The independent-reporter., 1910-12-15


e. B. Chase and son, Enroll. are on
hunting trip to Austin Pond.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ansel Newton Thursday night.
Col. T. II. Anderson of Portland, Is
visiting his father, Lewis Anderson,
for few days.
Mrs. Emma V. Jones of Waterville.
formerly a resident of Skowhegan,
was In town visiting friends Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cleaves of
East Winthrop, have been visiting
Rev. Robert Morris and family this
week.
John Crash, who has been in hos
pital at Lewiston for three weeks
where he underwent an operation, has
returned home.
Miss Hazel Leayitt returned to
Skowhegan Friday from Bingham
where had been training members of
the High school for the play "Hiawa-
tha." She is now engaged in the work
at Canaan.
Roland T. Patten has his new barn
nearly completed on the inside and
has already six head of cattle and will
add nine more to his herd of the Hol-
stein breed of which he will make a
specially.
Miss Bertha Merrill went to Port
land Saturday and returned home with
her father, E. N. Merrill, who was
there on business. Miss Merrill is
home from Wellesley college for 4
short time.
Archie Armstrong, who has been
acting as baggage master on the
Dover & Foxcroft division of the M,
c. r. R., has the run now from here
to Portland on the train leaving here
at $40.
w lIlldln I1uDlSi ana i1dl Old " A1t iSAi
are engaged at present in clearing
the trees in Skowhegan of brown
tail moth nests. They are employed
by the town. They find the nests
numerous.
Mrs. John Edwin Taylor went to
Wateryille Saturday to attend the Y
w. C. A While there she visited with
Miss Ellen Peterson, teacher in the
Coburn Classical Institute, who was =
classmate of Mrs. Taylor in Colby
college.
Duncan Hall for sometime emploJ-
ed in the printing department of the
Independent-Repo office, has re-
signed his position and accepted 4
! position in the print shop of the Ken
nebec Journal. He assumed his me-
position Monday.
A meeting of the Somerset Poultry
Association was held Friday evening
Frank league giving paper on the
White Plymouth Rock poultry. His
idea was that they were better for the
market good layers and they possess
ed beauty.
After having. crew of men hunt {
wild heifer for several weeks, the
owner Joseph Butler, finally captured
/ it Thursday on the Kennebec river
where it had gone. The ice being
smooth the animal was not able tt
run and was soon captured.
Folsom Merrill, Senior at Bow.
doin college, was in town over Friday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. N
Merrill. Mr.. Merrill has recently
been appointed as coach from Bow.
doin college to train the debating
team of the Portland High school.
| L. L. Morrison has a malacha wooG
cane with a bone handle that was
formerly owned by Captain Cooper Of
Gardiner who carried the cane around
the world with him on his various
sailing expeditions. The cane was
given him by Mrs. Cooper who still
lives in Gardiner. 1t is nearly 10C
years old.
A surprise party was given to Ray
mond Allen at his home on East
Front street last Friday night About
iorty of his friends were present
Games were played. Towards the
close of the evening refreshments
we're served consisting of cake and
cocoa. He was presented with a
beautiful scarf pin. The speech was
made by Earl Tantish. All departed
at late hour after spending a very
pleasant evening.
Edgar e. Clifford of Canaan, presi-
dent of the Somerset & Franklin
County Sheep Breeders Association
went to Pennington Saturday to at
tend the regular meeting of the Asso-
citation. He will 60 to Auburn next
week to attend the sheep meeting
there. Mr.. Clifford stated Friday that
there was never a time in the history
of Maine that the sheen business