The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-16

Mrs. Thomas Thomson left yester-
10, ~ visit with friends in Lewiston
and sabattus.
Mrs J. Max Clark returned to Wa
,eryille Tuesday after a visit with
relatives in town.
,frs' Mile Crotto of Lake MoXie is
tho guest of friends and relatives in
toVn during the latter part of the
week.
Mr. aud Mrs. Carleton Barnes re-
turned to Waterville yesterday after
noon after being here to attend the
funeral of Mr. Barnes mother.
Ray Viles of Flagstaff, a promi-
pent lumberman in that section, was
the guest of his brother Carroll Viles
and family Tuesday night.
Mrs T. A. Gould returned Saturday
NIGHT from Boston, where she had been
. ouest in the home of her son, Nor
man Could for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Frances Kelley has resumed
her duties at the Telephone Office as
night operator having arrived home
Tuesday. She has been visiting in
different places having spent portion
of the time in Wytopitlock, Aroostook
County.
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. McGlaufiin are
attending the Methodist Conference in
Portland and as a result there will be
no preaching services at the Centen-
ary NJ. E. Church next Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. J. w Packard are also at
tending the conference.
Miss Nettie Rowell who has been
in Medfeld, Mass, during the past
winter is the guest of her brother,
Herman Rowell for a few days be-
fore leaving for the West Outlet
Sporting Camps, where she will be
employed the coming summer.
Because of the holiday falling on
Sunday, Monday will be generally OBJ
served as such The postofIice will
be closed as follows: From 9 a. m. to
1o.45 a. m. from IL m to 215 p. m.
from 2.25 to 4.50 p. m. and at at
night. City carriers will make one
delivery and one collection, the regu-
lar forenoon trips. Rural carriers
will perform no service on this date.
Mrs. K. F. Wilson departed yester-
day morning on a trip across the con-
tinent to Seattle, Washington. She
was accompanied by her young son
Walter, and is to meet her brother,
Frank A Cleveland of Iditarod Alas
ka. in the before mentioned city. Mr..
Cleveland formerly lived in Bingham
and will accompany his sister back
on her return trip. He has not visit
Cd this section for nearly twenty years.
George H Weston, the well known
breeder of Guernsey cattle has sold
ranged from six weeks old to yearl-
ings Two of the latter age were dis
posed of, one to George Hebert of
Skowhegan and the other to y A.
Howes of Dennis, Mass. The youngest
OF the animals was sold to Georg
Cochran of Ryegate, Vt, while one
f.. = ,, 4 ,I h.,
George +. Champlin of Westerly, r. |.
Betty, the pet dog advertised as
lost, by Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Avore, in
our last issue, was found the latter
part of the week, dead. The circum-
stances indicate she may have been
poisoned. Since then. another dog
on the same street has exhibited SYM
ptoms which indicate it had also been
fed poison of some kind. These lit
tie animals have been the pets and
fayorites of their respective house
holds and the owners are naturally
Indignant and grieved that anyone
should seek to destroy them in this
heartless manner.
\ hearing was held in Probate
Court Tuesday before Judge c. O.
Small, to determine whether Mrs.
Laura E. Nevins, sister, or Ralph f
Cook, a nephew, should be appointed
administrator in the estate of the late
Alzada Cook of Hartland. 1t was
finally determined that Mrs. Nevins
receive the appointment. Among the
out of town attorneys having business
at the Probate session were County
Attorney, L. R. Folsom of Norrdge-
Wock, j. Howard Haley, w. l.. Ander-
son, Hartland; Chas. Chapman, Fair
field; F. T. Powers, lewiston Judge
A. Simmons, North Arson; Turner
Buswell, Scion and John f. Holman.
Athens.
The grand Easter Ball and drills
given under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias in Grange Hall
Monday evening was a splendid sue
cess A large number were in at
tendance while the exhibition drill of
the Bombazee Company at Madison
and the fancy drill by the Pythian
Sisters from that same town were