The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
Carl Holt has a Reo touring ear

sister Ill Boston.
Sheriff John Moores was in Pitts
field Friday on business.
j. w. Webster will deliver the Mem
orial address at Norridgewock.
Ernest Holman, druggist at Fair
| field. was in town Friday on business.
The two year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs
/ Charles Steward died Friday night af-
+ Ter a short illness.
James SpauldinS has bought tie
John Sawyer place aud is moving his
family there from this village.
Charles f Tilton superintendent OF
schools in Bangor, has been spending
few days in town this week.
Mrs. George Merriam and her two
daughters. Marguerite and Marion,
spent Friday in Waterville.
Mrs Flora Tozier of Fairfield was
in town over Sunday the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. 2. Pennell.
The Queen Esther Circle of the
Methodist church met with Mrs. Nellie
Emerson on Mechanic street. Monday
afternoon.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Fair
field Friday afternoon, where a civil
case was heard before him. George
Weeks and Chapman were attorneys in
the case.
Elwell. the three year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Morrill, Greenleaf, died Fri
day of whooping cough. The remains
were taken to Boothbay Harbor, Sat
urday, for interment
Miss Myrtle Hoxie who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harry A. Dins
more for several days returned to Bos-
ton Friday, to resume her work as
demonstrator for the Larkin Soap Co.
Mr.. and Mrs David Haig are in town
for brief vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jewett. Mr.. Haig
recently moved to Providence, R. l.,
where Mr.. Haig is superintendent OF
the American Woolen Company.
Frank Corson was placed under 5000
bonds to keep the peace. He was charg-
ed with threatening to burn buildings
in Cambridge. Sheriff Mooers ;ound
near the buildings material that show
ed that some ore mad tried to set fire
to them. Corson is from Athens.
E. A. Decker has one of the finest g.
year old colts that can be found in the
county. The colt is dark chestnut
stud whose dam was Brown Maud
weighing eleven hundred, with a rec
ord of 230 in a riding wagon and sired
by Brilliant. The colt is sired by
George NJ, who was sired by Wilkes
The largest trout that has been
caught by women from this town or by
anybody for that matter was caught by
Drs. Kellett and Sanborn. They had
on exhibition in Arthur Jewett's store
window Saturday four trout measur-
ing from ten to fourteen inches long.
The trout were caught from Lake
Moxie.
Those from Skowhegan attending
the Teachers Convention at North
Anson, Friday were: Superintendent
D. H. Perkins, Prof. Ralph Leighton,
Prof. Edward Parker Dorothy Elliott,
Daisy NJ. Coulters, Margaret McGlau-
fin, ,Addie Swain, Gala Rowell, Mayme
Peavey, Kate C. Holbrook, Eva Huart,
Daisy Thurston and Alice Mitchell.
Will all the ladies who are interest
ed in the soldiers Memorial service,
please meet with Russell Corps at
| Grand Army Hall next week, Thurs
day afternoon, May 26, for the purpose
of making wreaths and bouquets for
Memorial Day. We have about one
hundred and forty wreaths and the
same number of bouquets and the
workers are few.
The members of Mrs. E. T. Good
rich's class of the Bethany Baptist
Sunday School held a supper at her
home on Coburn Ave, last Friday
evening. The supper was furnished
by the girls and large number were
present Until supper was served in
teresting games were played. The
Misses Helen Merriam and Dorothy
Day were the hostesses and a very
pleasant evening was enjoyed.
A fishing party from Skowhegan left
here Friday morning for North West
Carry, Moosehead Lake. The party
was Joined at Madison by several peo-
pie. Those going from Skowhegan
we're: DR.. Charles Viles, Ralph Hill,
Derne Green, George Nash, Fred Pool
er, Col A. G. Blunt, Harold Woodbury.
Herbert Wentworth, Henry Varney,
William Lewia of New York, Charles
Ross, David Haig of Providence, R. l.
A. E. Bowman of Springfield, Vermont
George Pishon, Herbert L. SWEET, F
w. Briggs and Gordon Dobson of Pitts
| field