The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
SkOVvHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

F. L. Dumont's telephone number
ia changed from 1894 to 5s-4.
Mrs. J. W. Briggs and Miss Stella
briggs of Bingham are guests of Miss
Iva Briggs.
Mrs. Mae Annis returned Friday
from a three weeks vacation spent In
the Provinces.
skowhegan Grange have postponed
their field day which was to have been
held August %. The date of the post
On account OF Mrs. Armor's lecture
At the Opera house next Tuesday ev-
euing. the regular meeting of the w.
c T. L will be omitted on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Agnes Goodspeed of Wilton
In her touring car. accompanied by
Miss Francis Mitchell, was here q
short time last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Fairgrieves
Ripley Chase of Canaan died We'd
nesday at the age of 49, years. He
Funeral services will be held Friday
leaves three sons and two daughters.
at p. m, Rev. George Merriam Of
hciating.
There will be a baseball game at
rIy hot he
skowhegans and North Ansons. An
son has a strong team and everybody
knows that Skowhegan has best in
the State.
F. A. Corson and H. A Chamber
lain. who have been visiting relatives
and friends in Athens, for the past
two weeks, returned to their home in
Worcester, Mass, Wednesday morn
ing
T. B. Barrett for many years a
leading citizen of Canaan and now
resident of Skowhegan, in an inter-
view with a representative of the
Independent Reporter this week de-
clared himself to be strongly in favor
of prohibition.
B. C. Wentworth, formerly pastor of
Skowhegan Methodist church will be
one of the speakers at the big Tenn
perance Rally at No. Arson camp
meeting next Sunday. Many people
here will be glad of the opportunity
to hear him there.
Rupert e. Jackson severed his con-
nection with the Skowhegan Trust
Co. on Tuesday of this week and will
go to ST Joseph, Mo, with his family,
where he has accepted a position as
treausrer of manufacturing plant
and will begin his duties there Sep
tember l.
Mrs. R. F. Wilson invites 1.-The
Working League" to a basket picnic
at her cottage on the east side of
Hayden lake on Wednesday after
noon, August 23, If pleasant, If not
the next pleasant day. The hus-
bands are invited and members are
to take 2 clock car for Lakewood
Golden Rod Branch, I. S. S., held
its regular meeting in Municipal
building, August 10. Field day Will
be observed August "a at the park af
ter the regular meeting. 1t will be \
picnic supper. All members to invite
their friends. 1t is hoped there will
be large attendance. The commit
tees on Field day are Mrs. Eva Will
liams, Mrs. Jennie Ford and Mrs. Gar
nier
People of Skowhegan will be inter
ested to learn that Stanley c, the
black gelding, formerly owned by
Stanley Chalmers Of this place, in the
Portland agricultural fair races We'd
nesday broke the track record which
went mile in 2.16A, two seconds
faster than any horse ever made a
mile on the Summit View track. Stan
ley broke every heat of the 2.1S
stake race. The purse was $4OO. The
horse is now owned by Willard of
Presque Isle.
Alfred J. Gotta had narrow escape
from a bad accident Friday evening
while out exercising his fast stepping
mare. He was going south on Main
street at a pretty lively clip and
swinging into East Front street came
face to face with a bicyclist. Mr.
Gotta with remarkable skill swung
the mare enough to give the wheel
man a chance and the latter turned
quick enough to run into the building
of the American Wooden company,
where he came to a stop without In
Jury.
Among the recent arrivals in Show
hogan by automobile was a party
from Massachusetts, Ralph A Hight
and Mrs. H. C. Hight of Somerville,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice E. Pratt
of Boston. Mr.. Hight is in the auto
bile business in Somerville under the
kN l.