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

Mrs. ]. Potter returned home from
Boothbay Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Converse L. Webb
visited friends In Hartland for few
days last week.
Miss Alice Smith has a position as
teacher In the Primary department OF
the Caratunk schools.
Charles Smith went to Orono on
| Thursday to resume his studies In
the University of Maine. This will
be ny. SssSsbs senior year.
s. w. Philbrick and family. who
have been living at their Popham
Beach cottage since early In August,
are expected home tomorrow.
Miss Della Tibbetts OF Beverly,
Mass, who has been visiting her
father, e. B. Nlckerson, for several
weeks, returned home Thursday.
Prof. Abbott Kendall and Miss An
ME Alien WIZ nave pcoh a. o4uiAASi
Island for the summer playing in an
orchestra, returned home Thursday.
George p Mitchell, who had been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ross for the past week, returned to
his homo In Brooklyn, N. Y, on Fri
day.
Harry Kilgore of Belfast was call.
ing on Skowhegan friends for 4 few
days last week. Mr.. Kilgore Is a
student at the Vermont Medical
school.
The Woman's Missionary Societies
will meet In the Bethany Baptist
church, Monday, Sept. 10, In the af-
terhoon, to listen to an address by
Miss Crawford.
Arthur G.. Robinson OF Waterville,
an instructor in Mercersburg .Acad-
envy, Mercersburg, Penn, was In
town last week, tbs guest of his un-
Gle, L. L, Greenwood,
Miss Florence Shaw, who has been
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. A. t.
Smith OF this place, and other friends
of the county, for some weeks, re-
turned tc her home in Webster, Mass,
on Saturday.
Among the Skowhegan boys who
will enter Colby this fall are James
Reed and Carroll Goodwin. The
former was in Waterville last week
attending the fair and took occasion
while there to look over the college.
Mrs. Ida E. Hoyt of Dorchester,
Mass, arrived in town last Friday.
and while here will be the guest OF
her niece. Mrs. P. e. Stevens, on Mid
die street, for a few weeks. Before
returning home she will visit with
friends and relatives in Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Taylor who
have been on their :, wedding trip
through Canada and the northern
part of Maine for about three weeks,
returned home Friday. MIR. and Mrs.
Taylor will leave this week for Free
port where Mr.. Taylor Is principal OF
the Freeport High school.
Large crowds at the Bijou every |
night. The pictures are unusually |
fine. The song by Billy Mack was a
decided hit. $500 in gold will be
given to the person holding the lucky |
10c ticket this week. Pictures
changed every day except Saturday |
now, instead of three times week
as heretofore.
Rev. e. F. Merriam, D. D., editor OF
The Watchman, Boston, is In town
for a few days, the guest of his
brother, Rev. George Merriam, OF
Madison avenue. DR.. Merriam occu-
pied the pulpit of the Bethany Bap-
fist church Sunday morning, and a
brief abstract Of his able sermon Is !
given elsewhere in this issue.
John w. Delano and his daughter,
Miss Lillian, left here last Saturday
for North Adams, Mass, where they
are to visit Mr.. Delano's daughter,
Mrs. Netherwood. Mrs. Sarah Della
no, MIR. Delano's mother, who has
been at his home for the past month,
accompanied him to Gardiner, for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. g. H.
Palmer.
Alfred Lang. who conducted a meat
market in Skowhegan for over 20
years, giving 1t up some six years
ago to assume the duties of sherin,
will again enter the business He has
bought out the Coburn market, form
erly run by Mr.. Lewia, and will open
for business the last of this month or
the first of next. Traders Of Show
hogan will be glad to welcome Mr..
Lang to their number again.
At the meeting Thursday evening
at the Bethany church, important
matters will be brought before the
church. An evangelistic committee
will be appointed to act with COM
mittees appointed by the other
churches on all matters connected
with the coming evangelistic cam