The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

friends.
Miss Myrtle Green has been en-
gagged to teach in the Foss district in
Madison.
Mrs. ]. r. Bradstreet of Rumford
Is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Steward.
Miss F. NJ. Bragg is among those
attending the Aetna campmeeting
from Skowhegan this week.
All stores of the Grocery & Feed
Dealers Association will close at
IL o'clock, Monday, September A.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Elliott of
North Andover, Mass, will arrive
Monday to visit their son, William
r. Elliott.
Miss Mildred Chute and Miss Sarah
Snow, who have been spending the
summer at Peaks Island, returned
Monday night.
Miss Marjorie Salley and Miss Iva
Briggs were at Spring lake over Sat
urday and Sunday. making the trip
by automobile.
Registrar Herbert c. Libby of Col
by college called on his sister, Mrs.
w. NJ. Pulsifer while returning from
Madison Thursday.
Mrs. William H. Ryder of South
Hadley Falls, Mass, will leave for
home Wednesday after spending her
vacation with relatives at East Madi-
son.
G. E. Durrell has leased his resi-
dence on Madison Ave. to r. E. Att
wood cashier OF the Skowhegan
Trust Company who will make his
home there with his family.
Dr. S. NJ. Cover has formed a
partnership with DR.. X. W. Smith,
dentist. DR.. Cover comes from Win
throp Me-, where he has been in
practice, and will move his family
here Immediately. He is a graduate
of Tufts dental school, class of 1907.
John L. Cox has moved his family
from Portland and has rented the
Frank |. Estes residence on Dyer
street for home. Mr.. Cox has
been engaged at Portland in board
ing house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wentworth.
who have been visiting Mrs. Went
worth's parents for several weeks,
have gone to Dover where they will
visit for few days when they will
return to their home in New York.
Eugene Sawyer who lives on the
hill road leading to East Skowhegan,
fell from load of hay last Tuesday
and dislocated his shoulder. DR.. j.
E. Wadsworth attended Mr.. Sawyer,
and the latest report was that the re-
covery would be rapid.
Elmer Thibeault, acting manager of
the w. F. Robbins Company jewelry
store, is closing out his business and
will move to Los Angeles, Cal, where
he will enter into a similar business
with Mr.. Robbins who went there
about two years ago.
Judge A. NJ. Spear of Gardiner
gave referees hearing Wednesday
in the proceedings of the E. A. Strout
Co. VS. Mary j. Berry of Fairfield,
involving the right to transfer certain
real estate. F. F. Lawrence appear
ed for the Strout Co. and Hon. w.
Berry.
Manager E. E. Harris of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery calls our
attention to the fact that the figures
representing the total July business,
which were printed in the Indepen-
dent-Reporter last week were not
correct. They should have read: To-
tai number of cows 961; total pounds
butter fat 1S,3025; average per COW
10 pounds; price 301s cents; income
per COW $3.50.
The party of Young Mems Chris
ton Association boys consisting of
Everett Bacon, George Day, Milburn
Fowler, Howard Weston and Roy See
kins, returned Saturday night from a
hike to Kineo and points near the
Canadian line. They left here a week
ago, travelling distance of nearly
seventy miles. They were joined by
George Young, who is foreman for
John Holden in his numbering opera
tions In the northern part of the
State They had a delightful time fish
ing and tramping.
Excitement on Madison avenue and
Water street ran high The cause of
1t was Ned Dudley who climbed to the
top of the flag-pole of G. A. R. hall
and put a new rope in the top of it.
Mr.. Dudley was offered $500 II he
would climb to the top and replace
the rope. The pole is slender and his
friends feared for him, but with the
courage of a professional steeple-jack
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