The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14


Friday for visit to Boston.
George A Moore attended the Maine
/ Bowdoin game in Orono last Saturday.
Mrs. Levi Bouchard and daughter
we're in Wateryille the latter part o.
last week.
Miss Mildred keene spent the week
end with MIR. and Mrs. Frank Holly
of North Arson.
Louis Williams has returned to
Carratunk after having been in town
owing TO illness.
Clarence Dunlap of Waterviile has
been here for a visit with his faith
or, Fred Dunlap.
[. d. Matthews. a Brighton mer-
chant, returned home Friday after a
visit in this town.
Mrs. Clifford Jewett and little son
have been visiting this week with her
aunt in Liyermore Falls.
Mrs. Cyrus Fortier and little daugh-
ter, Cecilia, left Saturday for a visit
with Mrs. Fortier's daughter in Au-
burn.
Mrs. Jefferson Savage departed
Tuesday forenoon for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. J. w. Weber in Lew
iston.
Mrs. NJ. r Bean and her daughter
Mrs. John Currier left Saturday for
a visit with the formers uncle in Au-
gusta.
Randolph Bradstreet of Waterville
and John Steward have returned HON
from a hunting trip to Jackman with
a good showing of game.
The Seventh Day Adventists ex-
pect Elder P. B. Osborne of Fairfield
to be present at their preaching SER
vices next Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Foss Of Brigh-
ton were in town, Thursday going
from here to Fairfield where they will
reside for the winter at the Gerald.
Mrs Max Foster of Augusta has
been visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Smith in Canaan.
Mr. Smith is the driver of the Skow
hegan-Canaan stage.
Miss Hazel Durgin and Miss Jen-
ME Kennedy of The Forks have re-
turned home after a visit with Mrs.
Durgin's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jefferson Savage, Middle street
Frank Gould left Friday morning
for Lawrence, Mass, where he will
join Mrs. Gould who has been in that
city for several weeks. They may re-
main in Lawrence for the winter.
Skowhegan friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wright, formerly of Skowhegan,
will be interested to learn that Mr.
Wright has purchased the drug bust
ness of Frank Holly in North Anson
The Ladies Social Circle of the
Centenary NJ. E. church Is to meet
meet with Mrs. d. A. Porter on Wa
ter street next Monday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock.
/ Willis G. Hobart, manager OF the
Somerset Farmers Cooperative Tel.
} Co. stated Tuesday that the metallic
circuit to Scion which the company
has been installing is completed.
! Manager Hobart hopes to finish the
| trunk line to Athens also this week.
The company have lately rearranged
and improved their office at Norridge
wock to quite an EXTENT
d. A. Porter started Friday for Sill
yer, Ala, as witness in feed case.
The story of the case is that w. E.
& d. A. Porter feed dealers, had car
of cotton seed come which did not
seem to be what it should be, conse-
quently the feed was sent to Orono
for analysis, and it was found there
that it did not come up to the prop
er standard. The matter then was
brought to bear under the Pure Food
law and this made the case a govern
ment one; hence Mr.. Porter's trip
south.
Mr.. l.. S. Rowe and wife of Cali
fornia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace Withee. Mr.. Rowe left Maine
when a mere boy and since that time
has visited nearly every country in
the world He retired from business
some ten years ago and since that
time has travelled most of the time.
Mr. Rowe at one time lived in Sc
attic. Wash, having gone there some
80 years ago, when the town consisted
of only a few shacks and lived there
to see the city grow to 100000. For
many years he was one of the leading
merchants of that city where he ac-
cumulated large fortune. Since re-
firing he has invented the famous
steel sleeping car, which is now be-
ing built in Vancouver, B. c., and
which is incorporated for $20,000,000.
He ia also the inventor of certain