The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-23
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Edward Whiting was in Lew
iston few days last week visiting
friends.
B. A. Sawyer, Gridley r. Fogg. D.
A. and W L. Porter have purchased
new touring cars
DR.. W. s. Stinchfield has purchased
what is known as the Oliver Walker
place on Court street.
George Taylor. who has been in the
upper Maine woods acting as scaler
for the winter, returned home Satur-
day.
Herbert Griffin and George Day of
Hebron Academy will come home this
week to spend the Easter vacation
with their parents.
Rev. F. L Hayward attended the
March meeting of the kennebec VAL
ley Ministerial Association at Halo
we'll, Monday, March 20.
A H. Cleveland who went to the
Hebron Sanatorium about two months
ago has been appointed chief CORES
pondent of the SQnatorium News.
Miss Ethel McPheters, who has
been visiting her mother for some
time, returned to Portland Friday to
resume her position as stenographer.
Miss Blanche Emory, a teacher in
the New Gloucester High school, has
been visiting for a few days this
week with her friend, Mrs. Rena Ar
cher Taylor.
John Dickinson, who has worked
for some time as clerk in the drug
store of Sampson & Ayore has now a
position in the drug store of Holman
& Nelson, Fafreld.
The anniversary sermon of the Car
rabassett lodge of Odd Fellows will be
delivered by Rev Robert Morris, pas
tor of the First Baptist church. In
April, on a date which will be fixed
later.
Frederick S. Goodwin, a member
of the corporation of York & Whit
ney of Boston, has been visiting for
the last few days with A. H. Lang.
Mr.. Goodwin is native of Larone and
is well known in this section.
G.. S. Jewett will open corn shop
in West New Portland in the spring.
He has already commenced to install
the machinery into the old tannery
building there and has already Sc
cured the number of acres of corn
for canning next fall.
Jefferson Savage was in Augusta
Thursday and Friday where he ap-
peared before the Legislative COM
mitee in regard to the Skowhegan-
Athens railroad. He talked for some
time in opposition of the project 9th
ers who spoke before the committee
were A. X. Butler, who represented
Cornville, and c. A. Wilbur and Ber-
nard Gibbs of Madison.
The water main in front of Buck
mans Drug Store on Water street
sprung a leak Saturday night and
the water worked it's way through I'M
der the ground into the basement of
the Hotel oxford. Employees of the
Water Co. dug down to the pipe in
the street and relieved the situation
somewhat by letting the water off
down the gutter, but up to late hohr
Monday they had not reached the
place that needed repairs.
C. H. Davis of New York city will
build two new bungalows on Madi-
son avenue above Somerset park this
spring, and will commence on them
within a few days. They will be
built by William Jewett. The first
bungalow to be put up in Skowhegan
was finished last week by Mr. Davis
and will be occupied by Glen Waller
and family. The two new bungalows
will be larger than the first. Mr..
Jewett will have the charge of build
ing two houses on Somerset park.
People living in the vicinity of Mad
ison avenue and make regular trips
on the electric cars are having hard
work to accustom themselves to the
new form of local ticket that the
company has issued beginning with
last Thursday. The ticket Is in the
form of a card 3x4 inches and has
| figures up to 40 around the edge of it,
each one representing one ride. For
several years the company has issued
book of individual tickets This
was very handy as a ticket could be
| detached and easily carried.
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