The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-28

Or. Bigelow goes to Augusta tomor-
now to visit DR.. H. E. Field.
Rev. George Merriam preached at
East Madison Sunday afternoon.
NJ. st. Ledger left yesterday for Bos.
ton to visit for a few days with his
father.
Mrs. Rose kilgore left yesterday
morning on a trip TO Watorville ard
Belfast.
Postmaster S. H. Frost of Pittsfeld
had business in Skowhegan the first
of this week.
Mrs. ]. NJ. SWEET OF Bangor is here
for weeks visit at the home of her
son. Herbert l. SWEET.
Ms. Emma ?. Weston and party
were at The Forks the latter part cf
The week on an auto trip.
Mrs. Winnie Cook has come here
from Wellington to pass the summer
With her father Charles Stoddard.
Mrs Hollis Sutham and TWO Chi
dren returned yesterday 10 Pittsdeld
after visiting with relatives IN town
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Houston and Nh.
and Mrs. H. f. Palmer of Portland
we're in town during the day yester-
day.
David Lyons and family have re-
moved from the Island to the house
on Free St, formerly occupied by John
McQuade.
The song Sunrise with the Master
words by Mrs. Elizabeth P. Merrill
and music by Harry A. Dinsmo9e is
being published.
Attorney Royden Y. Brown one of
the well known Democrats of this
section and resident of Bingham was
in town yesterday on business.
Mrs C. H. Wakefield and Miss BEL
nice Whitney of East Lowell. Maine,
returned home Monday after a weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson.
The directors of the Town Improve
ment Society meet this afternoon at
the home of Miss Gertrude S Weston
10 complete further arrangements for
municipal cleanliness and betterment
Elder E. J. Hersum of Richmond
will meet with the Seventh Day Ad-
yontist Church Sabbath and Sunday
May 80 and 81. Preaching Sunday
at go and 7.30 p. m. All are ;nyit-
cd
Clarence Green, Fred Currier and
Charles Lashon have leased the shol,
in the Wentworth isson block occu-
picd formerly by John Mcpherson and
are 10 engage in the painting bust
ness there.
t. H. Pelton who accompanied the
remains of his mother Mrs Caroline
Pelton from Sank Rapids, MINI. to
Madison for interment visitcG his cou-
sin Mrs Carrie p Fairb,other here
departing today.
Fred Richardson arrived home last
night from Portland where he has
been for some time confined in a hos
pital following an operation for ap-
pendicitis. His mother, Mrs. W. l..
Hill went to that city and accompani-
ca him to Skowhegan.
On Memorial Day May 30th the
posoffice will be closed as follows:
From a. m. to 1915 Il. m. from l. NJ.
to 2.15 p. m. from 2.25 p. m. to Al
p m. and at 6 at night. City car
riers will make one delivery and one
collection, the regular a. m. trips
Rural carriers will perform no SER
vice on this date.
The SkoWhegan baseball team is 20
play against the Hallowell team at
Fairyiew Park, Saturday Afternoon.
The game is called at $50 and viii
probably be strong one, inasmuch as
The Iallowell players haven't been
beaten this season. Batteries for
Skowhegan will be Cayanaugh and
Subway or LoRncy.
Dr. Julia Nay Kincaid and Mrs.
Matte Z. Goodwin were in East Vas
salboro Monday to attend the funeral
OF their aunt, Mrs. Rudolphus Booth
bay. The deceased was sister of
Mrs. Elizabeth Nay of this town, Mrs
Nay now being the only surviving
member of her original family. Mrs
Boothbay who was before her mar
rage Miss Ellen Wentworth lived for
many years in Athens. Her age was
about rs years and her death occurred
on the 22nd inst.
The following delegates have been
appointed to represent the Clementine
Weston w. C. T. U. at the County Con
Vention to be held in Madison June ;
and 4: Mrs. Eta Lacasce, Mrs. e.
T Goodrich, Mrs. Paul Roullard, Mrs
Emma M. Smith, Mrs. D. H, Bartlett
Miss L. H. Coburn, Mrs. Hattie b.
81 I.