The independent-reporter., 1909-10-21

parents, left Tuesday for Gardiner
Eugene W. Moore let Tuesday
morning for Andovef. Mass. where he
will remain on business for several
weeks.
Ars. ]. y. Smith arrived home
Monday night from Boston where she
went TO attend the wedding of her
son. Earl w. Smith.
Rev. o. NJ. Chase brings to this Of
fice an enormous potato measuring
nine by Ave inches In diameter and
weighing two pounds.
b. F. Eaton. Skowhogans veteran
station agent, left Tuesday for Boston.
He was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Z. Oak and DR.. w. NJ. Pulsifer
Mrs. Pauline Wall. who had been
the guest for several months OF Mrs.
Flora T. Brainerd left Tuesday morn
ing for her home In Denver. Colo.
Deputy Sheriff Augustus Gilblair
left Tuesday morning for Boston. He
will return tomorrow and during his
absence will visit his son, Edward. In
Lynn.
Thomas Lawley, clerk at the Co
burn. left Tuesday for Boston. He
will be the guest for the next 10 days
of his three sons In that city and of
his brother in Somerville, J. H. Law
ley.
The Skowhegan High football team
is going to play Oak Grove Seminary
Saturday afternoon at Fairview park.
The Skowhegan boys have walked up
and the prospects for winning Satur-
day are very good.
Skowhegan friends of the bride re-
ceived announcements this week of
the wedding in Weterville last Sat
urday of Miss Blanche Smith and
Frank Alden. Miss Smith is the
daughter of the late Henry Smith and
the family for time were residents
of this town.
Mrs. George Moore died Tuesday
night at her home on Center street
The family have been residents of
Skownegan but short time, moving
here from Massachusetts last spring.
Death was the result of surgical
operation. Her age was about 25
years She is Survived by husband
and no children. Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been COM
pleted
Rev John Hatch of Fairfield, pass
ed last night in town as a guest of
Rev. Harry Taylor, the evangelist.
Messrs Hatch and Taylor used to be
in company with each other in evan
gelistic work, and held a series of
meeting here several years ago. Mr..
Hatch has just returned from western
Canada where he has been engaged in
Christian work
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, met
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Mabel Philbrick. Interesting reports
of the conference In Lewiston were
given by Mrs. Bertha Steward and
Miss Louise Coburn, State Regent
Miss Elizabeth Olney of Providence,
R. l., read an original historical story.
giving great pleasure to all who heard
her. Refreshments were served
Lewis S. Rowe of Seattle, Wash is
in town for a week or two visiting
with his nephew, D. w. Rowe and
other relatives. Mr. Rowe was born
in Madison, Me-, but he has not been
in this vicinity for twenty years. AL
though seyenty-seven years old he Is
a great traveller, having journeyed
around the world in the last eight
years. He will spend the winter in
southern California.
George H. Boardman of Vinsland, NJ
j., is in Skowhegan this week. Mr.
Boardman was a Skowhegan boy. He
married a Skowhegan girl, Miss Car
rie Sullivan and their home was here
for a time. Mr. Boardman has been
visiting relatives in different towns
of Maine, and has come here for the
purpose of accompanying his wifes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Sulli
van to his home in Vineland, where
they will spend the winter.
In our account last week of Show
hegan's most recent fire alarm by
some strange oversight the types
made us say that the barn burned
belonged to Hiram Kennedy, when the
owners name is Matthew G. Kennedy
We are glad to make the correction
and to mention the fact that in view
of the small insurance on the prop
erty Mr.. Kennedy's neighbors and
friends in Skowhegan have made up
for him quite a considerable purse of
money.
A. M Percival brought into the
ependent-Reporter office speci-
mems of ripe raspberries gathered Oc-
tober IA, from bushes on his farm, on
the Russell road. He reports that he
gathered a handful or two of the ripe
fruit. P. B. Osburn on the East Madi