The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

r. G. Bigelow left Monday With a
car load of stock for Auburn markets. |
DR.. y. Maude Kellet returned Mon
day to Auburn following a visit il
town.
Miss Mary Wentworth, nurse, left
Monday for Hinckley, whore she has
patient
Ray Hatfield who has been visiting
Eli Carpenter returned Saturday to
Cold Stream.
Mrs. c. n Bragg left Saturday fore
noon TO visit for week with her son,
Gordon. in Portland.
W II. Emery of Boothbay Harbor
was here over Sunday the guest of his
sister Mrs Henry Mitchell.
1t is expected that the new paroebial
residence on Water St will be ready
for occupancy by New Years day.
A. st Ledger of pittsfeld was
guest the first of this week in the
home of his brother, Michael St. Led
ger.
Miss Una G. Robinson is spending
Carnival week in Waterville as the
guest Of her cousin. Mrs. f. v. eraw-
ford
The Town improvement Society
holds regular meeting tomorrow al
tcrnoon in the parlors of the public
library.
Miss Mildred Chute of Wateryille .
spent Sunday at the home of her pa |
rents. Jaler and Mrs. c. H. Chute,
High ST
Miss lola Richardson of Fairfield
was a guest the first of this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Cavanaugh.
Miss Florence Bailey of Augusta de-
parted Monday forenoon following a
visit with Mrs Edna Page Smith at
Hotel Coburn
Mrs. Flora A. Squire was a sue
cessful winner in the cake contest
conducted at the Congregational fair
held last week.
Lawrence Murray, who holds a trav-
cling salesman's position in n. Hamp-
shire departed Monday morning after
a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Murray.
Hollis Stitham who has been en-
gagged in the moving picture business
home in that town and this week has
been moving his household effects
there.
+. c. Smith who has been for some
weeks engaged in copying Plscataquis
County records at the Court House left !
Saturday morning for a visit at his !
home in Dover He has his present /
Claude Barker of Athens. well |
known cornetist, was in town Monday !
He has been playing the past season
at large hotel in the White Mountain
region and has now gone to Bermuda
where he has engagement for the /
winter.
Mrs A. B. Armstrong was in East
Madison Saturday to assist in the cee-
bration of the SEVENTEEN birthday of
her mother, Mrs. Maria Henderson The
event was very pleasing one and
among the guests were several other
septegenerians.
The Boy Scouts met in the Congre-
gational Vestry last Friday at p. m.
as will be the future custom. The
social which Is to be held in the Boys
meeting place on the evening of Dec
ember 18th was discussed. The
Lookout committee reported that every
Scout was at Sunday School on the 9Th
of this month and the troop doctor
spoke fayorably as to the condition Of
the teeth and general cleanliness of
the scouts. On Saturday the boys
hiked to Norridgewock on one side of
the river and after replenishing their
empty stomachs in candy store re-
turned on the other side of the Ken
nebec
Among the premiums awarded by
the State Dairy Association at their
conference in Lewiston, Skowhegan
Jersey Creamery won first premium on
Creamery Tub of butter This Cream
cry was also the winner of one of the
special premiums for highest score,
while the Sparkling Spring Creamery
at Norridgewock was another winner.
f. l.. Tibbetts of Ripley won an award
for dairy cheese also special prizes.
In the Boys judging contest conducted
by the Maine Seed Improvement AS
ISOLATION, Herbert l.. Seekins of st.
Adams, won second on corn and first
on potatoes. There were numerous
other exhibitors from Somerset county.
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