The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-01
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS II

returned nome Monday morning a1lef
spending four days with the r. W.
Leightons
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur R. Jones and
daughter Ruth of Dexter returned
home Tuesday after week end visit
with the w r. Ellotts.
Master degree at the meeting of the
Somerset Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, last Friday evening.
Daniel McInnis has been the guest
the past week of relatives on the
! River road. Mr.. McInnis is operator
for the Canadian Pacific railroad at
Somerset Junction.
Harold j. Phillips. Esq. was ap-
pointed trustee in the bankruptcy
proceedings of James G. Harlow of
Dead River who was adjudged bank
rupt February second.
Lewis w. Brown, Bowdoin, 20, has
been elected class track manager
during the past week and Joseph L.
Badger, 20, of Pittsfield has won a
place as alternate on the varsity de-
batting team.
A. Kendall Decker, only son of
Mrs. A. l.. Decker, has recently en-
listed in the United States navy and
is at present at the training station
in Newport. r. /. He expects to be
assigned for active duty with the
fleet after six months training
The terms for mail service of Man
ley Mason. driver of the Athens stage,
and George Smith, driver of the Ca.
naan stage, expires the last of June.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General until 4.30, March
%.
The following hearings in bank
ruptcy are to be heard before the
Bangor Court on March goth. all be-
ing Somerset County persons: Will
liam II. Blake of Lexington; George
II. Oliver of Starks; Charles St. Peter
of Arson and Eugene Durrell of
Lexington.
j. w. Young, who has been work
ing for the Great Northern Paper Co.
at Madison, January 8th. has return
ed here and is to make his home with
his son Warren Young at So Hatha-
way street Mr.. Young is car
penter by trade and worked on the
Savage pulp mill the greater part of
last summer
DR.. Bin Goodrich has returned to
his studies at McGill University,
Montreal. DR.. Joseph K Goodrich
left the first of the week for his
home in the West. The condition of
Mrs. e. T. Goodrich whose critical
illness called both the sons home sew
eral weeks ago. is somewhat improv-
ed and speedy recovery is hoped
for
II. Tobey Mooers Is of Skowhegan,
represented Bowdoin College on the
fencing team which went to Yale
week ago and which met the team of
the Springfield Y. Nj. c. A. Training
School at Brunswick last Saturday
The February issue of the Quill, the
literary monthly, contains a long es-
say by Mr.. Mooers, entitled My Open
Fire.
The United Paperboard Company
OF New York City has conveyed to
William ID. Hutchins of Augusta and
William b. Kendall of Bowdoinham
the part of Township No. 4. Range 6,
West of the Kennebec in Binghams
Kennebec Purchase, known as Hobb-
town. A mortgage on the property
for 100000 has been given to three
Augusta banks.
At the next meeting of the Show
hogan Grange. to be held Wednes-
day evening, March seventh. Mrs.
Effie Furber will read and John L.
Fish will play n piano selection
How much is the rural telephone
worth to an up-to-date farmer" by
Leroy Sanford and What to do in
emergencies" by Emma futile, Flora
Dealey. Ellen Smith, Hattie Mason,
Earle Patten, E. M. Hall and DR..
Julia NJ Kincaid, will be the subjects
for the evening.
II. l.. SWEET and L. E. Jacobs were
appointed to take charge of the at
fractions for next September's fair
and E. T. Goodrich and G. W. Day
were appointed committee of two
to superintend the midway features
The selection of other committees
was turned over to the trustees who
will make their choice at a later
date This was the only business of
Importance transacted at the meet
ing of the officers of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society last Sat
urday at the Municipal Building.
Over 500 was cleared from the sale