The independent-reporter., 1909-10-21
Mrs. Alfred BARLEY Of Madison

Afss Aufeo bafuey OF MaoitoD,
was calling on friends Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Brainerd lef, this morn
Ing for weeks Walt with her sister.
Mics Marion. In Augusta.
E. ID. Packard went to Winthrop
this morning. being called there by
the death of his niece. Miss Lora
Packard.
Frank Pooler, the cobbier. has pur-
chased a Goodyear outfit for repairing
shoes. IL Is expected in about two
weeks and he can repair your shoes
while you walt.
w. E. Porter. accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. L. G. Trafton and her lit
te daughter. went to Castle Hill.
Me-, Monday, being called there by
the illness of their mother, Mrs Ell
mira Porter.
Friends of Arthur Elwood, the bar
Der, will be sorry to learn that Mr.
Elwood has been kept from his work
three weeks on account of rheuma-
tism, he being unable to get around
without his crutches.
Robert X. Wildes has entered Colby
college as special student. The num-
Der of local boys in Colby is the
largest for many years. They are all
taking active interest in the various
college activities and will be heard
from later on.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Russell of Car
roll, Iowa, who have been visiting
Mrs. Russells sister, Mrs. j. F. Will
lams, and other relatives during the
summer, will return to their home
Friday visiting in Auburn and Bos-
ton on the way.
Darius Bunker, for several years an
+overseer of one of the floors at the
local factory of the Commonwealth
Shoe Co.. has accepted position as
assistant superintendent of the shoe
factory in Augusta. He and his wife
will make that place their home.
Repairs are being made on the VIII
liamss block on the granite blocking
over the door of F. H. Wings harness
shop. The building has settled con-
,siderably and this piece of granite
about 8 by IL inches in thickness had
a big crack in the center. Part of
the bricks above have been taken out
and a new piece of stone inserted in
place of the broken one.
In the attraction at the Opera
House tonight, THE Thief" Manager
SWEET feels safe in assuring all pa
irons one of the greatest attractions
Charles Froham, the great theatrical
manager, is connected only with the
strongest plays and expensi pro-
ductions and THE Thief" is one of
his productions. Many who have
seen both pronounce 1t even better
than THE Third Degree"
The local coal dealers report their
business to be we'll up to the average
for this time of the year. People
learned a valuable lesson from the
coal strike of few years ago, and
are now ordering their coal bins
filled during the summer months.
This keeps the coal men busy during
the otherwise dull months of the year
and permits them to handle the bulk
of their business In better fashion af-
ter the cold weather sets in.
Frank Pooler, the shoe repairer,
who was burnt out in the Brown
block fire, has moved into Palmer
Merrill's block on Madison avenue
next to SIMPSONS drug store. Mr..
Pooler was formerly in business in
the same place where he is now, but
was driven from there by fire two
years ago. Since he left the Brown
block on Court street, he has been
in business on Madison avenue where
Bucknam was at one time, near Nut
ting & Lord, undertakers.
Mrs. Vina l.. Hill has returned from
So. Windham where she has been dur
ing the illness of her sister, Mrs.
Annie E. Reed, notice of whose
death appears in the Norridgewock
correspondence this week. She was
accompanied by her brother Horace
M. Pratt of Windham at whose home
Mrs Reed died. Mr.. Pratt and Mrs
Hill accompanied the remains of their
sister to Norridgewock where the
funeral services were held. Mrs
Reed as a member of the Congrega-
tional church in that town and her
husband, Webster Reed Is buried
there. Mr.. Pratt only remained over
one night, returning to South Wind
ham Tuesday.
Although the Skowhegan boys felt
very sore because Pennington beat
them last Saturday with score of
23 to 0, the game they put up against
'Coburn Classical Institute yesterday
highly pleased them. The visitors
had very strong team and expected
to win easily, but 1t was a fight from
start to finish. They only won By 6
l.. a