The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

Miss Ethel Merriam, who has been
at Peaks Island for the summer, re-
turned home Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Philbrick and son, Don
aid, were in Portland Friday attend
ing the Fogg reunion.
c. H. Davis has rented to Frank
Burrill one of the cottages which he
has built at Fairview place.
Mrs. Helen Robinson and daugh-
ter are at home once more after an
agreeable vacation at Old Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holden and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan Newton drove
down by auto from Jackman Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Emory has been APP
pointed matron of one of the cottages
at Good Will She assumed her po-
sition Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. George A. Fuller OF
Greenwich, Mass, arrived Friday af-
ternoon to attend the Spiritualist
campmeeting at Lakewood.
| Mrs. Florence Diller, after spend
ing several weeks here visiting her
father, Augustus Wyman, has return
ed to her home in Philadelphia.
Miss Lottie Davis will attend the
Pennington Normal school for the
coming year. She is a graduate OF
the High school here in this years
class.
Miss Amy Bird and Miss Isabel
Thomas left here for Boston Friday
Miss Thomas will attend a business
college there, while Miss Bird re-
turns home.
Miss Iva Jackins has been engaged
as governess at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. George Otis Smith. She arriv-
ed here this week from her home in
Houlton.
The three-months-old child of Ell
mer Libby, died in South Scion Fri
day. The funeral services were held
Sunday at / p. M, Rev. George Mer-
riam officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Berry of Fair
field were in town this week to at
tend to some business matters at
fhe Court house. incidentally they
took the opportunity to call upon
several of their numerous friends.
Russell Taylor has been reelected
principal of the Freeport High
school and will go there this week.
He has been spending his summer
with his parents. Miss Alice Buzz
zell has been reelected assistant in
the same school.
R. T. Patten has invented a
unique patent for picking apples. II
is made of a long pole with certain
NIIt6 OH IHG emu lidI pun llG dpDlS
off and they fall down into a wire
cage like and are readily picked with
out being bruised.
Roscoe Turner and Miss Mildred "
Whittemore we're married Wednesday
morning, Rev. George Merriam per-
/ forming the ceremony, the single ring
service being used. The bride is a
Whittemore. After spending a honey
moon of several weeks in Massachu-
sets Mr.. and Mrs. Turner will make
their home In Skowhegan.
There will be street parade of
school children accompanied by the
band next Monday, September II,
starting about II o'clock, in which
all boys and girls and the Boy Scouts
are invited to join. The schools will
begin in the morning but will be dis
missed in time to allow the pupils to
join in the parade. Those who have
not procured Vote No" pennants can
do so at Judkins' store.
The friends of Frank H. Day will
be pleased to learn of his marriage
with Miss Bessie L. Ellis of Fair
haven, Mass. Mr.. Day was Show.
hogan boy, the son of the late Alvir
Day, who was carpenter here for
several years. He left Skowhega-
about eight years ago, going to Nal.
den, Mass. Frank was a graduate
of the Skowhegan High school IN thc
class of 1903, having attained high
honors in the school and being Sal,l.
tatorian of the class. The following
fall he entered Boston university
where he graduated four years later
with high rank. He then went to
McGill university where he became
instructor in the college, and now is
an assistant professor there.
Considerable excitement was Great
ed on Water street Friday afternoon
by horse that had been hitched in
front of the Blunt Hardware store
The animal took fright at a passing