The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

how baby was born to Mr.. and
ave sidney Gilman Tuesday.
Mrs Nancy Emery of Cliftondale,
,,ass has been visiting at j. W.
p.ckard's for few days,
There will be a band concert by
..o skovhegan Military band at the
otowbegan House tonight.
.Hes' Eula Ellis left on the early
.uoir Monday morning for two
~.ooks vacation at Boothbay Harbor.
pov George Thompson occupied the
INIT at the Bethany church Sunday
r,orning in the absence of the regular
,ostor. Rev. George Merriam.
Mas Marion Brainerd, stenograph-
NJ in the Office of Norman Bassett at
Augusta, is spending her vacation with
49, mother, Mrs. Flora Brainerd.
Miss Susie Lathrop of Hartford,
Conn arrived on the p. m. train
ruasday and will be the guest of
Miss Iva Briggs for the next two
months.
Ao finally arranged candidates for
c.otA Teachers Certificates will be
avamined Friday, August 26, begin
ning At s o'clock a. m. at Skowhegan
Municipal building.
Mfr. and Mrs. Joseph Partridge OF
Springfield, Mass, arrived on the night
train Wednesday to visit for several
DAYS at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Converse l.. Webb.
W. Gould gave a pretty stag
dinner at the Oxford Tuesday night,
Of which Colonel F. w. Plaisted, W.
Pattangall, John A Mooers and A.
L Donigan were the guests of honor.
Covers were laid for eight
The regular evening service of
nraise and worship will be conducted
nv Rev. Robert Morris at the Con-
EDUCATIONAL church next Sunday even
ing at 7 o'clock, there being no SER
vice at the other churches.
Next Tuesday afternoon at o.
clock, the w. c. T. U. will hold
Flower Mission" meeting in G. A.
R. hall. An appropriate program will
be given. Gifts OF flowers and fruit
will be appreciated and given to the
sick and shut-ins. 1t Is hoped that
goodly number may attend this
meeting.
The Waterville Nationals, who were
to play here last Saturday against
the Skowhegan baseball team caused
great deal of disappointment to the
followers of the game here. They
waited until it was too late to get an
other team to take their place and
then wrote that they couldn't come
as some Of their players couldn't get
away.
Almeda Reed died at Moore's Mills,
Canaan, Thursday morning, at the age
Of S., after being sick for several
weeks. Funeral services were held
Sunday at 10 a. m. with Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist church
officiating. Interment was In Athens.
Mrs Redd had lived In Canaan for
about As years and was great friend
to everybody in that vicinity.
There will be a lawn party and
concert for the benefit of Good VIII
Homes on Wednesday afternoon, Au-
gust "a, at Bloomfield, the residence
of DR.. E. H. Stevens. Carriages and
automobiles will leave Geo. S. Webb's
store at p. m, charging ten cents
for round trip. Tickets for concert
twenty-five cents, on sale at Webb's.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Mrs Julia French died Monday In
Cornyille at the age of 80 years. Fun
eral services were held Thursday at
AV'oV d. Ill., Hch. NcOl &c INCL IAN Oih-
ciating. Interment was at the East
Ridge cemetery. Mrs. French had spent
rearly all her life in Cornville She
was born, however, in Boston. She is
the last of her family, having lost
four children a few years ago.
Mrs. Alphonsie Dennis was before
Judge F. F. Lawrence of the NUM-
cipal court Wednesday and given a
hearing on two charges of single SALE
She was found guilty in both cases
and in one she received sentence of
80 days in Jail and in the other $50
and costs. She was represented by
E. ~ Merrill, Esq. County Attorney
R. Folsom appeared for the State
The Athens baseball team will play
the Skowhegan Speed Boys" at Fair
view park Saturday, August 20, at
2.3O p. m. sharp. There has always
been a great deal of rivalry between
these two teams and when they meet
there will be something doing all the
time until the last man is out. The
Athens baseball team defeated Hart
land last Saturday 10 to and in