The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29

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Next Tuesday the North Kennebec
Baptist Association will meet at Hart
land. Rev. George Loring Thurlow
Is moderator of the organization and
key. George Merriam is secretary
and treasurer.
MI. and Mrs. Sanger Annis of Au-
gusta' nee Miss Annie Bergman, were
week end guests of friends and rela-
.tives in town. Mr.. Annis returned
i 10 Augusta Monday morning while
MIS-. Annis remained as a guest at
the nome of her sister, Mrs. Mark w.
Savage for few days.
/ Priscilla Rebekah Lodge will OBJ
serve next Tuesday evening" October
4, as roll call night At $50 supper
VII be served in the banquet hall un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Cora
hurley, Mrs. Annie Oddly, Mrs. Rose
sawyer, Mrs. Louise Furbush and Mrs.
Ella n. Jewett Mrs. Mary H. Bailey
and Miss Alice e. Danforth have the
entertainment in charge.
j A Mothers meeting was held in As
sembly Hall, Friday afternoon when
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the pupils and the school were free
~ discussed. Various subjects were
introduced by Miss Dorothy M. Elliot
and Mrs. c. B. Hight of the high school
faculty and Mrs. Lottie M. Gates from
the grades. Notices were sent out by
Principal Leighton for the meeting.
CT ND intx ~
the Federated Church enjoyed a sup
per in the Federated Church parlors
Saturday evening, some sixty being in
attendance. The arrangements were
IN charge of Doris Tobey, Harold Lord,
Walter Wilson, Myron Towle, Linwood
Meader Hamlin Tobey. Mary Merrill,
! Phylis Whiting Olena Viles. and Eve
Ign Niles. During the social hour
that followed games were played. Dor
othy and Agnes Cockburn furnishing
music for the evening.
Among the active organizations of
the BETHANY Baptist Church will be
the Girls Club of twelve charter men,
bers for which the following officers
have been selected: President. Helen
] Ames; vice president, Marguerite Saw
+ age; secretary. Florence Stinchfield;
treasurer, Gladys Mantor; member
ship committee. Dorothy M. Nye and
Mildred Lancaster. Mrs. e. l.. Savage
is teacher and leader. The club will
meetings are held each week on Mon
day afternoon after school at the
Bethany Church
The following Skowhegan Corpora
ton, organized under the laws of the
state has had its article of incorpora-
ton approved by the Office of the at
torney general: One Price Clothing
Company, organized Sept. 10 at Show
hogan, the headquarters of the cor
poration being in Skowhegan. Capt.
tai stock, $4,000 all common; moth
ing paid in; par value, 500: shares
subscribed. 3. President, William J
LaneW Skowhegan: treasurer, Fred
Poulin, Skowhegan; clerk, Vernard |
: Pierce, Bingham; directors, the above
j Purposes. all kinds of manufacturing
! mechanical, mercantile. trading. con.
tractirg, commercial, building. agri
cultural. logging, numbering, mining
quarrying and real estate. Approved
Sept. q.
Autumn was with us at $40 A. NJ
Friday last after % days. ID hours
and Al minutes of perfect overhead
j summer weather. Autumn plans to
be with US 80 days, Is hours and As
minutes-and probably will. The sur
will have been north of the equator
during spring and summer for 186
days, 10 hours, and 20 m nutes. II
PROPOSES to remain south of the equa-
tor for about the same time. The
coming October will see two eclipses
one on Oct, l. total eclipse of the
sun, invisible in Maine and partial
eclipse of the moon on Oct. Is, visible
from Ala to 7 80. 6 p M. The morn
j ing stars are Venus, Mars and Saturn
The evening stars are Mercury anC
Jupiter, the latter becoming an eve.
n ng star on Sept. %.
The Freshmen reception FRIDAY
evening in Grange Hall was a most de-
lightful affair and was part 'cipated in
by a large number OF students and
friends. The stage was decorated with
evergreen trees and autumn foliage
Receiving were Prin. and Mrs r. w
Leighton. Supt, and Mrs w. B. Wood
bury, members of the high school fac
ulty; Carol Beal. Miss Velma Berry
and Miss Virginia Ames, senior class
officers. Carol Beal, president of the
Senior class extended a greeting and
a program was presented VIII CHI in
eluded piano duet by Miss Helen S.
Leighton and Miss Dorothy M. Nye: a
cornet solo by Kenneth Copp and a
violin solo by Miss Virginia Ames.
Two dialogues were given by members
Of the senior class in which Miss
Edith Simpson and M IS Helen Halves
played the leading roles Musid for
the dancing which concluded the eve
ning's pleasure was furnished by
Barney's Orchestra of Waterville.
Father j. L. A. Renaud passed
through rather unpleasant expert
ence while in Waterville Saturday as
the result of his Buick Sedan running
wild in that city. He took two chill
dren to Waterville to take music les
sons. They had finished their lessons
aud were ready to start for home
when Father Renaud called at the
home OF Harrison Smith on High st.
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