The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

near the big eddy one day this week.
S. NJ. Sayward brought in large
buck deer last Monday night, this be-
ing the first one brought here this
season. He shot 1t near Lake Moxie.
Miss Florence Fortier of this town
was the guest, Saturday and Sunday.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bolduc of
Norridgewock. Mrs. Bolduc is sis
ter of Miss Fortier.
Miss Harriet Marble returned on
Friday last to continue her musical
studies at the Institute of Musical
Art in New York city, this year COM
pleting her course at that institution.
The Chase Livery Stables have
been sold to Arthur Ellwood. The
Chase brothers will move to Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Ellwood, who has run
barber shop here for several years.
has sold his business to Henry Trask,
who has worked for Mr.. Ellwood for
some time.
Mrs. Roland T. Patten and Mrs.
Frank w. Bucknam were at Water
vile last Monday afternoon, to at
tend a meeting of the Executive
Board of the Kennebec Women's S
clubs Plans were made for the regu-
lar meeting to be held at Wateryille.
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officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the annual meeting of the
Christian Science Society of Skowhe-
gan Monday night as follows: First
reader Mrs. F. L. Flint; second read
er, Mrs. A. R. Smiley; clerk, Mrs. o.
Weymouth; collector, Mrs. w. P. Ord
way; treasurer, A R. Smiley; auditor,
c. E. Patten; directors, the clerk and
treasurer ex-officio and Mrs. w. P.
Ordway, c. E. Patten and Mrs. F. M.
French.
Captain Merton Pierce of the Show
hegan football team expects that the
school will have an extra good team
this season. The team Is hard at
work in practice each afternoon and
the men are all showing up well. The
following men have appeared each
afternoon for practice and are doing
good work on the team: Roy Sym
onds, Leon Symonds, Philip Burrill,
Thornton Merriam, Frank Emery,
Robert Emery, Thibeault, Chase,
Taylor, Badger, Gilillan, Pierce,
Strickland Dunlap and Spear.
The regular October meeting of
Somerset Pomona Grange will be held
with Somerset Grange, No. 18, Nor
ridgewock, Tuesday, October r. Wor-
thy Master Herbert Gilman OF the
host Grange Will welcome Pomona;
response by Sister Grace Oliver of
Athens. Topic: is it advisable to
have public speakers at our Pomona
meetings?" opened by Ansel Holway,
S. F. Emerson. Second How can
we best return to the soil that which
has been taken from it by crops?" X.
A Withee, H. F. Choate. Members of
Norrigewock Grange will furnish re-
mainder of program.
The cloud burst Saturday after
before the weather played another
prank. Shortly before six O'Clock a
portentous black cloud in the west
seemed to threaten US with cyclone
of truly Western size. AS the dark
ness deepened people waited the
winds will, in a hush that seemed to
portend dire disaster but nothing, alb
solutely nothing, came in Skowhegan,
though some of the neighboring towns
report a blow. Then, in the night, the
wind really bestirred itself, and did
some stiff blowing when nobody was
awake to be frightened
The September term of the Somer-
set Supreme court closed Thursday,
September 20, without day. This has
been very short term considering
Iuc lIldl VI ClNli CdoCo' nos
been much business done in the dis
position of the cases on the criminal
docket and many of the old cases
that have been continued from term
to term have been cleared from the
docket by mol pross or dismissed. The
following are the divorces decreed by
Chief Justice Emery at this term of
court: Clara Chase VS. Charles Chase,
for cruel and abusive treatment; ;
Sadie A. Elsmore VS. William K. Els
more, utter desertion; Alice Webber
Wheeler VS. Fred Robert Wheeler,
gross and confirmed habits of intoxi-
cation.
David Porter, a secretary of the In
ternational Y. M. c. A, who has been
in Europe for several weeks, is now
with his wife, visiting her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. George w. Hinckley, at
the Good Will Home. Mr.. Porter was
formerly student at Good VIII. On
Sunday afternoon he spoke before
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