The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-08

Ton.
w. Fl. Cummings, agent of the
| American Wooden Mills in Skowhegan
| was in Boston the latter part of the
week on business.
| Mrs. Grace Brewster has returned
from Dexter to the home of her
| daughter, Mrs. Leroy H. Whitney,
where she is spending the winter.
DIR. w. S. Stinchfield and DR. NJ. f..
Lord went to Athens Thursday even
ing to attend to Nahum Cook who had
sustained serious injury to one of
his knees by being Kicked by horse.
A special communication of Som
erset Lodge, No. "a. F. & A. NJ. was
held at Masonic Hall. Monday even
ing with work in the fellowcraft de-
gree. A stated communication of the
lodge will be held next Monday even
ing at which the regular business
matters will be attended to and bal
loting will be In order.
The last meeting of the Helping
Hearts and Hands Club of the FEEDER
ated Sunday School was held with the
Misses Efffe and Eva Martin at the
home on Skowhegan Island. At the
business session, the president Ade-
line Goodwin presided and during the
evening songs were sung with Miss
Elizabeth A. Webb, the teacher and
club leader at the piano. Refresh
ments were served and games were
| played. Gifts were contributed which
will be sent out at Christmas time.
The death Of Mrs. Herbert Lord oe-
! Cured at her home in Fairfield last
| Thursday following a shock sustained
| the night previous. Her age was 50
years and her maiden name was Belle
Stanley, She was the daughter of
| William and Margaret (NicholsonD
Stanley of Skowhegan and was one
OF twelve children. The deceased
was married SO years ago and is sur
vived by her husband, two daughters
4 and two brothers. William and Rich
ard Stanley of Minneapolis Mrs.
Lord was a member of the Methodist
Church, the New England Order of
Protection and Sons OF Veterans Aux
Hilary.
On Friday afternoon the meeting
held in Grand Army Hall when three
candidates were initiated They were
Mrs. Sylvia Arnold, Mrs. Frank
Thompson and Mrs. f. L. Furbush.
Following the initiation the election
of officers occurred with Mrs. Marta
Morrill, elected. as president: Mrs.
| Flora Lewis, senior vice president !;
Mrs. Nette Dyer, junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Emma l.. Bickford. treas
urer; Mrs. Lizzie II. Nye, chaplain i;
Mrs. Alice S. Baker, conductor and
Mrs. Addie Sawyer, .sguard. Dele
gates chosen, to the department con-
! vention wefe, first. Mrs. Frances
Smith; second, Mrs. Georgia Good
win; first alternate. Mrs. Lillian
Smith and second, Mrs. Emma Dun
tom A social hour, followed with
delicious refreshments of ice cream
and cakes served under the di-
rection of Mrs. Celeste Roullard, Mrs.
fl1lla Jewett and Mrs. \ Belle Donald
son. +
The SkowheganS high school girls
basketball team has announced the
following schedule of games. Janu-
airy 6--Augusta high at Augusta. Jan.
IS, Oakland high at Skowhegan. Jan.
90, Wateryille high at Waterville.
Jan. 81, Augusta high at Skowhegan.
February 3, Coburn Classical Insti-
tute at Waterville. February 10,
Winslow high at Skowhegan. Febru-
airy II, Waterville high at Skowhe-
gan February 20, open. March 3,
| Oakland at Oakland. March 10, Co
| h
gan March IT,. Winslow high at
WINSTON. March "a. open. The
captain of the team is Hazel Du-
mont and the manager is Arlene
Keene. The team is most fortunate
in having as coach, Miss Mary Friend,
a graduate of the class of 1919 Show
hogan high school, who is-a student
at the University of Maine, and who
has been at home and has been able
to coach them during the most of the
practice so far
Thayer Wiltshire OF North Sidney
who has been frequent visitor here
with his aunt, Mrs. H. s. Hopkins,
! took his 3-months-old colt out at 3
the other morning for exercise. She
became frightened, broke away and
dashed for the kennebec, going put
! on the ice until she broke through.
Thayer went out on the ice after her.
but also broke through and had a
chilly time in reaching shore The
colt swan to the middle Of the river,
turned and went back to shore in
the channel she had broken out. until
she reached ice that would hold her
She was in the water about 30 min
utes and fell on reaching shore. Men
were on the bank with blankets, hot
lcoffee. hot water bottles and two large
brush fires. The river bank was so
steep that it took two men three hours
10 swamp a road The colt was
finally landed at F. o. Hamlen's ga
rage. where she was worked on UNI
III o'clock and then taken home
apparently none the worse for her ex-
perience.
During November the following
new books have been received at the
Public Library: Fiction-The
Thankful Spiecers (BrownelD; The
Torrent tHanez); Peter Binney MAR
shalD Quilts Window (McCutcheon);
Tradition ivan Vorst); Mavis of Green