The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

tional meeting.
Mrs. George Carron and daughter,
Lena, went to Portland Monday where
they will visit friends for a few
days.
At the Moore Reunion, August "a,
coffee will be served at the picnic
dinner. Each one bring cup and
spoon.
Mrs. Edith Boyd of Bangor is in
town, coming here to attend the fun
eral services of her brother, Walter
Cushing
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whittemore
who have been in Portland and Au-
ourn for a few days returned home
Monday night.
Miss Ina Emery of New York and
her father, Charles Emery, of Bos-
ton. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. II. Bartlett.
Howard Durrell, one Of the city mail
carriers, has been taking his annual
vacation He spent part of the time
in VIM and Bangor.
We were in error last week and 1t
is E. C. Frost, the son, not c. w.
Frost who is Boston's representative
IF tho q A Strout Co
! Samuel McIlwrath and his daugh-
ter. Edith who have been spending
several weeks visiting in Plymouth,
Mass, have returned home.
Attention is called to the great
August Clearance Sale announced on
page three of this issue of the Ather-
ton Furniture Co., Waterville.
Simon Gates is building him a new
house near Dyer street. He is build
ing this for a home and has already
completed the ell and is living in it.
Miss Louise Coburn, who has been
in Concord, Mass, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Pepper, for sew
eral days, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. Nash and three young
sons of Covena, Calf, visited in
town portion of last week as the
guest OF her husbands father, G. w
Nash.
Major and Mrs. J. W. Fogler, who
have been spending few days in diff
ferent parts of the State, going as far
as Pemaquid, returned home Monday
night.
The Working League will meet
with Mrs. Rollins on Madison avenue
Monday afternoon, August %. Picnic
supper will be served and the gen
tlemen are invited.
DIR. Milton Powell, one of the most
noted of New York city's surgeons,
accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, are guests at "Kilcare." the
summer home of Chas. H. Davis of
that city.
Members of the local order of For
ester who left here Tuesday for
Calais to attend the State convention
Of Foresters were: Charles Burnor,
c. N. Bragg, Charles Adams, Joseph
Murray and Eugene Abbey.
Those who left here Tuesday morn
ing on the five a. m. train for Re-
hoboth Mass, to attend the Wyman
reunion were: Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Wyman
and grandson, Harold hatcher of So
lon, Elmer E. Harris and wife and
two children, Faith and Freda, Mrs.
Sarah Harris, Marion Lord Helen
Lord and A. E. Jewett.
Mahlon Patterson of Scion, has re-
signed as Republican nominee for
the State Legislature for the towns of
Cornyille, Scion and Madison and
Fred A. Gilman of Madison has been
nominated as Representative to take
Mr.. Patterson's place. Mr.. Gilman is
proprietor of a store in Madison. He
has served on the town and county
committees for the Republican party
Liquors which were seized by Sher-
if John Mooers at Shawmut a few
days ago, amounting to 1870 pint bot
ties and % quart bottles, were claim
ed by the State Monday after being
libelled before Trial Justice o. A
Priest Thompson & Co. of Boston,
through their attorney, w. H. Halves,
Esq, came to claim the liquors but
Judge Priest held them for the State.
The case was appealed to the Su-
preme court.
DR.. George Rice Hovey, president of
Virginia Union University at Rich
mond, was in town Monday calling on
Rev. George Merriam. DR.. Hovey has
been at Charleston, Me-, for some
time, where he gave several address
es at the c. E. Summer school and al
SO gave series of lectures on the
Bible" DR.. Hovey Is the son of DR..