The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-23
County News
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The meeting of the Village In
provcment Society will be held In
their rooms on Friday afternoon OF this
week The subject OF this meeting
will be New York Roll call. connn-
drums: The Dutch Colony tn New
Amsterdam: sketch of Washington
Irving: Fashionable Parties In New
Netherlands" The committee in
charge will be Miss Hattie l4ongley,
Miss Sarah Clarke Mrs. Addie Jew
EFT.
Mrs Ida Jeaness Asoulton of Bev-
crly, Mass, gave a reading in the
Grange hall on Thursday evening of
last week. The attendance was small
but the entertainment WAS of high or
der and the audience was very ap-
precatiye.
The schools in the village were Civ
en- a holiday on Friday of last week.
that the teachers might attend the
teachers meeting at Madison. Those
who attended were: Mrs. Alice X.
Folsom, our superintendent of
schools; Prof. Parlin and Miss Chase
of the High school; Miss Jeffrey of
the Grammar schools; Miss Lancas-
ter of the intermediate. and Mrs. Bur
CESS of the primary schools.
Samuel Hopkins of Providence, r.
l., spent Sunday in town visiting his
mother, Mrs. Maria Hopkins.
The Thimble Society of the Con-
gregational church met with Mrs.
Luce on Bigelow Hill, on Wednesday
of this week.
Quite an exciting accident occurred
near the residence of Fred Tobey on
Waterville Hill on Friday evening of
last week. Deputy Sheriff Charles
Bigelow and wife were coming up the
road in the evening at a good pace
while Eugene Everett was going
down on his way home from town,
also driving along at lively gait. 1t
was so very dark that objects could
not be distinguished more than few
feet away, and the first thing the oc-
cupants of either team knew of the
presence of the other was when they
came into collision. The forward
wheels of the wagons locked togeth-
er and all of the parties were thrown
out. Mrs. Bigelow struck on the
solid road on her head and was Sc
verely bruised. Mr.. Bigelow, Mr..
Everett and Eugene Huff, who were
with Mr.. Everett were badly shaken
up and the wagons were ready for
the hospital. Mrs Bigelow is getting
along finely at the present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Lonsley have
moved from Waterville and will oc-
cupy the upstairs rent in the Hale
block. Mr.. Longley formerly lived
here but has been in Wateryille for
the past four years working in
grocery store.
George Chandler has bought out
the jewelry business of o. F. Hall and
intends to keep a good line of stock.
AS Mr.. Chandler is busy in his duties
as assistant manager of the New
Sharon & Norridgewock Telephone
Company, Mrs. Chandler will have
charge of the store. The telephone
company has made arrangement to
occupy the same room in this store
that they have had since the central
was established with paid operator.
The corn is coming in faster at the
shop this week and one line of ma
chinery is being kept fairly busy to
take care of 1t.
There was a good attendance of our
citizens at the Skowhegan fair last
week.
Byron Johnson was in town from
Madison few days of last week.
Miss Matte Young of Scion, was
in town on Wednesday of last week
on a business trip.
Frank l.. Ames and Fred Webster
have purchased the lot where the
Watts block was burned last spring
and will erect a building to contain
two stores. The building will be of
the size of the brick work of the
basement which is now standing. 1t
will differ f ON the Watts block in
only having one story on the Main
street side, as the upstairs rents over
the stores have not proved to be bon
anzas here. During the past week
they have been busy clearing out the
old rubbish and getting ready to
build.
Il. II. Vaughan has got nicely To-
Gated in his new store and put up
new nineteen foot sign Monday, that
all who read may know where to run
to get goods in his line.
Jay NJ. Pierce is having the interior
of his store entirely remodeled and
when it is completed will put in his
new line of boots and shoes.
Ezekiel Brown of Clinton, was in
town last week visiting his son, War
rem Brown Of the Norridgewock
house While here Mr.. Brown spent
some time visiting in Skowhegan and
attended the fair.
o. F. Hall and family will visit
John Metcalf in New Portland before
leaving for their new home in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Everett left
Monday night for California where
Mr.. Everett has secured a desirable
position. They will keep their home
here for the present.
Neil Mills was in town from Port
land over Sunday, returning Monday
morning.
E. B. Everett had one of the finest
fields of potatoes in this section which
he dug the first of the week. 1t was
estimated by those familiar with po-
tato crops, that there were about one
hundred and forty barrels per acre,
all of good marketable stock. Some of
them were very large.
Mrs. Whittier, who has been living
in the Congregations parsonage, has
broken up housekeeping and Is living
with her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Bur-
CESS. Her grandson, Clyde Whittier,
is attending school at the Good Will
Farm.
Rev. and Mrs. Banton are moving
into the parsonage this week and ex-
pect to get nicely settled by the first
of next week. Our people will be
glad to know that they expect to re-
main with us for this winter at least.
Quite extensive repairs are being
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