The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Currier have
gone to Lewiston and Lisbon Falls
for visit with relatives.
Enoch Markham, foreman on a large
stock farm in Andoyer Mass, has been
visiting here and at Norridgewock.
Miss Mabel Smiley returned Friday
to Orange, n. j., after visit with her
parents, Mr.. asd Mrs. Debert Smiley.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Gilblair
were in Waterville yesterday in at
tendance upon the Carnival in that
city.
At the meeting of Eureka Lodge.
N. E. o. P, held Tuesday evening, the
supreme secretary, D. NJ. Frye of Bos-
ton was in attendance
A concert will be given by the men,
bers of the Skowhegan Military band
in the Russell street stand, Wednes-
day evening, the Dist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett T. Goodrich
departed yesterday morning for a Wis
it to Boston. They will probably he
absent about two weeks
Robert Haines returned Monday
from Wayne where he had been for a
weekend visit with his sister, Miss
Lizzie Haines. The trip was made by
auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson, Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Harri
son Weston and jefferson Savage,
were in Oakland yesterday to attend
the annual reunion of the Third
Regiment, Maine Volunteers.
Mrs. Alice Whitehouse and little
daughter, Elaine, arrived here from
/ Los Angeles, Calf, Monday for brief
visit with Mrs. Whitehouse' mother,
] Mrs. Mary Lessard, leaving here yes
terday for their home in Hallowell.
/ Freight shipments from Skowhegan
during July reached total of $3.50
tons, or GlS tons more than during
the same month last year. The prin-
j cipal commodities were pulp, 1925
tons; lumber, 206 tons, and hay, 1879
tons.
j Among the recent automobile part
! les to visit Skowhegan is the one COM
prised of Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Fisher
and two children; Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Rosenbush, Mrs. Menderhall, Miss
Mitchell, James Ruby, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Cellar of Union City, Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Hopkins
and daughter, Virginia, have gone 10
/ Bucksport for visit, the trip being
made in their Gilmore touring car.
Edward J. Quincy is substituting as
conductor on the Skowhegan-Water
Vile run during the absence of Mr.
Hopkins.
The members of the Universalist
| Mission Circle and invited guests held
an enjoyable outing last Tuesday at
/ Old Orchard cottage, Hayden Lake.
The hostesses were Mrs. Mary Varney
and Miss Clara Varney. Lunch bas-
kets were much in evidence and the
company remained until evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones of Gard
iner and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Holway
Of Fairfield Center were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cannon, Thursday
and Friday Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Hol-
way were members of the 4th Maine
Battery. Friday night, Nelson Hol-
way of Wateryille was also q guest at
the Cannon home.
The committee to have in charge
the arrangements for the Skowhegan
Grange Field Day have decided to
postpone that event until the date OF
the Pomona Field Day meeting at
Lakewood which is to be held August
2Sth There will be a regular session
of Skowhegfian Grange next We'd
nesday evening.
report of the amount of live stock
in SkOwhegan as shown by the asses
sors books for 1912, was given out,
Monday 1t shows that there are $50
horses and mules; colts 3 to years
old. 32S; colts to years old, 80;
colts under years old, 81; cows, $50;
oxen, "a; 3-year-old cattle, 121; 2
year7olds, 179; 1-year-olds, 300; sheep,
1923; swine, $50.
Harry Lincoln and James O'Brien
were brought to Skowhegan this week
by Deputy Sheriff Rogers of Pitts
field for Judgment in the Somerset jail.
The two men claim to have been en-
ployed on a railroad and came into
Pittsfield, Monday in an intoxicated
condition They were arrested and
were fined a larger sum than they
were able to pay Jail sentence being
imposed for this reason.
One of the ideal country homes in
this vicinity is "Lakeview Farm" the
home of George f. Clough situated
near Lakewood and about five miles
outside of this village. Mr.. Clough
has lately in addition to his numerous