The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14

Mrs Gaodrich's sister, Mrs. v. 5.
Emmons.
NORTH ANS0N
Mr and Mrs. Olin p Taylor of
Providence, r l.. were visiting rela-
tiyes here, Monday and Tuesday and
went from here to Bingham TO see his
sister. Mrs. ". b. Goodrich.
i The Methodist Sunday School will
hold their annual picnic at Lake
Embden, Wednesday. August 20
Sheldon Beal and family of Show
hogan We're the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs l.. =. Lincoln, sunday.
Merton French of Bangor who re-
sided here when small boy, was
calling on the friends OF his youth,
the latter part of the week he is
now in the insurance business.
Miss Hazel Flanders has gone TO
Jamaica Point TO work in the hotel
for D. NJ Marshall
Ira Bailey of Worcester, Mass. is
visiting his sister, Miss Ellen Bailey
/ for a few days.
Amos Hoyt. who has been stay
ing at home for the summer, will
] leave the last of the week for Ohio,
where he has a professorship in d
college in that State.
August proves to be cold month
for the corn All the nights during
! the summer have been cold with but
] few exceptions The farmers who
planted sweet corn do not look for
much from that crop this season. The
past few years has certainly been I'M
favorable for this cereal, much more
so than in former years.
This week will close the haying
with many of the farmers and the
crop for the most part is an average.
Road agent, Pullen, is doing some
good work on the sidewalks in this
village by supplanting the old plank
walk for clay and gravel walk.
+. S. Parsons lost valuable four
year-old colt, Saturday night. 1t was
one of a pair that weighed about 3400
and Mr.. Parsons refused 500 for the
pair short time ago.
An application of paint has just
been put onto the roof of the Mark
Emery school building, which adds
much to the general appearance of the
building.
DR.. Chauncey Cragin and his son,
DR.. Arthur Cragin of Rondout, n. Y,
arrived here by auto. Tuesday, on
their way to Carry Ponds. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kimball of Peaks Island
were with them.
Ronald McKinnon of Maiden is Wis
iting at Will Holbrook's.
Mr. Norton of Rhode Island has
leased the Mahlon Moore house on
Pleasant street and his family is ox-
pected here soon.
David Tracy and family of Mercer
were the guests of O. w. Bryant and
family last week.
Mrs Eugene Mitchell and daughters
are spending a few weeks at DanfortE.
Mrs. George Clark arrived home,
Monday night, after an absence of
four weeks, visiting friends and rela
tiyes in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Her sister, Mrs. H. C. Pringle of
Dorchester, Mass, accompanied her
home for a visit
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Bisbee spent
Friday and Saturday in Lewiston
with friends.
Dr. E. c. Andrews is visiting his
mother in South Paris.
Mr.. Brown o. Lowell is visiting DR..
Andrews family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Sprague of Wa
terville came up on the Sunday train
for a short visit with relatives.
H. F. Danforth & Son intend to
start Friday for Vermont with about
&c head of their Hereford Stock to be
exhibited at the agricultural fairs in
that State.
The special election September Sth
will be held at Arson. There is some
controversy among the voters in the
north part of the town as to the
meaning of the article in the town
warrant relative to the holding of the
meetings half of the time in the north
village and half of the time in the
south village. This article will prob
ably come up for revision at the next
annual town meeting.
Frank Donley was in Skowhegan |
Friday to attend an important Demo- |
cratic committee meeting.
Some of our village people are at
tending the theatre at Lakewood these
pleasant evenings.
Mrs. A. NJ Everett of Newark, n.
j., who is passing a part of the sum-
mer at her bungalow at Cornyille Is
the guest this week of stephen DAVIS
and his daughters, Miss Minnie and
Mrs. Will Benjamin.
Benjamin Mitchell and wife anu son
David are at Lake Embden this week.
Frank Conner, Jr., of Massachusetts
is visiting relatives here.
Earl Mitchell lately made a two
days business trip with Charles Clark
of Madison and Samuel Macomber of
Roxbury, Mass, to Franklin County.
Mrs. Betsey Gardner. who recently
had foot amputated at the Somerset