The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-23

here from Rowe Fonda Saturday az
ternoon. the guest Of Judge and Mrs.
A. Simmons, Mr.. and Mira Bagg Jeff
town on the midnight train sunday
for their home In Holyoke. Mass.
Mr. and Mira Ernest @. Walker
were calling on friends in town Tues
day afternoon. Wednesday morning
they started for their home In Wash
ington. u. {.
There will be a meeting of the trus-
tees of Foster public library Monday
evening. Oct. !. at the library, at sew
en- o'clock
The d. A. r. did not 20 TO Scion
Wednesday as was planned. the affair
being postponed until sometime In
October.
Granville Pullen OF Susanvlle. Cal,
who Is visiting relatives in this town
observed the 10th anniversary of his
Masonic life at his home. having
joined Northern Star lodge of this vii
lage, June %. 1869. Benjamin Man
tor. the Oldest man in Arson. was
Junior Warden when Mr.. Pullen was
made a mason and Mr.. Mantor is the
only officer of the lodge at that time
who is now living.
j. w. Freeman went to Boston Fri
day on a business trip of ten days.
During his absence Supt. Prenney has
charge of the plant.
William Hoyt has gone to Mer-
cersburg, Penn, to teach the coming
year, having closed his work at Ply
mouth. Mass.
Amos Hoyt returned to Delaware,
o. last week to continue his college
course.
The day crew at the mills of the
North Arson Lumber Company
consists of IS men. The logs now
piled at the mills will be sawed
about Nov. l. In case there will be
favorable rains to float the million
and half of logs at Dead Water SO
they can be carried here, it will take
month or six weeks longer. The
old mill is running at its full capa-
city, getting out 1000 balusters a
week 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to erect large boarding house
the coming summer, SO as to board
the help at the mill. There Is a mil
field which Is being shipped. There
lion and a half feet of boards in the
have been no accidents this season
and everything is running smoothly.
Mrs. E. H. Robinson, State Commit
tee of the D. A. R., for locating and
marking the graves of Revolutionary
soldiers and historic spots in Maine
went to Lewiston Tuesday to special
meeting called by ]. w. Penney, who
represented the Sons of the American
Revolution.
The annual apron and fancy arti-
Gle sale of the Woman's Association
of the Congregational church, will be
held in Odd Fellows Banquet Hall,
Wednesday, Oct. 6. Dinner and sup
per served, followed by an entertain
ment in the evening.
The potato crop in this vicinity
promises to be much better than was
first anticipated. George w. Spald-
ing who has q acres, and H. E. Skid
more with Is acres, will both have
very fair yields. On many pieces the
tops are green and the potatoes grow
ing.
Very little sweet corn was hauled
to the factory last week. This week
more is coming but the yield will be
light at the best Some farmers are
getting fair yield, about $50 to the
acre, while other large planters claim
one-fourth crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Emery ar
rived home Saturday from Peaks Is
land where they have been spending
the summer at their cottage. Mrs.
Maria Emery mother of Mr. Emery,
in company with her niece, Miss Mary
Porter, went to Strong. and other
places for brief visit before return
ing home.