The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-07

Augustus Fowler went to Portland
today on business.
Mrs. Cecil H. Tilton is in Roxbury
Mass, visiting her sisters for thres
weeks.
Mrs. Flora T. Brainerd of Augusts
is the guest of Judge and Mrs. FREQ
F. Lawrence of Pleasant street
Mrs. Melinda Decker and grand
daughter of Clinton, are visiting al
her sisters, Mrs. P. A. Cleveland
for few days.
Miss Janet Leighton of Marlboro
Mass, returned home Monday after
visit of four weeks with her aunt
Mrs. Charles Tuttle.
Mrs. NJ. A. Whitney arrived We'd
nesday afternoon from Springfield
Mass, to visit her brother H. C.
Judkins and Mrs. Judkins.
Miss Harriet L. Marble left home
Tuesday for Pennsylvania where she
has a fine situation as teacher of vo-
cal music in the Lebanon Valley col
lege.
Mrs ]. E. Wadsworth was operated
on for appendicitis at Somerset hos
pital last Tuesday. The operation
was performed by DR.. Brock of Port
land.
Mrs. Herbert NJ Pratt is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Horace
Whitman in Auburn this week and
also attending the State fair at Lew
iston.
Mrs. Alfred J. Smith and twin
daughters, Mildred and Marion, of
Gardiner, Me-, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Charles H. futile at their
farm home.
Herbert c.. Hight of Somerville,
Mass, has been the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Augustus Crowell, and
while here attended the Central Maine
fair at Waterville.
Lea Boardman and wife left on the
o'clock train Wednesday for a six
weeks visit with his brother, Fred
Boardman of Minneapolis, Mimi, and
they will visit in other cities on their
way home.
At the next regular meeting of
Crescent Tent, No. Is, to be held
Monday evening, September II, re-
requested to be present as there is
business of importance.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will hold their annual Field day at
the home of Mrs. E. T. Goodrich,
Coburn avenue, September 8, at p.
m. Picnic supper at $50. They in
yite as their guests, husbands and chill
dren.
The Clementine Weston W. G. T.
U. held their second special meeting
Tuesday, September 3. The purpose
of the meeting was for prayer that
the righteous law may not be repeal
ed Much interest was manifested
and several committees were chosen
to perfect the plans for voting day.
The next meeting will be held at G.
A. R. hall, Tuesday, September IL,
at p. m.
Miss Gladys Tarlton of Hampton
N. H., arrived here Saturday night
to be the guest of her friend, Miss
Margie E. Mitchell. Miss Tarlton is
a book-keeper in an undertaking es-
Enlistment of Rev. I. s. Jones,
formerly of this town. The young
ladies' made their acquaintance when
Miss Mitchell was a clerk in the dry
goods and millinery department of
Mrs. C. w. Newcombes of that
place.
All pupils entering the 8th grade,
9th grade, and Freshman class will
report at the High school building,
Monday, September II, at $50 a. M.
All pupils belonging to the Sophie
more, Junior and Senior classes will
report at 80 p. m. of the same day.
All pupils from other towns desiring
to enter any of these classes for the
first time will report at $50 a. m.
of same day. Because Of the large
number entering the High school this
year, it is necessary that all should
report promptly.
The special committee of timber
land owners of the Kennebec water
shed consisting of E. P. Viles, chair
man, Forrest Colby of Bingham, W.
]. Lanigan of Waterville and Prof
Roy L. Marston, met at the Hotel Co
burn Wednesday to consider the de-
tails of the plan for financing the fire
protection for which the state nc
longer has funds. A schedule of the
names with the acreage of each own
err was drawn up, and it was decided
that an assessment of ~ mills
per acre would provide the ne