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


Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin E. Taylor OF
Augusta spent Sunday with their son
here.
Eddie Dysart left Monday morning
for Aroostook County where he VIII
spend several days.
Mrs. Clare E. Norton returned from
| Greenville, " H., Saturday, after
spending several weeks with friends
there.
Next TUESDAY evening the Clemen
tine Weston w c. T. L will give q
reception il the Dcthane tbtsch t.
the public school teachers
c. NJ. Hobbs, who has been working
! for the summer in the Green garage
has gone to his home in Farming
ton.
BY the will of the late Father r.
A. Jouvin. who was pastor for a time
of st. Marys parish, the church here
has received a gift of $780,
Mrs. Linden Lancaster of Auburn
was the week end guest of Mr., and
Mrs. Henry Crowell. She returned
to her home Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Flynt returned
Monday evening after spending the
week end with their daughter Miss
Rowena, who is a freshman in Mt.
Holyoke seminary.
Sewell w. Smith, who has had his
office for several years on Russell
street. has moved 1t to the buildin9
back of the Skowhegan House, t'-
gether with the scales.
A party made up of William Dun
ton, William Hall, Sumner Ward
David Wade and NJ. w. Bantam left
here Monday morning for a hunting
trip Of about a week near Somerset
Junction.
Levi Thomas, who has been in the
vicinity of Eustis during the summer
acting as a fire warden, left Monday
morning for Boston, where he will be
employed for the winter in Ray
monds clothing store
Mrs. Fred Philbrick returned from
Bangor Monday night where she had
been attending the Musical Festival.
Mrs S. Russakoff was in Water
Vile Sunday attending the celebra-
ton of the Jewish anniversary of the
Handing Down of the Decalogues.
The first concrete pole in Show
hogan was hoisted Sunday on Water
street, near the new First National
Bank, by the Central Maine Power
Company. 1t is little east of the
old pole which was a large wooden
one and comes between the bank
and the Morrison & Mcclellan
block. This pole weighs nearly 21a
tons and is AZ feet high. 1t was made
by C. J. Abbey, superintendent OF
the company here, and will carry SIX
cross arms.
M. B. .Heselton completed last week
a new hall in his block on Water
street which is called Heselten Hall.
A dance was held there Saturday
night for about the first time, music
being furnished by R. P. L. orches-
ira, there being 60 couples. The
hall has a hard wood floor and is
beautifully painted. 1t has two ante
rooms and a banquet hall nearly
completed. The hall is AZ by so feet.
This opens into another hall which
he has recently COMPLETED that will
be used for high school receptions,
etc.
The ladies of the st. John the Ban
fist had whist party at Convent hall
Thursday evening and about $50
people were present. Ice cream and
cake were served and the guests
played cards throughout the evening.
The first prize for men, which was
$3.50 in gold, was won by j. T.
,Thibodeau; second prize, silk UNI
brella. by DR.. Geoffrian; third prize,
q box of cigars, by Mrs. w. G. Gagne
who took the part of a man. The
ladies' prizes were won by Miss Lena
Lemue, LIST, $3.50 in gold; second
prize, Miss King, pocket-book;
third prize, Miss Pachon, a picture;
the BOBBY prize, Miss Carriveau'
which was a statue.
Enthusiastic Socialists from Madi-
son, Canaan and Skowhegan met in
the Municipal Court room Sunday af-
ternoon, and voted to accept the
proposition of the National Head
quarters to hold a series of lectures
here. Charles A. Burnor was chosen
chairman of the committee of ar
rangements, and w. Scott secretary
and treasurer There will be one
lecture each week for five weeks,
beginning early in the new year. The
speakers and subjects will be as fol-
lows: Charles Edward Russell on
How we are Gouged"; Walter ]. Mil
lard on why things happen to hap
PEN; Ben Wilson on THE war Of