The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23

lass on Sunday morning last upon
going TO his barn and fnding one OF
his team horses. old John" iyinE
dead In the stall.
Mrs. Frank T. Ross of 81 Stephen
Y b.. accompanied by her sons
Kenneth and Walter are guests OF
her sister. Mrs. s. w. Philbrick. They
will be Joined on Saturday by Mr.
Ross.
Miss Grace Cover. who is to sue
csed Miss Mae Nay. resigned. as reg
istry clerk at the Skowhegan post
office, has entered upon her prelim-
mary duties perfectfng herself in the
work Miss Nay plans to remain un-
I'll early in January.
With the year ending November
13. 1909. there have been 156 commit
ments to the Somerset county jail
Intoxication, A; liquor selling. S.
tramps, 6; rape. 2; deer killing, q
larceny 6; contempt. 2; assault, q;
murder, / threatening. 2; and minor
offenses.
Sawyer pictures have proved more
popular than ever this season and
Bucknam received this morning his
third consignment. This imprecedent-
ed large sale is accounted for from
the fact of their being more beauti-
full than ever. Many of the most
pleasing ones are in 35c, soc and 75c
sizes.
The Independent-Rep has just
received with the compliments of the
publisher, copies of the ballad, THE
Cottage on the Hillside Far Away"
by w. II. Seekins of this place. The
song is attracting the interest of his
friends. The author of the words is
Carl H. Goodwin, graduate of the
Skowhegan High school in the class
of 1906.
The 1909 class of the Skowhegan
High school are to hold party next
Monday evening at the library par
lors when each member is to have
the privilege of one invitation outside
the class. The different colleges in
and out of the State are having
Christmas vacations and probably
most of the class will be together
that night.
The Jail workshop is nearing COM
pletion. The brickwork has all been
constructed and everything Is done
with the exception of putting in the
windows and stating the roof. 1t is
the intentions of those in charge to
have some wood for the prisoners to
work up in the near future. Whether
they will saw and split it for market
is as yet undecided.
Yesterday mornings papers report
that at a meeting of the Waterville
board of education Herbert c. Libby
was chosen to act as superintendent
of schools in that city to I'LL out the
unexpired term of Dennis e. Bowman.
The choice of the board was unani-
nous. Mr. Libby will still retain his
position as instructor in public speak
ing and Registrar of Colby college.
On Saturday, December 25, Christ
mas day. the postoffice will be closed
as follows: From $50 a. m. to 1890
a. m.; from II a. m. to 1870 y. m; ;
from l p. m. to 2.40 p. M; from ESQ
p. m. to 4.50 p. M, and at 600 O'Clock
at night City carriers will make one
delivery and one collection the regu-
lar forenoon trips. Service will be
performed as usual by rural carriers,
The ladies st. John the Baptist
Society of the Catholic church have
recently elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Past president,
Mrs. A Charpentier; doyenne, Mrs. j.
T. Thibodeau; president, Mrs. Apau-
line Pumlow; vice president, Mrs.
James Bizier; treasurer. Mrs. Levy
Breton, III. y. c., MISS MdIllle ddSHleJ ,
f. |. s., Miss Amelia Quay; o. s., Mrs.
Charles Tantish; syndicates, Miss
Flora Cariveau and Mrs. Laura Beau
lier.
The Direct Importing Co. is a re-
0 cent acquisition to Skowhegan mer-
chants and they are to deal especial
ly in teas and coffees. They have ta-
ken quarters In the rooms over Nor
tons Clothing store. 1t is their
claim that having large number of
stores throughout New England, inn
porting all their goods themselves,
they cut out the mddlemen's profits
and the consumer Is given this saving
in cost. The new firm make an
nouncement in another column.
The Catholic Order of Foresters elect
ed the following officers for the COM
ing year at their meeting Monday
December g. Chaplain, Father. p A.
Jouvin. C. R., Majorique Fortin; V. c.
r., Joseph Pollard; p. c. R., Osias
Bilodeau; treasurer, Joseph Groder;
recording secretary, Joseph F. A.
Bilodeau; financial secretary, William
]. Breton; trustees, William ]. La
ney, Peter Cowette, Jr. and F. 8.
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