The independent-reporter., 1910-09-08
Lester Bragg returned home on the
late train Friday from York Beach.

MISS Alice Harmdn OF auburn,
was visiting at Rev. F. L. Haywards
last week.
Frank Russell left here Wednesday
for Boston to spend several days Wis
iting relatives.
Skowhegan voters will find an in
teresting statement by Roland T.
Patten on page 2.
Mr.. and Mrs C. J. Abbey returned
from a trip to Boston Tuesday night
in their touring car.
There were 600 tickets sold from
this station to the Maine State fair
at Waterville last week.
The four year old daughter of A.
NJ Folsom died Tuesday. Funeral
services will be held Thursday.
H. NJ. Pratt. accompanied by his
brother, Charles s., of Waterville,
returned to South Windham Satur-
day.
Misses Bertha and Ruth Hayward
left Monday morning for Rumford
where they have secured positions as
teachers.
Gordon Bragg and Roy Symonds
are spending their two weeks vaca
tion at Washington and other places
of interest.
Mrs. Flora McPheters returned
from a two weeks vacation from
Portland and Boston Tuesday night
where she visited relatives.
Edward Plummer of Bath, prom
inent lawyer and a most able speak
er, will address mass meeting in
the Opera House Saturday evening.
Rev. W. F. Berry of Wateryille,
Secretary of the Maine Civic League,
will speak at the union meeting in
the Congregational church Sunday
night.
Augustus Nelson, an employee of
the Maine Central Railroad Co. at
Waterville in the plumbing depart
ment, was in town Wednesday on
business.
Miss F. Isabel Mitchell of Brook
lyn, N Y, has been in town visiting
friends for a few days. Miss Mitchell
is the daughter of Geo. Mitchell,
formerly of this place and now of
Chicago.
Alexis Green's eye, injured three
weeks ago at Shawmut, was removed
at the Somerset hospital by Drs.
Wadsworth and Stinchfield. Mr..
Green is getting along finely.
DR.. d. L. Smith and wife, who have
been visiting his brothers, A. w. and
J N Smith, also his sister, Mrs.
Henry Palmer, returned to their
home in Boston Monday morning.
Towne's full orchestra will fur
nish music for dance in Grange
hall next Wednesday night. This is
the second day of the Somerset Cen
tral fair and a large attendance is
anticipated.
The regular meeting of the Skow-
hogan Grange which would occur
September IA, will be omitted on ac-
count of the Somerset Agricultural
fair. The Field Day meeting at Ea-
ton mountain farm will be held on
September TO-
The item appearing in another
column regarding the Harvest Din
ner and Supper in the NJ. E, church,
| Wednesday, has been postponed to
Thursday, September Is, when a
Chicken Pie Dinner will be served
from ~ to 1.30 o'clock. Price 80
cents.
Hon. and Mrs. John ID. Long Of
bingham. Mass, were guests at Hotel
Coburn over Wednesday night. They
left Thursday for Bangor and Buck
| field. Mr. Long is a former governor
of Massachusetts and ex-secretary of
the U. S. navy. He Is a native of
Buckfield, Me-, and at present is tour
| ing the State in his big touring car.
Major C.J. Kinder of the Philippine
Constabulary, stationed at Zamboan-
ga, P l., under whom Lieut.. ]. N.
Merrill has served for the past two
years, gave DR.. Merrill and family a
great and happy surprise by calling
upon them Tuesday evening and
spending Wednesday forenoon with
them The major halls from Jamaica
Plains, Mass, and made the flying
trip here solely to call on the doctor
and his family. He is upon a nine
months leave of absence and has
made a tour of the world After Wis
/ iting Washington and the war de-
partment in the interest of the Con-
/ stabulary, he will sail for the Phil
| ippines late in October.
New Fall Clothing arriving daily.
! Dollars saved buying at Maine Cloth
! inp 10 neyt IN First National Bank