The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-25
Mrs. Frank Steward Is spending
the week with friends In Boston.

the week with friends In Boston.
Mrs. H. n. Flanders of Athens
went to Hebron Sanatorlum for treat
ment Tuesday.
Arthur Plummer of North New
Portland. was the guest of Dr.
Charles R. Viles Monday.
Miss Maud Bracket has returned
to Watervllle after spending a few
DAYS with friends in town.
There will be a baseball game here
Saturday forenoon between the Skow-
hogan High school and Winslow High
school.
Mrs. A. NJ. Thompson went tt
Boston Tuesday TO visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles Atkinson, for sew
eral weeks.
W. H. Wildes, Jr., went to Wa
terville Tuesday where he will be
employed for the summer in the gar
age of Cove & Hall.
w. r. Elliott left for Boston Mon
day to attend a conference of the
cashiers and accountants in the en-
ploy of the American Wooden Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph st. Peter
moved from Waterville to Skowhegan
where they will make their home
with Mrs. Peters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Leo.
Manager Hurley has secured the
Colby Freshmen for game at Fair
view park Saturday afternoon. The
visitors will come up by auto so that
the game will be called at p. m.
George Merrill who has been with
the Skowhegan Creamery for some
time past, has resigned his position
and gone to Camden. Last Monday
he began his duties in one OF the
large grocery stores there.
Street Commissioner E. L. Ford
has purchased a four-year-old colt
for use ON the streets this summer.
The horse was raised in Athens, and
excited considerable favorable COM
ment among the local stable men.
A stated convocation of Somerset
Chapter. Royal Arch Masons, will be
held Friday, May 26, at 4 o'clock p.
M. Work in the P. NJ. and NJ. E.
NJ. degrees. Supper at $50. The
Royal Arch degree conferred in the
evening.
Bin w. Page, Herbert Wentworth,
John Wright and George Nash re-
turned Monday afternoon from
weekend outing in Jackman and vi
cinity. They reported the fishing at
Croker Pond as excellent, all hands
taking good strings. George Nash
caught the biggest fish, a four-pound
square tail trout, with Herbert Went
worth second.
l.. F. Parsons of Cornville expert
enced something of a surprise Thurs
day morning when he looked out of
his window and saw an unusually
large loupcervier crossing the road
In front of the house. He grabbed
his gun and rushed out for a shot at
the beast but the distance was so
great that the little lead pellets only
caused the cat to speed up a little
faster in taking its departure.
Robert Bigelow, janitor at the
Municipal building, has used his ar
tistic hand this week to the benefit
of all the citizens of the town. He
has painted In pronounced white let
tiers on the screens of the various
windows of the city hall the office
they designate, viz: "Selectmen,'
Town Clerk and Collector" Super
intendent of Schools" One can read
lily determine from the outside the
office he wishes to go. With the neat
way he has done this adds more dig
nifty to the building.
Monday was the twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
N. Bragg. They observed the occa
sion by entertaining In the evening
forty of their friends, including the
Degree Staff of the Rebekah lodge
with their husbands. They came as
a surprise to Mrs. Bragg. Mr.. Bragg
being notified of the plans of the
friends, had Mrs. Bragg go to the
moving pictures. When she returned
and turned on the lights her friends
sat smiling at her establishment. The
evening was spent playing games and
a general good time. A piano solo
was given by Pauline Bragg accom-
panied by her brother Lester on the
trap drum Money was presented to
MIR. and Mrs. Bragg, the presenta-
ton speech being made by w A.
Bailey. Mr.. Bragg is a past officer
of the Carrabassett lodge, |, o, o.