The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

fishing up river.
Mrs. Hoxie, who is at Somerset hos
pital, will return to her home in
Clinton in few days.
Mrs. Joseph Viles, who has been at
Somerset hospital for two weeks, was
able to 60 home Wednesday.
Bernard Bailey, who accompanied
NJ. G. Plummer on the latter's vaca-
ton trip to Freeport, returned Sat
urday.
]. Wallace Blunt drove his auto to
Boothbay Harbor Saturday afternoon
and returned Monday with Mrs. Blunt
and children.
Mrs. Flora Dealey will leave today
for Stubenville, o., where she will
spend several weeks with old bust
ness associates.
S. NJ. Paul of South Boston, Mass,
who has been visiting relatives In So
lon, is now visiting friends and rela-
tives in this town.
Harry Graves, who has a position
as trap drummer in Keiths theatre
in Trenton, n j., is home spending
his annual vacation.
spending several weeks vacation at
West Gouldsboro and Bar Harbor, re-
turned home last week
: Charles Atkinson and family and
:, Mrs. A. NJ Thompson went to Green
: Vile Sunday in Mr. Atkinson's auto
mobile to visit relatives.
l Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Williams OF
= Hamilton, Ont, are visiting Mrs. Will
: liams' mother, Mrs. Jane Thompson
: and other relatives in town.
Mrs. Nellie A. Bellmore, accom-
panied by her daughter, Pearl, left on
the noon train Monday for two
l weeks vacation with DR.. and Mrs. A.
L. Chase of Bangor.
Dr. and Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper Of
Wateryille and their son, DR.. Charles
Pepper of Concord, Mass, were
, guests at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
: George Otis Smith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester L. Wills of
Lowell, Mass, are guests of Edwin P.
Trip for several weeks. They made
the trip with automobile and report
as finding the roads very sandy.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Sparks of
Brooklyn, N. Y who have been the
guests of Horace Parkman at his cot
tage at Lakewood for the past two
weeks, returned home on Saturday.
Miss Harriet Marble and brother,
Gerald, returned Saturday from
Boothbay Harbor, where they have
been for the past few weeks as mem
ony.
. Luther S. Emerson, son of Mr.. and
. Mrs. G. w. Emerson, spent the past
week visiting them, returning by way
of Pittsfield, Bangor and Belfast tc
his home in Attleboro, Mass, Satur.
day.
Pennington seemed to be the Mecca
for Skowhegan automobilists Sunday
afternoon. Among those who drove
over were DR.. X. w. Smith, Bin w.
Page, Carleton P. Merrill, DR.. w. NJ
Pulsifer, Gridley r. Fogg and D. l..
Bunker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cook of Cam
bridge, Mass, accompanied by ex-
Mayor and Mrs. Clinton of Provi-
dence, R. l., stopped with friends for
a short time Monday afternoon, while
en- route for a vacation at Lakewood.
They were travelling by autombile.
The State tax for Skowhegan this
year is s23,75343. The State tax in
1910 was $19,040.79 The town of
Smithfeld is putting up a protest in
regard to it's State tax Last year 1t
was about $500 and this year 1t 10
nearly $500. The towns tax rate is
q mills.
Miss Ethel Healey and Miss Thurza
Mcdonald went to Boston Saturday
where they will spend their annual
vacation. They will also spend a
time at Old Orchard Miss Healeys
position as pianist at the Bijou
theatre during her absence is being
assumed by William Andrews.
Mrs. Harold Woodbury. has resigned
her position as clerk on the Tariff
Board, Washington, D. c., and has
accepted position as assistant treas
urer of the Skowhegan Trust Com
! pany to succeed Rupert Jackson, who
has resigned. Mrs. Woodbury. is one
of very few women in Maine to re-
ceive a position as assistant treasur-
er in banking institution.
Hon. S. W. Gould, congressman
from the Third District of Maine, is
at home for a few days from Wash