The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-29
Skowhegan Local News

Mss Lillian V. Delano left Friday
=. visit her sister in Dover.
u.nrv Crowell and party Of
sr..sds motored to Lake Megunticooi
Friday
" and Mrs. D. c. Jewett are pass
.as several months al their Southport
.of,aee as is their usual custom.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butler left
tere saturday morning to visit fo1
TWO weeks in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, towns.
Lionel Hurley of East Clifton
canada has been passing several
d. at the home of his uncle Hugh
Hurley on West Front st.
lanes Gilfllan is leaving shortly
for Bar Harbor, where he has ac-
eenfed position as drug clerk in the
store of the West End Drug Co.
Mss Bertha Palmer, a teacher in
the Rosindale, Mass. schools, has ar
rived TO visit with her mother, Mrs
Sarah Palmer at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. n. Mills returned to
heir home in Portland Friday after
a snort visit at Mrs. Mills old home
They were just returning from an
outing at Kineo.
G. E. Ayore and F. W. Bucknam
went to Augusta yesterday to attend
a meeting of the Maine Pharmaceuti-
cal Association. Mrs. Avore occom-
PANIED her husband.
Archie Reed, formerly of Skowhe-
gan who for some time has been en-
Moved in Augusta, has been visiting
relatives here preparatory to leaving
for The Mexican borders having en-
listed in Company NJ,
Herbert C. Judkins returned to his
home in Clinton Friday following a
visit with relatives and old acquaint-
aDees in town. His father Leroy
Judkins formerly of Athens has been
qute i'll from the effects of a heavy
cold.
Mrs. G. C. Jordan of Portage
Aroostook County, is visiting for two
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Lucas
Graf. Mrs. Jordan was formerly a
resident of Skowhegan, her home hav-
Ing been on the Island and this is her
first visit in IS years.
Lovers of baseball can look forward
to some rare sport on July 4th when
Sanfords fast team plays two games
here That town has always had a
great nine, considered the best in the
state and this year is no exception.
They will have to go some" however
if they trim the local team. See ad
on this page.
Change of time on the Somerset
Traction Company line went into eff
feet Sunday, June %. Cars leave
Skowheean 5.45, 6.45, $50, $50, Hoo,
EVA 100 200, 800, 400, 500, COS,
$50, 100, 730, 500, 800 Cars leave
Madison 6.45, 500, $50, 1890, 1906,
lao 200, 800, 400, 500, 600, 700,
20, 500, 900.
Henry Earle Lowther, who has been
STE in, Cnnhnppnrn q
the High School, left here Saturday
for Somervile, Mass, where he will
Be employed by the Frank Ridlon Co.
III learning the electrical business.
Many friends not only among his as
soeiates at school but in the parish of
the congregational Church regret his
departure.
In response to a notification from
the Southside to the effect that man
had been struck by an automobile
Chief of Police Pencil made an in
Festigaton Saturday night and found
that the supposed victim was one
George Edwards who was to all ap-
pearances intoxicated instead of in
J1red by an automobile. He was
taken into custody and Monday morn
ing pleaded guilty before Trial JUS
ice Lancaster in Municipal Court.
He was ordered to pay a fine which
with costs amounted to s17,S4 and a
settlement ensued.
H. Tobey Mooers who arrived home
last week from Bowdoin, has been
receiving the congratulations of his
friends in view of the fact that he
lis again been a winner in the
Alexander Speaking Contest. This is
tie second time that he has been
awarded the first prize in the same
contest which is an unusual honor in
amuch as he is the only student in
Tie history of the college to be the
successful contestant twice On this
occasion he recited a selection from