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

w. H. Halves and family went to
Old Orchard Tuesday where they will
spend a month In their cottage.
E. NJ. Merrill, went to Brunswick
Wednesday to be present at the Bow
doin Commencement exercises.
Charles. Al. Ross received his new
30 horsepower Hudson touring car
Wednesday.
Sunshine County Convention to be
held at Lakewood, June 30. All bring
lunch boxes.
Mrs. j. F. Williams went to All
burn Tuesday morning to attend the
graduating exercises of the Auburn
High school Of which her nephew,
Walter Weber, is a graduate.
Merton Pierce has been selected as
toast master for the Alumni banquet
of the Skowhegan High school which
will be held in Coburn hotel, Friday
evening, following the graduation ex
ercises.
Miss Adelaide Holway, a teacher in
the Madison schools has gone to her
home in Machias where she will
spend a few weeks with her father,
when she will go to Montreal for a
short trip.
The item in last weeks issue in
regard to 900 people going to Bar
num- circus and over 400 going on
one train should have read that over
500 went on the morning train and
100 on the evening train.
B. A. Sawyer has one of the old
est books in town. 1t is a history of
the French Revolution down to the
death of the Queen. 1t was published
in 1874. 1t is book that was in Mrs
Sawyers family several years back
The marriage reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Jackson will be held
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Moody, Sr,
Thursday evening, June 30. A cordial
invitation to all their friends If rainy
the next fair night
Mrs. F. ]. Goodspeed of Wilton
brought her brother George B. Fair
grieves home Wednesday in her tour
ing car. Mrs. Fairgrieves accompan-
led Mrs. Goodspeed home to spend the
remainder of the week With her.
The American Institute of Instruc
ton will be held in Providence, r. l.,
June 20, 80 and July l. Supt. d. H.
Perkins will give an address on "The
Problem of Consolidation In New
England"
Rev. George Merriam, who deliver
ed the baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class Sunday evening,
has had this honor three times and
also he has been honored by having
three children graduate from this
High school: Frank, who later grad
uated from the University of Maine,
now is in Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Ethel,
who is in Colby college; and Arthur,
who is in Boston university.
Supt. D. H. Perkins made public
today the list of teachers for Skowhe-
gan schools that accepted the posi-
lions during the last week: High
school, Submaster, E. A. Parker
Weston school, Miss Lula Wyman;
Academy, Mrs. Lizzie Healey; Park
school, Miss Rena Nichols; Lincoln
school, Miss Mabel Sweet Kineo;
Malbon's Mills, Mildred Crafts; Par
ker school, Miss Gertrude Emery.
On next Monday the summer sched- |
ule on the NJ. c.. r. r. will go into |
effect. Trains leaving Skowhegan |
will be as follows: 800 a. M, 500
a. M, and 11.55 a. m, 800 p. m.
Trains in will be at: As a. M,
1925 a. m, 4 so D. m. and 8 20 p. m.
daily. The time of trains on Sundays
will be as follows: No train leaves
here in the morning but at 10 in the |
afternoon there will be a passenger
train out. The first and only train in
Sunday will be at 1890 in the fore
noon
At the last meeting OF the School
Board it was voted to have a course
of agriculture in the High school if
the demands of the people SO war
rant it. At public meeting of the
parents Tuesday evening there was
sufficient interest manifested for the
committee to introduce the course.
There was passed at the last Legis-
lature a bill which provides that
High school wishing such a course
and employs trained instructor ap-
proved by the State Superintendent OF
Schools the State will reimburse two
thirds of the amount of expenses for
instruction.
Sheriff John A. Mooers and his
deputy, Charles H. Chute dealt gently
but firmly with two priestly looking
men Tuesday here on the streets.