The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

Ray Kilgore is acting as soloist at
the Bijou theatre this week.
Mrs. Laura Perkins has gone to
Portland to visit for a time.
Read the ads in Everybody's Column
It's the newsiest part of the paper.
Mrs. Jennie NJ Schwartz is expect
ed home today from visit with her
daughter In Hartland.
Miss Lydia Jacobs has returned to
kingfield after a winters visit with
her cousin, Mrs A. II. Lang.
John Healey has returned from q
two weeks visit with his sister and
other relatives in and around Boston.
The many friends of Mrs. James
Harmon of Cross ST., will be glad to
know that she is fast recovering from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Carrie Boardman of New Jer-
sey has departed after several
months visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Sullivan.
The American Wooden Mill baseball
team defeated the Indian Spring team
at Madison at Fairview Park by a
score of IL to 2.
Mrs. Louisa Stevens and daughter,
Miss Luella Stevens are expected here
shortly from North Cambridge, Mass,
for a summers stay at Bloomfield"
E. B. Chase of the Blunt Hardware
Co., arrived home Saturday from a
business trip to Boston. He was ac-
companied on the journey by Mrs.
Chase.
There was a slight blaze in the shed
connected with Scott Gilman's stable
on the Island Tuesday. The flames
which were thought to have origi-
mated from a spark at the nearby
foundry were quickly subdued.
Miss Marion Steward daughter Of
John Steward, is receiving high HON
ors in Colby College. Last year she
won the freshman prize for scholar
ship and now she has just received
first prize on sophomore defamation.
The committee appointed to arrange
for Children's evening in the Grange
which will occur May 2S, request the
parents to prepare their children for
any parts on the program for which
they are best fitted, without further
personal attention. All who are in
tending to participate in the program
are requested to attend a rehearsal
which will be held next Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock in Grange Hall.
Rev. George Merriam went to Free
port yesterday where he officiated at
the funeral services of Benjamin COT
fin, late of Portland and Register of
Probate for Cumberland County. Mr..
Coffin died in Portland and the re-
mains were taken to Freeport, his old
home, for interment He had held
the office before mentioned for the
past eight years.
At the regular meeting of Parmenas
Encampment No. 1S. l. o. o. F. held
Tuesday evening, May 18th the Royal
Purple Degree was conferred upon a
class of five. Several new applica-
tons were received for membership
at this meeting. After the work and
business of the meeting the members
to the number of about fifty repaired
to the dining hall where a most boun-
tiful supper had been prepared con-
sisting of salads, cold meats, assort-
ed cakes, doughnuts and coffee. At
ter the supper was over all enjoyed
a smoke talk, and were most pleasing
ly entertained by Parmenas Encamp-
ment quartet composed of E. c. Tar
box, Fred T. Hurley, Carl P. Sander
son and Felix Ramm, who were also
in charge of the supper arrangements.
There was a report of the District
meeting held at Gardiner by the En-
campments comprising Skowhegan,
Waterville, Augusta, Richmond and
Gardiner, the report being given in
part by the following members, For
rest X. Brown, Morrill, l.. Greenleaf
and A. G. Bussey.
Constable Hiram Thing engaged in
some detective work Monday and has
doubtless put stop to considerable
larceny which has been going on in
Skowhegan for a time. j. Palmer
Merrill, c. Davis Miller and Miss
Louise II. Coburn are the owners of
small buildings which are located
some little distance away or in the
rear of their respective residences on
Coburn Ave. and Elm st. These
buildings are used as store houses
and for some time the owners have
been losing articles which had been
stored therein. On the II inst. Mr..
Thing secreted himself in the bushes
little way off from the buildings and
after about three and one-half hours
waiting, saw two boys go to the Mer-
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