The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Miss Harriet Marble left Monday
morning tor New York. where she Ia
70 spend the winter studying music.
AIR. and Mira. Jas. G Dnrrill have
returned to Skowhegan from their
summer Rt the Soguineland, Booth
bay.
Mr.. and Mira. Vim. W. crossley and
their nephew. Harry w. Sturgis. left
on Saturdays train for the iatter's
home in Wilton, Fairfield county,
Conn.
Charles II. Davis. proprietor of the
Hotel St Andrews. New York. left
for home yesterday after a brief Wis
IL at his summer home. the Kilcare
cottage on the Lakewood road.
S. S. Patten of Augusta was in town
this morning on business. He is the
general agent In this State of the
Hoyt's express company. While here
he looked over the local office, ably
managed by Charles Stinchfield.
The High school schedule has been
slightly changed this year and in
stead of nine weeks examinations
they are to have them every six
weeks as in most preparatory schools.
The rank is also to be sent out at that
time.
Hugh Hurley of West Front street
was severely injured Saturday by
falling distance of several feet and
striking his side upon a piece of
joist. At the last report, Mr.. Hurley
extent of his injuries was unknown.
Great progress is now being made
on the new bank building which is be-
ing constructed by the First Ma
tional Bank. The frame work of the
vaults is nearly completed and so is
the frame work of the building, which
is to be red brick, the front being
white stone.
At the annual meeting of the w. C.
T. u, held last Tuesday, the reports
of officers and heads of departments
were read. According to these re-
ports the year just passed is one of
the most prosperous the Union has
known. A fuller account of the meet
ing will appear next week.
Mrs. Edith Nunan of New York and
her brother, George Dealey of San
Francisco, were in town for a few
hours Tuesday the guest of their TN
.ele, Charles E. Dealey. 1t was the
first time he had ever seen them.
They are the children of his brother,
James, who went to California years
ago and who Is now dead. His nep-
hew Is now engaged in the real estate
business and is typical hustler of
the west.
George Webb, the street commits
sioner, has a crew of men at work on
the Court street sidewalks. which
were surveyed sometime ago. A side
walk is being made on the east side
of the street, seven feet wide, as far
as High street, and the old one, on
four feet in width. The sidewalk in
the station yard Is to be taken up
and another is to go from the corner
of the Maine Central hotel to the
platform of the depot
The workmen are busy again on the
railroad bridge making the most of
the low water. The plans laid out
are expected to be completed In about
three months. The new bridge will
be constructed on a false one built on
the east side of the present bridge
and another false one Is to be made
on the west side. When the new one
is completed the old bridge will be
rolled on in it's place. This process
of moving on rollers only takes about
twenty minutes and no train will be
delayed. At present they are at work
ON the false bridges, the building of
which Is quite a long job.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Goodspeed, Mr..
and Mrs. F. o. Goodspeed and sons,
Ralph and Lawrence OF Wilton were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Fair
grieves, coming here from home
in their Stanley steamer. After stay
ing over night, they returned home
by way of Madison, this being the first
time that F. j. Goodspeod had visited
there since he was superintendent of
the Madison Woolen mill, twenty
years ago. After leaving there he
bought the Wilton Woolen mill and
from that time to this with the as
sistance of his two sons, F. o. and
George F. Goodspeed he has built up
one of the best Woolen mill plants in
the State. 1t has $50 looms and al
ways has had the reputation of run
ming through the quiet times. The
Wilton mills have up to date machin-
cry for carding and spinning their
own goods, having some twelve sets
of cards. With B. P. ]. Weston and
others he started the first Woolen
mill at Madison. Some people, es-
pecially we Of. Skowhegan, thought
that waa anouah hut no he had inst