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


.oo.n Monday on business.
q r. Oliver left this morning fol
NJ sharon on business trip.
Folsom Merrill is home from Har.
,or8 Law School for a short vaca
ton.
Fergus Butler of Boston is visiting
,or cousin, Miss Ethel Walton for g
few days.
Charles Larry went to North Bel
rr,de this week to visit his niece, Mrs
Ava Watson, who is quite sick.
Walter Webb of Augusta was here
Wednesday to attend the funeral SER
,ioes of his father, Converse L. Webb
Mrs. F. W. Briggs came from Pitts
field last Thursday to visit her moth
or Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd, for short
time
Mrs. Hattie Larrabee of Pittsfield
is spending several days at the home
nj Mr.. and Mrs. A H. Yeaton on Madi-
son avenue.
George Keene of Lewiston arrived
here Wednesday called by the serious
illness of his brother-in-law, Charles
Baker on Dyer street.
Miss Bertha Chamberlain, nurse at
fine Somerset hospital, was called to
Mercer this week on account of the
sickness of her mother
The places of business of the Gro
GERS, Producers and Feed Dealers
Association will be closed at II
o'clock, Friday, April 10, Patriots day
All the members of the Auxiliary
of the Eastern Star with friends are
invited to a whist party at the home
Of Mrs. Sac F. Clark on the evening
of Tuesday, April %.
Elmer Gordon, who has been en-
poyed in the wooden mill at North
Vassalboro for some time, has bought
a farm on the Middle Road and will
move his family there this spring.
Enrol Chase began this week work
ing as night operator for the New
England Telephone company. He will
alternate with Guy Thibeault, each
taking his turn for the seven night
shift
James Chapman of Athens sold a
pair of oxen of the Durham breed to
Henry Baldwin of Connecticut, this
week, which will be used on the lat
ter's farm. This was as fine a pail
as has been seen here for some time
W E. Clark for sometime manager
of the Glidden Farm Agency has been
appointed manager of the Direct I'M
porting company at the local store, to
succeed j. j. Smith, who has moved to
Augusta, where he will be employed
by the same company.
One of the biggest telephone poles
ever set in Skowhegan was placed
at the corner of North and Lawton
streets this week by the Somerset
Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co
1t is 81 feet tall inches through
at the top and carries ten pin arms
Berdict A. Daggett, a veteran fore
man of the Kennebec Log Driving
company, began this morning to over
haul the boats for use this season
Next week he will go to Dead River
and organize the drive on that stream
and then return to Skowhegan for the
season.
There was meeting of the County
Republican Comittee at Hotel Coburn
Tuesday and F. P. Pennell was elected
chairman and F. A. Gilman, treasurer
Five members out of the seven were
present at the meeting. 1t was voted
to hold a meeting on the second Tues
day of each month until after the cam
paign.
The record in sheep breeding es-
tablished by, William Wescott of this
town; there was born to one sheep
four healthy lambs a short time ago
His sheep have been making records
Tor themselves for the past few weeks
Not long ago he bought twelve graded
sheep of the Aroostook breed and with
IN four weeks seven of these have
had l6 lambs.
Mrs. Edith Shepard, who sailed
from New York the first of February
for a trip abroad, arrived home Satur-
Jay night But for the fact that she
vas anxious to get home she would
nave waited few days later and sail
I'd on the Titanic" of the White Star
Line that has been reported sunk in
mid-ocean with 1900 people aboard
During her absence she visited Al
giers and made motor trip to North
crn Africa, going from there to Tunis
sicily, Naples, Rome, Venice, Monte
arlo and London. She sailed from
Liverpool on the "Franconia" of the
'unard steamship line. having enjoyed