The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
Mrs. John w. Connors is a patient
at Kennebec Valley Hospital.

Attorney Edward F. Merrill went
to Boston Saturday on business.
Spring begins next Tuesday morn
ing in spite of the clingng snges
tons of winter.
Mrs. Holmes Pickett was in Clinton
last week, called there by the death of
her grandmother.
Mrs. W. H. Cummings and daughter
/ Joan Elizabeth are at their Elm street
homie, having come last week from
Boston.
! There will be rehearsal of the
degree staff of Priscilla Rebekah
| Lodge this Thursday evening at 700
O'Clock in the lodge rooms.
Mrs. Horace Stilson, who has been
so critically i'll at her home on the
Lakewood road, is now reported as
making steady gains toward health.
/ FIR. Deschenes of Lewiston, who has
been conducting two weeks mission
at the Catholic Church, left Monday
for Mapleville, r. l., to preach at a
two weeks mission.
A. E. Rideout, an electrician en-
ployed by the Central Maine Power
/ Co.. whose home is in Bangor, is
medical patient at Kennebec Valley
/ Hospital.
/ Patients lately discharged from Ken
nebec Valley Hospital are Mrs. Wal
ter Freese of Madison and Mrs. FL
mer Blaisdell and son Derwood of
| Skowhegan.
! Mrs. George X. Thomson has gone
to Louisville, Kentucky, to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Gregg. Anoth
Ter daughter. Mrs. Russell Hamlin will
come from Waterville to remain in
/ the Thomson home during her alb
sence.
The S. H. S, girls basket ball team
goes to Dover-Foxcroft tomorrow to
! play the return game with the girls
team in that town. They will be ac-
companied by Miss Margaret NJ. Chase
and it is expected that A. o. Dostie,
physical instructor will also attend.
Academy school, grade IL, as re-
ported for the month of February,
contains the names of several chill
dren who have been present every day.
They are Barbara Akeley, James
/ Brooks, Fred Corson. Mahlon Dane,
( Gertrude Goulette, Norma Leayitt,
Harvey Groves and Carolyn McAllis
/ ter. The school had twelve visits
from citizens during the month.
The winter which has been one of
the most serious as to cold, snow and
sickness in the history of this section
has interfered seriously with the traf-
: lic ON the Maine Central and cleo
I trio lines in different parts of the
state The attention of the Reporter
was called Tuesday to the unusual eff
1 fort which has been shown by Supt.
SWEET of the Somerset Traction Com
pany to furnish transportation local
/ ly and between here and Madison,
whenever possible in spite Of the high
winds, drifted roads and intense cold.
Miss Laura Gaylord. grand daughter
of Rev. John Gaylord one of the early
preachers of Skowhegan has presented
to the Skowhegan Historical Society
| fourteen books some of which were
published as early as 1900. In the
| lot are: "Jonahs Commission" in
course of sermons delivered at Crispin
street, Spelolfields. London; The Ma
tura History of CORVALLIS; Memoirs
of Rev. Phillip Doddridge of North
Hampton; Private Thoughts on Reli-
gion; Perid IlT-Century XVI; A Hind
Let Loose: A Call To The Unconvert-
ed; Poems of William Cowper; Ser
mons; Human Nature In It's Four Fold
State Nature, Power, Deceit and Pre-
valency of Indwelling Sin; Force of
Truth; Confrendrum of Universal His
tory.
Four young men. NJ. Laverty. S.
Brown. H. Tuggey and B. Chapman
from the Y. NJ. c. A. of Colby College
were in attendance at the services
Sunday in the Centenary Methodist
Church. Mr. Laverty gave an able
, address on THE Worlds Greatest
Need" and Mr.. Chapman rendered
vocal solo at the forenoon service.
During the Sunday school hour the
classes of the older attendants were
divided into groups and each group
was addressed by one of the young
men. Seventy-one attended the Ep-
worth League service which was led
by Mr. Laverty who is a member of
the Epworth League and there was
excellent singing with Mr.. Brown at
the piano. At the seven o'clock SER
vice, Mr.. Tuggey spoke on Religion
and Life Mr.. Chapman sang a solo
and directed the song service with Mr..
Brown at the piano. At the concln
sion of the evening service the young
men were entertained for a time al
the parsonage by Rev. and Mrs.
Nichols
The Templar Degree was conferred
on two candidates at conclaye
of De Molay Commandery Tuesday /
evening. These are busy times for
local Knights Templar as arrange /
ments are going steadily on for the /
ladies' night observance next Tuesday |
night when Whites Light Opera Re
vue. made up of five vocal and instru
mental artists will furnish entertain |
ment In addition to this there will |
be an organ recital and special drill |
by eight Sir knights. Refreshments |
will no enrVpd and snppial car will |