The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-26

Scion was in town during the day
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones were in
Clinton and Burnham Saturday and
Sunday visiting rtlatiyes.
Hon. T. b. Barrett was visitor in
Canaan, the town which was his
home, during the past week.
Among the latest births recorded
at the office of the town clerk is a
daughter to Mr., and Mrs. Harold
Smith.
The High. Public Village and Pa
rochia schools all resumed heir
regular sessions Monday morning
following the diphtheria epidemic.
The waters of Lake Wesserunsett
received a shipment of 10000 trout
/ fry Saturday which were forwarded
from the Belgrade Lakes Hatcheries.
/ Word was received here Saturday
Of the death of a two-months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley Robin
son, who lived near Burrill's Mills
in Cornyille.
Anne W. Coure of Gardiner came
Saturday to visit Dorrce Clarke
Brann at the Oxford. Miss Brann is
a stenographer in the office of Fran
els w. Briggs.
Miss Nettie Rowell, who has been
at Poland Springs for some time has
arrived to visit her brother, Hermon
Rowell. In about a month she pur-
poses to leave for Augusta, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lang and John
l.. Fish were in Vassalboro Monday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Lang's cou-
sin, Hiram Potter. Rev. J. W. Pack
ard, a close friend of the deceased,
was also in attendance and conduct
ed the funeral service.
Frank Gould of Lawrence, Mass,
formerly manager of Hotel Oxford,
was in town the first of the week
and was registered at the hostelry
before mentioned. He was accom-
panied by Alfred Dwight of Lawrence
and the two gentlemen went from
here up river on huntring trip.
Arthur Randall, manager of the
Skowhegan Fox Farm, on the Dr.
Mann road, has been in Prince Ed
wards Island. this week, in company
with NJ F. Stevens of Foxcroft. The
journey was made with the hope of
purchasing a few more fores for
themselves and other Maine parties.
Wescott, who played center field
for the Skowhegan championship
baseball team the past season. is
captain of the Tufts college football
team, this fall. His picture has
recent victory & to - of Tufts over
Harvard, Chapman, of the 1915
Skowhegan team, has been doing
some fine football work at Bowdoin,
where he is a comrade of Shumway
of this place, who also comes in for
much favorable comment during the
Intercollegiate games.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Annis
was held Saturday forenoon from her
late residence on Island Ave The
clergyman officiating was Rev. Geo.
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
Church and representatives were in
attendance from the Grange. the
Pythian Sisterhood and the Sunshine
Society. orders with which the de-
ceased was affiliated. There were
many flowers. The burial was in
the family lot at the Southside Gene
terry and the pail bearers were II. R.
Bearce, Leon Buker, +. c. Dunlap
and E. T. Goodrich.
been exceedingly busy during the last
few weeks in Skowhegan from the
marriage intentions filed at the office
of the Town Clerk. Among those
noted were Frank Brooks, teamster
of Hartland and Pearl Austin of this
town, the daughter of Cole Austin;
Archie Giles, a farmer of Norridge-
wock and Annie Sylvan of Skowhe-
gan; Arthur Beaulette, a weaver of
this town and the son of Mike Beaul-
cite to Albiona Gallant, daughter of
Wilfred Gallant and Forrest l..
Fletcher of Skowhegan, a mill opera
tive and Mrs. Eva L. Davis also of
Skowhegan.
Prof. R. w. Leighton and family
are moving to their new home on
Dyer St. which for some time has
been in process of construction 1t
is a modern dwelling of the Dutch
Colonial type, facing the west, with a
broad yeranda across the front The
hall is charmingly colonial and is
arched off from the living room
which extends along the entire south
side of the house. A fireplace, built
in book cases and glass door open
ing onto the rear porch are features
of this room Across the hall is a