The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-14


Warren and Charles Tuttle went to
Topsham yesterday forenoon to attend
the Fair.
Augustus. Gilblair returned home
from a several days absence in Bos-
ton yesterday.
The sale of Mrs. Emma Rand's farm
on the Athens Road to Byron B. Per-
kins. has been reported.
Theo. Fieldbrave, student at Col
by, will occupy the pulpit at the First
Baptist Church next Sunday.
The Skowhegan High School foot
ball team goes to Waterville Friday to
play the Waterville High team
Miss Mary Walsh of Lawrence,
Mass. arrived the first of this week
to visit with Miss Pearl A. Nolin.
The pack of corn at the local can
ming plant of the Portland Packing
Co amounted this season to 100000
cans.
Mrs. w. P. Ordway left Tuesday
forenoon for Boston to join Mr.. Ord
way, who had been in that city for
several days,
The Ladies Circle of the M. E.
Church will meet with Mrs. W. H.
Emery, Water ST, next Monday after
noon at o'clock.
Herman Tracey, who has been
student at Skowhegan High School
for two years, has accepted a position
at the market of A. R. Jewett.
A large delegation from Parmenas
Encampment are going to Dexter to-
day to work the Royal Purple De-
grees in the lodge at that place
Among the up-river people in Show
hogan Tuesday were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Kempton, Carl Kempton and H.
A Furbush of Rangeley also C. W.
Dutton of Bingham.
Mrs. George Ware and little son
Clifford returned the first of the week
from visit in Gardiner, Hallowell
and Augusta. Mrs. Ware was accom-
panied back by her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Lewia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Sturtevant, Mas
-,
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Fales of Far
mington, were among the automo-
bilsts registered Sunday at Hotel
Coburn.
FIR. A. O.. Lacroix has returned
home from his hunting trip to Moxie
bringing with him fine deer and
some cartridges. He was accompan-
led by Mrs. James Nutting and Miss
Lillian Boulette.
At her lecture next Monday even
ing Miss Marble will begin upon her
series of three talks upon the Opera
On this occasion her topic will be
Development of the Opera to the
time of Wagner"
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson, who
returned last week from Washington,
D. c. and Gettysburg, Penn, by the
way of New York City, were at West
New Portland Tuesday to attend the
monthly meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange.
Among the Skowhegan ladies who
were patronesses at the Freshman re-
ception Friday were Mrs. John w.
Steward, Mrs. F. E. Emery, Mrs. En-
nest Rayner, Mrs. j. E. Wadsworth,
Mrs Geo. W. Cover and Miss Hannah
R. Page.
Charles Jones, who was for some
time proprietor of the Farmers Res
taurant. is to manage the dining room
connected with Hotel Oxford. He
and his family, who formerly lived on
Madison Ave, are now domiciled ON
Skowhegan Island.
Among those who went from here
10 attend the Merrill-Lander nuptials
at Bingham, Monday were Hon. and
Mrs Z. N. Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Merrill Miss Bertha Merrill and Rev
Chas. mckinney, the latter being the
officiating clergyman
The regular meeting of Eunice
Farnsworth Chapter D. A. r. will be
held October 25, at the home of Mrs.
Sarah S. Marston on Baptist Hill. Mrs.
Lucy Hazlett of Bangor will give a
talk on forming society of Children
Of the American Revolution.
Yesterday local buyers were paying
tO and 60 cents per bushel for pota-
toes, but only few are being hauled
INTO the markets at present. 1t is
estimated that there is a yield of about
one-half of the harvest expected in
this section and 1t is understood that
The tubers are being largely stored.
Miss Blanch Emory was among
those from out-of-sown In attendance