The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-30
Skowhegan Local News

Louis Langley of Fairfield was in
town during the day Tuesday.
Miss Virginia Ames left Tuesday to
visit her aunt in Somerville, Mass.
Mrs. j. H. Smith of Portland is the
guest of her cousin Miss s. Madeline
Ward.
George Plummer has purchased of
Arthur G. Bussey, his house on Mount
Pleasant Avenue
Mrs. Clara Decker and two children
left Tuesday forenoon to visit rela-
tiyes in Waterville.
The regular meeting of the Sunshine
Society will be held at the City Bldg,
Thursday. August 6.
Charles Kicker of Island Avenue
who was confined to the house last
week by illness is now able to be
about.
John E. Taylor attended a meeting
of the Republican Editors of Maine at
the Congress Square Hotel in Portland
Tuesday
The Democratic Town Committee
were in session yesterday revising
the voting list and preparing for the
campaign.
Mrs. F. P. Pennell left Tuesday fore
noon for Newport where she was sum-
moned owing to the death of her sis
ter, Mrs S. E. Smith.
George A. Tilton is renovating the
interior of the Tilton homestead, to
which place he has removed since
the death of his mother.
Mrs. Alice Smith and Miss Mildred
Smith of Roslindale, Mass, sister and
niece of Mrs c. w. Goodrich, are her
guests at her home on Madison Ave
Miss Estelle Ward of Auburn is ex-
pected to visit during the present
week with her father Henry Ward
and other relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs H. N. Pratt have been
entertaining as house guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan w. Davis of Lonsdale,
Penn, and Mr. and Mrs. G. Raymond
Lewis of Auburn
Miss May E. Ward of Dorchester,
Mass is expected Saturday to visit
with her father S. c. Ward at Lake
wood. Miss Ward has lately return
ed from a trip to Charlottetown, Nova
Scotia.
The young child of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Lessor of North Avenue, while
playing on the floor Sunday stuck
needle into its leg just below the knee
a physician was required to remove
the bit of steel.
Papers have been served on Joseph
! Chabot, local insurance man, attach
ing his property in the sum of $4,000
This is because of a complaint by
Octave Nigue for alleged damages.
Both men are residents of kowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lumsden,
Bruce, Bin and jeanette Lumsden,
Gordon H. Allen and Mrs. Rome of
Reading, Mass. have been in town
during the present week Mr.. Lums-
den, who is the son of Mrs. Ann Lums-
den of Baptist Hill, was formerly in
] business here.
Mr. and Mrs c. r. Oliver enter
tanned over Sunday at their cottage,
! North Pond, b. p. Steward of Belgrade,
/ treasurer of Kennebec County, and
Mrs. Steward, while other guests We're
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen of Maid
en-, Mass. Mr.. Allen is conductor
on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Davis,
who were located here during the
spring and early summer and who are
now at Lisbon, N H., will be interest
ed to learn that Mr. Davis goes to
Houlton next month to conduct a vot-
ing contest similar to the one which
he managed from the office of the In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Some little excitement was aroused
in the neighborhood of the Imperial
Garage, Saturday evening, when ii was
thought John O'Reilley's car had been
stolen. Deputy Sheriff Chute was
notified but later developments proved
that a member of Mr.. O'Reilley's fam
lily had taken the machine out for a
short trip.
Probably between fifty and one hun
dred friends called at the home of Mrs
Esther Leach, Monday evening to view
the three blossoms of her night bloom
ing Cereus Cactus grand). These
flowers are very rare and bloom only
once in ten years and then in the night
time. The plant which is of large
dimensions was greatly admired and
the flowers were very fragrant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor Goodwin of
ROslindale Mass denarted Sunday