The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Manley Pooler who has been in
Boston for about a week, returned
home Friday night.
The oxford hotel dining rooms will
be opened Thursday evening by Fred
Southland with a banquet.
: Willie. the two months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fountain, died
Friday Funeral services were held
Saturday.
Rev. f. L. Hayward of the Metho
dist church occupied the pulpit "a
the Hinckley- Clinton church Sunday
afternoon.
elmer B. Libby and Lillian A. Rus
sell, both of Madison, were married
by the Rev George Merriam at the
Bethany Baptist parsonage Saturday
night.
Mrs George Otis Smith was in Wa
terville Friday night where she was
one of the speakers at the Sigma
Kappa initiation and banquet at Col
by college. Mrs. Smith is the Ma
ton President of this society.
Roscoe Bigelow shipped Friday his
corn to be exhibited at the New Eng
land Corn Exposition at Worcester
aext week. Mr. Bigelow has receiv-
ed about hundred dollars this year
In prizes on corn exhibits at the yari-
Gus fairs.
Charles Smith arrived here from
Chicago Friday evening, called here
by the serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. j. N. Smith. Mr.. Smith is en-
ployed with the Western Electrical
Co, in the construction shops. He
was a graduate of the University of
Maine last June.
Congressman elect Samuel w. Gould
was in Massachusetts last week stump
speaking through the campaign. He
spoke Friday night in Gloucester
which is the village where Mr. Gould
lived for some time when a young
man, engaged in the stone cutting
business there. He spoke Saturday
evening in Faneuil hall, Boston.
1t is interesting to note that Ar
thur Merrill, who was elected man
ager of the Freshman football team
of Bowdoin, is son of Rev. B. b.
Merrill and graduate of the Show
hogan High school, and he Is presi-
dent of the Maine Boys Conference.
Elroy Lacasce, appointed captain OF
the team was star player on the
: tiigh school football team here and
baseball team.
Paul Murray, member of the fresh
man class at the University of Maine,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Murray. He came
up from Waterville Saturday evening
after the Maine-Colby football game,
in which he played substitute tackle
in the last period. Mr.. Murray
was star athlete on both baseball
and football teams of the Skowhegan
High school, and his local admirers
are watching his record at the State
University with a great deal of inter-
est.
Mrs. Hiram Porter met with seri-
GUS difficulties Saturday evening In
trying to get her cat. She heard a
noise in the shed and stepped out and
! saw black and white animal that
she thought was her cat. She went
10 pick 1t up but found 1t was too
strong to lift, but she Immediately
found that 1t wasn't her cat but a
skunk Instead of letting the animal
dispose of himself quietly she grabbed
stick of wood and threw 1t at him.
, She missed him but he didn't miss
her.
William H. Wildes, Jr. returned
from the woods Friday with hand
some four-pronged buck that he had
killed with a club. He had put in
nearly week hunting in the vicinity
of Baker Pond, when he saw the buck
near the water early Wednesday
morning. The first shot broke. the
animals leg, and as it started to run
he fired again placing the ball in the
same hip. This crippled the buck 80
badly that he took to the water The
second shot took Mr.. Wildes last car
fridge and for moment it looked as
II the quarry would make good it's es-
cape. But fortunately there was
boat tied little way down the shore,
and the hunter hurried to 1t, overlook
the deer, and dispatched him with
stout club.
A union social of the Young Peo-
pies societies of the four Protestant
churches was held In the Bethany YES
try Friday evening with 200 people
present. 1t was a joyful time for all.
Each person as he entered had to
register his name and then he re-
ceived tag. After all had arrived
the tags had to be matched, they be-
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