The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-01
Duncan Hall of Augusta Is visiting
friends here over the holiday.

Duncan Hall of Augusta Is visiting
friends here over the holiday.
Arthur Wood of Portland. is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs F. A.
Wood.
Rev George. Merriam went to Va
terville Monday to attend the Min
listers meeting.
Miss Margaret Coyne of WaterHlls.
spent Sunday with her sister. Mss
Theresa Coyne.
F. c. Lovejoy principal OF The Ath-
ems academy. went to his home N
Wilton Monday where he Will spend
the summer.
There we're two drunks before
Judge +. f. Lawrence in the NaaI
cjpal court Friday Each received
sentence of 80 days in jail
Hon. and Mrs. L. / Walton started
for Vancouver. Canada SATURDAY.
where they will spend several ~sska
visiting their daughter Mrs -
Breed.
A fishing party made up Of Henry
varnev. DIR. Charles Nlles. Frank
steward Wallace Blunt Charles Far
rem and Charles Miller. Went 90 West
outlet camp Saturday 70 spend three
days fishing.
skowhegan Boy Scouts we're de-
feated by Madison boy Scouts = 9
baseball game here SATURDAY the
score being ; to 3 This is the first
gene the home team has lost out Of
several games.
Willis Bailey suffered serious in
jury to three fingers on his right
hand Saturday while at work in the
wood working shop of McQuillan y
Pooler. The fingers were amputated
at the Somerset hospital.
An article appeared in the Lead
err" a musical magazine, written by
Miss Margery Morrison recently
which is being read with a great deal
Of interest by Skowhegan people. Miss
Morrison is a Skowhegan girl and has
recently been appointed contributing
editor to this magazine.
Ernest r. Ransom and Miss Alice
Corey were married at clock Sat
urday evening at the home of George
Corey in East Skowhegan. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
church. The couple will reside in
East skowhegan, Mr.. Ransom being
a farmer
People living near the river banks
have been annoyed during the past
week by men and boys who go in
swimming without proper costume.
There are plenty Of good swimming
places that are secluded, and such
lack of consideration for other peo-
Die is unwarranted. Complaints have
been made to the sheriff and the chief
of police, and drastic measures will
be taken if the practice is not prompt
ly stopped
Miss Barbara Chase, the nine-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Chase, caught the prize trout of the
season Saturday in a small brook, 1t
being thirteen inches long. She
caught it in q most novel way. She
had a string which she tied at the
end around two worms. The old big
trout grabbed the worms as soon as
they were dropped into the water,
swallowing string and all when the
little girl pulled him out of the wa
ter.
A big crowd turned out to attend
a union temperance service In the
Opera house Sunday night and listen
to an address by Hon. ]. r. Libby of
Portland. "A concert by Company e
band preceded the formal program,
and double quartet consisting of
Messrs. Lord, Harris, Sherburne,
Dunbar, White, Head, Turner and
Nye, sang several appropriate selec-
tons. Judge Danforth presided and
Rev. Robert Morris, Rev. B. B. Mer-
rill and Rev. George Merriam each
took part Mr. Libby told of his trav-
els in various parts of the country,
made some interesting and instruc-
tive comparisons with the conditions
elsewhere and in Maine, and made the
prediction, that after September IL,
conditions here will either be a great
deal better or a great deal worse
Much of the address was devoted to
things and arguments already known.
A yirulent case of small pox was
reported here Saturday by DR.. Oliver
GAIA and Sunday the report was con-
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