The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Seavey, who
have been visiting their daughter Mrs
l. b Phinney. have departed for their
home in Guilford
Miss Mildred Keene, secretary in
the Office of Forest Commissioner For
rest II Colby, was in Skowhegan Sun
day calling upon friends.
Town Clerk and Mrs Adam Simp-
son have moved into their cottage at
Lake Wesserunsett, where they will
spend the remainder of the summer.
Elliot Chase, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. B. Chase, departed last Friday af-
ternoon for Kineo where he will be
employed as caddie during the sum
mer
Mrs. Thomas Rollins remains seri-
ously i'll and her daughter, Miss
Christie Rollins, and one or more
other members of the household are
suffering with chicken pox.
Mrs. H. l.. Bond, who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Willard
Eaton, left Friday for her home in
! Maiden. Her daughter Harriet. will
remain here during the summer.
Mrs Maria Folsom and her niece
Mrs. f, C. Frost of New Jersey, have
departed for Jersey City, N. j., where
Mrs Folsom will make her future
home with her twin sister, Mrs.
| Leonard.
Edward Estabrook and family have
moved to the home of Mrs. Viola
Adell on Leavtt street. Mrs. Adell,
who is the mother of Mrs Estabrook,
will go to Massachusetts for an ex
tended visit.
T. e. Getchell who has been in
Skowhegan for several days, officiat
ing as chairman of the Somerset
County Exemption Board for the Sc
lective Draft, has returned to his
home in Pennington.
Arthur McQuillan and Maurice Phil
brick have received their appoint
ments as members of the Staff Unit
Hospital Corps. They recently re-
turned from Augusta where they were
summoned by military authorities
The annual meeting of the Golden
Rod Branch of the international Sun
shine Society, which was to have been
held last Thursday, was held yester-
day A large gathering of members
were In attendance and the ladies
spent the afternoon in sewing.
By a vote of the trustees of the
Woman's Reformatory one of the in
mates has been granted her freedom
after serving seven months of an
eighteen months sentence. A posi-
ton has been provided for her and
she Is obliged to report every month
to Clyde II. Smith, chairman of the
board of trustees of this institution.
The new cottage at the Reforma-
tory, altho lacking grills for the win
dows, is now being occupied by some
of the inmates since the number al
ready admitted cannot be accomo-
dated at the farm house. For some
time the porch of the new cottage
has been used as a sleeping apart
ment. The dedication of this build
ing will probably take place about
August /.
When bids were opened last Thurs
day afternoon at the selectmen's Of
| flee, relative to the contract for con-
struction of a road near the Susie
Brook hill, 1t was found that Ephraim
Corvette had presented the lowest
figures and he was accordingly award
ed the contract The sum named by
Mr.. Corvette was $1626. The other
bidders were George H. Webb. Show
hogan, $173S; Greenwood & Ford,
Skowhegan, $3.50.
Harvey D. Eaton of Wateryille was
in Skowhegan recently in company
with John Walker of Newmarket, n.
H., Prof. II. L. Garrigus of Storrs.
Conn, director of the State College
farm, and Stephen j. Adams of Cor
nish. These men came to this sec
ton to get cattle for the big Here
ford auction sale which Is to be held
in Waterville some time in September.
The gentlemen visited Mr.. Eaton 9
herd at Cornville and are to have five
head of cattle from there.
New books received at the Show
hogan Public Library during the first
part of July are as follows: Last
Endeavor, Masef1eld; His Family,
Poole; Return of the Native, Hard
ing; Our Countrys Flag, Holden;
Uncle Sans Children, Austin; Buster
Bear, Burgess; Trail of Tecumseh,
Tomlinson; When the Sandman
Comes, Key; Three in a Camp, Smith;
Women Are People, Miller; Chief
European Dramatics, Mathews; The
| Sould of Ulster, Hamilton; Everlast-