The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ada Jones of Providence. r. l..
&c visiting at the home of Mrs. A. N.
Davis.
The Ladies' Circle of the Methodist
church will hold a food sale Friday
afternoon, June %, from 8 to g..
There will be a special meeting OF
the fire companies June 20 at p.
m. The chiefs call will be sounded
at 6 so p. m.
Mrs. Benjamin Weston, who has
been in Detroit for the winter, Is Wis
ting Mr.. Weston's mother in Madi-
son.
Miss Alexandria Alexander will
arrive today from Toronto, Can, to
spend the school vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alex
ander.
A. F. Dyer of the Dyer Dry Goods
Co, is in Boston and New York this
week where he is purchasing a new
stock of goods preparatory to enlarg-
ing his stock.
Miss Amelia Newton and Mrs. AL
fred BARLEY of Madison left on the
morning train Wednesday for a short
visit with friends in Portland and
Lewiston.
Mrs. Ella Mason and her daugh-
ter Miss Mildred, arrived here from
Danielson, Conn, Wednesday night.
and will spend the summer on the
Leon Mason farm in Clinton.
Manager Frank Gould landed a
good sized bass from the rocks at the
edge of the Kennebec river directly in
the rear of the Hotel Oxford, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Services at the Malbon's Mills
school house will be conducted Sun
day afternoon by delegation of
young men from the Skowhegan Y. NJ.
c. A
L. L. Sanford encountered a full
grown doe in the highway short dis
lance below his house on the Clinton
road Tuesday. The animal was very
tame and hardly more than got out
of the way of the passing team.
Next Tuesday afternoon at $50, in
G. A. r. hall, the Clementine Wes-
ton w. C. T. U. will hold its semi
monthly meeting The subject will
be Prison Work" and it is hoped
that there will be a large ATTENDANCE.
Mr.. and Mrs. J H. Witherell of
Oakland were in town last week to
attend the 88th anniversary of his
aunt. Mrs. Alkaline Hill While here
they were also guests of Mrs. w. S.
Parkman
Mrs L. D. Matthews of Brighton,
who is sojourning in town under the
care of DIFF S. Bigelow, received
a call from her husband Wednesday
afternoon, accompanied by her sons
wife, Mrs. Ralph Matthews, and her
grandson, Master Frank.
Lucius E. Barrows of Foxcroft,
clerk to the State Highway Commits
soner, was the guest of Street Com
missioner Ford Wednesday morning.
He inspected the work done last
summer on the Canaan road, and ex-
pressed great satisfaction with its
present condition and appearance.
The Field day of the Town Improve
ment society will be held with Mrs.
F. P. Pennell, West Front street,
Friday afternoon, June 80, at 3 o'clock.
A pleasing program is being prepared
by the committee and it is hoped that
there will be a large attendance. If
rainy postpone until next fair day.
Dexter will cross bats with Show
hogan at Fairview park Saturday,
June "a The battery for the visitors
will be Bowden and Rowell while
Dore and Clark will occupy their
usual positions with the "Speed
Boys" Dexter has built up quite a
reputation for fast ball over east, and
the contest bids fair to be interest
ing.
There was sold from Fairfield and
Skowhegan this week six of probably
the best horses that have been sold
here for some time. They were sold
to Norman F. Eaton of Bar Harbor.
Manley Holt sold a bay mare, Lady H,
and a bay horse five years old by
Echo Bert McCoombs let his brown
driving horse go and the famous $4,000
French coach horse owned by Con-
eressman s. w. Gould was sold and
the brown driving mare from Fred
Towle, proprietor of the Maine Cen
trail hotel, was bought by Mr.. Eaton.
She was six years old and by son
Of Broadway. Arson Morrill, of Fair
held sold a fine red roam. These
horses will be used by the guests at
Bar Harbor for coach horses and
drivers.
Each member of the class to be