The independent-reporter., 1910-06-30
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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close at u O'Clock on July 4th.
Drs. Kellett and Sanborn went TO
Portland Saturday TO attend the an
aual meeting of the State Osteopathi
Al sociation.
Bernard J. MacNally, linotype op.
orator in the Observation-Disclosures
office. will go to Portland Saturday
10 spend July 4th with his parents.
Harry Dinsmore has introduced his
songs in the moving picture theatres
here. He has secured slides for his
latest song entitled Just Little
Spray of Roses
The Staples Piano Company of
Portland has leased with Harry Dins-
more the Palmer Merrill Store on
Water street. Mr.. Dinsmore is to
act as the Company's agent.
James Palmer is without doubt the
first one in town to have green peas
from his garden. He had peas for
the first time this season, last Thurs
day. Mr. Palmer has for several
years held the record for having early
peas.
DR.. and Mrs. W H. Spencer of Cam
bridge arrived here on the ten O'Clock
a abort
4 town. DR.. Spencer was pastor Of
TIE Bethany Baptist church for sew
eral years, Rev. George Merriam sue
&C eding him.
Seven young ladies, Beatrice Tilton
Mary Emery. Grace Chute, Myrtle
Green, Mildred Chute, and Sarah
Snow. with Miss Olive Green as chap
erone. went to Lakewood Saturday
where they will spend a week at one
OF the cottages.
Miss Carrie Longanecker of Pitts
burg, Penn, is visiting for several
DAYS Miss Bertha Merrill and Miss
Margaret Griffin. Miss Longanecker Is
a member of the class OF 1912 Of
Wellesley college with the Misses
Merrill and Griffin.
Walter Merrill, one of the gradu-
ates at the University of Maine this
year, is passing a few days with his
mother, Mrs. Ella Merrill. Mr.. Mer-
rill was one of few to be admitted
to the Phi Kappa Phi society. This
is attained by high rank.
Arthur Merriam, who has been in
the Philippines for about a year
teaching in the Government schools,
will arrive home the first of July
to spend the summer with his par
erts, Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam.
Mr.. Merriam will arrive in New York
on July 4.
The members of the Junior class,
now Seniors of the Skowhegan High
school we're guests of Miss Pauline
Oak at her fathers cottage, Lakewood.
Friday. They enjoyed most delight
full time and in the evening attended
the play at the theatre, When We
Were Twenty-one."
Ralph Hayward, a son of Rev. and
Mrs. F. L. Hayward, is expected home
from Middleton, Mass, where he is
attending college. He will spend
part of the summer here with his
parents. Ray Hayward, teacher in
Shelburne Falls, Mass, is to spend
few weeks here with his parents.
Any ambitious young man or wo-
man who is desirous of bettering his
or her condition should read carefully
the advertisement of the Shaw Busi-
ness College found in another col
umn. and then correspond with the
President and secure full information
regarding what has been done dur
ing the past year for it's graduates
Estimates on freight for the pro-
posed Skowhegan-Athens electric road
are most encouraging for the con-
struction of this long wanted addition
to the trolley lines of Maine. There is
hardly any farmer but has from 8 to-
20 tons hauling both ways when they
stop and figure up.-Lewiston Jour
nal.
Clifton, Myron and Marion White
more, accompanied by Ella Robinson
of No. Anson, visited friends in
for a few days last week.
During their visit they enjoyed trip
to Kineo. While there they climbed
the mountain and ate lunch on the
summit. They also visited many in
'eresting places in the vicinity o.
Greenville.
Miss Edith Tuck of Readfield will
be here Saturday to visit for several
days with Miss Allie Goodrich. Miss
Goodrich and Miss Tuck were In the
graduating class of 1905 of the Show
hegan High school. Miss Tuck. has,
until the last few months, been en-
ployed in the law office of c. o. Small
at Madison. She will resume her
duties there in September.