The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-12

| III toNn MONDAY on business.
c. ". Hussey of Waterville was
at the Court house on business Mon
day.
S. +. Emerson held a service at the
Friends church, North Fairfield. Sun
day.
Rev. George Thompson gave an
address before the Y. NJ. C. A Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Magoon of So
Ion were in town Tuesday to attend
the Pomona Grange.
Mrs. A R. Waldron of Wateryille
is a guest of DR.. and Mrs. A. T.
Smith, Madison avenue.
A. C. Houston of Guilford accom-
panied by his son, George, visited
with friends in town over Sunday
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Fair
/ field Monday where he presided at
the civil term of the Municipal court.
Mrs Ethel Ames acted as organist
at the Bethany Baptist church Sun
day in the absence of Mrs. Milton
! Lambert.
Miss Myrtle Green returned from
Portland last week where she has
been visiting relatives during her va
cation.
Miss Gladys Crandall returned Sat
urday night from Lewiston and Au-
burn where she has been spending. a
few days with friends.
| Invitations are out for a masque
ball to be held In Grange hail. Thurs
day. January 26. One of the best
times of the season is assured
J. w. Packard and Newell Boynton
of Norridgewock went to No. Bel
grade Saturday where they are hold
ing a series of meetings this week.
Alton Cleveland will go to Hebron
Sanatorium Wednesday to undergo
treatment for tuberculosis. He is
expected to be there about six months
| Mrs. Harry Turner of Los Angeles
Cal, who has been the guest of Mrs.
NJ. F. Pooler during the holidays, has
returned to her home in the far west
! The following letters are advertised
at the post Office: Mrs. Joseph Lub-
low, Mrs. Emma L. Allen, Morris
Curtis, P. P. Perrigo, w. c. Will
liams.
Miss Daisy A. Snow has secured a
position as stenographer in the office
of S. w. Philbrick. She Is a gradu-
ate of Morgan's Business college and
Skowhegan High school, class of 1907
Mrs. Roy L. Marston, accompanied
i her mother, Mrs. Henry S. Parmelee
of New Haven, Conn. when the latter
left for home by the noon train Fri
day. Mrs. Marston will spend several
weeks among friends and relatives of
her old home, before returning to
Skowhegan.
Charles E. Tilton, superintendent
of schools for the city of Bangor, is
seriously i'll at his summer home on
the Norridgewock road. Mr.. Tilton
had not been in his usual good health
for some time preceding the Christ
mas vacation and with the advent of
the holidays gave up entirely.
Hon. S. W Gould returned Fri
day from Augusta. where he was an
interested spectator of the inaugural
ceremonies. He will go to Washing
ton this week to make the acquaint-
ance of the other statesmen with
whom he Is to associate while per-
! forming his duties as congressman.
Daniel Ryan in THE Black Fox
appeared at the Opera house Monday
evening under the local management
of Harold Clark, playing to a good
house. This company gave a pleasing
performance and Mr.. Clark Is to be
congratulated upon the success of the
first of series of entertainments he
has booked for the coming weeks. A
young orchestra led by Lindsey Nut
ting, furnished very acceptable music
Sheriff John A. Mooers made public
the Somerset Jail report Monday. 1t
shows that SO prisoners were com
mitted between January /, 1910 and
December 81, 1910. Thirty-two for
liquor selling, IS for intoxication,
for larceny, 10 for vagrancy, for as
sault, l for forgery, 5 poor debtors
2 for deer killing. TO contempt of
court, 2 for other offences. Whole
number of weeks board for the year.
SOC. The expense of support of pris-
oners was $1744.59.
DR. A. T. Smith is one of the most
progressive farmers in this section
He was the first one in this town to
have an artesian well. This we'll at
first lid not prove satisfactory but
Dr. Smith now has it in the best
working order. 1t furnishes the best