The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

/ rived SATURDAY.
DR.. w. Nj. Pulsifer took a patient
to the Insane hospital at Augusta IN
his automobile Monday.
]. W. Packard will occupy the
pulpit of the church at East Ridge
cornville, next Sunday morning
The Skowhegan Military band will
observe its seventh anniversary with
a banquet in G. A. r. hall, July ~.
Rev. ]. E. Cochrane of Brunswick
will occupy the pulpit at the Bethany
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening.
Company E Military band will give
a concert from the yeranda OF the
Hotel Coburn Thursday evening at the
usual hour.
Mrs. w. E. Brown and daughter,
and Mrs. Guy Written of Clinton
we're the guests of Mrs. Ellen Cover
Thursday of last week.
Miss Edna Porter returned Friday
night from her visit with her par
ents at Dorchester, Mass, and was
accompanied by her sister, Mar
guerite.
Horace Jewett has his new resi-
dence nearly completed on Dyer
mark. Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett expect
to move into their new home in about
two weeks.
Friends OF Charles Alexander en-
ioyed feast of white perch recent
ly, resulting from a combination OF
good luck and piscatorial skill at
Hayden lake.
Mrs. Wallace Blunt and her fam
lily are spending a few weeks at
Boothbay Harbor. Mr.. Blunt return
ed from there Monday, having spent
the weekend there.
George r. Merriam, son of Rev.
and Mrs. George Merriam, is spend
ing the greater part of the summer at
Portland Y. NJ. C. A. of which he is
secretary.
Charles E. Tilton, superintendent
of the Bangor schools, and Mrs. Til
ton. who are spending the summer at
their country home, went to Castine
Tuesday to be present at the meeting
Of the State superintendent.
Miss Louise Coburn went to West
Newton, Mass, Tuesday to attend the
annual convention of the Sigma kap-
pa Sorority, she being a member OF
the Colby College chapter. She is
one of the first five charter members
of this society.
The first automobile truck in Show
hogan has Just been purchased by
John O'Reilly as a delivery wagon
for use in connection with his ex-
tensive bottling business. The yehi-
Gle is single cylinder REQ with car
rying capacity of one ton.
w. H. Paine led the meeting at
Malbon's Mills school house Sunday
afternoon where services were held
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c.
A. Arrangements have been made
for similar meetings every Sunday
until further notice.
The July term of the Somerset
j Probate court convened Tuesday with
Judge Simmons of North Arson pre-
siding. There were number of at
torneys present from out of town. 1t
is expected that only the ordinary
amount of business will be transact
ed this term.
Miss Helen Goddard of Philadel-
phia, Pa, who Is spending the sum
mer at Lakewood with Miss Grace
Chute of the same city. gave a fine
exhibition of swimming and endur-
ance last Saturday afternoon, swim
ming about three-quarters of a mile
through very choppy water. Without
a doubt under favorable conditions
Miss Goddard can cross the lake, a
feat which we understand has only
been accomplished once and that by
q man.
One of Skowhegan's good looking
men came near having to walk
through Skowhegan village Monday
afternoon in a barrel. When he heard
of the drowning accident he and a
newspaper reporter started in the
| latter's automobile down to the Big
Eddy on the West side of the river
When they got there it was discover
ed that the accident occurred on the
other side OF the river. The gentle !
man volunteered to swim across the !
river where the men were and get
the story for the newspaperman. Dis
robing he lit" out When he was
part way across he stopped on a |
small island and hollered back to the |
reporter that It was a hard lob so
the reporter volunteered to take his
companions clothes and with the au-
tomobile 90 back across the bridges