The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-08
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

PERTAINING his mother, Mrs. w. c,
Davis.
Mrs. Albert Taylor of Fairfield
spent Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Amherst Spofford.
Manager Frank Gould is confined
to his room in the Hotel oxford with
severely sprained ankle.
Mrs. Roland T. Patten, who has
been in Lexington, Mass, several
days visiting friends. returned home
Monday night.
DR.. Charles r. Vlles and Harold
Merrill left Saturday morning for a
few days fishing at Moxie lake and
Baker pond.
Walter Ennis arrived here Monday
night from Key West, Florida,
where he has been for the winter
acting as tutor.
Miss Laura Hoxie. demonstration
for a large firm in Boston, is home
for a short vacation at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dinsmore.
The local garages have received
circulars from the chief of police in
Hartford, Conn. reporting the theft
of a Pope-Hartford runabout recently
in that city.
R. X. French, mail clerk in the
Union Station, Portland, is spending
short vacation in Skowhegan with
friends. He was formerly resident
of this town.
c. f. Winter of Boston, who has
been here in the interests of the New
England Telephone Co, took the
morning train Saturday en- route fol
Rumford Falls.
Mr., and Mrs. Roy L. and Mr. anC
Mrs. Clare Marston left Friday after
noon for a week end automobile ant
fishing trip in the northern portion
of the county.
During May seven marriages, six
births and five deaths were recorded
at the office of the town clerk.
Mrs. Wilder Colby of Sanford is
visiting relatives in town for few
days
Twenty-Five members of DeMolay
commandery, X. T., went to Madison
Saturday to act as funeral escort
to the remains of Sir Knight Hun
newell of Madison. The Skowhegan
members made the trip in autos.
Mrs. Freedom Douglass, who spent
a few days last week at her home
here, returned to Gorham, Friday,
accompanied by her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Jones, who will spend
the summer with her at Gorham.
There was a hail storm In Show
hogan Saturday night and although
short. yet was intensive. There were
stones as big as peas and horses
hitched out were considerably
scared. No great damage was done.
The Ladies' Spiritual association
will hold an all-day meeting at
Lakewood Sunday, June II, with Rev.
F. A. Wiggin of Brookline, Mass, as
speaker and physic. Forenoon ses-
sion at 1890; afternoon session at
2.30.
George w. Weeks of Canaan, one
of the prominent members of the
Maine Sheep Breeders association,
sheared last week 131 pounds of wool
from his flock of OXfords. There
were thirteen head in the bunch,
and the heaviest fleece weighed ID
pounds,
Louis Treal and Miss Annie Groder
were married Monday morning at the
ST Mary's church. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father P. E.
of the Commonwealth Shoe Com
pany here and the son of lsidor
Treal The bride Is the daughter of
Mrs. Joseph Groder.
The old cannon that played most
important part in all the celebra-
tons in the years gone by has at
last found resting place and
serves as an ornament to the town.
Commissioner E. L. Ford has put it
| in trim, giving it fresh coat of
| paint and furnishing some large
cannon balls to rest by its side, and
has set it on the lot of the city
building where 1t is viewed by all
passers-by, commented on as a great
improvement to the common.
Though Benjamin Priest is 100
years old he has not lost his useful
ness. Saturday he did as much work
in the field hoeing and planting as
a great many men much younger
! &c has plot of ground of about
half an acre and on this day he
| planted about an eighth of an acre.
He enjoys the work and is keen in
his movement as a man of 70. He
delights in seeing automobiles go by
and can always tell the automobile