE
Engene Danforth of Anson Reelected Master
at Fortieth Session of Pomona

gan; secretary. S. F. Emerson. Show
hogan: gatekeepor, G. T.. Savage; Po-
mona. Mrs Eugene Danforth. Arson,
Ceres, Mrs. Grant Witham. Solon;
Flora, Mrs. S. T. Emerson. SkOwhe-
gan. lady assistant steward Mrs. A.
u. Drawn, Starks; executive commit
tee, Kate c. Hill, Skowhegan. Re
marks by past master G. T. Tibbetts
and past lecturer Kate b. Ellis closed
the morning session.
The evening session was devoted to
comforting the firth degree on q class
OF fourteen who We're admitted into
the Pomona. Selections in reading
by Addie Beal. Grace Tuscan; violin
solos by Tina Morgan, Emma II. Dun
ION. accompauist Then came a pleas
ing farce given on the stage by lady
members of who were seeking hus-
band All were refused by c. w
Day except the colored girl.
\ combined installation of the Of
ficer. Of the Pomona and Skowhegan
Crane were next in order aid w. B..
Whittier assisted by Mr. and Mrs S.
II. Beal, Mr. and Mrs r. w. French,
L. l.. Sandford and Mrs. w b. Whit
'er in beautiful and impressive
manner performed the installation
and received rising vote of thanks
from the large body of patrons pres
ent.
Continued on Page Four)
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WORSTER VS. GREN-
Ter FIRST CASE
Murder Trial Will Be
Important Feature
Judge Dunn will Preside. Sheriff
Moocrs Announces Officers. Large
Percentage of Jurors Drawn

Contrary to the usual custom no
cases were assigned last term for the
first day of the present term of the
Supreme Judicial Court which con
venes here the 9th with Judge Dunn
of Orono presiding for the first time
in the Somerset County Court House
since his appointment to the bench.
AS a result, Merrill &. Merrill and A.
X. Butler of the firm of Butler & But
Ter have reached an agreement to try
the initial case on the Civil docket
for the term. hence the first to come
to trial will he that of linWood +.
Worster against Napoleon J. Gre
nier. action being brought for DANA
gcs caused by the alleged negligence
of Gremer when Worster was burn
cd in an automobile accident. Mer-
Continued on Page Fiye)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
TERM Of
PROBATE COURT
Wills of Somerset Coun-
ty People Presented
Routine Business of Monthly Session
Conducted With Judge Small OF
Madison Presiding

Probate Court sessions have been in
order this week with Judge c. o..
Small OF Madison presiding. The reg
ular y January term opened Tuesday
forenoon and considerable business
was transacted during the day. Eu-
gene Herrin OF Watsrevile appeared
to petition for administration in the
estate of the late A. J. Herrin of
Skowhegan, being a nephew of the de-
ceased. A number of wills were
presented and among those made pub
lie was that of Ellen w. Coy of
Pittsfield who directed her executor
to pay her funeral charges including
a steel vault and monument as well
as debts and expenses OF administra-
ton. She then bequeathed $50 each
to her sons Otis Wiley of Ridgefeld,
Conn, and Fred Wiley of FoXcroft.
She left her silverware, a chamber set
and parlor suite to her granddaughter
Frances Ellen Wiley, the bequest to
take effect at the time of her marri-
age. Another chamber set goes to
Lewis II. Wiley and the balance of her
property to the executor named in the
document, c. w. Hayes, the same 10
be held in trust for the college edu-
cation of Carleton F. Wiley. The will
was made August 6. 1918. The will
of Ernest o. Taylor of Pittsfield was
also presented for probate, the same
having been signed December IL, 1918
Mr. Taylor bequeathed to his child
rem. Sarah f Taylor Ruby II. Bsy-
cridge, Olive L. Taylor, Eleanor +
Taylor. Elizabeth B. Taylor, Aloazo
Taylor and Edith A. Taylor the sums
Of 800 e4eb. The residue OF LIS
properly goes to the widow Susan o
Taylor, WHO is named a. eXcculriX
The will OF Delora a. Hilton of Nor
lidgeWock wa9 alss presented. sy
the terms of this document which
was signed August 81. 1S9S tie entire
property descends 10 Edward a. Hill
ton. husband Of the deceased.
Out of town attorneys present dur
ing the term included John w. Man
son OF Pttsdeld, Harry r. Coolidge
Of PittsGeld, John f. Holman OF
Athens and l.. r. Folsom of Norridge-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
SOMETHING DOING At
JACKMAN
YiOIators of Liquor Laws Apprehend-
ed. Pleaded Guilty and Paid Fines

Violators of the prohibatory law
were before Judge Holden at Jack
man last week during the visit of
Sheriff MCoerss to the up river sec
tions. Phillip Blais of Jackman
proprietor of the Murtha House was
brought in for the, single sale of Ii
quor and pleaded guilty. lie paid
a fine of 5000 and costs and was al
lowed to go with the sentence sus-
pended Oliver Couture of Jackman
and Lucien Coro of Auburn were also
brought to the bar of justice for the
alleged illegal transportation from
the lines and seizure of liquor at
Jackman by Deputy Sheriff Henry
Armstrong of Jackman and Deputy
Sheriff r. B. Cole of Skowhegan on
Tuesday last They both pleaded
guilty and were each fined 800 and
costs AS in the case of Blais, both
Couture and Coro were allowed to go
with suspended sentences upon pay
ment of costs. This makes a total
of five men inside of less than two
weeks who have been brought to
justice from Jackman and the pay
ment of fines amounting, besides the
costs to $500.
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Funeral Services for the Late Mrs.
Ray 4. Gordon

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Irene b. Gordon, vie of Ray A. Cor
don. will be held al th~ Congregations
al Church this CThursday afternoon
at one O'Clock, with Rev. o. II. Tracy,
d. d. officiating.
Mrs. Gordon passed away during
the night of Monday. after a weeks
illness. Her home was S Cedar St,
where she had resided for the past
four years. She came to this town
from Greenville Junction. Mrs. Cor
don was the daughter Of Hanford and
Evelyn (Martin) Ryder, natives of
New Brunswick Her birthplace was
in New Brunswick in the year of 1854.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and ten children, including three
pair of twins. There are also other
surviving relatives. The remains
will be sent to Greenville for burial
in the Randall lot beside her first
husband 1t will be recalled that
Mrs. Gordon last year survived crit
ical illness.
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5K0WHEGAN TEACHERS RAISE PLEA FOR
h SQUARE DEAL IN WAGE PROBLEM
Matter to be Presented to ths People at Annual
Town Meeting Statement of Facts

razf#. s.- s.- #-sH......4a salary N
.z
8#.a j. aear- about tar.h ~ these
ta5s L = ~ 70 sase for ne
r4=r t.v ..t W. lv..x .4n.gs.s
49,, -. -. =
~
~ go e sAyed even no IEh the
- = t4v = far u ths fatare At
4. e.os. o. school for re cbrj.treas
49,. .1. -, 9
va pay l'i
.aree Tee.s. "hieh amounted 70 IA.
" 4 th.s amount 81. must pay rail
rad erD.rs.s hone do her Christmas
.to,,tr, ,.,,-, - cpoub.a,u -
1afe ''' sa'eQ - "a! s9f hsr BOARD
AID room for the fgGr weeks before
h. receive her uevt check
T, ..er,g 3,,,.os.ss.4. -. o.t
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

The Fortieth Annual session of the
Somerset Pomona convened with
Skowhegan Grange, January IS, ID,
1920. At the opening of the morn
ing session there was a fairly good
attendance which was continually in
creased during the day. The Master.
Oyerseer. Steward, Assistant Steward.
Treasurer, Secretary, Pomona. Ceres,
Flora and Lady Assistant Steward
were the officers present. The va
cant chairs were supplied as follows:
Kate b. Ellis, lecturer; Mrs. II. A.
George. chaplain; George E. Savage.
gatokeeper. The respective commit
tees were appointed on application,
resolutions and finance.
The Master, Eugene Danforth, Of
fered remarks in regard to the work
of the Pomona, also reported briefly
meeting of the State Grange held in
Bangor in December. Officers were
elected for 1920 as follows: Master,
Eugene Danforth, Anson; oyerseer,
Grant Witham, Solon; lecturer, Mrs.
Lizzie Watson, Norridgewock; stew
ard, A. D. Brawn, Starks; assistant
steward w. B. Hilton, Starks; chap
lain Mrs. H. l.. Head. Norridgewock;
treasurer, S. II. Bradbury, Skowhe-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
No. ANSON PLANS
NEW INDUSTRY
Purchase of Shank Fac
tory Anticipated
Board of Trade Taking Active Steps In
Business Enterprise for Town

North Arson, Jan. Special
The North Anson Board of Trade
is taking active steps to get new
industry for North Anson Bin W.
Page of Skowhegan and his associates
who own the Shank Factory property
have made a price on it which it is
believed can be raised, together with
the necessary funds to put the factory
into fair condition. A committee has
heen appointed to endcayor to raise
the money for the purchase of the
property. While no industry for il
Nas been secured as yet, the Board Of
Trade is negotiating with one or more
companies who are contemplating To-
ca#He IN Maine. It is the plan OF
,he organization II pnreha~e th'
properly and make ihe rena.rs neees-
-efF fo preserve the hfId nes at once
This has been made possible thru the
araee- aad H.. courtesy al Mr. PAGE
and his associates.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
|. E, MCINTYRE OF WATERFORD EMPHA-
SIZED WASTE IN SALE Of WHOLE MILK
Dairymen Meet in Annual Session--R. F. HON.
sted President Of Creamery

c. NJ White of Bowdoinham, treas
urer of the Maine Seed Improvement
Association. spoke on The Increase,
Growth and Protection of Home
Grown Seed He had samples of
corn and oats raised in Maine from
home grown seed along with samples
grown from seed from other places
where the climate was different. The
fact was clearly demonstrated that to
get the best results we should grow
the variety best adapted to our con-
ditions, climate, etc
County Agent Storer advocated
testing COWS to find out their worth
He also gave out as good dairy ra
tion for the present time of high
prices the following: 200 pounds of
bran; 100 pounds gr. oats; 100 gluton;
100 c. s. meal; so oil meal so corn
meal and six pounds OF salt. The
work of the League for the coming
year will be along the COW testing
work for butter fat largely The
Creamery offers to do testing on Sat
urday afternoons free of charge for
all those who will bring samples of
milk or cream at that time. 1t is
expected that arrangements can be
made with the County Agent and 9th
ers to frequently be present at such
times to give advice and offer sug-
gestions as to feeding and care of
stock in general.
After a few remarks by President
Trafton in which he urged all pres
ent to be content with selling cream
instead of whole milk from the farm,
thus avoiding, as he termed it, no less
than a calamity should this ever be
come the custom here. AT this point
the meeting adjourned and dinner of
oysters, doughnuts and coffee was
served in the main work room Of the
factory to forty-tiye.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
Another Sale 0i Government Supplies
Next Saturday

Government etppIe- 2.H3 he ID ..
10 Municipal In ae Sa'aH5#s
January 17th az ! - - - U#se
'hts sale ca'tle or Llm9 aI' ca -
obtained in 100 ra3,d 8ae# tH
cenf= each. I haeE1e Afef.e ra6#ee#
~ SD per pair. bacon IN lie AID -.
pound slabs or - The crate taf -
cents per pound. pork sl94de e.as-
er in small or large quantities a. -
cents; hind quarters Of href ~ IT,
fore quarters at 14c per pound. II
portions less than quarters 10 and %
cents per pound according 10 tie
quality This is the last opppr'aH -
to purchase beef and shoulders ~ re-
duced prices at a special sale Bacon
and other supplies will be sold on At
least one more occasion
CLYDE H. SMITH
W A LEWIA
L. G.. TRAFTON
Selectmen
P S-A few volunteers are need ed
to assist during this sale
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
.F|FTY.TWO COMMITTED
TO COUNTY JAIL


According to shar" Naocrs the
total commitments fog rhe past year
at the Somerset County laa have to-
tailed ffty-two. Liquor HaJ cider
nuisances predominate We i""t.ees
commitments for these offea-,- w.
thirteen persons have been eaan .ea
for larceny. or the remaIsIor Na
were for intoxication, six for ass
ing. entering and larceny. two l.s
tempted rape, three for robbery t#4r
for assault. one for vagrancy, two .es
shooting or threatening to shoot f@o
as poor debtors, one for night wall
ing, one for keeping a house OF i'll
fame.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

Jnder the direction OF Miss Bertha
bow of Gardiner. assisted 10y Miss
1rothy Day. regular sessions of Tire
kindergarten are now being held. The
classes are not however. larGe'y at
tended, the enrolment for the north
de including only niue children
~a.5e The southside eurollmen, is only
tNe'ee Many more children could
be aeeomodated at either building and
a larger attendance is hoped for by
the -thool board.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
MRS. NICHOLS MINUTE
MAN At NJ. {. CHURCH
Membership OF the Local Foreign Mis-
>ionary Society Greatly Increased.
The Meeting at Mrs. Merrill'S

\ feature OF the morning services
at the Centenary Methodist Church
last Sunday was the appeal f." M III
bership in the Womans Fore,e-
sionary Society made by Mrs. II l..
Nichols in a fye-minute address along
medical. mission lines The result
was that 3G women members or in
terested in the Methodist parish sig
niGed their desire 10 unite with this
organization. thru Mrs. Nieho's' APP
pcal which was given i'm her charac-
tcristic bright and charming manner.
Tie membership was increased to a
total of sixty.
The Society held a regular meeting
Monday afternoon with Mr. Nina f.
Merrill of Water street The third
chapter of the Crusade of Compassion
was taken up by five ladics. They
were Mrs. II. l.. Nichols, frsl division;
Mrs. l. J. Smith, second Mrs. II. A.
Dinsmore third; Mrs. Anna f. Mer-
rill. fourth and Mrs. Eliza Cogell, fifth.
The next meeting will be in the form
of a THANK Offering with an enter
tainment and supper. The commit
tee for this affair will be Mrs. Dins-
more, Mrs. Nina Haryille and Mrs
Nichols.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Dairymen's Progressive League
was held at the Creamery, Saturday
forenoon, January 10, 1920. About
thirty dairymen were present. The
election of officers resulted in the fol-
lowing: President, l.. G. Trafton;
vice president. H. o. Bean, Canaan;
secretary, E. E. Harris; treasurer,
l.. L. Sandford. The executive com
mittee consists Of the officers of the
Creamery together with the officers Of
the League, and one person from each
cream route. 1t was voted to have
these last appointed by the secretary.
The membership of the League num-
bers at the present time 81 scattered
thruout a radius OF ten miles around
the creamery.
L. E. McIntire Of Waterford spoke
of the outlook of the N. E. M. P. A.
and its connection with the new Turn
er Centre System, thus being con-
nected with a strong marketing sys-
tenn for dairy products. Mr.. McIn-
tire put special emphasis on the un-
necessary waste which is bound to oc-
cur whenever to much of the dairy
product is sold from the farm in form
of whole milk. These remarks were
especially gratifying to the dairymen
present, as well as to the manage
ment of the creamery, as the dairy
product of the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery consists wholly of cream
and butter thus leaving a very bulky
and valuable by-produet-skim milk
on the farm where it properly belongs
to be fed to young calves and pigs
instead of sending it to the city to
have the surplus turned down the
sewer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
A. E, HODGES FARM
BUILDINGS BURNED
Prominent North Fairfield Farmer
Meets With Dire Disaster

North Fairfield, Jan. 13-Fire des-
troyed the fine farm buildings of Al
bert +. Hodges, Saturday afternoon.
Neighbors from far and near answer
ed the telephone call for help and
willing hands removed the greater
part of the household goods, but a
large amount of farm machinery was
burned, The Hodges family are NOV
ing into the Jones house, purchased
by them last spring. A. d. Johnson
is moving from the Jones house to
his own house near his mill. John
William is moving into a rent in the
Chapman house.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
DR.. TRACY IS COUNTY
CHAIRMAN IN WORK
Church People and Local Organization
Workers VIII BE ASKED 10 Partici.
PATE in Campaign

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED
At BARRON|S FARM
Flames Had Gained Considerable
Headway on House When Fire De-
partment Arrived

Shortly before noon yesterday the
fire department was called to the
James Barrows farm on the Back
road. the house having ignited sup
posedly from a chimney. The flames
had gained quite a headway, but
were controlled with damages to the
property of perhaps $500 A large
part of the furniture was removed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

The Queen Esther Circle Of the
Methodist Church held its regular
meeting, Tuesday evening with Miss
Clara Rowe After a brief business
session, the ten young ladies present
sewed on garments to be used among
the Italian people of Portland. Re
freshments were served by the host
ess.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

Miss Bernice Holt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. c. NJ. Holt will go to Port
land probably on Sunday for examin-
alton owing to a period of i'll health.
She is able to about the house.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

The members of the First Philathea
Glass will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. M. Knight on Main street, next
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
business report will come up before
the meeting
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15

THE illness of Mrs Ralph W Leigh
ton IS reported.