The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-04
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

touring car for delivery June 1.
Folsom Merrill of Bowdoin, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. y Merrill.
f. P Collins and wife of Athens
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
r. Oliver of North street.
Mrs. S. w. Gould left for Portland
Wednesday where she will visit
friends for several weeks.
Arthur Merrill at Bowdoin' s track
meet of informal handicap event,
won third place in pole vault.
L. NJ Sanborn is taking a brief
vacation in order to make some re
pairs on his cottage at Hayden lake.
In the report last week of the fire
in Mitehells dry house. it should have
been stated that it was In the boiler
room.
Thomas H. Dooley of Boston called
on Herbert Wentworth Tuesday while
en- route for Bangor to adjust some
of the fire losses.
Mcouillan & Pooler have installed
a new shayings exhaust In order to
handle the increased business of their
| sash and blind factory on the island
John Emery has been elected cap
tain of the Boy Scouts baseball team,
and Robert Emery will coach. The
two together are expected to turn out
a pretty smooth article.
The glare OF the Bangor conflagra-
ton was plainly visible from the
railroad bridge Sunday evening, and
a large crowd stood there watching II
until the local alarm sounded.
While punctuating some emphatic
remarks during an impromptu debate
Monday, Elwell Simpson sprained
his wrist so that his chair in Rey-
nold's barber shop was vacant all day
Tuesday.
Sir Knights George Plummer and
Harry A. Dinsmore among others rep
resented DeMolay Commandery at the
Grand Encampment of the knights
Templar in Portland, which opened
Wednesday afternoon.
Carrabassett lodge, |. o. o. F..
will make a fraternal visit upon Wes-
serrunsett lodge of Athens the last
Saturday in May, and confer the
third degree in full form. About tf-
ty of the members have signified their
/ intentions of going, and the trip will
be made in automobiles.
DR.. Charles r. Viles left Sunday for
Augusta where he will join his cou-
sin, Blaine Viles. From there the
two will go to Newport, New Hamp-
shire, to spend a part Of the week at
the private game preserve known as
Corbin park. They will return tc
Maine via Boston, stopping Ell route
Mr.. and Mrs. Freedom Douglas
who have been spending the winter
at their home on Main street, wen
to Gorham Tuesday where they are
to carry on a large farm this summer
Mrs Douglas parents who have made
their home with her this winter, after
spending few weeks with relatives
here. will go to Gorham.
Last Monday evening was celebrat-
ed as Children's night at the Degree
of Honor After the business of the
lodge had been transacted the fol-
lowing program was carried out:
: Singing, America" children; road
ing. Helen F. Pratt; recitation, Lii
liam Swain; Little Dandelion," Olena
and Evelyn Viles and Isabel Scott !;
recitation, Esther Roderick; story,
Mrs. Ella H. Crowell; duet. Bessie
and Annie Scott.
Howard Steward of East Leavitt
street, has finished painting and ov-
erhauling his power boat Elfin, and
will put her In commission on Hay
den lake next week. When the log
drive has passed, he expects to bring
the boat back to use upon the river
| for the rest of the summer. The boat
was originally built for salt water
service, and is particularly staunch
and seaworthy. Last season she was
in commission on Moosehead lake
MIR. Steward bought her from parties
in Bingham.
The business men of Skowhegan
are rejoicing in the change of the
freight service over the Maine Cen
tral railroad which has taken place
recently. They were very much in
conyenienced by the regular change
in October, there being only one in
and that coming at noon time The
/ new change brings a freight in here
! about o'clock in the morning, 1t
leaving Waterville at 730. This gives
the grocers and meat men a chance
tn pet their fish and MEATS during