The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-28

Mrs tfta Elsmere has been spend
ing a few days in Gardiner this week,
having left for that place on the af-
tarnoon train Monday.
Wallace E. Clark. Harry Smith
and Jesse Larry have been enjoying
a hunting trip during the present
week in the vicinity of Flagstaff.
Misses Elizabeth Scott and Marion
E. Lord have returned to Farming
ton to resume their studies at the
Normal School. after short visits
at there homes here.
A large number Of Skowhegan peo-
pie were in Wateryille Saturday to
witness the Colby Bowdoin football
game. Eighty-five tickets were sold
from the local railroad station.
Mrs Kendall Jackins of Houlton,
who has been in Skowhegan visiting
with her daughter, Miss Iva Jackins
and her sister, Mrs. j. o. Smith, left
here Monday on the mid day train.
William Pitts has harvested from
his garden on Locust Avenue this
week, a stalk of cabbage with folE
heads. There were eight rows, about
$50 heads in all and this one was the
only one out Of the ordinary.
Two new members have been add
ed to the High School orchestra
which is being coached by Rev. Chas.
II. Mckinney, Miss Verna Abbey and
Miss Helen White, who are to play
the cello and picolo, respectively.
Mrs. W. D. NJ. Green has moved to
the house formerly occupied by
Ernest Rayner and family on Sum-
mer ST. and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Tur-
cote are occupying the Daniel Lewis
house also on Summer ST. which she
vacated to make the change.
Friends are receiving invitations to
be present at the observance of the
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kennedy Lyons,
which will occur next Saturday even
ing from $50 until 10 o'clock at their
home, Free St, Skowhegan.
Julian F. Bigelow, who had been
passing the summer here, left Tues
day for California. He expects to
made a brief visit in Massachusetts
and to stop at San Francisco and
Los Angeles. His present business
connection is with Arthur Stewart,
on cattle and sheep ranch at Mono,
California.
One hundred and fifty people went
to the home of Fred Gotta on the
River Road Thursday evening, where
they were happily entertained by
Miss Phildora Gotta Games were
played and cake, coffee, candies and
fruit were served to the large as
Piano music was enjoy
ed and the affair was indeed a de-
lightful one In every sense of the
word.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Linwood
Brophy are expected home Sunday
next from their wedding trip to vari-
GUS places in this state. The couple
were married on the goth instant at
the home of the bride, who was for
merly Mrs. Pearl Pierce Lawrence,
the daughter of Michael Dyer of
Skowhegan, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. George Merriam of
The Bethany Baptist Church. The !
groom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. /
Daniel Brophy of Madison and is en-
ployed at the Island Garage. Mrs |
Brophy has also been employed in |
the office connected Herewith as a |
bookkeeper. Their home will be on |
island.
Through the courtesy of w. E. Por-
ter and l.. G. Trafton, J. H. Blanch-
ard, State Dairy Instructor and H. l..
Seekins the official tester for the Wa
terville Dairy Improvement Assn.
called upon many of the local dairy
men and were much pleased with the
interest manifested by the farmers
in this section. Many have already
started herds of pure bred cattle and
this fact gives the State Dairy In
structor courage. for he believes that !
the breeder of registered cattle has a
source of revenue unknown to the |
breeder of common stock. The |
pleasant ride In Mr.. Porters ear will |
long be remembered according to the |
words of the State Dairy Instructor,
who spoke In very grateful manner
for the courtesies shown them add
Ing that the Department was especi-
ally anxious to assist the dairymen |
In any way possible.
Wesley Watson was in Dover, N |
H.. Rochester and North Rochester, |
Y. II. last week looking after a pair |
Df horses which he and Fred w. |
Weston held a mortgage upon and |
" hlch had been disposed OF by Wes-