The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

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Moose River.
Misc Nora Caswell of Millinocket,
arrived here Saturday night for few
weeks visit with friends.
c1aude Bower and sister, Miss
Grace of Auburn, were guests at Rev.
l. Haywards over Sunday.
Tbirty-seven people from this town
will leave here Friday for North
West Carry, Moosehead Lake, on a
fishing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jewell of Fair
field are rejoicing in the birth of a
daughter, born Sunday. Mrs. Jewell
was Miss Airline Clark.
Alfred Page of No. New Portland,
with his daughters, Miss Grace Page
and Mrs. Verne Lishness, were in
town Tuesday ON business.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Fair
field Monday where he presided at
the regular monthly civil term for
The Western Somerset Municipal
court.
Newell Perkins, an employee of the
Maine Central Railroad Company, has
been spending few days in town
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Perkins.
Percy Lombard has sold his farm In
Fairfield and bought the farm on the
Norridgewock Road owned by Gardi-
ner Benson. Mr. Lombard will make
his home there.
Frank Durgin and Deputy Sheriff
Charles S. Adams of Jackman, were
in town Monday and left here Tuesday
morning for several days trip to
New York While there they will be
the guests of VIM. S. Piel.
Rev. B. B. Merrill of the Island
Congregational church, was in Madi-
son and preached from the Congre-
gational pulpit Sunday morning, Rev.
Mr. Means, pastor of the Madison
church occupying the pulpit here.
Mrs. George F. Weston, with her
children, Miss Mabel and Master
Ralph, left Skowhegan on the early
train Tuesday morning, bound for
Conway N. H., where Mr.. Weston has
been employed for some time. They
expect to- make their home in Con-
way.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Town Improvement society will be
held on Friday, May 13, at 230 p. M,
at the home of Vice President Mrs.
Lizzie Marble, on Spring street. This
will be the first summer meeting and
matters of importance will be pre-
sented for discussion and decision
The following is the baseball sched-
ule for this season as given out by the
manager of the Good Will High school
team: May 11-Fairfield at Fairfield;
May l4-Cony High at Augusta; May
1S-Game pending with Oakland; May
21-Freedom School at Good Will;
May 25-Game pending with Vassal-
boro; June 6-Freedom school at Free
dom
shower party was given Miss
May Nay by a group of her friends
Friday evening. A May basket was
hung for her which contained gift
from each of her friends, and she was
instructed to open each package sep
arately. The entire evening was
spent in a social way. Among those
present were Mrs. Leslie Goldsmith,
Mrs. George L. H. Smith, Mrs. w. H.
Hackett, Mrs. Carl Holt, Mrs. F. F.
Lawrence, Miss Mae Bowman, Miss
Leila Fairbrother, Miss Eva Eames,
Mrs. Marshall Viles, Miss Theresa
Coyne, Miss eBatrice Genthner, Miss
Grace Cover, Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh.
The party was lin anticipation of
Miss Nays marriage to Bin w. Page
A better baseball game has not been
played here for some time than was
played between the Skowhegan High
school and Good Will Farm team,
Saturday. The final score was to
in favor of Good Will Farm. The
visitors had the better team but the
Skowhegan High school matched them
in good shape. Up to the ninth in
ming the game stood to l and 1t was
only through hesitating decision of
the umpire in favor of the visitors at
the beginning of the ninth inning that
they made two more runs. Skowhegan
proved weak only in batting. The
team fielded the best for the year.
Symonds batted good for the High
school, making three base hit in the
seventh inning. Weston played the
game without an error and made sew
eral good runs for flies. This was
his first game. Gilmore supported
his team well. Lowe played a good
game as pitcher, was steady and cool
headed. Two base hit, Bracket and
Brown; three base hit. Symonds;
struck out by Burrill 5, by Lowe 4;
base on balls, off Burrill l. off Lowe,
/; sacrifice hit, Murray; time hours;