The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-13
Skowhegan Local News

al tho Maine Central Hotel
Miss EMe Ireland of Stetson has
been entertained during the week at
the home of J. Palmer Merrill
Joe Murphy arrived in town Mon
day night to assume his old place as
catcher on the SkoWhegan baseball
team
President Chas. H. Gardner of the
Farmers Union of Maine vas in VA
teryille Tuesday 10 attend a meeting
of the executive board OF that organi-
zation
William A Cockburn departed
Saturday morning on his return to
Wilton. y. II. after a visit with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Cockburn on Baptist Hill.
Miss Marion Henry of Readfeld has
accepted a position at the local Maine
Telephone Exchange and is at pres
ent doing night work, Mrs, +. NJ.
Kelley. the regular night operator
having gone to Newport on her va
cation
Mr.. and Mrs. {. B. Hight and
daughter Helen are 10 enjoy yaca-
ton at the Colby Cottage on the east
shore of Lake Wesserunsett next
in AT
and Mrs. Horace Blanchard and son
of Lynn. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Bell returned to
Salem by auto last Sunday after a
stay of nearly two weeks at one of
the cottages at Fairgrieye's Bay They
seemed greatly pleased with Lake
Wesserunsett and especially Lake
wood and its management.
Joseph Stewart of Bisbee, Arizona
and his sister Miss Mary Stewart of
Richmond departed Tuesday follow
ing visit with their brother Daniel
Stewart. one of the statesmen in Buck
mans. The gentleman first referred
to is in the east for three months.
Mrs. Warren W. James of Berlin,
y. H. with her daughter Catherine,
aged four years, left here Tuesday
forenoon to visit with her mother
Mrs. H. E. Cyphers in st. Adams.
While in Skowhegan she was the
guest of her cousin, Mrs F. G. Nye
and family.
Russell Relief Corps are to hold
their annual field day at the home of
Mrs. Emma H. Dunton on Madison
Avenue. Friday afternoon, July 2lst.
Members of Russell Post are invited
to join with them. Coffee and cream
will be furnished and in addition to
lunches the visitors are requested to
bring such dishes individually as they
will need in serving.
Prof. Robert Steward and Mrs.
/ Steward, who are summering at
Rockport were guests from Friday
until Sunday of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard b. Steward of
Coburn Ave. For several years they
have been located at Urbana. H., but
are to make their home in Lansing,
Mich. this fall, where Mr.. Steward is
TO be connected with an Agricultural
] College They will come To Show
hogan again later in the season.
A man giving his name as John
/ Doe was taken TO Augusta for en-
trance at the State Hospital for In
sane last Monday by Chief of Police
/ +. p. pennell. When taken into Gus
! tody il was thought that the peculiar
actions of the man were due to in
toxcation. Further indications
seemed to indicate delirum tremens
and as he did not appear to be re-
covering the officials thought wise To
take the course previously referred
to.
The following are additional books
lately placed in the Public Library:
Blow the Man Down (Day); Alice
Devine Oepsom; Finding of Jasper
Holt UutZ); Love at Larke (kerr) +;
Golden Woman (Cullen); Bars of
Iron (DelD Border Legion Grey F.;
Captain Courageous (Kipling); The
Polly Page Camping Club Forrest
err; a Guide to the Birds of New
/ England and Eastern New York
! (Honman) Antwerp to Gallipoli CAR
theur RuhD Dorothy Dale, A Girl
of Today (Penrose); The Farm Thai
Jack Built (Wm o. Stoddard Ji),
The Scouts of the Valley (Altshellar) ;
Johnny Chuck (Burgess) Scouting
With Daniel Boone (Tomlnson). An
other recent acquisition is The Best
Short Stories of 1915 and the Year
book of the American Short Story
edited by Edward j. O'Brien.
The Past Grands of Priscilla Re
bekah Lodge held their annual mid
summer meeting Monday at the at
tractiYe cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. R
Fogg at Lake Wesserunsett. The
study of Parliamentary Law was con-
Quoted during the afternoon by Mrs