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

CllHord JeWett returned from Tops
ham fair today.
c. R. oliver attended the Masonic
banquet at Scion, Wednesday.
Mrs. Marie G. Tilton has gone to
Boston to visit friends for two weeks.
NJ. e. Beale informs us that he can
handle no more apples at his Silver
street cannery.
John Brophy of Fairfield was in town
Wednesday on his way to Madison on
a business trip.
Mrs. George Arnold went to Bos-
ton this morning to visit her son. Wal
ter Snow and family.
Miss Lila Pierce is spending a few
days at the home of her aunt. Mrs
NJ. L. French, in Scion.
Miss C. J. Williams is in New York
this week buying novelties and a full
line of fancy work for the Xmas trade
E. c. Butler, Esq, was in Scion
Wednesday where he installed the Of
ficers of Keystone Lodge, F. and A. NJ
John Philbrick went to Bangor
Wednesday to attend the Maine Asso
citation of Optometrists where he will
read paper.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Lrd left this
morning for trip to Boston. On
their return they will attend the
chorus Festival at Portland.
Mrs. Mary Wetson, Island Ave. who
has been critically ill, is now receiver
ing. Mrs. Rena Learned of Madison
is nursing her for a short time.
The Progressives of Skowhegan are
to form a Club and the rooms over
G. R. Fogg's Drug store are to be used
through kindness of f. n. Merrill.
Miss Ethel Litchfield. operator at the
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
office, went to Freeport this morning
IN sp' nd her annual vacatl II with her
parents for month. Martin Conroy
will substitute in her absence.
The latest marriage recorded at the
office of the town clerk is that OF
Clarence H. Emery of Wateryille and
Ina NJ. Kelley of Clinton. They were
married at the Methodist parsonage by
Rev. H. G. McGlauflin. Oct. ;. She is
the daughter of Eleazer Kelley and he
the son of Virgil Emery of Bath.
Arrangements have been made by
w. H. Halves to have the report of the
games of the Worlds Series announc-
ed from his office in the Merrill
block. The scores will be given by
innings from the Western Union tele-
graph office during each day and an
nounced from Mr.. Halves windows.
News comes here from Los Angeles,
Cal. giving the death of Albert f. Rob
bins and the despatch reads as fol-
lows: Died in this city, September
%, 1912, Mr.. Albert F. Robbins, aged
&c years, beloved brother of Ellen A.
Robbins, Mrs. Carrie G. Gage, Walter
+. Robbins of Los Angeles and Chas.
S. Robbins of Minneapolis. Mimi.
The first black bear of the season
in the vicinity of The Forks was
killed last Monday on Wilson Hill,
about two miles from the Arthur Dur
gins Dead Stream Pond camps The
animal was killed by Clarence r.
Stockbridge of Auburn who used
seven shots to finish the bear, which
weighed more than geo pounds and
stood about seven feet in height.
The officers had occasion to warn
automobile owners last evening about
running without lights One machine
while coming, from Madison met a,
team and the man became frightened
and telephoned to sheriff .Mooers to be
Oh lne lOohOuI LOT the aut0mODlle
stating that his child was on the road
Sheriff Mooers stationed his deputies
on all the roads and soon a machine
came chugging in. 1t was held up
and the owner given some good adj
vice. The machine did not even carry
any lamps.
Next meeting of Golden Rod Branch
!. S. S. will be held Oct. II, large
is desired. On Oct the
society held most successful field
day at the home of Mrs. Cyrus New
ton. A fair attendance was in evil
dence and the afternoon was pleas
7ntly passed with music and other
forms of entertainment. A delicious
supper of ice cream, cake coffee and
sweet cider was served in the hostess
spacious dining room and another hap
ny social was added to the social
'alendar
The newest publication is a paper
issued by Good viii Farm and is
known as Good VIII Paragraphs"
The committee in charge of ii is Amos
Prescott. William G. Broadway, and
John Boardman. The last issued cor
tains a photo of r. b HinckleY, son of