The independent-reporter., 1909-10-21
SkOWhEGAN LOCAL NEWS

J. NJ. Dysart was IN Bangor Monday
on business.
Mrs. Clyde II. Smith arrived home
last night from n week Walt In Bos-
ton
Mr.. and Mira. c. A. Ross returned
home Saturday from a weeks visit
In Boston.
Judson W. Packard went to North
Newburg Saturday where he held re-
ligious services Sunday.
F. Elmer Nolin left this morning for
Brunswick where he enters upon his
second year in Bowdoin medical
school.
Miss Mabel Packard has gone to
Norridgewock where she will work in
the family of Allen G. Owens for a
short time.
Mrs. Herbert Wentworth entertain
ed the Ladies' Afternoon Whist Club
at her home on Norridgewock avenue.
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. r. Jewett and Miss Ger
trude Webb left home by the early
train of this morning on visit to
friends in and about Boston.
J. P. Clark and daughter, Helen,
have taken the DR.. F. o. Sawyer resi-
dence for the winter and already es-
tablished their home therein.
The new residence being erected for
F. w. Bucknam is progressiLg finely,
being already closed in ready for the
electric wiring and plasterers.
Miss Mabelle Smiley left yesterday
morning for Boston where she Is to
make brief visit before returning to
WestDoro vh3re she is taking
course OF training.
The next regular meeting of Bloom
field Assembly No. II, Pythian Sister
hood, will be held Friday night of this
week at which all members are re-
quested to be present.
Jos. Chabot, who represents the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in
Somerset, is in Portland this week In
attendance upon the agents conven-
tion of that company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Sprague
of Boston, were in town over Sunday,
guests of r. T. Patten and family. Mr..
Sprague returned Monday, his wife
remaining for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Dow have
returned from their summer home at
Hayden Lake, and taken rooms at
Hotel Oxford for the winter. They
were the last cottagers on the east
side of the lake to break camp"
Skowhegan hasn't yet equalled the
record OF Larone in the weight OF
potato, bct Walter r. Hight. of the
firm of Ward & Co., clothiers has on
exhibition at his store three and
one-half pound potato raised in his
patch on the Norridgewock road.
Mrs. Eugene Swair, ~ho pnder-
went serious but successful opera
ton at the Somerset hospital Satur-
day, October 2, has been removed to
her home. Mrs. r. L. Marsh end
Mrs. Bert Dane who have also been
there foI some time, have left the
hospital.
The work Of repairing the Brown
block on Court street and the Cover
block at the corner of Court and
Water streets, Is progressing. 1t Is
reported that when ready for occu-
pancy the office of the American Ex-
press Co., Is to be removed to the
Cover block, occupying the part
where the restaurant was formerly
Seventy good people from Madison
and Anson chartered special car
last evening and attended the evan
gelistic meeting conducted by Rev
Harry Taylor and Albany Smith at
the city Opera house. They were
heartily greeted by the Skowhegan
people, who sent them home with
smiling faces from the effects of the
smile song"
We would like to make special men
tion of the service for the primary
departments of our Sabbath schools
on Sunday in the municipal court
room at the Opera House. One hun
dred and thirty-three children we're
present and twenty-four teachers and
friends. Mrs. George Otis Smith gave
lesson on "The Four Seasons" each
Sunday school representing a season.
The children were given appropriate
souvenirs cut from paper in kinder
garten fashion. The Spring" school
had birds, Summer" flowers, "Au
tumn" leaves and Winter" snow
berries. Each school had its banner
Albany smith led the singing for the
opening exercises but the CHILDREN
sang The Song of the Year" writ
ten by Mrs. George Otis Smith and
set to music by Mrs. Elise Fellows
White, with Mrs. w. II. Halves as
leader.