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

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Landry spent
sunday with Mrs. George Caron.
Mrs Eta Kicker from Auburn visit
81 Mrs. T. B. Barrett last Friday.
Albert GAIA of Montreal is the guest
Of his brother, Dr. Oliver GAIA of Wat
err street.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mason of
Winslow were guests Sunday of Dr..
and Mrs. A. T. Smith, coming her by
auto.
Mrs. Laura Bernard who has been
spending the summer here will re-
turn Saturday to her home in Ports
mouth, N. H.
Julian f. Bigelow of Big Pine, Cal,
returned today after about four
months visit with his sister, Mrs.
Viola NJ. Tibbals.
Mrs. Mark L. Daggett has returned
to her home in Leominster, Mass, af-
Ter spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Flora L. McPheters.
Mr.. Don and Willie Chaplain re-
turned to Damascus Sunday having
nassed the week with friends at PIT
West Front. St, making the trip by
automobile.
Mrs Henry Valliere and grand
daughter, Miss .Berdena Valliere re-
turned home Friday night after
spending the past week in Boston and
AOntello, Mass.
Eleazer Kelley, living on the River
Road, who recently found hives OF
bees in his house has harvested this
week the honey and got GO pounds.
He was unable, however, to save the
bees. 1t is estimated that there were
three or four hives of them.
The moving picture theaters here
on Oct. 9th with other moving pic
ture theaters in the State will observe
Health Day and the proceeds from
the shows that day will be used for
the purpose of building sanatarium
for consumptives in the State.
Thomas Berry was before Judge f.
T Lawrence in the Municipal Court,
Monday afternoon, charged with nav
inv moose meat in his possession. Will
lis Dill testified that he shot moose
and that Berry had the meat. Berry
vas given a fine of $4,000 and costs,
amounting to $1,000.
The corn shop of the Portland Pack
ING Company here closed its season
saturday night having packed about
10000 cans of corn, or about one
third of the normal amount. me
company was troubled with corn not
maturing and partly because OF the
carly frost. There were about ZOo
acres of corn planted for the shop
last spring.
Z. w. Ochampaugh, instructor OF
manual training in the SkoWhegan
schools stated Saturday that there are
81 students now taking the course, an
Increase over any year since the
course was instituted New depart
ments would be added soon if new
rooms could be secured for the work
hut now there is no chance to add
lathes which the work requires.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry A. Dinsmore
have gone to Boston on business
trip. Mr.. Dinsmore will arrange
while there for the publication of his
Eth musical composition a song en-
titled Living Memories the words be-
ine by Frank S. Clough of Skowhegan.
lie has two more new compositions,
ore You and Your Love Are Mine
words by Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Mer-
riIl and the other a waltz "Milburn
Bells"
The Hobart block on Water street
is going through quite change and
repair. The whole front which for
many years has been of the old fash
ioned type has been removed and an
rp-to-date plate glass window has been
put in. The building is now being
painted and when completed will
make a great improvement on the
looks of the street. The store will be
occupied by the Lewia Shoe Co.
Ira Page will soon go to Spokane
Falls. where he will assume his bust
ness Of sash and blind manufactur-
Ing He has disposed of his bust
hes at Hartland where he has been
for about two years. He was form
ery engaged in the business in Show
heaan. Ira Page, ST., will later
move to Washington. He has been
Spending the summer on an island on
Eastport and will spend several
weeks visiting friends in Boston and
New York.
/ The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
met st the home of Mrs. Emma Smith
On Water street, Thursday afternoon.
After taking up the lesson study on
Porto Rico" the meeting was given
over to business. II was planned to