The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-25
Local News
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Mrs. Nellie Clifford visited in Water
Vile, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Cross and
little son are at West Southport for
an outing.
Mrs. NJ. Agnes Merrill and her son,
Arthur, are visiting this week at Nor
ridgewock.
A w. Case and his daughter, Miss
Ada Case. arrived last night from New
York for a Visit with Mr.. and Mrs. s.
G. Mayo.
Mrs. D. C. Jewett Is at her home
for about a weeks stay. after which
she will return to her summer home
in Southport.
Supt. L. w. Gerrish, Mrs. Gerrish
and Mahlon Gerrish visited the first
of this week with Mr. Gerrish's uncle
in China, Me.
The new side walk which has been
placed along a portion of Spring St,
is a great improvement to that sec
ton of the town.
Rev. Wylie II. Smith of Norridge-
wock preached Sunday forenoon at
the Bethany church here in exchange
with Rev. George Merriam.
Harold Merrill, Sebastian Bison
and Fred Pooler left Sunday for a
visit to Atlantic City. They will
probably be absent for about two
weeks.
Mrs. A. J. Smith and daughters,
Mildred and Marion, have returned tc
their home in Gardner after a viist
with Mrs. Charles futile at the Tut
tie farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Day of Mon
treal are located at the oxford for
time and Mr.. Day is renewing old
acquaintance here, this being his
former home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Clough and
two children, have returned to Port
land after visit at the home of Mr..
Clough's sister, Mrs. Walter S. Stinch-
field, Court street.
Alice Murray was before Trial Jus
tice O. A. Priest, Monday afternoon,
for Furnishing a boy who resided in
tie neighborhood of her home. She
was fined S. and costs
Frank Canning, commorant Of
Skowhgan, was arrested recently by
Deputy Sheriff Chute on the charge
of vagrancy. He was given hear
ing and was sentenced to 30 days in
Jail.
George L. Rogers of Pfttsfeld was
in Skowhegan, Saturday to take the
oath of office as deputy sheriff for
that town. He was deputyized by
Sheriff Mooers to take the place of
S. H. Frost
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holden anG
daughter, Miss Hazel Holden, have
been passing several days in town
this week. They have lately sold
their home in lockwood and from
here will go to Portland for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Avore enter
tanned at house party last week at
the Ayore cottage, Lakewood, the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Clough and family, of Portland; Mr..
and Mrs. William Elliott and DR.,
and Mrs. w. S. Stinchfeld and family
Mrs. J. w. Dudley tnee Carrie e.
Owen, her daughter, Mrs. Charles J.
Brooks, both born in Skowhegan, with
little Vivian Dudley Brooks, are
guests at Hotel Coburn and incident
ally visiting friends and relatives
here. They will spend three weeks
in their native town, meeting Mr..
Brooks at Old Orchard for a week
and thence homeward to Montclaire.
An iron tomahawk, which was found
in the bed Of the Kennebec river when
it was at an extremely low ebb about 40
years ago, is now in the possession of
N. W. Weston. 1t certainly is an in
teresting relic and has the head and
handle all forged in one piece. Mr..
Weston thinks it may have belonged
to the Indians, or it may have belong
ed to one of Arnold's men who went
through that vicinity on their way to
Quebec. He has become so interested
in the later idea that he is going to
confer with Washington parties con-
corning the date of the make of sim
liar implements, and in this way he
will probably more costly determined
to whom it originally belonged.
The stable being built by Nelson
Weston of the John Weston farm is
fast nearing completion. 1t is
model building and is unusually roomy
being about 62x37 feet. 1t is arranged
with carriage room in the front and
horse stalls in the rear of sufficient
number to accommodate ten horses.
One of the interesting things about the