The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-31

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Supt c. Il. Paine goes to Bangor
Friday to attend the Penobscot Valley
Superintendent Association.
Walter Berry and his brother, Les
j lie. started Monday morning for New
i Brunswick. TO work for {. \. Cole,
who is building a large mill there
Mrs. f. J. Goodrich of Waterville
and Mrs. Mary Blanchard of Dexter
were the guests of Mrs. Mary Mars
ton and daughter Mrs G. A. Porter,
during last week
Charles Folsom Jones. insurance
agent of Skowhegan was in town Mon
day morning TO settle the fire damage
at the residence of Judge simmons
caused by the burning out of the Chin
ney Saturday night. Timely effort
saved the house from burning.
Supt Paine has purchased the
house or Union street formerly owned
by Ernest Noddin.
Last Saturday afternoon. Grange
Hall presented a patriotic appearance,
as the Daughters of the American Re
yoiution visited the Capt. Hu.chins'
/ Circle. A short entertainment was
/ rurpi shed by the d. A. r. Chapter with
the following program: Singing,
America; recitation. Ralph Crane;
piano duet. Mrs. Emery and Miss How
~; select reading. Miss Paulenah
/ Simmons; solo, Miss Hoyey, who re-
sponded to an encore with another
charming song. After remarks by
Mrs. Geneva Hilton, the company ad-
iourned to the dining hall where the
: Daughters se. yedi sandwiches, dough
nuts. cake and coffee,
Miss Rachel B. Marshall returned 10
her position in Clarks store at Madi-
son, Monday.
Miss Alice Cahill has the measles at
her boarding place at Mrs. w. S.
Jones.
! "The Port of Missing Men" has just
heen presented Foster Public Library
by John NJ. Getchell.
The regular meeting of Ruth Head
Cragin Chapter will be held on Pa
triots' Day, April 18th, instead Of the
second Friday of April.
Archie Danforth went to Skowhegah
| Tuesday, to work for the Telephone
Company.
Hon. F. w. Bunker went to Augusta
Wednesday, to attend meeting OF the
Governors Council.
Gilbert Palmer and family OF New
Brunswick have arrived and taken
possession of the farm recently pur-
chased of ]. w. NORM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manchester and child
rem went home, Tuesday. They intend
to come another fall and he will con-
tinue the painting business which he
has followed during the past winter.
The past week has been unusually
warm for the month of March, seem
ing very much like April weather.
Large quantities of potatoes are be-
ing held by the farmers in this vici-
nifty waiting for the rise which looks
doubtful.
Mrs Herbert Mitchell went to King
field, Saturday, and Mr.. Mitchell. who
has been In the woods during the win
ter, returned with her.
All the schools In town began, Mon
day.
Miss Addie Robinson returned home
from Portland last week very sick
with the grip, but Is now better.
The Grange amateurs went to Bing-
ham, Thursday night, and presented
their drama Bar Hayan" to a $75
house.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver F.
Cults of Seattle, Wash, will be pleas
ed to hear that little daughter arriv-
ed in their home on March 18TH
Mrs. r. B. HIATT of Bingham was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Savage. Thursday.
The Easter concerts In the Congre-
gational and Methodist churches. Sun
day evening. drew forth large crowds
and the special Easter music was very
fine.
l.. p Lincoln, our town treasurer,
has been sick part of the time during
the past week.
Mrs Flora Collins went to Madi-
son Tuesday afternoon
Lawrence Beale has the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Marshall went TIC
Lancaster. N. H., Tuesday.
Edward Paine and family from.
Portland. spent Easter with J, n
Getchell.
George Pierce of New Portland and
Mrs. Austin Berry went to Dover, N.
H., Wednesday morning, called there
by the death of their sister, Mrs. II.
F. Elder.
Ernest Noddin Is moving into John
GetchelPs house, on Union street.
MI. anu MIos It GU ullcu HdNC pOtll
been sick during the past week. Mr..
Pullen is much better, but his wife
Is still very Ill.
Mrs Sara B. Parlin has gone to
Orono to visit her daughter, Nj
Mabel Graves.
Frank Benjamin of Fairfield. is re-
ported to be out of health, and anx-
iety as to his condition Is felt by
friends here.
G.. e. Farnham, mechanical en-
gineer on the works at Cleveland
Rips. arrived in town Tuesday. ]. H.
Parkins, who has charge of the con-
struction of the power house, has also
arrived and has % men at work on
the building, which Is to be 40x50
feet, and Is to be of concrete through