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

gusta after spending the week end
with friends at Camp Reyes.
Horace burlington of Wateryille was
in town Saturday calling upon friends
Mrs. Franklin Laughlin, who has
been visiting Mrs. Lizzie Vigue, re-
turned Friday afternoon to her home
in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Moore with
their daughter Ruth. left Saturday
for a vacation trip to Gardiner and
Freeport.
Miss Dorothy Elliot, first assistant
in the high school, returned home last
Friday after visiting with her sisters
in Hartland.
j Mrs. Flora Moves of Lewiston ar
rived Friday night to visit with her
cousin, Mrs. Edward F. Haines of
Middle street
Mrs A. D. Mccarthy left recently
for Mingo Springs in the Rangeley
Lake region, where she will remain
during the summer.
| Prof. and Mrs. Wilder Colby and
son John, who have been passing sew
eral weeks at their camp at Lake
wood, have returned to their home in
Maiden, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Houston and
daughter of Guilford, were weekend
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. McNeelie on Leayitt street. They
made the trip by auto.
Mrs. Frank Merriam and child of
Dayton, Ohio. arrived Friday evening
to visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Griffin Mr.. Merriam is ex-
pected to arrive later in the season.
Karl Tobey, private in Company E
spent the week end with relatives in
town. Private Tobey is of the opin-
ion that the men of New England will
be among the first contingent to cross
the water.
Former selectman, r. F. Parker was
in town Saturday calling on friends
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Pierce of
West Medford, Mass, and their two
daughters. Rachel and Esther, are
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Emma NJ Smith
Mrs. A W. Pottle, who has been
visiting at the Methodist parsonage
for several days, returned to her home
in Waterville, Tuesday. She was ac-
companied by Miss Louise Turner,
who will visit for two weeks with
Miss Kathryn Annis of Wateryille.
Miss Emma Day of Maiden Mass
arrived Saturday and Will spend her
vacation at Lakewood. Next week
she will be Joined there by her broth
er, Prof. Frank Day of the Military
College of Kingston, Ont, and her
sister Josephine, also of Maiden.
A temporary bridge ia now under
| construction in the Richa rdson neigh
borhood at East Skowhegan and later
the towns of Canaan and Skowhegan
are to erect a more suitable one. The
bridge which the town has been build
ing on the X. c. Bigelow road ia now
! completed
Ralph Bunker, formerly resident
of this town, but for the past eight
years a resident of Lynn. Mass was a
week end visitor here. Mr.. Bunker
has not been in Skowhegan since
| 1911 and he found no little difficulty
| in recognizing some of his old friends.
He is now located in Auburn for a
few weeks prior to his return to
Lynn
Reports come from East Skowhe-
gan that a dog has been shot for kill
ing sheep The owner of the dog has
not been found but the animal was
disposed of, it is understood, while
attacking a flock owned by George
Ames. Residents of that section be-
lieve that the dog in question was re-
sponsible for so many dead sheep in
the pastures of that vicinity, and that
his finish will stop stories to the eff
feet that there is a wolf lurking in
the neighboring woods.
Extensive repairs have just been
| completed at the Skowhegan Pulp
mill Last spring the ice broke in
some of the racks and beside carry
| ing away two bulk head gates, dislo-
Gated three of the columns which pre-
vented the mill from falling into the
Kennebec Water had to be shut out
| from the mill wheel before repairs
could be made and also from the
wheel of the Maine Spinning Com
panys plant, During the making of
repairs the Spinning mill has been
operated by an electric motor, aggre-
eating 200 horsepower
A list of letters. addressed as fol-
lows, remain unclaimed at the Show
| hogan DOstoffice. Mrs A lice Colby.