The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-02

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Hinckley church Sunday
Arthur Merrill, a student at Bow
don, passed Sunday with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Merrill.
Miss Corinne Salley, who has been
spending a week at North Arson visit
ing friends, has returned home.
c. f. Tilton with his wife, superin
tendent of the Bangor schools, spent
Sunday at their summer home here.
George Day, student at Hebron
academy, passed Sunday in town with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Day.
Miss Harriet Cleveland, teacher in
the High school at Kingfield, spent
Sunday with her father, N. NJ. Cleve-
land after having spent Thursday and
Friday at the Teachers convention
at Augusta.
Roland T. Patten has received and
accepted an invitation to address the
annual meeting of the Maine Dairy
fonns association on the sal Ioct of
ann acc0..|ag. The convention l.
to be held in Norway, Dec. ST..
The first snow storm of the season
here came Friday when it showed
quite hard for the greater part of the
day. In the northern part of the state
it was reported that four inches fell
The snow here melted about as fast as
it came.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sheridan, who
have been passing two weeks in New
York and Boston, returned, Saturday.
While in New York they were guests
of c. II. Davis at the St. Andrews
hotel; and in Boston of Mrs. Rufus
Mckinney and daughter, Miss Arlen.
Mrs Lila Keinath, who came home
to be present at the Golden wedding
anniversary of her parents, Henry and
Maria (Smth) Cannon, and Miss Ber-
nice Cannon who has passed the sum-
mer here and at North Pond camps,
returned to their home in New York
city on the morning train last Friday.
George NJ. Buzzell brought INTO town
on Saturday, the largest apple vi re-
ported from this section. IL vas of
the Wolf River variety, measured
HE inches in circumference and
weighed pound and a quarter. Mr..
Brzzcp set out tn tree six years ago,
and has given it only The most
ordinary care since. \ few apples
were borne last year, and about two
bushels this year.
Harold Durgin who left here four
years ago to engage in the circus bust
ness is in town visiting Mr. and Mrs.
John Lockwood. His business has
taken him into every state in the
union except Florida and Louisiana.
The past season he has been trigger"
for Barnum & Bailey, having charge
of the apparatus used by the various
acrobats, setting it up, taking it down
and making repairs.
Fellows & Co. who a few weeks ago
started upon the erection of q large
building in connection vita their
novelty mill on Hathaway street have
it nearly completed. The company
when the building is completed will
not only make the different novelties,
but will set them up, and get them
ready for the market at this place.
Heretofore they have been knocked
down and sent to Boston to be set up
During the month of October there
are recorded at the town clerks office
lowing are the marriages recorded at
the office, heretofore unpublished:
Frank H. Kilkenny of Starks and
Miss Hazel Moody; Joseph Labideau
and Eliza Provost; George A. Lewis
of Oakland and Miss Jennie B. Rowe;
Roscoe Getchell and Edna M. Sargent.
The ten months old child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie P. Longley died Saturday.
Friday night, Mrs. j. B. Bailey of
North Arson, while on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. S. D. knight on Park
street, met with a severe accident.
On her way to bed she opened the
cellar door by mistake and fell down
the stairs, striking on jagged rock
which cut her scalp open from behind
the right eye to the back of her head.
DR.. Ames was called in to dress the
wound in which II stitches had to be
taken and Mrs Bailey is resting as
comfortably as possible under the Cir
/ cumstances.
In place of the regular sermon at
the First Baptist church, Sunday
morning, Mrs. Palmer Merrill gave al
address on Ideals" 1t was consider
ed one of the most able addresses
ever delivered before this society.
Next Sunday meeting will be held by
the members of the church board
when it is expected that formal action
will be taken in regard to calling a
regular pastor for the church to sue
coed Rev. Robert Morris, who resigned
to continue his studies at BoWdoin