The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-01


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fheir tNo children have been pass
iog several days with relatives IN
Iimiugton
Mrs Carrie MCPHERSON formerly
of this town, but who has been To-
Gated in Wateryile, arrived in town
Monday forenoon
Miss Anna G. Kennedy arrived
home Monday forenoon from an out
lng at Jackman. where she enjoyed
fishing for a short time.
Parker Foss, money order clerk IN
The Watervile Post once. returned
10 that city Monday morning after a
short visit at his home here.
Mrs. Edwin d. Bcssey and son
Harold of Oakland departed Monday
morning following visit with Mrs.
Besscys mother. Mrs. Fannie Luce.
Miss Florence Murray left Mon
day for Peaks Island. where she is
to be employed during the summer
aud remain with her sister Mrs.
Gordon Bragg
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Casey are
the parents of young son. The
couple now live in Portland but Mrs.
Casey has been spending some time
with relatives here.
MIR. and Mrs L. C. Dunton and
Carroll Viles attended the funeral of
Mrs. Samantha Thompson In Madison
Saturday The age of the deceased
wax nearly 81 years.
The Madison Avenue section of
skowhegnn was visited by a moose
Sunday Tracks were noted in DR..
Dascombe's garden and the animal
WAS seen on the lawn OF w. b. Whit
tier.
Alfred johnson OF Portland Is sub
stituting as conductor on the regular
train during the absence OF II. S.
Hopkins, who will be In New York
the FIRST OF this month attending to
matters of business,
A. Z. Howe of Wateryille assisted
at the store of the A. Il =. Co. dur
Ing the absence of Wallace Clark in
PresQue Isle Mr. Clark's brother,
whom he was called home to see still
remains In a very critical condition.
Among the eleven Colby College
Juniors who will take part in the
annual Junior Prize Exhibition in the
Baptist Church at Wateryille June
q is Carroll Ben Flanders of Show
hogan. The prizes for which the
speakers will contend are two first
prizes of SIS each and two seconds
of $40 each
The track team of the Skowhegan
High School Will go to Pennington
Monday to compete with other
schools In Il meet on the Hippach
Athletic Field This Is 10 be on
the occasion OF the dedication of this
new field which has been donated by
the father of former student de-
ceased To the Abbott School.
Major Albert a. Nickerson of Nor
rdgewock was in town Saturday, He
is the son of Rev. Heman and Sarah
Jones (HobarD Nickerson. who lived
here from 1899 to 1852. the father be
Ding n Methodist clergyman. Major
Nickerson enlisted from Fairfield and
his title was for service in the
Seventh Maine Regiment. tle is a
tailor by trade and followed that call
ing for 40 years in Portland, previous
to coming to Norridgewock, May,
1915.
Mr. and Mrs Freedom Douglass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Packard, Mrs. Nell
lie Drawn and T.. II. Morrill, were In
Athens Sunday to attend the funeral
of their brothcr-in-law, Charles Huff.
Mr.. Nuff's age WAS 70 years and he
Is survived by the following children.
William and Sherwin of Athens;
Daniel of Cornvile; Mrs. Emma
Grotto of Oakland and Erwin and
Omar OF Athens. His wife. who died
about six years ago. WAS formerly
Miss Charlotte Jones and she was n
sitter of the ladies mentioned as 60
Ing from here to attend the funeral
services Sunday last.
A certificate of organization for a
corporation to be known as the Me
Clure a Bradbury Co, located in
Fairfield was filed at the Register of
Deeds Office Friday. The purpose of
the corporation is: ITO own and
operate general machine and repair
shops, to carry on II general plumb
Ing business, to purchase. operate.
deal In, sell and otherwise dispose of
all kinds of machinery. automobiles.
motors. etc. The amount of capital
stock Is $1,000; common stock $l0.-
900; preferred stock, none; capital
atork mid I'm $610, mr. Vnlua nf