The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
Skowhegan Local News

july l. At llue 81, from ~ u. III. III
Z. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". T. Clark were in
Bangor Monday to visit with Mr..
Clark's brother.
DR.. Frederick kineaid and DR.. Julia
Nay Kincaid attended the State meet
ing of Osteopaths in Bangor Satur-
day
c. II. Tilton has returned from a
visit OF several days in Boston. He
was accompanied by his son Malcolm
on his return.
Perley Witham left Monday fore
noon for Gardiner where he will be
instrumental in starting broom
factory for the blind in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Fish, Miss Hell
en- ". Fish and Edward Mckinney OF
Dexter were among the out of ltown
people to motor to SkoWhegan sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Burrill left Tuesday
forenoon to visit her sons in Somer-
willie and Boston. She was accom-
panied by her grandson Master Fred
erick Burrill.
George Washington Norton manag-
ing editor Of the Portland Evening
Express was in this vicinity Satur-
day and was in attendance at the Re
publican Convention at Lakewood.
Albert Z. Leighton of Marlboro
Mass. departed Monday forenoon fol-
lowing a visit of week at the homes
of c. T. Moody in Cornyill2 and Chas
) smith in Skowhegan
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Wood who
have been sojournng at Lake Wesser-
ruusett Fairgrieye Bay departed Sat
urday for Woodfords whore they are
TO make their future home.
Extensive improvements are being
made upon the farm residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. George II. Weston on the
River road. A wide yeranda is one
of the most prominent acquisitions.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Abbott Kendall left
Saturday morning for a visit in Port
land. From there they will go to
Island where they will be
engaged musicaT1y for the summer.
Holiday hours at the Skowhegan
postoffice will be observed Saturday
closing as follows: From a. m. to
~ % a. m; from - m to 800 p. m.
from go to $50 p. m. and at o'clock
at night City carriers will make
one delivery and one collection, the
regular forenoon trips. Rural car
riers will perform no service.
Mrs. Humphrey Dyer of Arlington,
Mass. who was in Wilton to attend
he funeral of the late Mrs Agnes
ioodspeed visited here the first OF
he week with her aunt, Mrs q. b.
9airgrieye. She went Tuesday to
Iartland to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Williams, her intentions at
hat time being to return to Arlington
oday.
A Special Civil Service Examlna-
ion will be held for the Skowhegan'
Maine. postoffice on July IL, 1914 IN
,kowhegan at 8 o'clock a. N. to es-
ablish a register of eligibles for clerk
male and female) and carrier (male),
rom which one or more appoint
nents are expected to Immediately
ollow. and others as the needs OF the
,ffice may require. Applicants must
,e between the ages of Is to As years,
Except preference claimants under
section 1854, r. S, to whom the max
mum age limit does not apply) and
must be citizens of the United States.
Male applicants must emasure not
ess than five feet, four inches in
height, without shoes. Men whose
FORMAL weight is less than 125 pounds
should not apply, as no male eligible
will be appointed who is under this
weight. For the required appllca-
ion form, and a pamphlet of general
Information containing specimen eX-
animation questions, apply to Fred
;. Emery, local secretary, at the post
office, or Edward E. Stebbins, Secre-
tary Board of Examiners, Postottice
Boston, Mass. Applications
should be promptly filled out and filed
with the latter not later than 4.3O
D. m.,July 6, 1914, if possible.
Probably many people in SHOWN
gan are not aware that there Is
cemetery on the River Road, east side
to Hinckley, near the home of Fred
| ,oomis. known as the Herrin burial
lot The yard has largely grown up
to bushes. but these have lately been
cut down and an effort is being made
by a committee from Eunice Farms
worth Chapter D. A. r. to locate the
graves of Revolutionary soldiers, who
are thought to be buried there,
Humphrey Burrill is known to be one
of these early fighters. and his tomb
stone bears the date of June 3, 183-,