The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-15
Skowhegan Local News

John r. Philbrick was in Lewiston
dnring the day yesterday.
Lester Bragg, is now reported as
heing slightly on the gain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brown left
sunday for a visit to Boston
Willie Berube left Monday for Bos-
ton to enter Tufts Dental College.
Mrs. Olive Morse went yesterday to
Canaan to visit at the home of her
daughter.
Mrs. Charles Larry is visiting this
week in Pittsfeld, having left for that
place yesterday forenoon.
Mrs. Sac F. Clark went to Water
vile yesterday on the noon train to
visit her son ], Max Clark. = :
Doctrine of Atonement'' will be the
subject at the Christian Science SER
vices next Sunday morning.
The Boy Scouts will meet Friday
afternoon at 3.45 at their old head
quarters in Municipal building.
Mrs. w D. NJ. Green left yesterday
afternoon to visit with her sister in
Augusta and her son in Gardiner.
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tain the members of the s. H. E. the
local school teachers club this even
ing.
On his way home from The Forks
sunday Fred Poulin saw a big bull
moose roaming about in the streets of
Scion.
The condition of w. T. Seekins was
sufficiently improved yesterday to al
low of the return of his son Elroy to
Lowell, Mass.
Friends of Ralph Gledhill will be
interested to learn that he has return
ed from Lewiston, where he has been
a patient in a hospital for some time
The following notices have been
submitted for the Island Avenue
congregational Church. Services
will be held as usual at 1916,
H. 4.30 and 6. Neighborhood meet
ings are discontinued because of the
musical services.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunnewell of
Somerville, Mass, left yesterday af-
ternoon following a visit with W. C.
Hobart and his mother Mrs. Joel Ho-
bart. Mr.. Hunnewell was formerly
general agent for the Boston & Maine
Railroad at Haverhill.
The Town Improvement Society will
hold the first of its literary meetings
Friday afternoon, October %, in Lii
brary Parlors. 1t is expected that
the several municipal committees will
tender reports of the summers work
and Travel papers will be read.
Mrs. E. L. Savage has been appoint
ed a delegate from Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge to attend the Rebekah Assem-
bly, in Portland next week. Others
who plan to go aside from Mrs. Savage
are Mrs. Mark Savage, Mrs. Isadore
N Spear and Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Jacobs.
Acquaintance in this town will be
interested to learn of the approaching
marriage of Miss D. Jet Briggs of
Corinna, former teacher in the Show
hogan schools and Rufus Dyer, for
mer resident of Madison. 1t is un-
derstood that the wedding will occur
in Boston on October "a.
The largest production of butter fat
at the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery for
the past month from one herd came
from the ten Guernsey COWS of Turn
er Boswell Esq. The total number
of pounds with which he was credit
Cd was 446. giving each COW an aver
age of 44.6 pounds The price paid
per pound was 81 cents. Dairymen
having $50 pounds and over of butter
fat for the month were: Good Will
Farm, 306.6 pounds; Robert Young,
1912 pounds; George Jones, Fairfield,
1858 pounds; A. E. Hodges 1858
pounds; Lucy Bigelow, 1877 pounds;
Dr. E. H Stevens, 1713 pounds; l.. u.
Trafton, 1851 pound; f. p, Rogers
POS pounds: D. NJ. Towne, 15l lbs;
T. D. Salley & Son 2227 pounds; Ray
Moody, 1913 pounds; ThaXter Reed,
1872 pounds; Perley Withee, no.
pounds; C. J. Wood, 1873 pounds; H..
Hall, 219.1 pounds; J. c. Scott l1S'l
pounds; George E. Foster 1913 lbs;
f. ]. Kimball 1917 pounds; Clifton
Jewell, 1868 pounds; Fred Loomis,
1854 pounds.
An unusually large number attend
ed the Philathea Glass meeting Tues
day night at the First Baptist par