The independent-reporter., 1910-07-14
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Or. W. N. Pulsifer has purchased 4
new REQ touring car.
Miss Edith Nutting was in Augusta
over Sunday. the guest Of Miss Edna
Getchell
Mrs. Carlton Merrill went to Bos-
ton Monday for visit with friends
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs William BARLEY of
New York were guests of Mr. Bart
ley's sister, Mrs. Isaac Pierce, las
week.
Mrs. Mae Allen and son, Raymond,
went TO Old Town Monday morning
for few days visit in that town and
vicinity.
Prof. J. A. Kendall has gone to
Mouse Island for the summer months
where he will be violinst in an or
chestra there.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dadmun and Miss Doro-
thy Clements OF Boston, are guests
at the home of Mrs. II. X White for
several days.
Parker Foss, clerk in the Water
Vile post office, was at home over
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Uriah Foss.
Mrs. Charlotte Nichols, who has
been the guest Of her son, Oscar
Knowlton, for several days, returned
Monday to her home in Brewer.
Rev. George Merriam delivered the
eermon at the Congregational church
Sunday morning, Rev. B. B. Merrill
preaching at the Bethany church
Miss Eva Knowlton, a teacher in
the public schools of Madison, left
here Monday for Pennington where
she will attend the summer term Of
the normal school.
Mrs. r. E. Dunbar is in Foxcroft
and Dexter visiting for a month with
friends and relatives. She will also
go to Carmel before her return to
visit Mr.. Dunbars parents.
George Merriam, Boys Secretary o.
the Y. NJ c. A. in Portland, was the
guest OF his parents, Rev. and Mrs,
George Merriam for few days last
week. Mr.. Merriam will conduct a
boys camp near Portland through
the summer months.
Miss Margery Smith and Miss
Annie Bergman left here for
Southport Monday where they will
srend the summer Miss Smith was
member of this years graduating
class of the Skowhegan High school.
Miss Bergman is a teacher in the
public schools of Orrington.
Sunday, Division No. l, A. o. H.,
of Waterville, held a special meeting
and initiation with Joseph Conroy of
Skowhegan, who has just returned
from the Sisters hospital at Lewis
ton. They were also presented with
booklets on Irish Life by John Griffin.
These were highly appreciated.
Superintendent of Schools Deforest
Perkins has returned from Boston
where he went to attend the conven-
ton of the National Education AS
sociation. While there he met James
H. Baker, president of Colorado uni
versity. Mr.. Baker was born in Har-
mony and was a classmate In Bates
college of E. n Merrill.
A reunion of the class of 1909 OF
the Skowhegan High school was held
at Lakewood Friday. The class was
we'll represented. From a member
ship of % the following were pres
ent: Miss Marcia Williams of Whea-
ton seminary; Maurice Pratt of Madi-
son; Roy Seekins of U. of M; Walter
Ennis of Colby College; John Lewis
of Bowdoin; Sarah Pennell of Colby
Ethel Merriam, bookkeeper in Samp-
son & Azores drug store; Mabel
Ross of Skowhegan; Arthur Merrill
of Skowhegan; Isabel Thomas, teach
er; Lulu Chapman, assistant librari-
an, and Carroll Goodwin of Skowhe-
gan. OF this class there were eight
who entered college last fall.
The Parkhurst man who lives in
Aroostook last week and he said he
heard the following description Of
section of Skowhegan: I'VE were told
of a large tract of stony land up
near Skowhegan that an Aroostook
man bought for a song He bought
it for dairy farm, but the boulders
were so thick the cows could not get
their noses between them so he sold
the cows and stocked up with sheep.
A, first, boys were hired to hold the
lambs up by their tails 80 they could
Craze in the cracks, but the old sheep