The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-03
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. John Clifford has gone to Sid
ney to visit for a time with friends:
Deputy Sheriff John L. Foss of So
Ion was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Jewett are locat-
ed at Camp Ideal" their summer
home at Lakewood.
Clarence Manter and family are en-
joying an outing at their summer
home near Pleasant Pond.
Prof and Mrs. r. w. Leighton and
daughter Helen are expected home to-
day from Middletown, Conn.
Miss Lucille Wing has been visiting
during the present week with her
aunt, Mrs. Ralph jewell in Fairfield.
Mrs. May French returned Wednes-
day to her home in Houlton after Wis
iting friends in town the past week
The horses which were burned to
death during the fire of Tuesday
morning were buried Tuesday on the
Plains.
Carroll Viles, who has been employ
ed at the South Side Grocery, has been
appointed janitor of the County build
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Alexander and
daughter Alexandria left this morning.
for Boothbay, where Miss Alexander
purposes to enter the summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Schwab and daugh-
ter of New York are among the visit
ors at Lakewood. They are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |. Hall of the
summer colony.
Mrs. E. P. Neal Of West Boylston,
Mass, gave an address on her version
of the address of Lady Mountford on
the 23rd psalm in the Bethany Bap-
fist church, Sunday evening.
The many friends of Mrs. Olive
Dealey will be pleased to learn that
she is convalescing from the effects
of an operation performed Monday by
DR.. Wadsworth assisted by DR..
Stinchfield at Somerset Hospital
Charles R. Oliver who has been
IL. a.. r.
formerly with the Steward & Blunt
firm, has severed MS connection with
that company and will take much
needed rest at Fair Haven" the Oil
YER summer home at Smithfield pond.
For the present the members of the
Bethany Baptist society will hold ser
vices in Grange Hall. The covenant
and annual meeting will be held there
this evening as will the 1915 preach
ing services and the Sunday School
Sunday will be omitted.
Another exciting baseball game be-
tween the Skowhegans and MadisOns
is expected tomorrow afternoon at
Fairview Park. There are a good
list of entries for the horse races
which will also be held in the after
noon. Skowhegan will surely be
good place to celebrate July 4th.
In connection with the notice of The
fire at the Bethany Church, mention
was not made of the burning of the
silver communion service, which was
a gift to the society from the late
Mrs. Helen Coburn. The pipe organ
which was destroyed by the flames
was also the gift of Mrs Coburn.
The next regular meeting of Wood
bine Lodge, d. of H., will be held at
the home of Mrs. c. J. Abbey, Mon
day evening, July Z. At the recent
session of the Grand Lodge
which was held in New London,
Conn, Hon. f. F. Danforth was re-
elected to the office of Grand Advisory
Council and Mrs Ella H. Crowell was
elected to the office of Grand Usher.
Attention is directed to the time
table of the Central Maine Transpor-
tation Company on page 10 of this
issue. This enterprise suggests I'M
known possibilities in the transporta-
ton field. Its continuance and de-
velopment depend upon the amount
of business received and we suggest
that the project be encouraged by
the good will and patronage of every
one in the section through which it
passes.
Belonie Bouchard is erecting a new
barn to replace the one burned last
fall at his farm on the Athens road.
This new building is 46x90 feet with
an 8-foot basement and 30-foot posts.
There is a concrete wall round the
entire basement. Mr.. Bouchard is
rushing matters and Friday was as
sisted by a crew of fifty-fiye men
while Saturday forty men turned out
to help in the work. He will later
erect a house upon the same lot.
Frank French accompanied by his
niece Miss Geneva Smith left Tuesday
for Vassa1boro to attend the double