The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

left here Monday In the care of Mrs.
G. E. Henderson to visit friends in
Boston and New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Benoise Judkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moody of Corn
vile, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. Haskell last Sunday.
BY order of Judge F. F. Lawrence
Carl Weeks was taken to the Reform
school at Portland in custody of Dep
uty Sheriff Charles Chute. Weeks is
II years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A Fair
brother who have been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fair
brother, retrned to their home in
Portland Monday,
The regular monthly meeting of
the Skowhegan Board of Trade will
be held at the Municipal Court room
Friday evening May 20. A large at
tendance will be appreciated
Word has been received at this of
flee of the death of Eugene Clayton
Weston, which occurred in Spokane,
Wash. He was born in this town in
1S49. He leaves a wife and one son,
Joel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Viles and their
two daughters, Olena and Evelyn, of
Flagstaff, have recently moved into
this town and have taken the rent va
Gated by James Spaulding and family
on Pleasant street.
Frank Thompson went to Portland
Tuesday, where he accompanied a
young man to the State Reform
school. The young man is thirteen
years old and has caused considerable
trouble by stealing money from his
folks.
Concrete piers are being built un-
der the trestle across Cold Brook by
the Somerset Traction Company The
brook is also being Strengthened at
this point and it will take straight
course some way back from the tres
tie and through under the bridge in
the main road.
The great mark-down sale of cloth
ing, furnishing goods, etc, of the
Chas. F. Ward Co., now being con-
Quoted by a New York Syndicate,
seems to be most phenomenal sue
cess. The sale continues many more
days and to have ones pick from such
a stock at a price less than cost in
many instances is a rarety.
Next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
the w. C. T. L. will hold it's semi
monthly meeting in G. A. R. hall.
The program is in charge of Mrs.
Elizabeth Merrill, Superintendent of
the Franchise Department. At this
meeting the delegates to the County
Convention, to be held in Pittsfeld,
May 81 and June /, will be elected
Y. P. S. C. E. chose Mrs. Nettie w.
Paddock chairman of the committee
to have in charge the Junior depart
ment of the Society. Mrs. Paddock
chose Miss Alice Moore and Miss
Lillian Oliver to work with her The
names of three applicants for men,
bership in this department were pro-
posed and accepted.
e. L. Savage left here Monday for a
business trip through the State of
New York. He is to look at several
machines in view of purchasing for
his new tissue paper factory. Mr..
Savage now owns pulp mill here
and plans very soon to have the ma
chinery installed for the manufacture
of tissue paper. This will be the only
tissue paper factory in Maine.
There will be a Rubber Social at the
Bethany Baptist Church vestry, Fri
day evening, All those attending are
requested to bring old rubbers with
them. These rubbers will be sold
and the money will be used to send
delegates to Lewiston to the Christian
Endeavor Convention which is to be
held there the latter part of this
month. The social is in charge of a
committee made up of young men,
with Charles c. Cleveland, chairman.