The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-24

The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
Church held their annual sale and
supper last week Tuesday and cleared
a good sum for their treasury.
Rev. F. G. Davis delivered an excel
lent Easter address at the Baptist
Church. Sunday morning. There was
special Easter music and the church
was very prettily decorated with Eas
ter lilies, flowers and ferns. AT
o'clock an especially good Easter
concert was given by the Sunday
School.
4 very interesting meeting of the
Village Improvement Society was held
last Thursday at the Library parlors.
The hostesses were Mrs. Fanny
Hussey and Mrs. Dorothy Henderson
and their subject Current Events
and Legislation" After the program
orangeade and waters were enjoyed.
Mrs. Florence Maloon is visiting her
daughter Mrs Leslie Foster in Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Marcia arrived
by automobile Saturday night from
Lynn, Mass and passed Easter with
Mrs. Marcia's mother, Mrs. Alma
Lowe.
The new bank has Farmers Tel
ephone as well as a New England
and the Farmers call is S-11.
S. r. HUFF Of Skowhegan was
business caller in town last week.
Mrs Gladys Witham was in Scion
the first of The week visiting Mrs.
Clarence Holway.
The little son of Arthur Wiles of
Rome was brought to the office of DR.
Ames. Sunday, with a broken arm.
At the next meeting of Somerset
Grange, May list, will be held a May
basket or box social. Each lady is
requested to bring a Maybasket with
food enough for two people.
Mrs. Adeline Hannigan of Madison
was business caller in town Mon
day.
The banking hours at the new bank
are as follows: to 11.30 a. m;
1890 to p. m. Saturdays to 1890.
VIM. Tufts has finished work in
town and gone to his cottage in
Smithfeld for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lockwood have
gone to the Kennebec Log Drivers
Camp to remain during the spring log
drive.
Robert Forsythe was on the sick
list last week.
Ruth Blaisdell was home from
Pennington Normal over Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fenlason of No.
Arson were in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mrs.
Henrietta Wood arrived home Monday
from Portland where they have been
passing several months.
DR. and Mrs. II. W. Smith visited
relatives in Hampden and Oldtown
over Easter.
Next Sunday will he observed as
Odd Fellows Sunday at the Baptist
Church. The members of the Odd
Fellows lodge and of the Rebekah
lodge will meet at the hall at $50
and march to the church.
Miss Clara Grove has returned to
her home in Madison after passing
several weeks with her brother, s. R.
Grove and family.
Chester Kinney and family have
moved into the house recently yacat
cd by Coleman Clarke or the Hath
away house so called.
Miss Ellen Davis and Miss Vera
Davis of Wateryille were over Sunday
guests of their cousin Mrs. George
Sawyer
Mrs. G. II. Blaisdell is visiting in
Augusta and Westbrook
Frederick Davis formerly of this
town but now of Augusta has been
appointed secretary OF the local Ro-
tary Club and this week is attending
a Convention in Worcester, Mass. as
delegate from the Augusta Rotary
Club.
Miss Charlotte Greenbank and Miss
Maria L. Carr returned to Wellesley,
Mass. Saturday.
Mrs. George Jewell visited her sis
ter Mrs. Frank Oliver in Madison
few days last week.
Chester Luce was home from Oak
land over Sunday. Mrs. Luce re-
turned to Oakland with him Monday
for a visit.
One of the best Minstrel Shows ever
given in town was given under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce, Thursday and Friday nights
III the lONH HAL DelOTe CIONueu
house each night The songs and
jokes were all given without break
and every song was encored each
night. Those taking part were: In
terlocutor, l.. r. Folsom; End men,
Bones, Percy Berry, Harry Carr, Wal
ter Taylor; tambos, George Sawyer,
Leone Jones, Freeman Abbott; Circle
men. Leland Moore, Phillip Thissell,
James Mcdonald, Clayton Upper,
Perley Butler, Thomas Theobald. o.
c. Woodman. Walter Prue. Clayton
Albee, James Huntoon, Mrs. Neva
Jones, accompanist After the min
strel numbers one of the funniest acts
ever given in town was the Town
Meeting" an original sketch written
by Verne Blaisdell. 1t was a scream
from beginning to end as it represent
ed in a didicuous manner one of
our town meetings with a lots more
thrown in. Those taking part were
George Chandler. Harry Henderson,
Nelson Jones, NJ. Trip, George Lyons,
Frank Miner, William Soule. A.
Hodgkins, Henry Hussey, A. Nichols,
r. Berry. o. Lockwood, Carl Green,
T;bhx, Wahctar Uorpa pIoiodal1