The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-12-02
SkOWhEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Master i.crine Strickland Of iiincs
ls.. was the Kees, OF Mr.. and Mira
snes Gliniisn on West From, stree
thanksgiving.
Parker Foss returned TO his wori
n waiervilie yesterday after saca.
fiea trip of few weeks In the woods
and at his home.
Mr. and Mira Elmer Thibeanlt weni
% Augusta last Thursday TO pass
thanksgiving with Mrs. Thibeaults
sis,er. Mira. u. W. Bunker
Malyln II. Moore OF Escanaba. Mich.
and Mrs. Lizzie Nutting OF Dakota
Mimi. have been wishing Mr.. and Mrs
] Smith Nutting this week.
Mrs. L. L. Savage was In Fairfield
Tuesday, renewing old acquaintances
that place having been her home for
four years before coming here.
George Brown, former Skowhegan
man. has been In town this week
calling on friends. Mr.. Brown is al
present working In Benton on a farm.
The large pumpkin raised by G. G.
Shedd, ITO pounds, has been cut and
attracted a great deal of attention
this week at Jewett & Pencils mar
ket
Charles Sheridan, freshman in the
Waterville High school, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Sheridan on Middle
street.
Misses Annie Caswell and Magma
Gordon went to Bangor Wednesday of
last week for a visit of a few days
with Miss Pauline Steward, former
schoolmate.
DR.. George Otis Smith, director of
the United States Geological Survey,
returned to Washington, D. c. Mon
day after spending Thanksgiving with
his family.
Mrs. S. NJ. Preble and daughter,
Mrs. Roy C. Harlow of Richmond, re-
turned home last Friday after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey B. Good
win on Madison avenue.
Miss Beatrice Genthner, steno-
grapher at the First National Bank,
returned to her duties the first of the
week, after spending a brief yaca-
ion in Portland.
John H. Record left Tuesday for
Fairfield where he is visiting his sis
ter. Mrs. Lena Salley. 1t is not
known whether he Is to live there
permanently or not but 1t is thus re-
ported by some.
The Green & Barnard Shoe Co.
have an announcement on our last
page that can be read with much pro-
fit by heads of families who want to
make the dollar go furthest. Special
cut prices are offered.
Percy Wyman, an assistant civil en-
gineer with the Maine Central rail-
road was in town over night, tues
day calling on friends. Mr.. Wyman
is a graduate of the Skowhegan High
school and the University of Maine
and has many friends in town. His
father, Harley Wyman, lives on a
farm a few miles out of town.
The High school students are TAX
ing their twelfth week examinations
this week After this there will be
two more weeks before the Christ
mas recess. The time for beginning
school was changed Monday from
O'Clock to $50 and the afternoon SEES
sion does not close now until $40 D.
m. instead of o'clock as formerly.
This last change is made during the.
athletic seasons to enable the boys to
have more time for practice
The total number of boys who
signed their names at Smith IL BUS
sey's clothing store during the re-
cent contest for $500 suit of clothes
wan 1863. This caused quite an in
terest and the store was well crowd
ed with boys Saturday morning at
O'Clock to see what number should De
drawn. The process was over IN less
than a minute and when the suit went
to Leon Reyes, son of Webster Reyes
the noisy boys became suddenly quiet
and separated.
The Observation-Disclosures was fav-
ored Wednesday with call from
CHRISTOPHER M. Gallup, the enterpris-
ing editor of the Maine Farmer. Mr..
Gallup, who is a recent acquisition to
the ranks of those who are working
for the upbuilding of Names agrl-
cultural possibilities, stated to the
Acknowledgements that he had al
ready fallen in love with the old Pine
Tree State. Maine needs more edi-
tors like Editor Gallup who are In
terested in the agricultural develop
ment of the State.
The Thanksgiving social which was
held at the Bethany Baptist church,
resulted in practical value to twenty
two families in which there are one