The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09

/ John Taylor of Skowhegan made
8 business trip to Madison, Monday.
Miss Eva Alsterberg OF Everett
2 Mass, who has been spending me
summer at Mosquito. was In town
' Tuesday night the guest OF Mr.. ana
7 Mrs. Fred Pratt.
2 Clarence Barron of Arson went 10
l Cupsuptic, Tuesday where he Will De
E employed this winter.
Il Frank Rand went to Waterville,
/ Wednesday. . :,
| in town the guest of her brother and
> wife Mr.. and Mrs Charles WILDER.
J Mrs. Eunice Gilman died Monday
night after a very short illness OF
| pneumonia. She was 70 years old and
native of Arson. Besides her
daughter. Mrs. Horace Savage, with
whom she lived, she left one son, who
resides in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. William Booker left this week
for a visit with her daughter Mrs.
Arthur Moore, in Three Rivers, Can.
Ralph Brown has accepted a posi-
ton with the Dyer Clothing Co. He
comes from Skowhegan where he has
been in the employ of Ira Norton for
five years.
The site of the new creamery has
been bought by the Somerset Dairy
ing Association, it being the so-called
Daggett lot on Jones street.
William ingalls,, who has been en-
ployed in a hotel in Orgunquit the
past summer, came home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Hilton, who
have been the guests of friends in
UToothrnnlY rof1IrnpH hnmp
Tuesday.
A case of cruelty to animals was
tried before Judge Newell on the An
son side Monday. The defendant was
a man from Mercer and the case
as brought out at the trial was as fol-
lows: Sunday this man from Mercer
moved his son and family from Mer-
Ger to Arson and when passing the
garage on the Arson side was stopped
by a woman, who demonstrated with
him upon the load the horse had 20
haul. The man not paying attention,
f. E. Gould, State Agent for the So
ciety of the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals was notified. At the trial
Judge Simmons of North Arson an
peared for the defendant and County
Attorney, Leroy Folsom. for the State.
1t appears that the horse weighed $50
pounds and the load consisted of a
hay rack loaded with goods, wagon
trailing behind and besides the driver
another man, woman and two chill
dren. The estimated weight of the
load was 1900 pounds. He was fined
IS and costs and the offer was finally
made him to settle for the fine but
the case was appealed.
S. E. Remick went to his camp at
Bakers last Thursday for few days
hunting.
Mrs. G. Fl. Marden was the guest
of friends in Portland last week.
C. B. Moore of Allston, Mass, who
was the guest of his cousin and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Moore. several
DAYS last week, returned Thursday
afternoon to Boston.
Mrs. Charles Roberts and three chill
dren, who have been visiting rela-
tives in town for the past three weeks,
left last Friday morning for Fells-
mere, Florida, where they will join
Mr.. Roberts and make their home in
the future. Mr. Roberts was formerly
in the hardware business here ard
later in Buckheld Last spring he
sold his business in Buckfeld and
went to Florida where he bought a
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gilman of the An
son side and Rev. Geo. B. Southwick
we're in Bangor last week attending
the State Convention of the Baptist
and Free Baptist churches.
Mrs. ". f. Scott and daughter, Eve
lyn. went to New York, Thursday Of
last week, where Miss Scott will take
up the study of music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Folsom ana
daughter. Doris, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Folsom's niece, MIS-.
/ W. G.. Sawyer, returned to their home
! in Portland, Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Savage were in
! Pennington last week visiting friepds
and in attendance upon the Farming
ton Fair.
! A very pleasant social was held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Reu-
ben Head on Head street under the
auspices of the Good Samaritan class
of the Methodist Sunday school, We'd
nesday evening of last week. There
were contests of various kinds and
all joined in the singing of college
songs. The hostess served light re-
freshments-
Mr. and Mrs. M. Bloom went to Wa
terviIIe Wednesday of last week to
VISIT relatives and friends.
The official board of the Methodist
church held its regular monthly bust
ness meeting Tuesday evening.
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church the Sacrament of the Lord
Supper was observed.
Rev. William Mann of Cumberland
Mills is in town conducting series
of meetings at the Congregational
church.
Carl Gray, who is medical stu
dent at Bowdoin. is home for few
DAYS visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs K C. Gray.
Rev. F. H. Means and Rev. william
Mann went to the Dinsmore Meeting
house in Arson and held services
there Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Harding. who is attending
Morgan's Business College, in Water
vile, was the weekend guest OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Booth Harding.
on Park street.
A series OF evangelistic meetings are
being held at the Congregational
church with Rev. William Mann Of
Cunt erland Mills as leader
The play, when the Circus Came
to Town" will be presented tonight,
Thursday at the Anson Town Hall,