The independent-reporter., 1910-10-20

Reed.
Frank Thompson, representative
elect, was in Augusta Tuesday on
business.
Rev. George Merriam occupied the
pulpit at the Anson Baptist church
sunday afternoon.
Russen Post. No. &c. G. A. R.. are to
give a six O'Clock dinner ON Friday
night of this week to the members of
Russell Relief Corps and Honorary
members OF the Post and their wives
at their hall.
The funeral services of Addie j.
/ Cory were held at the late home in +.
Skowhegan. Saturday, at 10 a. M, Rev.
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
! tist church, officiating. She died Oc-
tober l3 at the age of 60. She leaves
Ia husband, George. one son and two
daughters She came here from Little
ton, \. H., about year ago
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, D. A.
R., held its first meeting of the year
Monday at the home of the Regent,
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill. Fourteen
members were present. The subject
of the meeting was Lake Champlain'
and was very interestingly carried
out by Miss Louise Coburn and Miss
Gertrude Weston, who had recently
attended a meeting of the New York
Historical Association at Fort Ticon-
deroga.
r. E. Jackson, Alonzo Merrill and
i Marshall Viles left early Monday
morning for a ten days hunting trip
in the Dead river region. The party
travelled by auto, and took a full
equipment for camping. They will
make their headquarters near the
! foot of Mt Bigelow, and unless their
luck is quite different from that en-
joyed in former years, will bring back
good striug of trophies.
The latter part of last week Amos
Gerald and others went over the pro-
posed electric car line between Hinck-
ley and Canaan. They also looked
over the possibilities in regard to the
water power at Canaan. There has
been considerable talk In the last few
months about building an electric car
line between Hinckley and Canaan
and down to Shawmut to connect with
the line owned by Mr.. Gerald at Shaw
NUT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore and son,
Goff, NJ. N. Strickland and family,
Luman Moore of Madison and Guy
Pennell and family sailed from Bos-
ton this week for Lake City, Fla,
where they will make their home.
They have bought them plots of land
and will raise garden truck and sweet
potatoes. Mr.. Moore and Mr. Pennell,
who were there few weeks ago,
state that in raising sweet potatoes
they do not plant them in the ground
but plant them in straw on top of the
ground They get three crops year.
There appears to be building
boom started up in Skowhegan that is
meaning much to certain sections of
the town. In the last few months 36
dwelling houses have gone up or are
going up on the North Side of the
river. There are seven new ones on
North street, eleven on Madison av-
enue, six on Water street, five on
Hanover street, 3 on Beech street,
three on Dyer street, and one on
Spring street. Four new blocks have
gone up on Water street, they being
the new First National bank, Morri-
son & Mcclellan block, the Oxford
hotel and the ]. Palmer Merrill block.
There Is also being built on Madison
avenue a casket factory by Edwin Il.
Tracy. The most of the building is
on the Plains in proximity to the
electric car line.
October 13 a few of the members OF
Russell Post, in response to an in
vitation given this Post and that at
Athens, spent the day at the home of
George Raynard in East Madison. A
dinner was served for the guests and
there was a program of speeches.
stories and music. Those present
were: George Raynard, his daughter
and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Hodgdon, Rev. j. R. Wilson of Solon,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stirling. Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Bicknell, H. N. Longfel-
low and niece, Miss Hattie Blaisdell,
Mrs. Hattie Clements, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Frost Bun
ker, A. e. Bosworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Bucknam, D. Wentworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. X. Kicker, NJ c. Brown, AL
bion Thompson, E. A. Spear, Sullivan
Russell C. L. Webb, Sewell w. Smith.
The vocal music was by Rev. ]. r.