The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-11-18

his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Fog
Ter
Dr Arthur Gupiili OF ff,c' burg
Mss. and Mrs. Annie Sterns ~ Hal
lowell. were the guests of Nr aid
Mrs. Hiram Gilman over sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Knox Harding OF on
tario. Cal. arrived Tuesday evening
and will be the guest for several
months OF Mrs. Helen s. Coburn
Miss Margaret Eddington OF Wa
terville. was the guest of Miss
There's Coyne. stenographer at The
First National bank over Sunday.
Col Isaac Dyer reports that he has
at his home. an apple of unusual size,
which measures 13A inches 1t was
picked by Chas. Burrill of Canaan.
MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Packard went to
No. Newburg. Wednesday, where they
will visit with friends a few days. MIR.
Packard will hold religious services
at So. Newburg Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Walker OF
Woodfords, arrived in town Tuesday
night for a visit with friends. For
many years they were residents of
this place, and only moved from here
about three years ago.
The increase in the demands upon
hn ~ Of ha NV
has necessitated the appointment of
an assistant, and Miss Lula Chapman
has been selected for the position, en-
tering upon her duties Monday.
DR.. S. F. Bigelow informs us that
recent news of Harrison d. Barrett is
to the effect that he recently under
went serious surgical operation in
Portland, Ore, from which much is
hoped. Mr.. Barrett has been criti-
cally i'll for many months.
Charles Gilman Of Wakefield, Mass,
has been visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Gilman on Main street
1or The past two weeks He is Il
former Skowhegan boy, for several
years a clerk in the drug store of
Bixby & Buck, and now proprietor
of store in Wakefield
G. w. Emerson, Bailey street. has
contract for 5000 dozen shovel blocks
and has the work we'll in hand with
one of the liveliest dooryards in town.
F. T. Palmer has got settled in his
new large shop with plenty of room
indoors and out, so that is very
lively part of the village.
Sheriff Mooers has taken another
step toward enforcing the law and
has consulted the tobacco dealers of
the place concerning the sale of Gig
arettes to anyone under twenty-one
years of age. Nearly all those who
have been asked not to sell the above
mentioned articles to minors have
responded with a good will and it is
hoped by many that the law will be
strictly enforced.
David Haig, agent, and Arthur r
Jones, superintendent of the Skowhe-
gan mills of the American Wooden
Company, attended the dinner tender
ed to various local representatives OF
the COMPANY by the manage ment. on
Friday evening in Bosom.
According to a letter just received
our Skowhegan people who are voy
aging around the world are enjoying
a pleasant cruise Up to November l
they had but one stormy day, Sunday
October 81, and that afternoon the
sun came out in time to illuminate
the rugged peaks of Crete. They eX-
pected to arrive at Port Said Novem
Der and thence GO to Cairo where
the party were to stay three DAYS.
At the regular meeting of the Pris-
ella Rebekah lodge. Tuesday evening.
the following officers we're chosen
for the next ear: Noble grand Mrs.
:. M. bragg; vice grand, Miss Min
ME Burns secretary, Mrs. Myrtle G.
Lamb; treasurer, MIS-. Risdon Baker;
and pianist, Mrs. C. NJ. Lambert. The
reports of the Rebekah assembly were
heard and a very interesting program
of vocal solos, and readings was ar
ranged
1t is expected that the Maine Cen
trail sewer will be completed within
few days if the weather is favCr-
able. 1t has been a long hard job
but the lodges and the sand, which
threatened to cave in so often, have
finally been mastered, after much
blasting and careful digging The
total number of feet dug was over
four hundred, ranging in depth from
five to fourteen feet. The WORK has
been superintended by Joseph Say
ward.
The front of the new bank building
has been growing very rapidly this
week and it bids fair to be a handsome
and useful building The entrance on
the east end of the North side and
the banking department will be stu
ated on ones right as he enters.
Straight ahead there is to be a wait
l. at. ,sa1