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

Mrs. Edgar Murphy of Haverhill.
Mass, is visiting her parents here,
with her daughter Atlanta.
Rev. Robert Morris was in Vassal-
boro last week visiting his brother
Rev. Luther Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Lang, who
have been in Freeport for several
weeks returned home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. H. Smith
who have been spending their annual
vacation at Capitol Island, have re-
turned home.
John Smith of Lawrence, Mass,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mitchell for the past week,
returned home Thursday.
Charles Atkinson and family came
from Boston last week in their tour
ing car to visit Mrs. Atkinson moth
er, Mrs. A. NJ Thompson.
Omar Perkins has gone to Green
Vile where he will work for K. Z.
Woodland, formerly of this town, be-
ing engaged in the grocery business
here.
Mrs. ]. o. Smith went to Reading,
Mass, Saturday to visit her daughter
Mrs. William Pierce. She was ac-
companied by her granddaughter.
Rachel, who has been spending sew
eral weeks with her.
Thomas C. Fox of Athens has been
drawn to serve on the Grand Jury
for the next three terms of the SUI
preme court; r. F. Stafford of Hart
land and Sam Furbush of Hartland
for the Traverse Jury.
Sheriff John A. Mooers reported
Friday that he had found the person
who broke into the store of A. l..
Flanders in Mayfield last week and
stole $50 The case will be taken up
some time this week.
L. W. Gerrish, who has recently
been elected Superintendent of the
Madison schools will move
his family here next week from Carl
bou. He will occupy the rent in the
w. S. Stinchfield house on North
avenue.
Arthur Ward Packard, son of
Charles Packard of this town, and
Miss Iva Ring of Portland, a teacher
in the public schools there, have an
nounced their engagement. Mr.. Pack
ard is now employed as bookkeeper
in Portland.
NJ Gerry Plummer spoke at Athens
Sunday morning upon the Boy Scout
Movement, and aroused so much in
terest and enthusiasm that the or
ganization of a patrol there will take
place as soon as the details can be
arranged. In the afternoon he spoke
on prohibition at East Ridge, Corn
Vile, and again on the same topic at
Athens in the evening.
| Robert Rostrum has a porker that
he considers almost as good as
small gold mine on his farm. She
Is not quite a year old, but last week
when Mr. Rostrum went to feed her
one morning he found that she had
given birth to eighteen pigs. They
are all thrifty little fellows and when
they are four weeks old Mr.. Rostrlm
will be able to add a good sum of
money TO his bank account for them.
They are of the White Chester breed.
Arthur Merrill, who has been act
ing as fire warden in the Northern
part of the State for several weeks,
has returned home, due to the fact
that the fund appropriated for forest
fire protection has run out. 1t was
reported here Monday, however, that
a sufficient amount of money will be
raised either by the State or the tim
Der land owners to reinstate the war
dens for the rest of the summer. The !
timber land owners consider that
there Is as much danger from fires in
the next six months as the previous
Large crowds welcomed Rev. M. ].
Twomey of Portland Sunday in his
addresses here and at Lakewood on
Prohibition. At the Opera house Sun
day evening a very enthusiastic au-
dience listened to him in a stirring
address. Mr.. Twomey said when he
came to Maine six years ago he did
not believe in Prohibition. He said
he had listened to the many stories
which were lies about Prohibition in |
Maine. He said that he now believed
that Maine has more honorable citiz-
ems, more noble women, and people
Of the highest character on account of
Prohibition. He said open saloons
never made better business. He said
that in the town in Connecticut where
he lived previous to coming to Port
land that when the town
was under the Prohibition law the
traders said that their business was
hotfar Tho tomn nf4oarc ooid fhok