The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-09-01

1t is expected that the Athens fair
will be held September 20.
Judge j. F. Holman of Athens was
in town Tuesday on business.
Frank Davis, who has been at Old
Orchard working for the summer has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson of
Portland have been in town for a few
days visiting relatives.
Skowhegan Dry Goods stores will
be closed all day next Monday, Sep
! TENDER 5, 1t being Labor Day.
The marriage intentions of Arthur
Beaulieu and Mary Provencal are
recorded at the Office of town clerk.
Mrs. Ralph Ames and two children
arrived in town from Waterville
Tuesday night to visit Mrs. Ames
mother, Mrs. Almena Whittier
Mrs. C. Davis Miller left here this
morning for Beechwood near Kenne-
bunkport, to visit Miss Louise Co.
burn, who is spending several days
there at cottage.
Miss Berdena Traitor who has
been at Ocean Point spending the
summer has returned home. She is
one of the assistants in the Skowhe-
gan High school.
George McFarlane arrived here
Tuesday night in a Ford runabout
He had travelled at the rate of 40
miles per hour in many places and
was on his way to Greenyille.
Miss Lucy Jewett, a stenogfapher
in New York, is at home visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jewett.
Miss Jewett was a graduate of the
Skowhegan High school in the class
of 1906.
Mrs. Alton Mason and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred, of Danielson,
Conn, were in town Tuesday visit
ing Mrs. Nason's niece, Mrs John E.
Taylor. They returned to Danielson
Wednesday.
Charles Chute, superintendent of
the Skowhegan corn shop, plans to
open the shop for the canning season
about September ;. He reports that
the corn crop is the best that it has
been for years.
Mrs. Harold Wood and her chill
dren have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j H. Wood and Saturday went to
Bingham to visit DR.. and Mrs. Philip
Wood. She will return to her home
in Mt. Vernon after few days.
A hill on the East Madison road is
undergoing extensive repairs. This is
about three miles from Skowhegan.
The hill is being widened and the
top of it cut off and filled in at the
bottom to reduce the steepness.
Harry st. Ledger, son of Michael
st. Ledger, met with an accident
Monday when there was an explosion
in the pop corn and peanut machine
run on the street by the boy. The
boys face and hands were burned
slightly but no serious damage was
done.
A large limb of tree fell Friday
in the big wind, on the corner of
Free and East Front streets. In fall
ing it hit the roof of a house, bruis-
ing number o. shingles on the east
corner. If it had been a few inches
rearer it would have without doubt
crushed the house.
A new fire escape is being con-
structed on the back side of the
Municipal building. This is required
by law. In case of fire if the Opera
house should be filled with people
they could very readily get out
without any serious accident as the
fire escape is large and is made so
one may easily go down it.
The steel for the building of the
south half of the Maine Central rail
road bridge has arrived and work will
begin within a few days. This piece
will be built to complete the
new bridge across the Kennebec riv-
er which was started last January.
The north half was completed in
February and the south half was
nearly finished when the big fresh
e. came, carrying it into the river.
Mrs. Rufus Genthner and her
daughter, Allura, returned to their
home in Damariscotta Monday after
visiting Miss Myrtis Genthner at Hay
den lake. Miss Genthner is spending
a few weeks at the Goodrich cottage.
She plans to resume her duties as
stenographer in the office of Butler &
Butler within few weeks. She has
been taking a vacation of several
months an account of sickness.
Dr. F. S, Bigelow received a letter
from his cousin Edwin Bunker a few
days ago giving a brief account OF