The independent-reporter., 1918-05-30

Miss Lillian Horne was week end
quest of friends in Oakland.
Miss Corinne Salley was week
end guest at her home on Middle ST.
Everett w Bacon has recently re-
turned from a visit to Boston and
vicinity
Miss Aurinda Swain went to Au-
gnsta. Tuesday, to visit relatives and
friends for few days.
aaron Soule of Waterville is visit
ing at William Rowells. Rowellvale.
Mr. Soule is brother to Mrs. Rowell
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton H French of
Bangor are to pass quite a portion of
the summer at the Abel c. French
farm in Cornville.
charles Dealey, after having been
located for the past Is years over the
Curtis and Duren millinery stores,
has removed to rooms over Poulin &
Laney's.
Miss Geneva f. Smun has been en-
gaged as pianist for the Lakewood
Stock Company, the coming season.
Miss Smith is in Boston, but will re-
turn in time for the opening of Lake
wood
The ladies of the Methodist Circle
met with Mrs. Henry c. Turner, for
their missionary meeting last Monday
afternoon, and part of the program
consisted of opening the mite boxes
by the members.
F W. Briggs and son Gordon, James
Durkin, Dr. C. R. Viles, Edward King
and John Prescott are at Lost Pond
on fishing trip stopping at the Briggs
camp. Master Gordon was the lucky
fisherman catching the first fish
Prof. J. A. Kendall has been engag-
ed to play at the Sunday evening SER
vices at the Congregational church
thru the summer months. His solos
will give added pleasure to the al
ready very attractive programs.
Many people in town and Somerset
County, will be surprised and panied
to hear of the passing away of Evan
Williams, the Welsh tenor, who has
sung at the Maine Festivals many
times. He has been singing in the
camps to our soldiers, and was strick-
en- with blood poison, resulting in his
death, which occurred in Ohio.
Odias Poirier, formerly of Massa-
chusetts, was arrested Monday at
Pittston Farms for breaking into a
store house. Upon being brought
here he was thought to be insane. A
hearing, was held at the city building,
Tuesday, and he was adjudged insane
and it is probable that be will be sent
to the State hospital at Augusta.
officials of the West Skowhegan
Aqueduct Co. are accustomed, from
time. to time, to submit samples of
water to the State department Of
health for examination. Reports are
uniformly favorable, and the last one
under date of May 23, is to the effect
that water is in safe and satisfactory
condition for drinking and for all 9th
er domestic purposes, being clear,
colorless, practically odorless, with
but a trace of organic material, and
free from evidences OF pollution by
sewerage or wastes.
II is not often that Skowhegan peO
pie have the opportunity of meeting a
native of the Orient, more especially
a prince of the blood royal. All,
however, who are at the Opera House
on the evening of May 31st, may en-
JOY the exceptional privilege of see
ing His Highness the Maharajah of
Lalli-Bazan, and of witnessing the ella
borate entertainment to be given In
his honor by the Junior Glass of S. H.
S This will open with the amusing
comedy Local and Long Distance;
followed by the 3-reel burlesque Gin
derella, Or Much Ado About A Slip
per- presented by the Supercraft
Film Company; "The Night After" an
uproaring funny farce; and the dainty
ballet "Mignonnette" by Louis Chalif.
Buy your seats early in anticipation
of thoroughly enjoyable evening