The independent-reporter., 1910-07-14
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

uon s. ]. Walton went to Bingham
or business Wednesday.
,,rs Sarah A. Harris is visiting
t,onds in Portland this week.
Mrs A. H. Bussey went to Peaks
,.,ond today where she will spend
several weeks.
,rs Martha Seaton of Gardiner
uoos is the guest of her mother
urs Willis A Bailey.
x Cayouette will be in Skowhe-
.n until September. Mr.. Cayouette
snends his winters in Boston, being a
tailor there.
Henry Crowell has just arrived
home from Rangeley where he has
hsen surveying timber land during
the last month.
Miss Minnie Brown, bookkeeper and
stenographer in an office in Boston, is
IN town visiting her mother. Mrs
F.ankie Brown
IN account of repairs being made
m boiler. steam will be shut off from
the fire alarm from this Thursday
nipbt until Friday night.
Miss Annie Harthorn of Wilton Is
risting at the home of DR.. George
1;4L Mice Lorthorp uoo form
erly governess in DR.. Smiths family.
william d. Sargent of Fairfield and
pi1la NJ. White of Clinton were mar
ried Wednesday by Rev. F. E. Bar
tim They will reside in Skowhegan.
Nelson Weston lost a valuable colt
by blood poison few days ago. The
roll was a month old. Its father was
Simon Kenton. This is the second
co, that Mr. Weston has lost within
tie last few months.
The death of Frank A. Conant oc-
eprred in Lewiston June %. Deceased
was brother to the late S. F. CO.
pant. and at one time, some 40 years
since. was a resident of our town and
visited here afterwards often.
Miss Blanche Emory, a teacher in
the New Gloucester High school, is
the guest of Mrs. John E. Taylor for
few days. Miss Emory and Mrs.
Taylor were classmates in Colby col
Iege.
Steward & Blunt have removed to
the store opposite Hotel Coburr.
formerly occupied by X. c. Woodard
{ Son. They have now, withou!
doubt one of the best arranged work
sLops in Maine for their extensive
heating and plumbing business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bennett OF
West Newton, Mass, are visiting for
several weeks at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs j. Palmre Merrill. Today Mr.
and Mrs Merrill with their guests
took a trip to Kingfield in Mr.. Ben
netts touring car.
Master Malcolm Tilton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Tilton, caught on
Tuesday one of the largest bass that
has been taken from Hayden lake
this year Buster" was greatly
Pleased with his catch and was en-
wed by the much older fishermer
WIN Were with him
Mrs Hiram Gilman had a bad fall
down stairs Tuesday night. No bones
were broken but Mrs. Gilman was
considerably shaken up and a nurse
was summoned to care for her. 1t is
hoped no serious consequences may
result from the accident.
Robert Wentworth, John Wright
Ralph Hill, Edward A. Parker and
Fred Pooler returned home Monday
night from two days trip to Gull
ford, Kingsbury and other places.
They spent short time at Kingsbury
fishing. The trip was made in Mr..
Pooler's Buick touring car.
The 1910 edition of the book who's
Who in America" has recently been
issued. Maine is we'll represented.
There are the names of two citizens
Of Skowhegan. DR.. Geo.. Otis Smith
and Samuel W. Gould. OF DR.. Smith
1t says: George Otis Smith, Di-
rector U. S. Geol. Survey since 1907:
torn Hodgdon, Me-, Feb. %, 1871. son
Joseph O. and Emma (Mayo) Smith !;
graduated Colby college, A. B., 1898;
A NJ, 1885, courses in Geology
Johns Hopkins, 1895, Phi. D., 1896;
married in Skowhegan, Me, Nov. IS,
1896 Grace NJ. Coburn; engaged in
geological work in states of Michigan,
Utah, Washington and New England.
Gould Samuel Wadsworth, law
yer born In Porter, Me-, Jan. l, 1852
son of Elias and Ruth (Clemens)
Gould educated in schools of Hiram,
Me- No, Parsonfield seminary. Uni
'erslty of Maine, A. B., 1877; married
IN Gorham, Me-, Dec. 1879, Nellie L.
Nlnslow; in practice Of law Skowhe-
gan, since Jan. /. 1889; postmaster,
h..