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

X. V. Pease and family of Augusta
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wilson.
Mrs. H. c. Judkins arrived home
Tuesday night from Boston and Wor-
cester, Mass.
Robert Lyon left on the noon train
Tuesday for visit in Fairfield and
North Vassalboro.
Mrs w. R. Chaplain left yesterday
afternoon for Carmel where she will
pass the Fourth with relatives.
John V. Libby has been added to the
list of inmates in the County Jail. He
was brought here from Norridgewock
and appeared to be insane.
Late marriage intentions filed at
the office of the town clerk are those
of Roland p. Corson of Madison and
Ethel Dulas of Skowhegan.
A fence is to be placed along the
Southside Cemetery from Main St.
to Mcclellan ST 1t is of heavy wire
with stone feet and iron posts.
Friends here and at Cornvlle of
Edw. Strickland who has been very
i'll with blood poisoning at Hopedale,
Mass, will be gratified to learn that
he is improving.
Jos. Roy is to close out his entire
stock of harness and horse furnish
ing goods, whips, robes, etc Reduc-
ed prices will be made, commencing
Monday morning, July 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Davis Miller have
been entertaining during the present
week the two nieces of Mrs. Miller,
Miss Eldena Pratt of Boston and Mrs.
Frank Nutter of Bddeford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Ward and lit
tie son Sumner Ward, Mrs. Mary W
Rowell and Mrs. Ward of Foxcroft
were among the automobile parties to
come to Skowhegan Sunday. They
were guests at the home of w. b.
Whittier.
Miss Alice Harvey of Bangor who
was last year teacher of Domestic
Science in the Skowhegan and Madi-
son schools has accepted a similar
position in her home city and conse-
quently resigned from her former
duties here.
There will be services in the Snow
schoolhouse Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock with Rev. Theodore Halbert
Wilson as leader. At $50 there will
be services in the Dudley Corner
school house under the leadership OF
7. G. Lord.
B. f. Eaton is certainly a good
gardner. He planted some corn in
his garden on the 22nd of June and
when he went to examine the hills on
the morning of the Goth he found the
seed had sprouted and grown to be
over an inch in heighth.
Mrs. Warren Drake arrived here
Tuesday from Somerville, Mass and
will pass the summer in Athens with
her sister Mrs. Ora Judkins and her
daughter, Mrs. Marion Drake-Fland-
ers. She was accompanied by Mr..
Drake and their son.
Prof W L. Powers, principal of the
Washington State Normal School at
Machias with his wife and two chill
dren are to visit this week and next
with Supt and Mrs. Gerrish. Both
Mr.. Powers and Nh Gerrish are to
attend the superintendent meeting
at Castine beginning Monday.
Rev. George Merriam arrived home
from Boston Tuesday evening and will
be at the mid-week prayer meeting
this evening at the Bethany Church.
Next Sunday Dr.. John NJ. Foster of
Swatow, China, will preach at the
morning service in that house of wor-
slip. Dr. Foster, who was former
ly OF Wateryille and a graduate of
Colby College has lately returned
from China
Commissioner Wiggin of the State
Highway Commission when in Show
hogan to inspect the state road built
in previous years and the other high
ways of the town seemed to be great
~ pleased with the conditions ex-
isting. He also investigated while
here work that is planned for the flu
ture Improvement of Skowhegan
thoroughfares.
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Fairgrieve have
returned from Wilton where they at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Fairgrieve's
sister, Mrs. Agnes Goodspeed, who
died Thursday last IL Boston. Mrs.
Goodspeed a one time lived in this
county being a resident of Hartland,
and was in Boston when taken i'll, to
attend the wedding of her son, who
with one other son survives her. The