The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-23

Local News


Mrs. T. H. Howard left today for
a two weeks visit in Springvale.
Charles Hill of The Oxford has been
in Portland during the present week.
Mr., and Mrs. Coleman Scott are the
parents of a daughter born October
goth
E. w White, V. S, left here today
for Lewiston to attend veterinary
meeting.
W. A. Clough of Portland is a guest
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.
S. Stinchf1eld.
Miss Florence and Miss Mabel Pool
er have returned from visit to Bos-
ton and vicinity.
The Skowhegan Grammar School
foot ball team played the Boy Scouts
last night and won by score of 10
to 6.
Mrs. G. R. Fogg is recovering from
the effects of surgical operation per-
formed by Dr. Stinchfield last week at
Somerset Hospital.
Mrs. Henry Parmelee of New Haven.
Conn, who has been visiting her
daughter. Mrs. r. L. Marston, depart
ed for her home this morning.
Mrs. E. C. harrington of Boston who
has been a guest at the home of Dr.
Frank S. Bigelow, has returned home.
She was here about three weeks.
Dr. P. A. Wood of Bingham with
B. w. Adams, prominent citizen Of
Mayfield, were in town yesterday,
making the trip in DR. Woods auto.
A recent marriage intention filed at
the office of the Town Clerk is that of
Clifton f. Whittemore of Skowhegan
and Miss Nettie NJ. Merrill of Madison
Fred G. Head, who has been living
in Waterville for the past two years,
has entered the employ of c. r. Oliver
and will move here with his family
at once.
The voters of Skowhegan should
bear in mind the special town meet
ing which is to be held Saturday after
noon at o'clock in the Municipal
Building.
The Bethany Guild will hold a
Shower Party in G. A. R. Hall, Mon
day evening, Oct. q. Admission will
be in silver only. Ice cream and
cake will be on sale.
There was welded in Skowhegan,
Oct. 18th. by Rev. ]. G. Osborne of the
First Baptist, Church, Carlton Fogg, a
farmer in Arson and Miss Mildred
Gilman, also of Arson.
Among those who went from here to
attend the Sunday School convention
at Augusta today was Miss Carrie
First Baptist Sunday School.
The teachers at the High School
building left this morning by automo-
bile to visit the schools in Pennington,
including Pennington Normal. Farm
ington High and the Abbott school.
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afternoon for Augusta where she Is
visiting Miss Ethel Brainerd and at /
tending the Maine Sunday School con- /
vention as representative of the |
Methodist Sunday School here.
DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Stinchfield enter
tanned Tuesday evening at dinner
party the following guests: DR.. and
Mrs. H. w. Smith of Norridgewock |
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Wadsworth, Miss
H. E. Bunker and Miss Gertrude Her.
rick
Potatoes are bringing forty-five |
cents per bushel in the local markets |
at the present time. 1t was estimat-
ed yesterday that about seventy-five |
per cent of the potatoes in this vici-
nifty have been dug. The remainder |
are said to be rotting badly.
Colonel John N. Merrill has recently
sent home from where he is stationed
in Persia collection of the skins
of that country. Among them were
lamb, otter and fox. They were quite
unlike the skins from our own fur
bearing animals of the same name.
James Lewia, one of the popular
clerks in the store of C. w Day, who
is somewhat interested in the raising
of swine had the misfortune to lose
a pig the other day. The animal was
found however some days later on
Madison Ave, having strayed consid-
cradle distance from it's home pen.
The annual cradle roll of the First
Baptist Sunday School was held Oct
18th in the vestries of the church
There were in attendance thirty-seven
children and a most delightful time
was enjoyed by the little ones. The