The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-26
w. d. Hutchins of Augusta was in
town Wednesday, calling on business

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acquaintances.
Mrs. Carleton P. Merrill returned
from Boston Tuesday, after spending
few days with friends there.
Mrs. Frank X. Poulin who under
went an Operation for gall stones last
week, is reported to be rapidly re-
covering at the Somerset Hospital.
Arthur Cayonette and Frank Laney
left for Greenville Wednesday morn
ing to work upon the Y. Nj. c. A.
building there. They will execute the
plumbing and heating contract for
Steward & Blunt.
A j. Bernard who has been en-
ployed in the shoe factory for the past
twenty-six years and foreman of the
cutting room for the past seven has
been obliged to give up work for an
indefinite time on account of i'll
health dating back to the severe Ill
ness which came so suddenly upon
him last December. His many friends
hope for a speedy recovery.
Skowhegan showed a bad reversal
of form in the candlepin match with
Madison Wednesday night, the
visitors winning by a margin of Sc
pins. Madison rolled better than
during either of the preliminaries,
while Skowhegan did considerably
worse. The next match of the series
will be played in Madison next We'd
nesday night
The first meeting of the Town I'm
provement society FOR the season of
1911-1912, will occur on Friday, Oct.
9th at $50 P. NJ. IN the Library
Parlors. The subject Of study select
ed for the winter is IRELAND of the
Present Day" and two papers will be
given, also reports from the State
Federation and Musical Festival. Tea
will be served by the directors.
The next meeting of the Skowhegan
Grange will be held November 1. 1t
will be lecture evening and Miss
Laura Comstock, assistant professor
of Domestic Science at the University
of Maine will speak. Music will be
furnished by the Grange choir. The
subject of Miss Comstock's address
will be How to Reach Ideals in the
Home" There will also be music by
the Ladies' quartet.
J. Russell Emery and G. B. Fair
greyes liberated 25 cans of trout in
Hayden lake and streams, Oct. Is.
They come from Moxie, through the
courtesy of Commissioner Viles and
they are beauties. Lots of them were
over four inches long, not a dead one
in the lot. Some five or seven thou
sand and the way they we're distri-
buted they should be heard from in
the next two or three years.
The general committee in charge
of the forthcoming series of lectures
on Socialism, will meet in the Munich
pal Court room Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. To add to the interest of
the occasion there will be a debate on
the question, Resolved: That the
workingman should vote with the
Democrats instead of the Socialists.
A well known Democrat has accepted
/ in To of Hrr,a
tive. All interested are invited to at
tend
Many of the older citizens pf SkoI-
hogan will remember Ariel Briggs
Chandler, who was a resident OF
Skowhegan about S5 years ago. Mr.
Chandler died recently in Norwood
Mass. He was born in Winthrop and
was so years old. He belonged TO
one of the old families that ca ne 20
the Province of Maine from Massa-
/ chusetts. He leaves a wife and a
daughter Miss Eta Chandler WIN
lives at home and two sons Arthur
Chandler of Taunton and Edward vi
East Taunton.
A big fat stock class with the kill
ing and judging on the first day, and q
banquet to properly consume the car
casses on the evening of the third
day, will be the big features of the
annual show of the Somerset Poultry
Producers association, according to
the plans discussed at the meeting in
the Municipal Building Wednesday
night. The show will be held in jan
uary, either the first or second week
according to the time that the hall
can be most conveniently secured
The next meeting will be the election
of officers, and at that time the var
ious committees will be appointed
and the enterprise started in earnest
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Black of Angus
Ia are to be guests of r. T. Patten
and family, the last of the present
week. Mr.. Black has been State
Dairy Instructor, with the Maine De-
partment OF Agriculture, and has re-
Gently resigned. He will pass the day
Saturday at Eaton Mountain farm,