The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-18
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

ii. /. GoSS, Esq" OF bingham was
visitor in town, Friday.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Thibideau last week.
E. b. Emery of Dresden was here
the guest of his brother, ". H. Emery.
Friday.
There will be a stated convocation
of Somerset Chapter, r. A. NJ, Friday
evening, April 20.
Rev. George Merriam went to Wa
tervile Tuesday to attend the meet
ing of the Maine Baptist Institute.
Thornton Merriam, a student in
Harvard college. is visiting his pa
rents, Rev and Mrs. George Merriam
for week.
After visiting in Florida and Wash
lngton. D. c., since February. Major
and Mrs. ]. w. Fogler returned home,
Friday night.
Mrs. Emma Smith after spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs
William Pierce in Reading, Mass re-
turned home, Friday.
Lewis Fields who has been visiting
his grandfather, Levi w. Weston for
several weeks left here Friday for his
home in Almeda, Cal.
Miss Emma NJ Otis of Springvale
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Steward for several days and
returned to her home, Sunday
A boy baby was, born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Flagg last week. He came
three hours after the death CT his
great grandfather, Benjamin r. Flagg
Perley Stevens who has been in
Boston for the winter has returned
home and has employment as motor
man on the electric cars for the sum-
mer
Ira Pollard, who has been proprie-
tor of the Oxford hotel for several |
has moved to Lakewood to |
his cottage and will be manager OF
Inn for the summer
John Nutting as usual Is the first
person to pluck the first Mayflower
Of the season and hear the sweet mu-
sic of the frogs. The Mayflower was
given to friend that greatly appre-
ciated It,
James Stinchfield has sold his farm
known as the Sawyer farm to James
of Madison and has moved
his family to the village in one OF
the bungalows of C. H. Davis on
Madison avenue.
A carload of 40 horses arrived at
from Iowa last week for
Manley Holt and w. Fl. Carr. They
will be sold to the various farmers
in this vicinity. Among them were
two mules and several ponies.
Postmaster G. e. Durrell will COM
mence at once erecting a home on
Madison avenue between Winter and
Leavitt streets on the East side. 1t
will be built something after the style
Of Leslie Goldsmith's on Court street.
William Luce, who has been a clerk
at the store of F. W. Bucknam for
several months, has resigned his posi-
ton and after visiting at his home in
Milo for a few days will go to Ohio
where he will enter a Conservatory
Of Music.
Hon. F. E. Mace, land agent and
forest Commissioner will meet the
kennebec River lumbermen and tim
berland owners at SkoWhegan, Satur-
day, April goth, for the purpose of ar
ranging the forest fire service for the
coming season.
L. l.. Goodwin, for many years reg
ster of deeds, who has been in Pur-
;elle, Oklahoma for the winter visit
ng his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Leavitt
nd family, returned home, Friday.
lis. many friends welcome him back
nd extend to him glad hand.
An interesting feature at the Star
heatre this week has been the new
ong by Harry Dinsmore which was
Illustrated on the screen and sung by
fr. Vellieux. 1t proved one of the
est songs sung here. The title of it
s MY Heart Remembers Me" the
words being by Mrs. Elizabeth Mer-
ill.
The address before the boys of the
Z. NJ. C. A, Sunday afternoon was de-
ivered by Rev. j. G. Osborn of the
first Baptist church. He took for
lis subject The Way of Salvation"
lis idea was that salvation would
ome to one If one did not resist the
natural course OF things that pertain
o receiving it,
Charles Baker was stricken with a
hock Sunday night and his right side
,aralizad He ia now 1priouslv i'll at