The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

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urs 7 ]. Lander of Bingham was
:. t,an during the day, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Griffin of Rum
s.-5 we're visitors in town, Saturday
last
ur and Mrs. Derne ]. Green of Aug
nsta have been visiting friends in
town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Greenleaf and
mic son have returned from their
eisit to Boothbay.
Frank Fales of Pennington was a
visitor sunday at the home of Dr. l.
SaIley, Middle street
Lewis Anderson has been confined
IN his home on East Front street with
a severe cold this week.
Arthur Longley, clerk at the Co.
operative store, is confined to his
home on West Front street, by illness.
Mrs. George Weeks of Canaan was
in town yesterday on her way home
ward from a visit with her sister in
WaterYille.
David O. Cook of Newport and Ad-
die H. Campbell of Skowhegan were
married at Newport, recently, by Rev.
H. W Norton.
Evelyn Taylor, aged three months
and sixteen days, the daughter of Geo.
TAYLOR, died May ID. The burial was
at Norridgewock.
Marriage intentions lately filed at
the office OF the town clerk is that of
Jimmie Roberts and Abbie c. Cooley,
both of Skowhegan.
Christopher Lawler of Southwest
Harbor, Edwin Tricky of Corinna
and W. D. ireland of Stetson were re-
cent visitors in town.
Mrs r. w. Linn, Jr, of Hartland
has been in town a portion of the
present week visiting her grandmoth-
er, Mrs Jane Simpson
F f. Boston of Gardiner and II. l.
Sawyer of Greenville were in town
yesterday to attend the meeting of the
Northern Maine Tel & Tel. Co.
DR. Carl Steward was in the vic
nifty of Belfast last week to assist
in a surgical operation. At present
the doctor is suffering from an attack
of umbago.
The friends of Miss Margaret Smith,
who recently entered a Milford, Mass.
hospital for surgical treatment, will
be interested to learn that the opera
ton was successful.
Hon. S. J. Walton has been absent
since the latter part of last week, at
tending to business matters in the vic
unity of Moose River and incidentally
enjoying little fishing.
The item published regarding the
have referred to Mr. Rowell, who was
at that time suffering from glaucoma,
but who since has had a slight shock.
He is reported as improving.
George w. Cover, Esq, in company
with Deputy Sheriff Rufus McKen
ney of Madison, has lately returned
from fishing trip to Moosehead lake
with a fine string of handsome trout
as trophies of their skill as anglers.
By invitation of the Downing Stock
Co, members of the Russell Post G..
A. r., and all veterans are invited to
De guests at the presentation of the
SquaW Man next Tuesday evening.
A section of seats is to be reserved
especially for their convenience.
Al the First Baptist church, Sun.
day morning, the pastor Rev. j. G.
Osborne spoke along the lines OF
Love as the Principal of all good.
The soloist was Harry Wilson, and
the church choir sang an anthem. In
the evening, the pastor preached an
other in his series of Sunday evening
dscourses.
At the morning SERVE in the Beth
any Baptist church, Sunday, the
speaker was Rev. J. l. Clark of Fair
field, who .prea cted in exchange with
the pastor, Rev. George Merriam The
special musical features Tere a solo
by Albert Watson and the music by
the quartet and girls choir
Al business meeting of the North
ern Maine Tel. & Tel. Co, held here
yesterday officers were elected as fol-
lows. Pres, w J. Laney, Wateryille;
5. w Philbrick, clerk and treasurer;
directors, W. J. Laney, Frank Boston,
Gardiner, s. w Philbrick. Skowhegan,
Harry L. Sawyer, Greenville, r. L.
Aarston, Skowhegan. Forrest Colby,
Bingham. and W. d. Snow, Skowhe
gan General Manager II. L. Sawyer,
Greenville 1t was decided at this
meeting by the company to build a
taieDhonn line from bingham tn Jack