The independent-reporter., 1910-06-30

Good Will Farm, passed Sunday in
town with friends.
Mrs. Elwell Stimson and two chill
dren went to Wiscasset Monday to
visit relatives for month.
Mrs. F. P. Pennell went to Lewis
ton Monday to visit several days with
her sister, Mrs. G. w. Phillips.
Henry X. Manson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Decker of Clinton, were in
town Monday calling on friends.
Miss Jeanette Sturtevant who ha
been teaching in the public schools
of New Haven, Conn, arrived home
Friday night for her summer vaca-
ton.
Rev. H. N. Haywood, formerly of
Norridgewock, was in town Monday
visiting friends. Mr.. Haywood is now
located in the middle west where he
is living with his daughter.
Donald Morrison of New York ar
rived here last week and will spend
the summer with his father, L. L.
Morrison. Mr.. Morrison is consider
ed an excellent violinist and does
concert work in New York.
A fine naptha launch of four horse
power will be put into Madison pond
a. Lakewood this week for Hon. For
rest Goodwin. The boat was built by
Carroll Goodwin, this being the sec
end one that he has built this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Drake have
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. w.
B. Whittier at their home on Madi-
son avenue. They returned to Som
erville Monday. Mr.. Drake is con-
ductor on the Boston & Maine rail-
road
Charles G. Holt of Bingham and
Miss Edith Weaver of Skowhegan
were married June % at the Beth
any Baptist parsonage by Rev. George
Merriam. Mr.. Holt is a farmer in
Bingham and he and his wife will re-
side there.
The sewing school conducted so sue
cessfully for several summers under
the auspices of the Clementine Wes-
ton w. C. T. T., will be reopened
Wednesday afternoon, July 6, at G. A.
r. hall. All interested are cordially
invited to be present.
Miss Cora Robinson, who has been
IN Waterville for the last few days,
returned home Monday. Miss Robin
son attended the Colby Commence
ment She is a graduate of the Col
lege in the class of 1909. She is now
gcverness at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Otis Smith.
AS far as is known there is only one
mail carrier in this part of the State
who delivers his mail from an auto
mobile, that is Almon Sandford, one
of the R. f. D. men from the Show
heean office. Mr.. Sandford finds the
automobile practical in his business.
He has used the machine for about
five years.
The amount of resident real estate
in Skowhegan as determined by the
selectmen is $2,528,5 $50; in 1909 it was
$2,504,S25. The amount Of real estate
nonresident, is $307,915; in 1909 it
was $233,505. The amount of per-
sonal estate, resident, is $S94,935; in
1909 it was $926,425. Personal estate,
nonresident, $97,565; in 1909, $95 $50.
Rate of taxation 500 per $1,000; in
1909, $21 per $1,000. Number of polls
at SO each, 1853; in 1909 there were
1447 Amount of money to be as
sessed, $S,O93,S9O.
Miss Ethel Walton. daughter of
Hon. S. ]. Walton, left here last week
for Boston where she will join a
party of seven others and the party
will sail this week from New York
for a trip until the middle of Sep
tember in Europe, and other places.
Miss Walton plans to go to Scotland
and Ireland before her return. The
party will arrive In Naples July II,
at Pompeii the 14th. During the rest
of July the party will visit Rome,
Florence, Venice, Oberammergau, at
which place they will see the Passion
Play. From there they will go to
Munich, thence to Lucerne in Switz,
erland. During August they will be in
Switzerland, Paris, London and on
August 10 they will be at Stratford
England.
Thirty members of Company E, n.
G. S. M, took a hike to Norridgewock
Saturday night, returning home Sun
day night. They were equipped in
full marching order, carrying their
shelter halves, guns, haversack and
canteens. They pitched their tents at
Norridgewock and spent the night
there. In making the trip to Nor
ridgewock they executed the regular
army tactics, sending out an advance
guard ahead of the company. They
made the trip on the east side of the