The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-08

new innovation that will take
with the ladies Is the curtained apart
ment set off at George F. Kings New
Shoe Shining Parlor, opp. M. B. Hes
eltons. When next you want shine
see how nice this is.
At the meeting of the Pythian Sis
terhood, Friday evening, report of
the Grand Temple will be given. An
entertainment Is being prepared and
refreshments will be served. A good
attendance is desired.
Sunday, June II, the morning ser
vices at Methodist church will be in
charge of Sunday School Superinten-
dent L. E. Jacobs, assisted, by other
laymen. At this time the Children's
Day exercises will be held.
Ben Steward left Wednesday after
noon to accompany architect G. Henri
Desmond and a party of Boston eli
ents to Moosehead lake. Several new
and elaborate cottages are In pros
pect for that resort this summer.
There will be a meeting OF the No
License League at the Office of Judge
F. F. Lawrence Friday evening and
at which time more plans will be
made to carry on the work for the
retention of the Prohibitory law.
G.. w. Barber of Portland, field
agent of the Maine Seed Improvement
Association, was in town Wednesday
calling upon members who are MAX
ing plans to conform to the require
ments that will give them certificates
as producers of superior seed.
Golden Rod Branch, I. S. S., held
its regular meeting Thursday, June /.
Minnie Wheeler and Amanda Witham
were appointed to represent the
Branch at the county meeting at
Lakewood. The next meeting will be
Thursday, June Is. Come prepared
to sew.
A very pathetic scene was enacted
at the grave of little Joseph O'Reilly,
who was buried recently, when Bob
bic, the pet dog of the little fellow
who had been missed from his home
for some time, was found lying on
the grave of his little master. Evil
IDENTIFY he was trying to get as near
him as possible as he had made a
hole in the earth with his nose and
held it there. Nothing would induce
him to leave the grave and he had
to be taken away.
Skowhegan is to have a Fourth of
July celebration. At a meeting of
the Somerset Agricultural society
Tuesday evening it was voted to have
a good old fashioned time at Fair
view park which will consist of ath-
letic sports, two ball games, automo-
bile races, horse races and one of the
chief features will be the Boy Scouts
who will gather here for a two days
exhibition from all over the State
Signs indicate that this will be one of
the best celebrations that has ever
been held here.
Henry Gallagher was taken to the
Insane Asylum at Augusta Thursday.
Gallagher was arrested at Caratunk
last week on a warrant charging him
with threatening to kill Carol Bean.
At hearing at Bingham he was al
lowed to go free on the condition
that he leave the state. He instead
went to Somerset junction and signs
were that he walked the railroad
track all night and he was arrested
the next morning by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Adams of Jackman and
brought to Skowhegan where Sheriff
Mooers took him in charge
John Frawley and Joseph Jones of
Lynn came to the decision Wednes- |
day that there is no place like home. /
These two boys had been reading
some of the news stand magazines of /
the bravery of the characters in the .
stories as they told Sheriff Mooers /
and thought that they would venture
out into the world for themselves
About two weeks ago they took what
pennies they had in their banks and |
boarded the boat to Hallowell and .
there began to walk into the country
for Job on the farm. They did
not have the luck that they antici
pated and kept on walking and finally
landed in Canaan and then came to
Skowhegan. When they arrived here
they were getting homesick and Sher
If Mooers found them in a most de-
1ected state of mind. He wired their
parents in Lynn and money was sent
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