The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-28
Local News
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Herman Reynolds visited his
mother in Fairfield Monday.

Miss Ethel Mitchell of Lawrence
Mass. came last week for a visit AZ
her home hcre
Harry Soule of Readfeld visited mis-
aunt, Mrs. William Rowell several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hill were in
Canaan the first of this week to visit
with Mrs. Hills parents.
Mrs. Grace Johnson of Lewiston
has been here for a visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barker.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dunbar and Master
Robert Williams went to Waterville
Tuesday to visit with relatives.
Miss Zaidee Morrison returned to
New York Tuesday after having spent
Christmas with her father here.
The county commissioners are in
session this week at the Court house
closing I'D business for the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wiltshire and
Master Thayer of Wateryille were
holiday visitors in the family OF Her
bert S. Hopkins.
At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the Skowhegan Trust Co. we
note a dividend of per cent on the
capital stock was declared
Emery T. Dyer left Thursday morn
ing to spend the rest of the week IN
Auburn as the guest of Warren, the
son of Rev. and Mrs F. A. Leitch.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Briggs have
returned to their home in Pittsiie'd
after visit at the home of Mrs.
Briggs mother. Mrs Edith S. She2-
herd.
Mr.. and Mrs Norris Traitor who
have been guests of relatives departed
Tuesday for Boston where they will
visit before returning to their home
in Calgary Alberta Province, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Withee enter
tanned on Christmas day the follow
ing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Fitzgerald and son, Walter and Mr..
and Mrs. Milford Withee all OF
Canaan.
Word has been received in town
that the ice is out of Moose Head lake
and that the boat is running between
Kineo and Kineo station. This is
very rare thing to happen at this
season of the year.
w. B. Whittier and Major j. w.
Fogler wera Skowhegan people to go
to Lewiston last week to attend the
meeting of the State Grange in adui-
ton to Albert Jewett and c. NJ. Gal
lup whose names were preViouslJ
mentioned as going from here.
Among the students from Bowdoin
college who have been arriving at
different times for their holiday vaca-
tons at their homes here are. Arthur
Merrill, Omar Badger, Guy Badger,
Elroy Lacasce, Reginald Foss, and
Otto Jones.
County Commissioners Henry Gro
we'll of this town, Granville Perkins
of Madison and o. e. Libby of Detroit
we're in Harmony recently having
business there as referees to decide
on the price TO be paid for lot upon
which a new school house has been
built.
MIR. and Mrs. r. d. Pratt of Harris
burg, Pa, were in town yesterday Mr..
Pratt leaving here for Turner to visit
relatives and Mrs. Pratt visiting with
Mrs. Helen Wing at The Oxford. Mr..
and Mrs. Pratt were this way to visit
in Athens which was the formef
home of the later.
Master Howard Burkhardt son of
Adolph Burkhardt was i'll Monday and
a physician was summoned between
3 and 4 o'clock. The boy was found
to be suffering with appendicitis and
he was successfully operated on be-
tween 6 and 7 O'Clock that same
night by DR.. Stinchfield and DR.. Wads-
worth.
What might have resulted in an
other fire Christmas was doubtless
prevented by persons passing by the
tailor shop of e. B. Carter on Mad
son Ave, who noticed that the frort
room was filling with smoke. My.
Carter was notified and upon reaching
the shop found that an electric fat
iron had been left with the switch
open and as a result the article which
held the iron was beginning to smoke
Prizes were offered by the Clemen-
tine Weston w. C. r. U. for the pupils
of the Junior and Freshmen classes Of
the High school and also the pupils
of the 9th grade who would write
the best abstract on the Temperance
address recently given here by Mrs.
Tillinghast of Livermore Falls. The
committee who was appointed to act
as the judges were Major John w.