The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15


Monday on business.
Mrs. Bert Hopkins of Portland,
spent Sunday in town with her hus-
band.
Mrs. Frank Lincoln of Bangor, was
the guest of Mrs. A. R. Smiley on
Thursday.
Mrs. Ida E. Buck of Waterville,
was the guest of friends here on
Thursday.
J.K. Goodrich of St. Louis is WIS.,
, iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
T. Goodrich.
Mrs. E. E. Bigelow is spending a
= few weeks in Hartland visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Lattice.
c. D. Reed, treasurer of the Com
monwealth Shoe & Leather Co, was
in town on business Friday.
c. G. Alexander and family took a
carriage drive to Lake George last
Sunday where they spent the day.
Wallace Martin, Cambridge, Mass,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A Dinsmore ON East Front
street
G. E. Irish of Portland, was in
town a few days last week repair
ing and fixing boilers at the wooden
! mill.
The June term of the Somerset Pro-
bate court convened here Tuesday,
Judge Augustine Simmons of North
Arson presiding.
! Mrs. Shirley Beal, who is i'll at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Smith
Nutting, is slowly gaining and hopes
to return home soon.
b. l. Rice, captain of Company e,
and Second Lieutenant Clarence
Hight, went to Augusta Tuesday to
attend officers camp from the 18th to
the 18th.
The Skowhegan High school base
ball team will play it's last game for
the season at Fairview park against
: the Lawrence High school of Fair
: field Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amherst Spofford
where they will make their home.
They have lived in Skowhegan for
about twenty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Huff spent
Sunday in Dexter at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. U. S. Littlefield. On their
return home they made visit to
Newport, their former home.
Practically everybody that could
get away went to Waterville for the
circus Thursday. Over 400 tickets
were sold by the railroad Office, and
the total number taken by auto was
also large.
Frank Emery left at a. m. Satur-
day to enter the United States Mill
tary academy at West Point. He made
the trip via New York city and re-
ported for duty on Monday.
Miss Grace Chute of Philadelphia
arrived in town Friday evening and
will spend the summer at the Lashon
cottage at Lakewood She was ac-
companied by friend, Miss Stoddard,
who will be her guest for two
months.
Joseph Pooler was brought to
Skowhegan from Fairfield Monday by
Deputy Sheriff Brophy and placed in
the county Jail to serve two months
for liquor selling. Pooler was tried
at the Supreme court and found gull
ty. His case was appealed to the
Law court and judgment of the lower
court was affirmed.
A seyen-year-old son of Charles
Provost broke his arm Sunday after
noon while playing with a comrade
The little fellow had his arm behind
his back at the time, and falling
backwards brought his full weight
upon it with disastrous results. He
was taken at once to the Somerset
hospital where the fracture was re-
duced by DR.. Oliver GAIA, assisted by
DR.. j. E. Wadsworth.
The Bangor Boy Scouts have sent
word to headquarters that they will
come to Skowhegan to camp some
time this summer, and an effort ia
being made to get them here for the
celebration July 4. In addition to
other schemes for financing the enter
tainment to be given their guests that
day, the local troop will have a booth
at the park to sell those commodities
that every crowd likes to buy. Captain
Rice of Company E has promised the
use of shelter tents IL required, and
will also detail a member of his com
mand to supervise the entire camp ar
rangements.
James Burns, the roommate of the
first small pox victim at the south
side boarding house, developed a mild