The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-12


gone to Bath, where she will remain
.. for the summer.
Miss Lucy Jewett of New York city
has arrived in town and will spend
! the summer with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Jewett.
. Mr. and Mrs George Spaulding and
. two children of Caratunk were recent
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
\ F Dyer on Madison avenue.
The Misses Amanda and Anna Car
riyeau of Mechanicsylle, Conn, are
; passing several weeks with their pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cariveau.
; Mr.. and Mrs Roland Barker, who
: have for some time been employed at
. the Somerset Shoe factory, have re-
turned to their home in Norridgewock.
Francis Friend has gone to Kenne-
bago mountain, three miles from Ken
neebago station, where he will act as
) mountain lookout during the summer
!. working under the State Forest Com
mission
Supt. L. w Gerrish of the Show
decentralization schools is to be an in
structor during the summer at the
Machias Normal school Mrs. Ger
IRISH will remain in Machias during the
school session.
The Misses Eunice and Gladys
Chase, who have been in attendance at
the Y. w. C. A. Conference held at
Silver Bay, y. Y, have returned home.
On the return trip they visited with
relatives in Rochester, n. II.
Charles Macarthur, principal of the
high school in Brockton, Mass, has
been visiting for a few days with
SUPERINTENDENT of schools and Mrs. L.
w Gerrish. Mr.. Macarthur was for
merly student of Mr.. Gerrish in the
school of Calais
Herbert Hilton of Somerville, Mass.
has departed for his home after
spending few days with his cousin,
Walter Waller Mr. Hilton came to
Somerset County to accompany the
remains of his father, the late Helon
Hilton to Scion for interment
Extensive repairs are to be made
during the summer on the Jewett
school building on Jewett street. A
caustne closet is to be installed and
new chimney will be built At the
school in the Blunt district the found
alton and floors will receive attention
Walter Cogswell of Fairfield did not
contine himself to external demon
strations during the Fourth, but added
to his supply of fireworks a little red
liquor. AS result he will spend
the next few weeks in the county JAIL
being brought here by police officer
Joseph Quincy, on the charge of in
toxication.
Last Sunday, probably for the first
time in the history of St Marys
church, Catholic services were held at
Lakewood for the benefit of the nom
Protestant families who were located
there. FIR. j. Louis A Renaud has
arranged to go to the lake for the
next five Sundays and mass will be
said at 10 o'clock from the hotel
There are at present q inmates at
the Reformatory for Women, the lat
est addition being two sisters who
were brought from Augusta. Ten of
the women are now sleeping at the
new building. As the carpenters are
still waiting for the grills to be used
on the windows it will be some time
before all can move into the brick
structure
William A. Boltz Martin J. Shields
Jr., and George G. Newton have re-
turned to their homes at Southbridge,
Mass, after passing a week as the
guests of Mrs. Annie E. Steward, Ca
naan. road grandmother of Mr.. New
ton. While in Skowhegan the young
men caught several good strings of
pickerel and from the waters of Lake
George they extracted not few sal
mon. one Of which weighed over five
pounds.
Due to the breaking of the wagon,
the horse, belonging to Warren Cald
we'll, who owns the O. D. Wells poul-
try yards, ran away Thursday after
noon and for a time caused some ex-
element The animal was finally
stopped in front of the E. B. Chase
residence on Madison avenue. Al
crate of poultry which was in the
wagon, was thrown out and the hens
sustained the only injuries of conse-
quence.
Local farmers are bit skeptical as
regards their ability to get help dur
ing the haying season. Labor is
scarce. The hay crop is very plenti-
full but worth very little and the pros
pect is that much of it will remain I'M
cut. Owing to the rainy season which