The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-04

Friday afternoon loF Il visit
William Frye departed Friday morn
ing 10 visit with his son in WaterVille.
Miss Mary Lyons left Friday after
noon to visit for time at Peaks Is
land
Everett Bacon a student at Bo"doih
COLLEGE Vas home for the holiday re
cess.
\ C.. Dadmun of Boston vas the
guest Friday and Saturday of ]. Har-
yes White.
Walter Gordon of Dexter was il
skowhegan Friday visiting briefly with
{. b Hight.
Mrs. Scott Gilman and daughter
Linnie Edith left Friday to visit for
a time in Burnham.
Joseph Billodeau Sr of Waterville
has been passing some days here with
his son Robert Billodeau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fales of Far
mington were guests Sunday Of Mrs.
Fales' father. Or l. L. Salley.
Harry Cullen of Boston has arrived
in Skowhegan to visit with Mrs. Cul-
len at their home on Middle St
Major Poster has gone to Jackman
on a business trip He was accom-
panied by Ralph Lewis of Gardiner.
The subject to be considered n"Nt
Sunday at the Christian Science SCI
vices will be God the only Cause and
Creator
Miss Maude Bacon of the Skowhe-
gan teaching force left Friday for
week end visit with her father in
Bluehill.
Mrs. Clara Doe of Bingham who has
been for some time visiting at the
Lone of heN nephew, Clarence +.
Hight mas returned lOulC.
Miss Annie Bergman has been Wis
iting with her sister Mrs. Mark Say
age here. She is an instructor in
the public schools of Brewer.
Mrs. Charles Dean and little daugh-
ter left Friday for Albion where with
Mr.. Dean they will make their home
having purchased a farm there.
Mrs. William Rowell of Rowellvale
was a passenger for Oakland Friday
afternoon being summoned there be-
cause of the illness of her brother. 4,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f, Haines and
daughter Glennis are visiting with
Mr.. Haines' father in Gardiner and
before their return are to go to Litch-
/ field on business.
Mrs. Eugene c. TarbOX spent the
i holiday and Sunday visiting with her
sisters Miss Clara Bigelow and Miss
Vesta Bigelow in Auburn. These two
ladies are instructors in the public
schools of that city.
1t will doubtless interest acqualn-
tances in this vicinity to learn that Mr..
and Mrs. Thee. Nelson and daughter,
Esther Evelyn of Portland, are to
leave New York, June IL on the 5. S.
Hellig Olar for Norway
About fifty members of Priscilla Re-
bekah Lodge were in Norrldgewock
Thursday evening to attend a district
meeting of Rebekah Lodges. The de-
gree was conferred by the Priscilla
staff. A very enjoyable time waH re-
ported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kimball are
shortly to remove from their farm,
which is the first in Cornyille, after
crossing the Skowhegan line, 10 the
home of Mrs. Kimballs father, Stan
ley +. Ney, in the Malbon's Mills
district
Definite information was received
+ here Friday by members Of the Board
of Trade regarding the summer train
service, the advice being to he effect
that the schedule would be the same
as last season. The new time tables
90 into affect limo %
Mrs. Minnie c. pishon arrived in
town Thursday night for a few days
visit after spending several months in
Boston and vicinity. She is to visit
during the present week in Wayne,
leter returning to Skowhegan. While
here Mrs. Pishon was entertained at
the home of C. Davis Miller.
According to the report of the as
SCISSORS the valuation of the property
of the town is $4,000 less than that of
last year and there are four less polls,
the total number now being 147G. The
report of the amount of real estate is
sued from the office of the selectmen
is as follows: Resident, $2,5S3 1870;
real estate nonresident, $364.525; to-
tai $2.947,705; personal resident $685.
80; personal nonresident, $l02,725;
total 1888 OBS, grand total 50 1872, TAO.
The decrease in the valuation of the
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