The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23

Mrs. Fred Emery was at Hebron
Wednesday calling on friends.
Mrs. Clint Bumpus of Oxford, Me-,
Is visiting her brother, Charles Chute,
for several days.
Mrs. Charles Chute has gone to
Naples. Me-, for visit with relatives
for two weeks.
Lee Good of Monticello has been
visiting relatives and friends in town
during the past few days.
L. r. Brown has sold to A. Hesel-
ton the three tenement house on Wa
ter street, east of Municipal building
Mrs. Albert Smith OF Monticello ar
rived Monday forenoon for a few
days visit with relatives and friends
The Working Lei que will hold the
first picnic of the season at the resi-
dence of DR.. Stevens at Bloomfield
Cottage, next Monday afternoon.
Rev. Robert Morris was in Water
Vile Wednesday in attendance at the
Colby Commencement exercises. He
3 member of the A. T. o. Fraternity
of the College.
Miss Jo&nnette Emery and Miss
Alice Moore will go to Peaks island
this week where they have positions
for the summer. They are teachers
in the public schools here.
Miss Myra French of California,
who has been in Maine about a year,
has been visiting her brother Fred
French for several days. She went
to Lewiston Wednesday to visit rela-
tiyes for time.
Paul Murray left Wednesday for
Portland where he has position for
the summer in the Maine Central R.
R. r. Company machine shops. Mr..
Murray will enter the University of
Maine in the fall.
A piano recital will be given by the
pupils of Miss Edith Lewis, assisted
by Mrs. Agnes Steward at the Con-
gregational church vestry Friday ev-
ening, June "a at o'clock. Parents
and friends are cordially invited
J. W. Bell of the firm of Staples &
Bell, wholesale coal dealers in Bos-
ton, was in town Wednesday. Mr.
Bell is touring through Maine in his
automobile, making the trip both for
business and pleasure. Mrs. Bell ac-
companies him.
The annual state camp meeting of
the Seventh Day Adventists will be
held in Waterville June 23 to July g.
Among several able speakers will be
Geo. j. Butler of Florida, D. Kress of
Washington, d. c., Elder, w. b. White
and Prof c. S. Longacre of Massa
chusetts.
The Golden Rod Branch, |. S. S,
will meet with Mrs. Isola Sedgeley, at
Waterville Wednesday, June 30. Those
who can, will go nthe eight o'clock
morning train, the others at noon, re-
turning by the late train. Each mem
Der will carry a picnic lunch. All
are cordially urged to be present.
Next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
in G. A. r. hall the Clementine Wes-
ton w. c. T. U. will hold a Sabbath
observance meeting. Rev. Robert
Morris of the First Baptist church
will speak and there will be excel
lent music. All interested are urg-
emily invited to attend this meeting.
A heavy hail storm passed over
Skowhegan Tuesday. Considerable
damage was done to gardens in differ
ent parts of the town. With the hail
there was sharp tightening and it
struck in several places in and about
the town, but no serious damage was
done. It struck a big tree near the
stand-pipe. The rain that followed
the hail made several washouts in
the roads and on the railroad track
about five miles from here the bed
was washed out so that the train was
endangered and crew of men was
sent to repair it before the first even
ing train should arrive.