The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-26
q SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

~, family of Charles E. Young is
:,,.inq a vacation at their cottage
at smithfield.
,Gss Elya A. Nye of Waterville
.assed the weekend with Miss Ellie
Ne on Bush street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marble has returned
xu,,, Amesbury Mass, to which city
no was called by the death of her
trotber-in-law, S. r. Bailey.
Dr Walter Merton Pierce of Farm
,rgton has returned home after
snending a few days as the guest OF
hi, narents. Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Pierce.
Miss Mildred Keene, stenographer
IN the office of Forest Commissioner,
Forrest Colby, has returned to Au-
epsta after a few days visit with
friends and relatives in town.
Miss Francis Porter of Pennington
Who has been the guest of Mrs. Maui
riee p. Merrill, departed for her home
Saturday. Miss Porter is a teacher in
the public schools Of Passiac, n. j.
Thomas Cockburn, who has for sew
eral weeks been employed as pianist
at a theatre in Pittsfeld has been
snending few days at the home OF
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Cockburn, Main street
The Fidelity Trust Company OF
Portland are Offering the Skowhegan
Water Co. six per cent notes, at 99ha,
10 WELD IA per cent See their
ad in another column. These notes
replace the first mortgage, b per cent
bonds falling due August 1st, and have
the same security.
Chester Nutting, who has been 10
Gated for some time in Springfield,
Mass, arrived in Skowhegan, Sunday
afternoon for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Nutting
Mr. Nutting has not yet decided
whether he will return to Springfield
or remain in Skowhegan.
Allie Day, who has been confined in
the county Jail for number of weeks,
was released on bail Friday night.
Day was being held in connection
with the burning of the r. H. Nye
house. There has been a feeling "a
mong the officials of late that he had
nothing to do with the burning of
this property.
Mrs Nina White Holland, who has
been sick for the past two weeks, Is
able to be up most of the day Mrs,
Holland is the wife of William ]. Hol-
land of Skowhegan. Mrs. Holland
works in the hospital in this town
since their marriage last April and
has boarded with her parents in An
son.
Martin Munster of Somerset juno
ton appeared before Trial Justice
Thomas G. Lord in municipal court
Monday and filed a claim for guam
tity of liquor which was recently
seized at Somerset. Attorney W. B.
Brown of Madison, counsel for Mum
ster. also appeared and filed a motion
because of the position of the place
mentioned in the document Nun
ster was placed under 500 bonds
with Joseph Carriveau and John F.
0'Reily as surities.
Owing to the good hay weather
there were but few in attendance at
very informal meeting of the Som
erset Dairymen's Progressive League,
held at the Municipal building Sat
urdav afternoon II, NJ. Tucker OF
Liyermore. assistant State dairy in
structor was present and explained
briefly why tests of cream and mix
vary. In his discourse he brought
out many facts hitherto unknown by
the local dairymen and of great I'M
portance in the development of
dairy herd
Selectman W. H. Demo recently
came across a man dragging out lilies
from the pond in Coburn Park, with
a pole. He was warned, vigorously.
to desist, and, after some rather i'm
prudent replies, decided to do so. 1t
is hardly necessary to state that moth
ing at the Park is to be picked or
disturbed. The traffic signs, erected
at the Coburn Park entrance, some
weeks since, direct all vehicles to take
the right hand drive. The PARK
Trustees report some violations of
this requirement. They wish the pub
lie to be posted in the matter and to
comply with the regulation.