The independent-reporter., 1910-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Danville Durrell o.
Dead River were in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A H. Lang went to
South Freeport today where they will
spend several days.
Herbert C. Libby. Superintendent Of
the Waterville Public schools, was in
town Tuesday, the guest of his sister.
Mrs. W. NJ. Pulsifer.
Mrs Nelson Weston and Frank
Palmer and wife were in Ripley last
Saturday to attend the funeral of
Mrs Lawson Palmer
Mrs. Abby Holmes and Miss Nettie
B. Jenkins of Rockland, Mass, are
visiting their cousin, Mrs. F. S. Nor
rill on Main street for few weeks
Mrs. Helen Robinson and her
d. lighter, Miss Mabel, left here this
morning for Old Orchard where they
will spend several weeks In their
cottage.
Mrs. Jesse Reed, who has been
spending several months in Hallowell
with her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Nc
Kinnon is visiting her son, Ned Reed
md wife in town for a few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott and Mr..
and Mrs. R. L. Hall of Boston, are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Tilton for several days. Mrs
Tilton with her guests is spending a
week at Lakewood.
Mrs. Increase Robinson of Water
Vile, is visiting for a few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Greenwood. Miss Ruth Greenwood
who has been the guest of Mrs. Rob
inson, returned home Wednesday.
Miss Eunice Patten, eldest daugh-
ter of R. T. Patten, returned home
by Saturday nights train from a
three weeks visit to Miss Lucy
Sprague in Lexington, Mass, daugh-
Sprague.
Fishermen are looking with envy
at Fred C. Tuttle. His skill as a
Nimrod is unequalled in this county.
He Is always sure of success when he
starts out with his fishing rod. After
being gone only few hours Mon
day he came in with So speckled
beauties.
Mrs. D. w. Rowe has returned from
Melrose, Mass. where she has been
visiting her daughter, Miss Lettie
Rowe for several days. Miss Rowe is
expected home in a few days. She
has been in a sanatorium in Melrose
for several months recovering from
an attack of nervous prostration.
While in Melrose, Mrs. Rowe visited
her son, Maurice, who has a good
position there.
Harold B. Dale of st. Augustine,
Fla, is visiting for several weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cur
rier. Mr. Dale is employed in the
post office in st. Augustine, but on
account of his health he has been
obliged to take an extended vacation.
He comes to Skowhegan on recon-
mendation of Mrs. NJ. E. Bean and
Mrs. Currier who knew Mr.. Dale
when they lived in Florida. They were
residents of that state 20 years.
Five carloads of bridge machinery
went to Wateryille yesterday from
Hnckley. 1t was the property of r.
d. Shanahan of Portland, the con-
tractor who built the Hinckley bridge
across the Kennebec and will be TAX
en- to Portland for government work.
The men with the apparatus declare
that the job of picking up the tools
and engines last week was task that
they do not care to go through many
times in the year. They had to work
hard in the burning sun and were
heartily glad when the cars were
loaded.
Among Skowhegan attorneys who
went to Portland this morning to at
tend the law court were: Daniel
Lewis, Forrest Goodwin, L. L. Wal
ton and e. N Merrill. There are
more cases from Somerset county to
come before this term of the court
than has been heard for sometime
from here. One of the most i'm
portant cases Is that of Chester
Haynes vs.. the Maine Central Rail-
road company. In the Supreme court
here in March the plaintiff in this
case got a verdict of $12,800. Merrill
& Merrill are attorneys for the plain
tiff. Another important case Is that
of Heath VS.. the Dirigo Insurance
Co. The verdict in the Supreme court
was for the plaintiff for $130O
Sometime Monday night a horse
was stolen from barn at Nyes Cor
ner, Fairfield. AS soon as the horse
was missed Deputy Sheriff Brophy Of