The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-16

last week to spend few days with
friends and to take in the fair.
Bernard ]. MacNally, linotype OPP
erator-machinist at the Independent
Reporter, was the guest over Sunday
of his cousin, Miss Elizabeth o'Brien
of Augusta.
Mrs. Mary Hall and daughter, Lal-
liza of Houlton, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wood over Sunday,
Mrs. Hall being a sister-in-law to
Mr.. Wood.
Orders for tickets to the Maine
Festivals at Portland and Bangor are
now being taken. The sooner you
buy the better seats you get. Apply
to Harvey White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendall Leighton of
Portland, returned home last Friday,
after visit with their son, Prof.
Ralph Leighton, the principal of the
High school and his family.
Mrs. F. G. Head left on the morn
ing train Friday of last week for a
visit in Boston and Providence, r. l.
In the latter place she is to be the
guest of her son, Guy Mitchell.
Miss Rena Nichols of Jackman, ar
rived in town Saturday on the morn
ing train and entered school here
Monday. She is now a member of the
Senior class of the High school.
John E. Nelson of Waterville, and
Hon. Cyrus Blanchard of Wilton, were
in town last Friday to attend the ex-
animation of the bankrupts, w. E.
and o. T. Jones of East Moxie.
Mrs. John J. Goody and daughter,
Margaret of Woodfords, returned
home last Friday morning after a
brief visit with Mrs. H. B. Smell at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bailey.
Miss Margery Smith, senior in
the High school, returned home Mon
day night from Elliot, where she has
been employed during the summer
vacation in the Rose Mary House, a
fresh air school for city children.
Miss Mae Goodwin, an instructor in
the public schools in Newton High
lands, Mass, returned home last Fri
day. She has been passing the sum-
mer in Canaan, and with her brother,
H. B. Goodwin on Madison avenue.
Walter Merrill, senior in the Uni
versity of Maine, returned to college
last week, after passing a week with
his mother, Mrs. w. S. Merrill. Dur
ing the summer he has been en-
ployed as steward in a hotel at Mouse
Island.
Mrs. Frank G. Harrington of Au-
gusta, with her sisters, Mrs. Little
and French from North Dakota re-
turned home Tuesday of last week,
after spending a week with Mrs. E.
+. Page at her new camps at Moose
head.
George Lunt, an employe of the
Skowhegan Electric Light Co., went
to New York last Friday, where he is
to pass two weeks with his mother,
Mrs. Addie Lunt, who was just re-
turning home after a three weeks
visit here.
Miss Ruby Frost of Brewer. left
for Pittsfield last Friday where she
was to spend a short time before re-
turning home. She had been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Steward for
the past week at their home on Co.
burn avenue.
Messrs. Fred Poulin, Arthur Nor
risette, Arthur Cayoutte, and Sebas-
tan Bison are on two-weeks' yaca-
ton trip. They left town week
ago Sunday by automobile, making
connections with the electric car line
between Shawmut and Waterville and
with the M. C. r. R. in the latter
place, en- route to Bath. From Bath
they took the steamer to Boston
where they passed Labor day. The
remainder of their time is being di-
vided between New York, Atlantic
City and Philadelphia.
Friday afternoon two respondents
charged with a single sale were be-
fore Judge Lawrence in the Municipal
court These were Israel Beaufort
and Peter Lessard. 1t appears that
Lessard bought liquor for one Frank
Griffin. 1t was procured from Beau
fort but Lessard made nothing from
the transaction. No evidence being
submitted that he was liquor seller,
Lessard was discharged. The other
man, Beaufort was found guilty, in
fact he pleaded that way. Judge
Lawrence gave him sentence of fif-
ty dollars and costs and thirty days
in Jail, and thirty days more II the
fine was not paid. Sentence was sus-
pended upon the promise of Beaufort
to cease selling.
The Skowhegan Cooperative asso-
citation is making very satisfactory
progress. At the first semi annual