The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29
Congressman-elect s. w. Gould
went to Portland today on business.

Mrs. E. A. Peck and Arthur E.
Peck of Providence, r. l., are visiting
Miss L. A. Peck.
DR.. F. L. Tozier, wife and children,
visited Mrs. Tozier's parents for a
few days this week.
| Mrs. Henry S. Parmalee OF New
Haven, Conn, is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Roy L. Marston.
Elroy Seekins, student in the Uni
versity of Maine, Is in town. the guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Seekins.
Miss Marion Brainerd of Augusta,
was the guest of her mother. Mrs.
Flora T. Brainerd, during the Christ
mas holidays.
John P Clark was in Madison, Sun
day, to attend the funeral of his life
long friend and business associate,
Hiram Moore.
Miss Lucy Jewett, a stenographer
in New York city, is spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Jewett.
C. M. Gallup and R. T. Patten were
in Augusta at the State Grange, Thurs
day, where they presented the matter
Tho n;panf primary
There will be a special meeting of
the Relief Corps Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock All members are earnestly
requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holt left on
the 230 train Saturday for Dover to
send Christmas with relatives. Mrs.
Holt will remain for a longer visit.
The marriage intentions of William
S. Holmes of Mt. Desert and Miss
Eolia Snow Bray of Skowhegan are
recorded at the Town Clerks Office.
The U. o. G. C. will hold its regu-
lar meeting Thursday evening Janu-
ary 5, 1911, at G. A. r. hall at 7.3O
sharp. All members requested to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Tarbox went
to Epping, N. H., Saturday morning
where they will spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Tarbox.
Charles Sheridan. sophomore in
Skowhegan High school, went to Bow
doinham to spend the Christmas re-
cess with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Newton.
Members of the 1910 football team
of the Skowhegan High school met
Friday evening and elected Clarence
Dunlap captain, and Leon Symonds
manager for next season.
Arthur r. Jewett has received an
invitation to lecture at the University
of Maine during farmers week. He
will speak on market eggs and give
demonstrations in "candling."
Charles H. Allen of Mercer, who
has been circulating the initiative pc
titions for the direct primary, reports
that he has procured 100 signatures
in the town with but 500 population
all told.
Miss Margery Smith, who has been
in Boston for several weeks attend
ing a school, returned home. Wednes-
day night to spend her Christmas va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Smith.
Frank Heselton has cat. that
catches two mice at one time. She
has a kitten and in order that her
kitten may enjoy a meal with her at
the same time she catches two mice,
bringing them to the window to be let
in and then she and the kitten eat
mice together. The old cat does this
each day about noon time.
New Years day coming on Sunday
the following Monday will be OBJ
served as a holiday at the postoffice,
which will be closed as follows: From
a. M to 10. 30 a. M; from II a.
m. to IL M; from 1910 to 2.20 p.
m; from 2.30 p. m. to 4.50 p. m.
and at 900 o'clock at night. City
carriers will make one delivery and
one collection, the regular forenoon
trips. Rural carriers will perform no
service on Monday, January 2, 1911.
Somerset county will have a special
car to carry the delegations from the
upper Kennebec valley to the boys'
conference at Bangor, Feb. 2426. Up
wards of eight hundred delegates will
make this convention surpass any
that have been held during the past
five years that they have been run
ming. Competition for places on the
delegation from Skowhegan Is keen
among the members of the local Y. M.
C. A, and the winters work Is 60
ing forward with enthusiasm. officers