The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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relatives.
Charles York, the we'll known
Brighton manufacturers was in town
on business Saturday.
Hon. Samuel Gould was in Portland
Friday and Saturday. He spoke be-
fore a Democratic rally Saturday.
Mrs. George Paddock and her
daughter, Winona, are spending the
week with relatives at Owls Head.
Robert ]. Sprague, Professor of
Economics at the University of Maine
was in town a short time last week.
Ruth A. Collamore, who had been
the guest OF friends, left Saturday
morning for her home in Providence,
r. l.
DR.. Harold Wood of Mt, Vernon,
was in town over Sunday, the guest
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Wood.
There will be band concert by
the Skowhegan Military band this
evening from the yeranda of Hotel
Coburn.
Mrs. Lizzie Dyer of Boston, is in
town on her annual vacation, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Fair
grieyes.
D. L. Williams and wife of Hamil
ten, Ont, returned home THURSDAY
after a visit of two weeks in town
with relatives.
John c. Abbott, Jr., returned to
Providence, r. l., Saturday morning
after a visit of several weeks here
with relatives.
Julian Conroy, an employee in the
printing department of the Indepen-
dent-Reporter office, went to Bangor
Tuesday to visit relatives the rest of
the week.
Frank A. Vosmus, American sx-
press messenger between here and
Boston, has been off duty for the past
two weeks owing to an abscess on his
side.
H. NJ. Pratt and family of South
Windham, Me-, are visiting his sister
Mrs Vina L. Hill at her cottage at
Lakewood. Mr.. Pratt is now i'll with
infammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Henry Bosnian of Bangor has
been in town for the past month, the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. U.
L. Foss. Mr.. Bosnian came Friday
night for a few days visit.
Messrs. A. F. and L. L. Sandford
left town Tuesday in the formers
auto on tour of the world" The
last seen of them was cloud of dust
in the direction of Bangor
Mrs. Webster G.. Reyes and Mrs,
Henry Trask, with their sons, spent
last week at North Pond, Smithfield,
in the cottage owned by Irwin and
Chauncey Tibbets. They returned
home Saturday.
NJ S. Williams was in town Satur-
day for few hours on business For
several years he was engineer on the
Maine Central between here and
Portland and now makes his home in
that city. 1t was his first visit to
Skowhegan in five months.
Mrs. George Perry of Portland ar
rived in town Friday night and is the
guest of Mrs. Mary Lewia of East
Front street For many years Mrs.
Perry lived in Skowhegan where she
had many friends. Before returning
home she will visit with relatives in
Madison and Waterville.
Court street in front of the depot
which has been in the process of ma
cadamizing for some time is now COM
pleted The sidewalk which for sew
eral years has run through the middle
of this space has been removed and
the entire square Is now macadamized.
This work has been done by the
Maine Central Railroad Company.
Carl Powers, who for the past year
has been in Charlotte, N. c., assistant
manager of the southern branch of
the American Newspaper Union, is
home for brief vacation with his
sister, Miss Frances Powers. He ex
poets to be transferred later By the
company to Memphis, Tenn, to as
sumo managership of the Office there.
An auto party from New York was
in town Saturday from Rangeley. 1t
was composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Healey, their daughter, Miss E. F.
Healey, and the chauffeur. Mr.. Healey
is a native of this town and when a
boy lived on a farm on the road to
Norridgewock, now owned and occu-
pied by FIR. Lacroix. So many changes
had taken place in the buildings that
Mr.. Healey said he would never rec
ognize it as the place where his boy