The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-24

clinton this morning.
Mrs. H. w. George, who is on the
sick list is little improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Merchant visited
Washingtons Birthday in Richmond.
Morris Gledhill returned the latter
part of the week from a business trip
TO Boston.
Mrs. Edward Blackwell of Portland
departed Tuesday after visit with
Mrs. W. A Jewett.
Chester Nutting returned Tuesday
10 Beverly Mass, after a visit with
his parents in town.
Deputy Sheriff ]. E. Lamb of Rock
wood was in town during the day
Friday last on business.
Mrs. Adam Simpson left Tuesday
for a visit with her son, William
simpson and family in Oakland.
Harold Weeks, Esq. of Fairfield
was in town Friday having business
at the Somerset County Court House
James Thorne, Esq, of Madison
was in town during the day Monday
leaving here on the midday train for
Augusta.
The six year old son of Geo. E.
Wyman of East, Maple street is very
i'll with pneumonia and has been re-
moved to the hospital.
The Ladies Aid social of the First
Baptist Church, which was to have
been given Friday evening has been
indefinitely postponed.
Miss Efie Corson left Friday on
the midday train for Kent's Hill
where she was to attend a social
function and visit a friend.
Mrs. Frank Hight of Bangor ac
companied by her little daughter has
been the guest of Miss Florence and
Miss Mabel Pooler this week.
Roscoe Bgelow is recovering suf
ficiently from the effects of his sur
gical operation so that he will be able
to return to his home in a few days
If John Maven doesn't sing Tip
perary for us Thursday night the
boys in the weave room over in the
wooden mill are likely to smother him
in shoddy.
The Savage Manufacturing Co. pro
pose to rebuild their plant which was
burned earlier in the month. The
structure will be of concrete some
what larger than before.
DR.. w. z. Weber of Lewiston was
in town Sunday in consultation with
DR.. w. S. Stinchfeld over the condi-
ton of Flavil Wyman who is serious
ly i'll at his home on Bloomfield
street.
Skowhegan acquainances of W. G.
Rand who was long connected with
the Maine Central Hotel will regret
to learn that he is reported as hay
ing sustained shock at the home of
his brother, Thomas Rand in Water
vile.
Venires for drawing of jurors for
the spring term of S. j. Court have
been sent out. 1t is very unusual for
these duties to occupy the attention
of the clerk of court during the ses-
sion of term. Monday Geo. Fl. Webb,
Calvin d. Eaton and Ray E. Allen
were drawn to serve as jurors from
Skowhegan.
A patron of Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery who is one of the big pro-
ducers is B. d. Dunlap who lives on
the French Bros. Farm near Madi-
son Lower Falls Mr. Dunlap is a
breeder of Ayrshires and for the
month of January six COWS and five
heifers yielded for the creamery 239.1
pounds of butter fat.
President Day of the Agricultural
Society announced last night that the
sum of $3065 had been pledged tow
ard the fund 10 build a new exhibit
ton building at Fairyiew Park.
"Skowhegan is to have big fair this
year" added Mr.. Day. The sum nee
essary to insure a start on the struc-
ture will be about $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Grundy arrived
home on the afternoon train Friday.
After attending the convention of the
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
in Toronto, Canada and sightseeing
at Niagara Falls, Mr.. Grundy joined
Mrs. Grundy at Danville Quebec,
visiting friends and relatives there
and in Littleton and New Hampton,
N. H. Mr.. Grundy has furnished us
an account of the meeting and il is
hoped that same may be published at
later date
Rev. Geo. Merriam was in Athens
Saturday to attend the funeral of Per
ley Small who passed away very sud
denly in Skowhegan on the Wednes-