The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-11
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Edith Cabot of Boston is Wis
ting relatives in town
{. r.. oliver went to Watersille and
Lewiston Monday ON business.
Mrs. II. A. Bussey went to Berlin
\. H.. Friday to visit her daughter
Mrs II. S Gregory.
Nr. and Mrs. Reuben Crosby OF
Gardiner are the guests Of Nj. and
Mrs. George York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Crosby OF
Gardiner are visiting at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. George York, Sr.
Fred r Addition arrived here Sun
day from Boston, called here by the
death OF his father, L. J. Addition.
A horse owned BY Frank |. Estes
while being driven to Athens Friday
beside another horse. dropped dead
Hon. l.. L. Walton. who has been
in Toronto. Canada, for several days
on business returned home Sunday.
Mrs. T. H. Anderson of Portland
returned home Friday after visiting
her mother, Mrs. A X. Perkins, on
Maple street a few days.
Miss Kate White has returned TO
her school in Beverley, Mass, after
amending a short vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White.
A special convocation OF Somerset
Chapter. Royal Arch Masons, Will be
held tomorrow Friday evening at
100 o'clock. Work in the Mark de-
gree.
The dance at Canaan announced by
Scott Lord, for Friday, May II, has
been changed to Wednesday, May IL
Music by Kendall's orchestra of three
pieces.
Mrs. C. Davis Miller, who has been
in Washington, d. c., for several
weeks visiting at the home of Dr..
and Mrs. George Otis Smith, returned
home Saturday night.
Lady of good education is wanted
at this office to work a part of the
time at good pay to learn proof read
ing. Jf satisfactory must accept
position for at least six months.
The iurymen for the United States
court to be held at Bangor, June 6,
were drawn here Saturday. Grand
Jurors: H. c. Woodbury. and r. H.
Townsend; Traverse jury: Elba Dan
forth and George II. Plummer.
On Memorial Sunday, May 2S, the
members of the Russell Post, G. A. X
and the Relief Corps, will attend
church services at the Methodist
church. The sermon will be deliver
ed by Rev. f. L. Hayward, pastor.
Mrs. M. T. Pooler and her daugh-
ters, the Misses Florence and Mabel,
returned home from Atlantic City
Friday night. They spent the greater
mart of the winter in Somerville. 5.
c.. coming to Atlantic City April Is.
Walter Merrill has gone to Montana
where he has a position in the trri-
eating work on Sun river at Fort
Shaw. Mr.. Merrill since his gradua-
ton from the University of Maine
last June has been employed In en-
gineering work for the Maine Central
Railroad company.
NJ. Gerry Plummer spoke at the af-
ternoon meeting of the Y. NJ. I. A.
Sunday. This meeting was the last
tor the season, although the Bible
classes will continue Next Sunday
the classes will meet at the club
rooms about four o'clock, take a hike
up the river road to some convenient
grove, go through the Bible lesson as
usual, and then return.
Edgar e. Clifford of Canaan. presi-
dent of the Maine Sheep Breeders AS
ISOLATION, has accepted the position of
manager for J, A, Kendall, who Is
building up big sheep farm at Bow
doinham Mr.. Clifford has been pur-
chasing stock for the place for sew
eral months past but for business
reasons made no announcement of his
ultimate intentions Mr.. Clifford has
sold out his flock of thoroughbred
Leicesters together with the other
stock on his Canaan farm, and has
also resigned as master of Canaan
Grange. George Steward, past
master, has been elected to fill out
the unexpired term.
Arthur Collerton and William Don
ahue of Pittsfeld had a pretty good
chance to compare the enforcement
of the prohibitory law in Penobscot
and Somerset counties Sunday. They
were among the eXcursionists who
went to Bangor from Pittsfleld Sun
day morning. and when they got off