The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19


day noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jewett are
spending the week in Boston and
vicinity.
The ladies of the Cooking Club
went to Smithfield by auto Friday
and there enjoyed a picnic spread
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Sheridan left
Monday for New York where they
will remain for weeks vacation.
Sumner Ward, baggage master at
the Maine Central Office here. left
Monday for Asquith on a hunting
trip.
Miss Helen Fogler of New York
City went home Tuesday after visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. W. Fogler.
Mrs Charles N. Bragg, Past Noble
Grand of Priscilla Rebekah Lodge,
went to Portland Monday as delegate
to the Rebekah Assembly of Maine,
and will extend her trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Wyman and
daughter, of Norridgewock, spent the
day Sunday with Mrs. Wyman's
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Raymond, in East Skowhegan.
Bert C. Taylor has sold his farm on
the River road and moved his family
to Harmony, where he has bought
the D. H. Bartlett store property and
will enter the general store business
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen D. Prescott are
spending their vacation with Mrs.
Carrie Prescott of Bloomfield street,
after which they will return to their
work at the Maine Insane Hospital in
Augusta.
Golden Rod Branch l. S. S. will
hold its regular meeting Thursday,
Oct 10. Donations to any of the
various tables for the Fair would be
gratefully received Fair to be Sat
urday, Oct. rs.
Henry Cannon and Jefferson
Savage left on the Wednesday morn
ing train to attend the state encamp-
ment of the Union Veterans Reunion
at Togus which occurs on the 18th
and 10Th of October.
Elder NJ. B. Butterfeld will speak
Sunday evening, Oct. 22nd, at 40
in the s. d. A. Mission hall over
Somerset Traction waiting room. In
connection with his work he uses a
steroptican. All are welcome.
John Nutting brought to the In
granddaughter office Wednesday.
a cluster of Mayhowers fully budded
and apparently ready to blossom. So
far as is known this establishes
new record for out of season wild
flowers.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was one of
the speakers at Colby Day at Water
Vile, Saturday. The press speaks as
follows with regard to his remarks:
Judge Lawrence followed with an in
teresting address in which he warn
ed the undergraduates to grasp the
opportunities offered them while in
college. To participate in the
various activities, to choose the
courses from which the most benefit
can be derived by them as in
dividuals. His address was livened
all the way through with snappy
jokes.
Sewall w. Smith has an odd curio
that used to be a part of the office
equipment of Ex-Governor Coburn.
That was before the days of blotting
paper, and as a substitute they used
to sprinkle black sand over the writ
ing, and later shake the surplus off.
This curio was turned from hard
wood and served as a receptacle for
the sand. A chamber in the middle of
the barrel holds the supply, and a
number of small holes through an in
serted top allow the thing to operate
like a salt shaker. A funnel shaped
rim makes it easy to turn the surplus
from the paper back for future use
Mr.. Smith gets good deal of salts
faction out Of watching the puzzled
expressions Of those to whom he
shows the relic.
The party of merry makers who set
out to give Mr.. and Mrs. Myron J.
Smith the customary bridal send off
Wednesday afternoon, got beautifully
fooled Mr.. and Mrs. Smith drove up
and down by the depot in their auto
mobile few times, and then began
to get out into the side streets. Then
they took turn around the block,
while their would be tormenters
were expectantly waiting, came into
the railroad yard on foot from the
west, and entered the baggage COM
partment at the rear of the train.
Conductor Hopkins casually closed
the door and in due season the train
moved off Just as tie rear was cross
ing Water street, MI and Mrs. Smith
appeared on the platform to wave