The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-17

Miss Mary Lyons left Monday
afternoon for visit in Augusta ant
Fairfield.
Mrs. W. II. Fowler left Monday for
a weeks visit with Mrs. B. F. Webt
/ in Brewer.
John Holland and family have NOV
ed from Middle St, to the Day tene-
ment on Madison Ave.
Among the nominations made Sat
urday by Gov. Haines was that of
Carleton p Merrill of this town as a
Normal School Trustee.
John r. Mcclellan motored to Bel
grade Lakes, Sunday. He was ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Dyer and their son Emery.
Miss Laura and Miss Mabel Look
I who have been visiting friends in this
vicinity departed on the midday train
/ Monday for their home in Jonesboro.
Miss Maude Merrill, a teacher in
Westfeld, n. j., is at present attend
! ing summer school at Cape May,
y. ]. She is expected home the first
of August
The quarterly conference of the To-
cal Methodist Society will be held this
evening. 1t is expected that the dis
trict superintendent, j. NJ Frost of
Auburn will be in attendance.
The Boy Scouts will meet Wednes-
day afternoons at 2 o'clock for the re-
mainder of the summer instead of Sat
urday afternoon in the Y. NJ. C. A.
rooms, as has been the custom.
George A. Moore, who with E. C.
Butler, ESQ., and Arthur Rodden are
occupying a cottage at Lake Wesser.
runsett has been entertaining for sew
eral days his brother, Leon Moore of
Gardiner His aunt, Miss Kate
Brown of Waterville, has also been
his recent guest.
Next Sunday evening at 6 O'Clock
will occur the first in series OF SER
vices in which the three Christian En-
/ deayor Societies connected with the
Congregational, First Baptist and Beth
any Baptist Societies will unite This
first service will be held in the yestry
of the First Baptist church and the
members of the Endeavor there will
have the affair in charge.
Skowhegan was hit by strong wind
blowing due east Sunday afternoon,
with almost a cyclonic force. The
lower part of the village however es-
capped, proving that the storm was
almost wholly to the north. No very
serious damage has thus far been
reported, although some trees were
up-rooted and large branches broken
off. The wires were also consider
ably mixed up as the result of the
severe blow.
DR.. F. S. Bigelow has lately return
ed from Portland where he attended
reunion of the Bigeow family. 1t
was the 2lst gathering of the sort in
which these people had united From
newspaper clipping we note that the
Doctor was among the speakers of the
! day, telling of the troubles which the
early pioneers of the Bigelow family
endured. The hostesses for the &C.
casion were Mrs. j. P. Bigelow and
her daughter
There was a very enjoyable gather
ing of ladies Saturday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. Walter Waller, when her
mother, Mrs. Clara Wyman was given
a surprise party In honor of her birth
day. Those in attendance were men,
bers of Mrs. Wyman's class and Mrs. C.
d. Miller's class of the Bethany Bap-
fist Sunday School. The hours were
passed socially, refreshments of cake
and punch being served by the mem
bers of Mrs. Wyman's class.
X. A. Withee brings home with him
from the Gettysburg reunion, a ten
| dollar Confederate currency bill,
which is as fresh as If printed yester-
day, never having been in circulation.
1t was given him by John P. Garrett
of IS West S5th ST, New York. Mr..
Garrett met Mr. Withee in New York
railway station and proffered him the
bill, stating that it wA5 one of quite a
fund preserved by his mother in re-
membrance of her southern home dur
ing the days of the Rebellion.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the Tuskagee Institute quart
cite of which Institution Booker T.
Washington is the principal, will ap-
pear in Skowhegan. This quartette
will sing plantation melodies in the
Congregational church at the morning
services Sunday, August 10, while on
that same date, Rev. Charles Winter
Woods, librarian at Tuskagee will be
the speaker. In the evening a union
service will be held in the Centenary
NJ. E. Church at p. m. with another