The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Judge and Mrs. F. F. Lawrence
are spending their annual vacation at
Indian Pond.
Miss Frances Lord, after spending
a few weeks here. returned to New
York Friday
Mrs. George H. Pishon has gone to
Hampton Beach, N. H, to visit
friends for two weeks.
Mrs Carrie Burrill and two sons OF
Boston, are spending the summer at
Mrs. Burrill's old home, the Gaylord
farm.
The marriage intentions of Ralph
j. Cleveland and Addie Frances Dun
bar are recorded at the town clerks
office
H. NJ, Reynolds, car inspector at
the Maine Central Railroad station
here, spent the Weekend at Winnie
cook lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Brown of Will
ton were in town over Sunday visit
ing friends, making the trip in their
automobile.
Mrs. Charles Parsons of FoXcroft
came TO Skowhegan Monday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Nelson Weston, for a
short time.
The postal savings bank opened
here Saturday in the post Office and
thus far there has been one person
to deposit money.
, Mrs. w. A Smith returned Satur-
day night from New York City after
| visiting her sister, Mrs. Nellie Dona-
hue for four weeks.
= Ralph Brown, after spending two
, weeks in Boston, has returned home
and resumed his position in Ira A.
Norton's clothing store.
Miss Maud Merrill, a teacher in the
Keene, n. H., High school, is spend
. ing the summer with her parents, DR..
and Mrs j. e. Merrill.
Miss Mae Morrill,, stenographer
in the New England telephone office,
Boston, arrived here Saturday night
to visit relatives for two weeks.
D. H. Perkins will move his family
to Portland this week where he will
assume his new position as Superin-
tendent of Schools next Monday
Miss Helen Gordon, who has been
spending several weeks at Lakewood
with Miss Grace Chute, returned to
her home in Philadelphia Monday.
Arthur Wood, a bookkeepeer in a
wholesale shoe store in Portland, Is
spending his vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Wood.
Mrs Flora Allen of Madison, who
is going to Fort Edward, N. Y, to
spend few days, has been visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Everett Adams.
Henry Waugh of Whitman, Mass,
was in town last week on business.
Mrs. Ida Young of Brooklyn, n. Y. ),
is spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Hattie Magoon.
AT o'clock next Tuesday E. F.
Hitchings of the University of Maine
will be at Eaton Mountain farm for
the purpose of giving demonstrations
in orchard work.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Anderson of
Portland arrived in town Saturday
night to visit Mrs. Anderson's moth
er, Mrs. A K Perkins, and Mr.. An
derson's father, Lewis Anderson.
The wife of Lieut.. Coburn S. Mar
ston, U. S. N, gave birth to an S1a
pound baby girl on the 25th in San
Diego, California. Lieutenant Mar
ston is the son of Mrs. Sarah S.
Marston of this town.
The Misses Kate and Nellie White
are spending the summer with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. White.
At the beginning of the school year
they will go to Passaic, N. j., where
they have accepted positions as teach
ers in the public schools there.
Probably the fastest trial record
here on Fairview park for sometime
was made by Pilot l., two year old
colt sired by Pilot Nelson, and dam
Bonnie Wilkes. her record being
2.27A The colt was driven by L. D.
Leavitt and made a half mile in 1T.
The Kennebec river at this place Is
the lowest that it has been for a good
many years. The river drivers thus |
far have been able to drive their logs
without any serious delay at this point |
and no great jams have resulted yet |
a considerable blasting. has had to be
done just below the falls.
The Selectmen Of Skowhegan have |
found in their inventory of the town |
that there are 1893 horses and mules,
&c colts from 3 to years old, 80
from two ~ tbraa vaora old % ,1pdar