The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

gust.
Miss Florence Tibbetts. who has
been here some time returned to Bos-
ton Saturday.
Prof. and Mrs. Dickerson, who have
been spending their vacation at
Nolin's cottage. will return to North
field next Saturday.
Mrs. Geo f. kidder and her daugh-
ters. Helen and Lucille, OF Waterville,
are in town this week. the guests of
Geo. Paddock and family.
On Monday. July 25. 1910, James A.
Brown was nominated and elected a
candidate for representative to the
Legislature on the Socialist ticket.
Duncan Hall. Robert Lyon, Harold
Healey, John Leavitt and Alfred Les
sor spent a few days the latter part
of last week at cottage at Lake
wood
In party OF eight people, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Dyer were in Bingham
and Caratunk Sunday and Monday.
They returned home in the touring
car OF Thomas Cahill.
Walter Benson has secured a posi-
ton as news agent on the train be-
tween here and Portland which
leaves here at 7.55 returning at 4.5O.
He takes the place made vacant by
Mr.. Coffin.
Prof Dickerson of Mt. Hermon
school spoke at the First Baptist
church Sunday evening. He spoke
about D. l.. Moody and his work at
Northfield. 1t was a most interesting
talk and was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Howarth left on
the 7.55 train Saturday morning for
three weeks tour through New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, where they will visit the
leading pleasure resorts and cities.
The C. c. c. c. club had a most de-
lightful time at Bloomfield cottage
Friday There were II members of
the club present, they being the
guests of Miss Luella Stevens. After
luncheon had been served the party
returned home in buckboards, teams
and automobiles.
The Misses Nellie and Annie Ken
nedy, after spending a week at the
Emerson cottage, Southport, have re-
turned home and resumed their du-
ties. Miss Annie is bookkeeper and
stenographer in the office of John c.
Griffin, insurance agent, and Miss
Nellie is bookkeeper in the office of
Nash & Viles, plumbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Estes, who
have been in town for some time, the
guests of Mr.. Estes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank |. Estes, have returned to
their home in Waltham, Mass. Mr..
Estes is interested in the Waltham
Watch company and runs an automo-
bile garage there. They made the
trip here in a Buick machine.
Mrs. E. w. Marston, who has been
spending the summer at Lake Moose
came to Skowhegan
Wednesday to join her husband who
has been here for some weeks After
a two weeks stay as the guests of
Mrs. Sarah Marston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marston will turn thir faces west
ward, visiting friends on the way and
arriving at their home in Oakland,
Calf, sometime in November.
About 7.30 o'clock Monday evening
a strange light was seen in the sky
north of Skowhegan village. 1t start
ed far up in the sky and shot toward
the horizon something similar to a
star. When first seen it was
like a ball of fire but when near the
horizon it divided into two parts and
each part appeared to have elongated
ends. 1t did not disappear below the
horizon but seemed to go out of sight
behind a cloud.
One of the best gardens that is seen
around here is that owned by Almon
Sanford. Not a weed shows in it and
be has most excellent variety of
garden vegetables. Mr.. Sanford has
else, too, but it isn't a veg
etable, but a large black pet crow.
The crow will follow him about and
fly ahead of him and present his
'caws, caws" quite frequently. He
also has a large flock of chickens that
look as though they would be prize
winners at the fair.
Harold Rowell has a position in the
Chauncey Hall school in Boston, as
instructor He will assume his posi-
ton the latter part of September. Mr..
Rowell is a graduate of the Skowhe-
gan High school in the class of 1906
with high rank. Last June he was
graduated from Bowdoin college, be-
ing one of the star students in his
class. He was an excellent student