The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

F. Millett of Gorham, was in
town Friday.
Miss |. ]. Towne was In Portland
Friday ON business.
Mrs. X. A. Withee fell from chair
last Thursday and broke her right
wrist
T F. O'Brien of New Bedford,
Mass. is a guest at the home of Hon.
J. Walton.
Herbert Mitchell of Dorchester,
Mass. is visiting his cousin, Miss
Pearl A. Nolin.
Hon. S. ]. Walton returned from his
annual vacation Monday from Moose
River and Jackman.
DR.. George Otis Smith arrived from
Washington, D. c., Tuesday night
and will spend few days with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. York went
to Augusta Wednesday where they
will visit Mrs. York's sister for few
DAYS. They will also visit friends in
Gardiner.
James Dysart in a few days will
move his family to Monticello where
he will become proprietor of a hotel
there. He was formerly engaged in
the mercantile business here.
Myron Churchill, who for the past
four months has been with his broth
or in the Western states, has re-
turned to his home in Lexington. He
WIS the guest of friends in town
Tuesday night.
The abutments and piers for the new
Solon- Embden bridge are now COM
pleted. Work was commenced about
September l. The putting of the bridge
in place will not be done until the
river freezes up.
A telegram bearing good news has
been received by Mrs. A. T. Smith
stating that Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Leavitt of Sioux City, Ia, are the hap
by parents of nine pound boy born
Saturday, November 5.
The largest hog that has ever been
brought into any Skowhegan market
WIS brought in by w. e. French We'd
nesday at E. T. Goodrich's, and
dressed sol pounds. When killed the
hog was II months old. He was fed
entirely from the products of the
owners farm. He Melted Mr.. French
$4,000.
The Ladies' Social Circle extend to
the members of the Brotherhood of
St Paul and their wives a most cor
dial invitation to be present at a sup
per and entertainment to be given in
their honor, on Friday evening, No
vember IS, at six-thirty o'clock, in the
yestry of the NJ. e. church.
Charles Lunt of Greeley, Col, has
been in town the last few days nego-
tiating for a large farm, to start a
sheep ranch. He plans to return
here this fall, buy his farm and get
ready to start the ranch in the early
spring. He thinks sheep can be
raised here to a greater profit per
sheep than in the West
surprise party was given Miss
Blanche Jewett at her home on East
Front street last Thursday evening
about thirty of her young friends be-
ing present. A beautiful fountain
pen was presented her, the presenta-
ton speech being made in behalf of
the donaters by Earle Tantish. Re-
freshments were served and the even
ing was passed in playing various
games. The party broke up at late
hour and all returned to their homes.
1t may be of interest to our towns
people to know that the wife of Eu-
gene N. Foss, governor-elect of Mass
achusetts, is the granddaughter of a
former inhabitant of old Bloomfield,
Ephraim Chamberlain. He was a de-
scendant of that Chamberlain for
whom is claimed the doubtful honor of
shooting Paugus in Lovewell's fight
an honor also claimed as belonging
to Seth Wyman of Woburn. Mr..
Chamberlain had in his possession the
gun with which it was said his
ancestor shot the Indian chief. The
Chamberlain home was on the con-
tinuation of the Bloomfield road which
runs from the middle to the river
road just beyond the so-called John
Smith place. The old house is long
since gone.