The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-02-16
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. D. II. Bartlett at her home, Mad
,sen avenue, Wednesday afternoon of
next week
In a recent court report 1t was
stated that John Harris was arrested
for drunkenness This was not John
Harris of Skowhegan known as
Jack" Harris.
Willis Hobart, manager of the
Farmers Telephone Co. and j. w.
Packard, president of the company,
we're in Augusta today attending a
telephone hearing.
A most favorable report comes to
as in regard to the condition OF
George H. Pishon He is now gain
ing more rapidly than for several
lays past. Mr.. Pishon was operated
upon January % by DR. l.. A Das-
combe, when one leg was amputated
al the knee, the operation being most
successful.
Probably the largest house plant
in the world is In Skowhegan in
Reynolds barber shop on Water
street. 1t is an English ivy. Starting
from a little earthern pot, the capa-
city of which is not more than three
quarters, seven years ago, a small
twig of a plant, it has grown to
about $50 feet in length. 1t is still
growing When it was about five
feet high it wished to grow more, so
i, was trained to run along the cell
ing and out 20 feet or more it went,
being occasionally tied up. Back
again it came to home-the pot
but turning, it started again over the
ceiling and it has done this repeated
Is until now there are nine rows 20
feet long with branches.
At the regular meeting of Eureka
lodge, No 1913, n. e. o. p. Tuesday
evening, February IA, the degree was
conferred upon four candidates. Sew
en- applications were received. At
the close of the meeting a short So
clal time was enjoyed by the mem
bers. Matte E. Malbon and David
W. Lewis were elected delegates with
Alfredda Cool and Nj. B. Heselton al
ternates to attend the session OF the
Grand lodge to be held at Lewiston
April 5. d. w. Lewis was elected
special representative from Eureka
lodge. At the next meeting on Tues
day evening, February 2S class mi
tation will be held. The entertain
ment committee appointed Grace e.
Buker, Leon F. Buker and Fred E.
Currier a committee to arrange an en-
tertainment to be given after the
lodge meeting upon that date.
The FIRST mill to be erected in Show
began WIS a grist mill which was
tuilt just 100 years ago across the
west channel of the Kennebec. The
first d IN was built just prior to this.
Both were built by Solomon Stewart,
il. The mill was subsequently re-
moved to below the bridge where Mr..
Stewart and others built a saw mil
Levi ". Weston who has the history
Of the town at tongues end tells
many interesting stories of those
early days. One man, it seems. when
he IVES a boy of seven used to be put
on the old white horse, bag of corn
behind him. and sent to the mill, fol-
lowing a bride path three miles
through the woods, part OF the way
with nothing to guide him but spot
ted trees Arriving at the bank the
boy would call to the miller, who
would row across, get the corn, take
Il back and grind it, then bring the
meal back and put it on the horse and
start the boy home. Previous to these
HILLS llc ufdltSl b Iob Ailli "tS' ~
HalloWell which was then the me-
tropolis of the State. The grain was
taken down the river in boats.
1t has always been conceded that
Skowhegan had the women of the
most ability in the State, but chief
among them all and one who would
hold all the prizes if any were given
is Mrs. Seth Davis. She with her
husband live on a farm in the east
ern part of the town. Their motto is
cooperation and hard work. They
live up to it too. Mrs. Davis can and
does do all kinds of work that her
husband does. 1t is a common event
to see her drive to Skowhegan vii
lage with a double horse team loaded
with wood. She unloads it and re-
turns home ready for another trip the
next day Her husband has all this
time been making things move for he
has been cutting wood or lumber all
day. One of the things about this
woman that surprises many Is that
she does not let her work interfere
with the higher life, so called. The