The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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the latter part of the week with Mr..
and Mrs. George Soule.
Mrs. L. S Baker of Oakland, who
has been a guest at the home of +.
{. futile, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Getchell OF Au-
burn departed Saturday after a Wis
it with Mr. and Mrs l.. Clark.
Miss Gladys Laboresse of Gardiner
returned Friday after a visit with
Mrs. Ned Dubay at the oxford.
Mrs. A. often returned Monday to
her home in Water1ille after visit
with her sister Mrs. L. Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kinds have re-
turned after an absence of some
weeks spent in the vicinity OF Port
land.
Mrs. E. w Adams and son, Laures-
ton recently returned home from
visit OF several weeks with relatives
in Pennington, Me.
Mrs. Irving Trufant and daughter,
Delight, left Monday forenoon for a
few weeks visit at the old home Of
Mrs. Trufant in Bath.
Miss Sadie Knight, teacher OF
manuel training in Boston, is spend
ing the summer vacation at the home
farm on the Malunkus road
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bigelow, with
nothing has been done about the case.
Miss Vivian, spent the weekend in
visiting relatives in Bingham.
Sheriff Mooers was in Madison one
day recently and while there paid a
visit to a Syrian family from whom
he seized a quantity of liquor.
William Atkinson of South Fran
ingham Mass, has been here on a
business trip with the possibilities
of buying farm in this vicinity.
Omar and Guy Badger left Satur-
day for Spring Hill, y. S. They pur-
pose TO remain there and at other
places in that part of the country
during the summer.
w. J. Fisher, formerly in the res
taurant business here, went to Hart
land, Saturday where he was to as
sumo the propretorship of the Hart
land Home that town
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weymouth OF
Canaan, who have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Calvin Eaton, went to
Fairfield, Saturday, to visit their son,
Horace Weymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Wickerman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Mailing of
Providence, r. l., were in town, Sun
day, being on an automobile tour in
this section of the state
Landlord Robert Haines of the CO.
week from a business trip to Boston.
During his absence he paid a visit
to his summer home in Wayne.
Miss Alice Written and Miss
Geneva Fogg, stenographers at the
office of the Smith Publishing Co.,
left Saturday for a vacation to be
spent in the vicinity of Portland.
George Prescott had the misfortune
to lose two hogs recently which were
found dead in their pens and which
were thought to have been poisoned.
Sheriff Mooers was notified but as yet
nothing has been done about the case.
Rev. George Merriam was in Ca
naan, Sunday afternoon to ofticiate
at the funeral of Mrs. BERTHE Ames,
wife of John Ames of that town. The
deceased had not been well for some
time, but her death was unexpected.
Reginald Foss, who lately gradual
ed from Bowdoin college and who
has been here for a visit with his
parents, Mrs. and Mrs. U. L. Foss, de-
parted Thursday for Boston with
view of accepting a position there.
The Misses Kate and Nellie White
arrived in town, Saturday. They
hold positions as teachers in the pub
lie schools of Passaic, n. J., and are
spending the summer vacation with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
White.
Miss Isabel Thomas, a graduate of
Corners Business college, Boston,
has accepted a position as bookkeep-
er and stenographer at the office of
the Independent-Repo She be-
gan her new duties Monday and takes
the place of Miss Lena NJ. Packard,
resigned.
Superintendent Loren w. Gerrisn
of the Standardization schools,
left Monday for Castine to attend the
of superintendent and
secondary school principals. He was
accompanied by principal Rollins of
the Madison High school,
w. V. Lander, Mrs. Lander and
their daughter, of Boston, have re-
turned after a visit at Lakewood.