The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Martha Hurd of Madison, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. H. w.
George on Turner Ave.
George w. Cover, Esq, left here
Tuesday on the midday train for a
business visit to Brunswick.
Miss Hattie Newcomb of Pittsfield
has been for several days the guest
of her cousin, Mrs. Nathan Fowler.
Mrs. Walter Rowell and two chill
dren of East Madison left here, Tues
day for a visit to her parents at City
Point.
The Mission Circle of the First
Baptist church is to meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs f. w. Marble,
Spring street.
Rev. J. G. Osborne is preaching
series of sermons on popular pro-
verbs in the First Baptist church,
Sunday evenings.
l.. G. Traitor has completed his po-
tato harvest and reports very excel
lent yield of 1000 bushels of tubers
from five acres of land.
Mrs E. w. Ochampaugh was in
Portland last week accompanying Mr..
Ochampaugh to that city, to attend
the Teachers Convention.
Mrs. Jennie NJ Schwartz of Hart
land arrived in town Tuesday fore
noon and has taken suite of rooms
for occupancy at the Oxford.
Miss Marion Brainerd of Augusta,
visited the first of the week with her
brother, Judge F. F. Lawrence and
Mrs. Lawrence on Pleasant street.
Miss LA Richardson is recovering
from the effects of a serious surgi-
cal operation performed by Drs
Wadsworth and Stinchfeld at Somer-
set hospital.
Henry C. Sheridan has been passing
several days in Boston. He was ac
companied by Deputy Sheriff Rufus
Mckinney of Madison, who returned
home, Saturday.
Robbie Clark of Augusta left Satur
day after a visit with Nathan Fowler
The two gentlemen were comrades to-
gether in Co. A. 10th Maine Regiment
in the Civil War.
Mrs. A. j. Weymouth and daughter,
Mabel Weymouth of Bangor, have re-
turned home after a visit with Mrs.
Weymouths sister, Mrs. Loren w
Gerrish on North street.
DR.. W. S. Stinchfield and son, Allan,
returned home, Saturday from hunt
ing trip to the Dead River regions.
They brought home with them a deer,
two partriges and a duck.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club was held for the first time
this season in the parlors of the Pub
lie library yesterday afternoon. The
program was presented as scheduled
in the calendars.
Mrs. Jennie T. Malbon has sold her
farm in the Malbon's Mills district to
Charles Plouett of Frenchyille, Aroos-
took Co. The family Is expected to
remove here in about one week. This
farm is one of the excellent ones Of
the town and contains 110 acres.
Mr. and Mrs E. T. Goodrich have
removed from the Coburn house on
Coburn avenue to Mrs. Sarah Palm
erss house on Pleasant street. Prof
r. w Leighton and family are To &C
cupy the house vacated by Mr.. Good
rich.
d. D. Stewart, Esq, of ST. Adams,
the oldest practising attorney in Som
erset county, has been in town the
past week having had business at the
Court house. Mr.. Stewert is a pretty
keen player at the card table and dur
ing his stay in town, two or three card
parties were given in his honor.
Two young boys, pupils at the Lin
coin school were arrested Monday on
the charge of malicious mischief.
Sheriff Mooers was notified that the
lead used as rain protectors on the
Brown block had been removed and
the arrest followed. The culprits
were brought before Judge Lawrence,
Monday, and the case was continued
for one week The lead was to be
sold for old Junk.
A certificate of organization for the
Bingham Lumber Co. of Bingham was
filed at the register of deeds, Satur-
day. The company is organized for
the purpose of conducting the business
Of numbering and is capitalized at
100000. The officers are: President,
Chauncey s Skinner. clerk and treas
urer, Maynard d. Skinner of Bling
ham; Directors. Dean c. French of
Boston, Charles NJ Baker of Brook
line, Mass. Carl d. French of Orleans,
Vt, William G. Barker OF Boston.