The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. c. N. Bragg is at Long island
and York beach visiting for two
weeks.
Miss Betty Martin of st. Clair, N.
j., is visiting Miss Fancher Sawyer
for several days.
Miss N. L. Walker left home yes
terday on vacation visit to Massa-
chusetts shore resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Gilman of
Southport are the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Gamage.
A band concert will be given from
the veranda of the Maine Central ho-
tel this evening by the Skowhegan
Military Band.
L. Goldberg of the Skowhegan De-
partment store, has purchased the
interest of B. Stern In the fruit bust
ness of Goldberg & Stern, and the
new firm will be Goldberg & Gold
berg.
Webster Rowe has a most interest
ing garden. He has in 1t everything
that has ever been planted in a gar
den. Everything is thrifty and shows
skill in its care. Mr.. Rowe is out
of his bed every morning at three
o'clock and goes to work in the gar
den.
Oakland defeated Skowhegan in a
game of baseball at Oakland last Sat
urday afternoon by a score of to 5.
The feature of the game was the bat
ting of Hurley of Skowhegan, who
got four hits out of four times at
bat Cowing of Oakland pitched a
good game.
A few days ago, Fred, the young
son of E. B. Chase, was seized with a
violent attack of appendicitis. The
boy was removed to the Somerset
hospital where an operation was per-
formed and, although the case was
critical one, the patient is said to be
doing we'll.
Frank c. Fellows of the firm of
Fellows & Co., Boston, who recently
acquired by purchase the novelty
mill of R. l.. Mitchell, accompanied
by his wife and Mrs. F. C. Glenister
of Chicago have been guests at Ho-
tel Coburn this week, coming here
via the White mountains in his Ram
bier touring car.
The Working League of the Island
Avenue Congregational church were
entertained Monday afternoon at
Lewis Anderson's cottage as guests of
his daughter, Miss Sarah j. Anderson.
About thirty members were present
A picnic supper was served and in
spite of the intense heat, the gath
ering was a pleasant one.
Miss Mildred Chute gave a party to
several of her friends Tuesday even
ing. 1t was in honor of Miss Grace
Chute. About % of their friends
were present and a most delightful
time was enjoyed. The time was
spent in playing games and at the
close of the evening refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served.
The bids for public building lots
were opened in Washington, d. c.,
Monday. There appears to have been
no bid for Skowhegan for the sale
of lot for the new post Office for
which Congress made an appropria-
ton of $4,000 OF all the other
places in the State for which appro-
priations were made there were bids
handed in.
The members of Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, with guests, were enter
tanned at Wesserrunsett cottage, Hay
den lake by Mrs. Bruce Miller White,
Mrs. Mary c. Brainard and Mrs. J.
Palmer Merrill, Thursday, July 81,
from 8 to 6. A musical program was
enjoyed and the hostesses served de-
liciCns refreshments.
A. P. Chute of Philadelphia and
his daughter, Miss Grace, left here
Wednesday for their home accompan-
led by Miss Mildred Chute. Miss
Grace Chute has been spending three
months here at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Chute. Before her re-
turn Miss Mildred will visit in Wash
ington, D. c., Boston and other cities.
Mr.. Chute is manufacturer Of the
Wei kid leather in Philadelphia.
In the shower Wednesday after
noon a thunder bolt struck pine on
the premises of Levi Weston on the
island. The telephone wires running
into Mr.. Weston's house were at
tached to the trunk and it Is sup
posed that the lightning followed the
wire to the tree which was badly
shattered. OF course the telephone
was put out of commission and the
electric lights in the parlor were
burned out but otherwise no damage