The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-29
sKowHEOAN LOCAL NEWS

John Perry is at work for Henry
DiIlingham Igetting out timbenf
Abraham Russakoff of Brooklyn
Y y, is visiting at the home OF hi'
son. s. Russakoff.
,trs. F. Ii Hayward and two sons
Palph and Ray, arrived In Skowhegar
from Massachusetts Tuesday of this
week.
Or. E. H. Stevens of Cambridge
Mass. is here with his family to
spend the summer at his cottage
Bloomfield"
Miss Emma Cote will leave Satur.
day afternoon for Portland where she
will be the guest of friends over the
Fourth.
William H. Paine will speak at the
afternoon services conducted by the
Y. NJ. c. A. ct Malbons Mills
next Sunday.
The first session of the w. C. T.
L. Sewing school will be held next
Wednesday at 80 p, m. in G. A.
r. hall All children invited.
Chas. Day has bought out the stock
of groceries of the late Geo. s.
Webb and WIN have for sale Webbs
famous coffee.
Bernard J. MacNally will leave
Saturday afternoon for his home in
Portland where he will be the guest
of his parents for over the Fourth.
Rev. F. L. Hayward will give one
of the principal addresses connected
with the Epworth League State an
nual convention to be held at Houl-
ton. Me-, this week.
Mrs. Arthur r. Jewett, champion
fsherwoman of the east side, with her
usual skill, landed a 17-inch black
bass weighing PA pounds one day
this week.
Henry ]. Dillingham; let Wednes-
day for Boston and other places OF
Massachusetts on business. On his
return he will stop in Augusta and
Waterville.
John N, the infant son of John
N. Merrill, Jr., died Wednesday af-
ternoon after brief illness. Funeral
services will be held at the home Of
DR.. ]. NJ Merrill Saturday Afternoon
at five o'clock.
Skowhegan merchants are Offering
the public great money saving OPP
portunities as will be found by read
ing the ads of Dyer Dry Goods Co
on page 3; the F. C. Dow Clothing
Co. on page 9, and the Chas. F. Ware
Co. on page 2.
Jewett A. Savage of Pleasant street
brings to this office a fine box Of
strawberries of the Kingj varieties
which he has been testing out for the
last tive yeaEs. This year he has re-
ceived an average Of one bushel to 6
square rod; 40 berries to box.
Those from Skowhegan attending
Colby Commencement Wednesday
were: Miss Louise Coburn, DR..
George Otis Smith, Miss Cora Rob
inson, Miss Blanche Emory, Miss
Olive Green, Miss Ethel Knowlton
Miss Jeanette Sturtevant and Mr.. ant
Mrs. John E. Taylor.
After camping at Lake George
Wednesday night, the troop of Boy
Scouts, who have been hiking from
Bangor during the week, reached the
village about noon Thursday. They
were in charge of Scout Master j.
G. Withee, and brought their baggage
In real prairie schooner which bore
in large letters the legend, Bangor
Boy Scouts There were dozen In
the party. and they will camp several
days in the vicinity. starting on the
56-mile trip back Monday morning.
handsome silver cup now on ex-
hibition in the show window Of Mer-
ril's store on Water street, will be
given by the Scout Officers to the
Patrol which makes the best all-round
record July 4. The different patrols
are putting In some time nearly every
day in preparation for the big time
An invitation has also been extended
to the Young Campaigners to march
! In the morning parade, and they are
requested to assemble at G.. A. R.
hall with badges and banners at S.3C
a. m.
Over seventy members Of DeMolay
Commandery, K. T., made the triE
to Rangeley Saturday, and with
Chandler's band of Portland, had one
hundred men in line during the par
ad at Pennington. The program
was omitted at Phillips on account
q the sudden death Of j. n. Bracket
a member of Pennington Com
mandery Two engines were required
TO haul the special train over the mar