The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-27
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day night from three weeks stay at
Penobscot Lake.
l A regular business meeting of the
n Milburn Club was held Monday night.
One new member was affiliated, Jul
liam C. Goodrich.
Milburn Commandery u. o. G. C.
will resume its meeting this Thurs
day evening in Heselton Hall after
the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Boulette and
family of Lewiston were week end
guests of Mr.. Boulettes mother, Mrs.
Peter Boardman of East Maple street.
Mrs Sylvia Arnold arrived home
from Somerville, Mass. Tuesday
night. She has been visiting her
son, Walter Snow there for sometime.
Mrs. G. B Dow who has been in st.
Johnsbury owing to the illness of
her son, arrived home Tuesday night.
The invalid remains about the same.
Mrs. William Bouford and son,
Ralph, are visiting for week with
Mrs. Bouford's sister and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bourgoin of Lewis
ton.
Mrs. Flossie Noyes who has been
spending the summer at Belgrade
Lakes was in town Tuesday search
| ing for future home for herself and
| family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sprague of
New York City are here at the home
| nf Cn11ino
as they are considering location here
in the near future.
| Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nitsehke left
| Saturday for Boston to attend the we'd
ding of Mrs. Nitschkes brother, Ar
thur Steinhart of Lawrence to Miss
Edna " Patterson of Boston.
The death of Lillian, II month old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore S.
| Vigue of Factory street, occurred
Monday night. The interment was
yesterday at Calvary Cemetery.
Hector Chabot who graduated from
Skowhegan high school last spring,
| left the first of the week for Boston
where he will enter Boston Universi-
ty taking a course in Business Ad
ministration.
Joseph D. Mcdonald, local represen-
tative of the Rawleigh Company, re-
turned Saturday from Bear River,
Prince Edward Island, where he has
been visiting for three weeks with
friends and relatives.
Charged with operating. a motor We
hic1e without a license, Robert J.
Bolduc was before Trial Justice I. G.
Lord Monday. He was given fine
and costs of $3.50. This case re-
suited from Bolduc's collision with
Walter H. Hight between here and
Waterville last week.
Deputy Sheriff l.. M. Smart of Rock
wood brought man by the name of
last week. Fowler
Fowler before Trial Justice T. G.
Lord last week. Fowler was charged
with having ASSAULTED Edward F.
Thomas at lockwood He pleaded
| guilty and was fined $40 and costs,
| amounting to $3.50. Settlement en-
| sued.
1 The first football game of the sea-
son will occur at Fairyiew Park next
Saturday at 2.30 o'clock, between the
Skowhegan high school team and the
M. C. |. team of Pittsfield IT is
promised that this team will be as
good as last years and the boys are
out for another record. The support
of the local people is requested, and
should be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kneice of
Brooklyn, N Y. have returned home
after visiting with Mrs. Anna F. Mer-
rill and was native of Harmony. He
other members of the Merrill family
in this section. Mrs. Kneice is the
daughter of the late Eli Merrill, a
brother of the late Hon. E. N. Mer-
rill and was a native of Harmony. He
was the eldest son of that family.
Elliott N Spear will demonstrate
his Guardian Fire Extinguisher Sat
urday afternoon at the Bristol street
fire station in Boston, before Chief
Tabor, Mayor Curley, Mayor Quinn
of Cambridge, representatives from
the Boston Chamber of Commerce and
fire chiefs in the surrounding sub
urbs. Last Monday night he gave a
very successful demonstration in New
port.
The schedule of high school foot
ball games is as follows Sept. 30,
Maine Central Institute at Skowhe-
gan; October 6, Cony high at Au-
gusta October 10, Pennington high
at Pennington; October 90, Waterville
high at Wat@ville; October 81, Wilton
Academy at Wilton; Nov. 3, Lawrence
high at Skowhegan; Nov. TO- Ports
mouth, n. II. high at Portsmouth
pending.
Rev. George Merriam was in North
Hartland last Monday to officiate at
the funeral of the late Fred S. Bur-
rill. Among the other Skowhegan
people who attended were Mr.. and
| Mrs Henry Crowell. Mr.. and Mrs. |.
Crowell, Sheriff John A. Mooers, Wal
ter MCGUIRE and Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
! Mcclure. Mrs. Burrill. widow of the
deceased was sister of the late Mrs
Walter MCGUIRE.