The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Miss Hazel Leavitt left Monday TO
few days stay in Orono and Bangor
Mrs. B. F. Eaton Is attending tn
Federation of Women's Clubs in Sac
this week.
Rev. J. G. Osborn of York will suppl
the pulpit at the First Baptist churcl
Sunday
Mrs. o. B. Devoll spent last weel
with her son, Charles and family il
Norridgewock.
Mrs. Frances Bixby Wood of Law
renee, Kansas, was the guest of Mrs
D. NJ. Bacon over Sunday.
PRS. Kellet and Sanhorn went t.
Portland, Saturday, to attend thu
quarterly meeting of the Osteopathit
Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Colby o
Bingham were In town Tuesday even
ing and attended the play at thu
Opera House.
Mrs. Emma A. Bigelow, who has
teen the guest of her sister, Mrs. Iri
A. Norton, returned to her home in
Lewiston, Friday.
The ladies of the st. John Baptist
Society will hold whist party at Con-
vent hall, October II. Ice cream and
cake will be served. Admission 25c
Stable to rent. Inquire of G.. R
Fogg
Mrs. Mabel Judkins gave a report
of the Young Peoples branch of the
w. C. T. u, of which she is assistant
secretary and Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith is secretary, at the ennual meet
ing in Waterville, last Friday.
Hon. Forrest Goodwin is in Bangor
where he is appearing as attorney for
the defendants in the $4,000 damage
suit, Pierce VS. Maine Central r. r. Co.
which was entered upon for trial this
week in the Supreme court there.
NIilburn Commandery, U. o. G. C.
No. 305, held its regular meeting
Thursday evening, Sept. 28th. short
address was given by grand herald, H
Mckinney. A social was enjoyed by
all' after the meeting and light re-
freshments were served.
NJ. n. Brown of Boston was in town
Wednesday taking account of the con-
Gition of the Importing Tea Company s
store of which he is general manager
He has 10 of these stores throughout
the state and reported that this one
was one of the best.
T. ]. Stilson, retired jeweler OF
Atlanta, Ga, has been in town the
past week. Mr.. Stilson was former
sehoolmate of A. H. Lang and native
of Palmyra. These schoolmates have
not met before for 35 years. He
was called East by the death of his
sister.
The Agricultural class of the Show
hogan High School, with the approval
of Chas. c. Cleveland, professor of that
department, have accepted an invita-
ton to visit Eaton Mountain Farm on
Saturday next. They will take part
in harvesting the apple crop and will
tn fa CT in O
and packing.
Hotel Oxford dining room was
opened last Sunday under the man
agement of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Pollard
of Lakewood Inn. They will make a
specially of Sunday dinners and are
making low rate for regular board
ers and already large number OF
people have signified their attention
Of being with them this winter.
At a mock trial in Whitensvil e,
Mass, recently. a former Skowhegan
man, Stephen c. Durrell, manager of
the Blue Eagle Inn was convicted of
larceny Oh d plymouth IoCh loooIci
of uncertain age comb and left gol-
liper missing since an engagement
with a co lie dog. Mr.. Durrell was
sentenced to serve two weeks in Tan
ner's bakery with a muzzel on and
as further punishment to keep away
from all ball games the rest of his
rife.
DR. Geo. Otis Smith, who Is on his
way to San Francisco, writes us from
New York: Apropos of the recent
exhibit of Somerset grown apples,
was interested to see today in New
York City the Mcintosh Reds occupy
Ing the front row on the best fruit
stands. Those are from Massachu-
sets and do not compare at all fav-
orably with those exhibited at Show
hogan, either in color or freedom from
llemishes or indeed in size. Price
DO cents a dozen