The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS y


o. A. Young of Greenville was in
Skowhegan on a short business trip
last week.
John Clifford, car inspector, was the
only man In Skowhegan affected by
the strike of the Maine Central car
workers last week. During the strike
Clfford's place was taken by an out
of town man sent from Waterville.
The first meeting of the creditors
of Ira W Gushing of Arson. who
was adjudged bankrupt April Goth,
is to be held at the office of Lewis &
Lewis in Skowhegan, Saturday. May
10th, when claims will be presented
and a trustee, appointed.
Guy Gilman and Morris Currier.
who have been working for the Tn
tied Shoe Machinery Company in
Beverly. Mass, were recently at their
homes in Skowhegan for a brief per-
iod While here, they received
their papers transferring them from
Company f to the field artillery.
1t is expected that the new dormi-
tory at the Woman's Reformatory
will be ready for occupancy by the
first of June Chairman of the Board
of Trustees Clyde II. Smith is soon
to send in the orders for the furnish
ings for the building and this will ar
rive probably the last of this month.
There are now IS inmates at the Re
formatory.
Miss Xayerine c. Bisson of High
street left Saturday for a vacation
trip of three weeks to New York City
where she will visit her sister. Miss
Theresa Bisson, who has been study
ing designing in New York the past
winter. Miss Theresa Bison will ac-
company her sister back to Skowhe
gan for the summer vacation and en-
route home they will visit In Boston
The cast of the Grange play "Pick-
ing d Winner" which will be given in
Grange Hall tomorrow night, is as fol-
lows: Harold Bradley. Wilfred
King, Herbert Oddly, Lewis Eupea,
Roy Pratt. Bert Murray, Harold
WEIGH, Arthur Cote, Nay Varney,
Marion Adams, Mrs Alice Dow,
Corinne Salley, Blanche Jewett, Mar
jorie Powers. Specialties will be t
given by Wilfred King and Miss Goldie .
keene.
Nathaniel Luce Of New Portland,
bankrupt April 8th., has pc
itioned for a discharge from bank
'uptcy claiming that he has complied
with all necessary requirements. A
hearing will be held June Sth.. in
Portland. On the same date, there
Will be a hearing in Portland upon
he petition for bankruptcy dis
charges in the case of Harold Mich
,ls of Starks and in that of Chester
., Furber of Fairfield, the latter be
ng tried before Bangor court.
Another big timber deal has re
emily been transacted and quit
lain deed, filed at the Somerset
county court house This deeds
certain tracts of timber lands be-
onging to the Northern Finance Cor
,oration of New York City to the
treat Northern Paper Company with
at Bangor, The land
involved in the deal comprises seven
of the west one-half
md the northeast one-fourth of
Township No. 6, Range 16, W. E. l..
J. and also seven thirty-seconds of
he west one-half of Township No. s.,
Range 16, w. f. l.. S. The proper
y was acquired by the grantor by
,irtue of eight deeds, one from each
If the following persons Annie n.
Stetson ct ais. Frances A. Stetson,
Anna NJ Stetson, Caroline S. Wilson,
katherine II. Aver, Emily J. Brown,
nd Hayward Stetson, all dated
Iarch 10, 1915, and Charles Stetson,