The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
LOCALS.

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daughter, Mrs. F. L. Tozier, in Fair
field, for a few days.
Next Sunday morning in the Beth
any church the pastor vii. speak on
the subject, News From the Front.
Mrs. Richard French, who has been
visiting in town for several days, re
turned Thursday to her home in Port
land.
Robert Merrill, who is clerking in
drug store in Boston, is in town on
two weeks vacation with his moth
er, Mrs. Eta Merrill.
The winter time table of the Som
erset Traction Co. will 60 into effect
Monday next, October 10. Copies may
be obtained at their office.
The Misses Bertha Merrill and Mar
garget Griffin returned to Wellesley
college to resume their studies. They
are now Juniors in the college.
Mrs. F. S. Greene of Manchester, \.
H., who was a former resident of
Skowhegan, is the guest of Mrs.
/ Charles Greene on East Front street.
The Philathea Sewing class met at
the parsonage of the First Baptist
church Tuesday evening. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Miss Gertrude Carter. October 10
Crescent Tent, No. 16, X. o. T. NJ,
are to hold a smoke talk followed
by refreshments at their next regu-
lar monthly meeting, Monday even
ing, October 10. II is hoped that
there will BE large attendance.
The meeting of Carrabasset lodge
/ No. "a, /. O. o. F., on Wednesday ev-
ening, October y, will be one of spe-
cial interest The entertainment will
be by the Past Grands. Refreshments
will be served. All members of the
order are invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Conant have an
old cat that they feel quite proud OF.
A few nights ago they had been wish
ing that they could have a nice par
fridge soup when they looked out OF
the window and saw the old cat COM
ing with a partridge. She brought
the partridge to them and they found
1t hardly dead Evidently the cat
having caught it, came Immediately
to give it to his mistress and master
The old cat ate some of the partridge
but MIR. and Mrs. Conant were telling
later how toothsome the partridge
was.
H. A. Bennett of Boston, is in town
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. Palmer Merrill. He is also look
ing after the plans of the building
of his cottage which is now going up
at Hayden lake near that of J. Palm
er Merrill This will be the largest
and one of the most magnificent cot
tages that is now on the shore of this
lake or any other lake in this part
feet with an ell and Mr.. Bennett is
also having a garage built. The cot
tage when completed will be up-to-
date in every way. 1t will have all
the modern Improvements. This vii
be a grand addition to this beautiful
Skowhegan summer resort.
The change schedule as to time o
the trains that go and come into
Skowhegan beginning with next Mon
day is to be very satisfactory to mos
people and gives better train service
than they have had here in winters
past Unlike other winters the pas
} senger train that comes in here now
at $50 in the morning will continue
The passenger train that now goes
out at 745 will leave here at $40
There will be a passenger train in a
1885 as heretofore. The passenger
train that now goes out at 1855 viii
leave here at 1910 The passenger
that leaves here at 3.25 will go out
at go beginning with Monday. There
will be a passenger train in at "A;
instead OF 4.50 as now. The train
that now arrives here at 10 O'Clock
in the evening will arrive here at
S.45. The train that leaves here in
the morning at 5 o'clock will be the
same in the change.
The Sunday services of the Y. NJ. c.
A were opened last Sunday in a way
that was grcatly pleasing to all d.
yid r. Porter OF New York, interna-
tional secretary, having charge of the
association work in preparatory
schools, was the speaker of the af-
ternoon. A large number OF mem
bers and business men were present
to hear him. Mr.. Porter made many
interesting statements and some of
them will bear quoting. In opening
Mr. Porter remarked that at this time
there was a subject that was inter
esting fellow after fellow and of
course that subject was football He