The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-17
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Rev. George Merriam WIS On vas
safboro Monday last.
Mrs. Ella Nelson is at her cottage
at Lake Meselonskee.
Jack Roaf has returned from mas
vacation at Newbnryport, Mass.
A meeting of the Rotary Club will
be held Friday night at Hotel Oxford.
Mrs. Ella Priest returned Tuesday
from visit with her brother in Wins
low.
W. A. Miller of Auburn arrived
Monday night to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Turner.
Ray Jackman of Boston was a guest
Friday last at the home of his cousin.
Mrs. Flora a. Lewis, on Spring ST.
John Knitting Is back at his duties
as flagmaster at the end OF the rail-
road bridge after q vacation spent
with Mrs. Nutting at Kennsbunk.
G. w. 4Ierrin of Boston, who has
been visiting with his cousin, J. L.
Herrin, has gone to Moosehead Lake
and will return to Boston about the
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barish of
Suhren, n. Y, were In Skowhegan
Friday being on their return home.
They had been spending a month with
their sou. William Barish, in Athens.
Postmaster william r. Elligtt has
received from F. C. Ayres, director OF
the Savings Division, a betteT oom-l
plimenting him upon the sale OF
treasury savings certificates amount.
ing to $500 for July.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. E. Webster of Nor
ridgewock and daughter, Bessie, have
moved to East Leayitt street., Skow-
hogan. Mrs. Webster 10 to teach In.
the Junior High and Miss Bessie will
be enrolled as a student in the high
school.
Mrs. Magma Dougherty returned to.
her home in Philadelphia Sunday
afternoon. She had been visiting with
her sister, Mrs, Joseph Paradis, Cd
Mt. Pleasant avenue for two weeks.
She formerly resided in Skowhegan
on Lawton street.
Mrs. Ralph Leayitt of Puroelle,
Okla, Is here for an indefinite visit
with her father, Llewellyn Goodwin, !
and her sister, Miss Lola b. Goodwin.
The many friends of Miss Goodwin
will be gratifed to learn that she Is
improved in health.
George Pierce of Everett, Mass, and
IA nf iota
Mrs. Ivory Homsted Of Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Pierce of Amity,
Aroostook County, are also guests at
the Homsted home. Leon Pierce is
another brother of Mrs. Homsted.
Mrs. j. II. Hllens, who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs. F.
T. Hurley Of Mt Pleasant avenue, has
returned to her home in Keene, N. H.
Her sister, Mrs. Maud lies. of Lew
iston who has been here on business
for several days, has also returned
home.
Mrs. Gordon Bragg and daughter,
Evelyn, returned to their home in
Portland Friday. They were accom-
panied as far as Waterville by her
mother-in-law. Mrs. C. N. Bragg. The
trip was made by automobile. Mrs
Bragg had been visiting her parents.
Mr.: and Mrs. Joseph Murray, of Cross
street for several days.
Approximately eighteen boys and
girls from the Credit Glass of the
Bethany Baptist Church will leave
here the first of the week to attend
the Christian EndeavOr Conference at
Ocean Park, which opens next We'd
nesday. transportation will be fur
nished and registration will be pro-
vided for. Chaperoning these young
people will be Mrs. c. B. Hight, Mrs.
Ernest Decker, Mrs. Fred Turner and
Mrs. f. l.. Clough.
At the annual meeting of the Clerk
OF Courts Association of Maine, held
at Bangor, William T. Seekins of
Skowhegan, clerk of courts for Som
erset County was elected one of the
vice presidents OF the Association.
With Mr.. Seekins on the slate Of Off
GERS are Fred H. Thompson OF Saga
dahoc County, president; John l..
Reade of Androscoggin, secretary;
Shdi iSo W. oohCb, WI iNChhCoCSj u ouo
urer. The other vice president is
James H. Cilley OF Waldo. Next
years's meeting Will be held in Alfred
on July 20.
Employees Of the Central Maine
Power Company, who are excayating
in the rear OF Grange hall and carry
ing away dirt along Written Brook.
found a conduit of fieldstone. A con-
siderable excavation was made at
this place when Grange HALL was
built in 1894 but b. 4. Sawyer. w. B.
Whittier and others, who have been
conversant with this locality for a
long time, had never heard that this
drain was discovered at tbs construc-
ton of the Grange building. The
conduit Ia OF field stone. assorted
sizes, the smallest perhaps the size of
the fist and the largest perhaps eight
or ten inches in diameter They are
laid in with considerable care appar-
emily so as to form circular con-
struction, three feet in diameter. The
normal level OF the ground Is very
much the same as that of the Cum
mings residence on Elm street. The