The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-10
Mrs. y. wallacs Blunt spent yestsr-
day Afternoon ID waterviIle.

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day afternoon Ii watsrville.
L. l. Walton. Esq. was in Nor
ridgewock on business yesterday.
Buclm1m has many new things to
show visitors In the Valentine line
this year and invites you to call.
Mrs. Charles Holbrook OF Norr1dge-
wock, was moved to the Somerset
hospital yesterday In the ambulance.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Dysart and Mrs
W. T. Dysart have been attending the
Chapman-AIexander revival meetings
In Bangor this week.
Among those who were in Fairfield
ON business from Skowhegan yester-
day were q. c. Butler, Esq, J. Edwin
Taylor and Howard Steward.
Harry Beal and his sister, Miss
Gladys, were guests at the home of
Dr. and Mrs, l. 8. Salley on Middle
street Wednesday and Thursday.
James Fellows, cashier of the Sec
ond National bank, has been con-
fined to his home several days last
week and this with a bad cold.
Miss Bessie NJ Allen gives VAL
entine party this evening at her home
on Cedar street. the choir Of the
Methodist church as invited guests.
Lester v. Somes of Waterville. was
in town Wednesday to attend Quincy
Adams Sawyer" at the Opera house
and guest Of friends at the home of
DR.. Salley on Middle street.
Kendall's orchestra will be with DIFF
ferent orders through the State at the
following dates: February 10, Dexter;
II, Exeter; IA, Waterville; II, Wilton;
1S, Scion; %, Exeter; "a, Dover; rs,
Pennington.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Nor
ridgewock Tuesday to act as steno-
grapher reporter at the meeting Of
the assessors that are to appraise the
toll bridge there as a result of the
agitation favoring free bridge.
]. H. Williams has leaseds the va
cant store the F. P. Moore car
rage repository on Water street and
is busy fitting 1t up for quick lunch
room. Mr.. Williams is cook of
many years experience and his
friends hope for his success in his
new venture.
A goodly number of Skowhegan
people went to Madison last Satur-
day, Monday and Tuesday evenings
to attend the festival given in Union
hall for the benefit of the ST. Sebas-
tian church. The Festival consisted
of entertainments every night ana q
fair of various articles.
The boarding that enclosed the first
story front of the new Morrison &
Mcclellan block has been removed
the past week. giving the public its
first view of this structure. A
novation. in encasing the plate
windows appears and the whole ap-
pearance Is commented upon favor
ably.
Crescent Tent, No. 16, X. o. T. NJ,
will hold a public installation in
Grange hall Monday evening, Febru-
airy ID. There will be an entertain
ment with refreshments. s. C. c.
Ward, State Commander, will be in
attendance The Skowhegan band
has offered to furnish music for the
occasion.
Hackett & Witham, the Buick
agents for Somerset county, are the
first to receive new shipments of
1910 cars, they having had three ar
rive last Friday. The Buick proved
one of the most popular cars sold last
season. You should call at their
Garage. Island avenue, and look these
handsome cars over.
An exchange states that Blaine s.
viles Of Augusta was the successful
bidder for removing the brown-tail
moth nests from the trees in Water
vile. He Is graduate Of the local
High school and the son of e. Pay
son ViIes, the well-known lumberman.
His bid was four men day for nine
days at 81 per day.
The annual meeting of the Kenne-
bee Log Driving association is to oc-
cur February Is at Augusta. Officers
for the ensuing year will be elected
at that time. The officers of the Dead
River North Branch Log Driving as
ISOLATION and the Moose River Log
Driving association will also be chos-
en- then. s. w. Philbrick of this
place ID treasurer and clerk for all
four companies.
The High school baseball team has
teen divided Into three SQUADS OF
four each with Captain Lacasce. Paul
Murray and Milburn Fowler In charge
Of the different sections and they are
practicing hard IN the cage, which has