The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-05

,isit in the Capitol City.
rlwin D. Packard visited last week
,ttb his brothers, Charles in Oak
,ord and Joseph in Winthrop.
The open season for killing deer
hoqan sunday and will be continued
mill the 18th of December in this
County.
Miss Corrine L. Salley, who has
been employed at Mingo Springs in
tbe Rangeley district, has arrived
home
Miss Alma Dahlburg left here Sat
prdav morning for Portland, where
she is to take course at business
college.
Dr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Cover and
children are expected home tomor-
row or Saturday from a vacation
visit 10 Limington.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cahill, who
have been at their Bingham home
since the closing of Lakewood Inn
have been in town this week.
Mrs. Fred Holmes returned recent
" to her home in East Boston after
few weeks visit with her mother,
Mrs. Clara McIntire on Main st.
Robert Lyons left Saturday for
Ashland, N. H., where he has accept
ed a position as overseer in the
spinning department of the plant of
the Ashland Knitting Co.
Mrs. H. S. Hopkins went to Bucks
port Saturday to spend Sunday with
her daughter Miss Virginia Hopkins,
who is attending school there and
staying with her grandmother.
Prof. and Mrs. William Fairclough
who have been guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green, the pa
rents of Mrs. Fairclough, for some
time, left Friday for White Plains, N.
Y. where Mr.. Faircfough is to teach.
Governor Curtis has re-nominated
Harvey H. Brazzell of Fairfield, for
merly Of Columbia Falls, judge of
the Western Municipal Court. In
Guided in the district besides Fair
field are Skowhegan, Madison and
Bingham. .,, i~.lt~ -
A couple of Skowhegan horses
were entered in the races at the
Franklin County Fair at Pennington
last week, In the 2.35 class, purse
5000, Day O., c. w. Days bay gelding
won second money in three straight
heats; while in the 223 class, purse
5000, Marvel G, a black gelding be-
longing to l. D. Leavitt, won third
money.
The petition for the pardon of
George A. Hubbard, formerly of Oak
land who is now serving a life SEN
tence in the State Prison at Thomas
ton. has been referred to the next
regular meeting of the Governor and
Council. Hubbard was indicted,
tried and convicted for the murder
of Laforest D. Matthews, landlord of
the Park House at Hartland, at the
January term of court in 1915. He
is an elderly man.
Among the Skowhegan people who
purpose to go to Bangor to attend
the Maine Musical Festival are Mr..
and Mrs. j. N Smith, Mr. and Mrs,
Chas. Turner, Mrs. Harold Bradley,
Mrs. S. F. Clark, Frank Oddly, j.
Harvey White and L. S. Moore. The
greater part Of these people are
members of the local Festival Chorus
and will take part in the perform
ance. Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Atwood
expect to attend the Festival in Port
land.
An interesting foundation for fu-
ture meetings was made at the Mis-
sion Circle gathering at Mrs. J. W.
Fogler's home on Elm ST., Friday.
This organization is composed of the
ladies' of the Congregational Parish
and they are to have a few months
study on Mexico The time was
spent Friday with books and maps
relating to the subject. The next
meeting occurs October %, at the
home of Mrs. E. E. Greenwood and
all ladies of the parish are cordially
invited to be present.
A wedding of especial interest to
Skowhegan people because of the
brides mother having been former
resident of this town, was solemniz-
ed last Thursday afternoon in Au-
gusta. The contracting parties were
Miss Florence Lillian Gannett,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs William H.
Gannett (Sadie HID of Augusta and
Capt. Francis Hamilton Farnum of
Norristown, Pa. Rev. L. w. Coons
of Haverhill, Mass. ofIiciated and the
Wedding was solemnizeG in a bower
Of flowers and green, over which was
matched bell, representing the
Liberty bell. Over this an Ameri-