The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-02-09

business connected with the building
of a new dam there.
Henry Thomas, who has been
working at Moose River as surveyor,
has returned home
During the month of January there
were recorded at the town clerks Of
flee 9 marriages, 10 births and 8
deaths.
c. T. Huff returned home from.
Boston Friday, having been there to
attend photographers institute for
about week
Walter p Ordway was in Water
vile Monday and in the evening at
tended the Senator Charles F. john
son banquet.
John Lewis, Arthur Merrill Folsom
Merrill are home for a few days from
Bowdoin college during the mid-year
examination. Folsom Merrill is a
senior in the college.
J. A Morrissette, who for some
time has been employed as travelling
salesman for n. II. Coleman & Son,
has been given a like position with
The John H. North Clothing Co.
Mrs. Harvey Goodwin, who has
been in Richmond for few days Wis
iting her sister, returned home Fri
day night, accompanied by her son.
Carroll, who has been in Boston for
the last week.
Friday afternoon marked the end
of the first half year at the Jewett
street school taught by Mrs Nellie r.
Copp Parents and friends were
present to inspect the drawings and
written work of the children. The
In the northern part of this county
Thursday 26 inches of snow fell.
Trains were unable to make their
trips over the Somerset railroad until
Friday noon. Friday morning the
thermometer registered Is below
zero.
Charles Roberts was given a SEN
tence of 30 days in the county jail
Friday for yagrancy. II. Putnam
received sentence from Judge
Lawrence of 500 and costs, for hay-
ing illegal possession of liquors. Dur
ing the last six days five prisoners
have been committed to the county
Jail. 1t now has 80 inmates
The thirteth anniversary of the
Christian Endeavor society was OBJ
served Sunday evening at the Bethany
Baptist church. The program con
sisted of chorus singing under the
leadership of Mrs. Phlo Steward.
There were solos by Miss Berdena
Trafton, Miss Fancher Sawyer, Car
roll Goodwin, Fred Nye. A special
sermon was given by the pastor, Rev.
George Merriam.
President DeForest H. Perkins of
the Maine Teachers association has
secured Prof. P. p. Claxton, head of
the educational department of the
University of Tennessee, to make the
principal address at the general SEES
sion to be held next October. Prof
ClaXton is considered one of the lead
ers in his chosen field, and Mr. Per-
kins feels that the Maine Association
IS fortunate in having secured him
A meeting of the Helen COburn
Missionary society was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Judkins The subject was Western
Women in Eastern Lands" 1t was
made as surprise party to Mrs
Nathan Sullivan, who on the previous
day observed her seventy eighth
birthday A letter was read from
Miss Louise Coburn from Washing
ton, D. G., as a greeting to Mrs Sulli-
van ON her birthday.
That a dog has intelligence equal
to a person is we'll illustrated by one
owned by Lyman Murl by The dog
believes that his presence is neees-
sary in order to make things run
right on the electric car line. His
master is superintendent of the ca"
barn and the dog is ready to aid in
whatever he can do. He is very fond
of riding on the electric cars He
will watch for car to go down by
the barn and then he will run down
towards the village and wait for the
car to come back. When 1t gets
along he will get onto it and ride to
the barn.
A club to be known as the Pro-
gressiye club was formed Friday ey
ening at the home of Miss Dorothy
Day. Those present who enjoyed a
very pleasant evening were: Pauline
Steward, Maurice Philbrick, Arthur
McQuillan, Robert Emery, Harry Day,
Lester Bragg, Tobey Mooers, Harold
Symonds, Warren Merrill, Verna Alb
hey, Eunice and GLADYS Chase, Corine