The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-09

Waterville
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Green and child
spent the week end visiting with rela-
tives in Gardiner.
Misses Lila Pierce and Edith Heald
left Monday to assume their summer
duties at kennebunkport.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Webb returned
Monday to Brewer after a visit in
Skowhegan with relatives.
Miss Gwen Quimby of Boston de-
parted yesterday after visiting at The
home of her grandfather William Pitt.
Mrs John Chase of Gardiner return
ed home Monday after a visit with her
son Harry Chase and family. Bar
bara and Ora Chase accompanied her
to Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs. John McIlwrath and
little daughter arrived Friday to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs Scott Robinson. Mrs.
Robinson went as far as Wateryille to
meet them.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whittier of
Athens are the guests today of rela-
tiyes here. They were driven down
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Judkins in their
automobile.
Prin. X. w. Leighton of the Skowhe-
gan High School is attending the sixth
annual conference of superintendent
of Schools and secondary school Prin-
cipals at Castine this week.
SkOwhegan acquaintance will
doubtless be interested to learn that
DR.. and Mrs. Byron G. ingalls, of Fox
boro, Mass, have given their little
daughter the name of Alicia.
Miss Vira Lawton who is employed
in the Vickery Publishing house at
Augusta departed Monday following a
visit a. her home here. She was ac-
companied by her sister Salome
Lawton.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Smiley have
leased a cottage at Lake Wesserrun-
sett for the summer. They enter
tanned as guests the first of the week
their son Leon Smiley of Augusta and
Miss May Secor of Bangor.
Miss Myrtle Pratt a teacher in the
Sanford schools, Mr. and Mrs. E. +.
Tibbetts, Herbert Anderson of North
Newport and Miss Lila Wood of Cor
lima visited Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. c. D. Miller and Mrs. Elizabeth
Pratt
Among the culprits who have lately
been lodged in the county pail is
Thomas Smith of Madison who was
convicted of single sale fined $50 and
costs and given a prison sentence of
thirty days with thirty days additional
in case the fine was not paid.
Court Wesserrunsett, No 1920, l. o.
F. Will observe field day at Lakewood
Friday afternoon, July Il \ shore
dinner will be served at $50 o'clock
free to all members of the Court and
a general good time is expected The
committee of arrangements for the
event are L. B. Haskell, Samuel Rod
erick and Mary V, Roderick.
Dudley's Corner school taught by
Mrs Della SandfOrd, closed June 26.
with a picnic in a nearby grove. This
is the largest rural school in town
registering thirty-three pupils for the
year -Four children We're promoted
from Grade VIII to the High School,
Opal David Cox, William Lewis Gould,
Karl Roberts Wilson and Shirley Air
leen Gould.
Reginald Foss arrived here this
week to pass a brief vacation with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. U. l. Foss, fol-
lowing which he will go to Boston to
enter the employ of the Macy Com
pany. Mr.. Foss is a graduate of the
Skowhcgan High School, class of
1905. and Of BoWdoin College, 1912. He
has been employed by the Library Blu
reau for the past two years, located in
Chicago.
The annual report of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections, which
made its appearance a short time ago,
gives the total number of persons
fully supported in Somerset county as
rs and the total number partially sup
ported, SD This makes the number
cared for or assisted per 1000 popu-
lation a little over II. The total
expenditures for the poor in the
county amounted to $20,741.32. For
poor relief alone amount expended
was $2O,473.07
a Skowhegan gentleman recently
visiting the home of Frank Hartford
of Mercer was shown a full grown
coon that is the pet of the family. This
is one of three that wandered into the
Hartford premises year ago,
the others having been pounced upon
and killed by the dog. This coon