The independent-reporter., 1910-02-17
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

e. N. Merrill, Esq, went to Auburn
last Thursday to attend the Law court.
Monday evening Miss Ruth Green
wood had q valentine party at her
home for q few of her young friends.
Clair Marston, who 70 working as
log inspector In the woods near Dead
water, was home few days last
week.
c. B. Reed OF whitman. Mass, treas
urer Of the Common wealth Shoe and
Leather Co. wan IN town inspecting
the local factory last Friday.
Miss Ola Keyes left on the noon
train for FaaIlowell, where she is to
make visit of indefinite length with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Lizzie McGregor of Portland
returned home Tuesday on the morn
ing train after visiting her sister Mrs.
J. D. Warren for several days.
Miss Katherine Keene, senior in
the Htgh Bohodl went to Fairfield last
Friday to visit a few days with
friends. She returned Monday morn
ing.
The announcement of A. r. Jewett.
the marketmsn, to be found on page
ten of this issue, will be read with
much interest by all our readers and
with surprise by many.
Mrs. F. L. Tozier Of Fairfield with
her children was the guest at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P. PenneIl. over Sunday. Miss Sadie
PenneIl was also home from Colby.
Clarence Allen, after being Quaran-
tined for several weeks on account OF
a contagious disease In the family has
been allowed to leave his home and
he resumed his work at the freight
depot last week.
Elder o. Montgomery of Portland,
Me-, president of the Seventh Day
Adventist denomination. will speak at
the Mission hall, corner Of Russell
street and Madison avenue, Saturday
and Sunday, February 10 and 20.
Fred C. Dunlap was In Bangor Sat
nrday, Sunday and Monday, where on
the latter might occurred the annual
banquet OF the Maine Association Of
Laundryman, of which he is presi-
dent. Mr.. Dunlap acted as toastmas-
ter.
George Moody, signal man at the
South end Of the railroad bridge for
the Maine Central Railroad returned
to his work, Thursday Of last week,
having been confined to his home for
several weeks with lame side which
was caused BY fall on the Ice.
The three who have been chosen
from Skowhegan High for the debate
with Madison in few weeks are
Elroy LaCasce. Omar Badger and
Milburn Fowler. They are to take the
negative side of the question, Re
solved, That Public Libraries, Art
Galleries and Museums should be
kept open on Sunday"
According to vote Of the school
committee each teacher in town is al
lowed one day OF year p to visit
school and last Friday the High school
was closed. that the instructors there
might have this privilege. Principal
Leighton, the other teachers Of the
school and Mrs. Hight. ninth grade
teacher, went to Waterville, Augusta
and Fairfield for this purpose.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin and DR.. F.
o. Sawyer returned home by the ev-
ening train Of Saturday from their
four-months' trip around the world.
coming from San Francisco via New
Orleans where they took In the Mardi
Gras exercises. and thence to Wash
ington, D. G., where they tarried for
q day. Their families are expected
about March 1st. Mrs. Edith Shep-
herd il not expected until early in
April.
!, Rev. George Merriam and Rev. B.
B. Merrill were in Bangor last Friday
and Saturday attending the Chapman
Alexander evangslistic services. which
closed this week. Although II was
stated, before the meeting commenced,
that Bangor was cold place re-
ligiously. the eyanselists have had tlne
success there. and from the nrst the
services were very interesting. Last
Friday night the crowd was % large.
that the Opera House was crowded
with several hundred standing and
several hundred outside who couldn't
get in.
Mrs. Edith M. Bailey, State agent
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails, was invsstigating some com-
plants In this section last week. On
wednesday Cf last week she visited
the farm Of Morris Tuttle on NorridEo-
wock road. North side. and found j