The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

c. A. Williams of Caratunk, was
in town on business Wednesday.
C. H. Tilton was in Portland over
Saturday and Sunday on business.
K. B. Curtis was in Boston the last
part of the week attending the mil
lnery openings.
Horace B. Dobson, school teacher
in Carmel Is visiting at the home of
DR.. s. F. Bigelow
E. B. Nickerson of Hallowell, spent
Sunday in town at the home of his
daughter, Mrs Derne Green.
Miss Nettie Walker returned from
Boston Tuesday evening having been
there the last few days on business.
Fred Parkman and Lyman Jewett
have dissolved their partnership In
the meat business Mr.. Jewett con-
tinues the business.
c. NJ Gallup. Walter p Ordway
and C. A Ross went to Wateryille
Wednesday to attend the meeting of
the State Board of Trade.
Guy Savage, after visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Savage
for several days, has returned to Bos-
ton to resume his position as chauf-
feur.
Miss jeanette Sturtevant, a teacher
in the Hartford. Conn, public schools,
is home on a brief vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Sturte-
want.
Mr.. and Mrs Darius Bunker were
called here from their home in Au-
gusta this week on account of the
serious illness of Mr.. Bunkers faith
er, Clement Bunker
Among those who returned home
this week from Boston who attended
the Automobile show were: Manley
Pooer, Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Hackelt,
Roy Marston, Clair Marston, Se6as-
tian Bison and Herbert Wentworth.
Congressman S. w. Gould has been
invited to speak at the annual ban
quet of the Sons and Daughters of
Maine in Melrose March 81 He will
speak before the Skowhegan Grange
the following evening on the subject
of Reciprocity.
The Biiou theatre has a star solo
list in Phillip Yeilleux of Bangor. He
is being greeted with a great deal of
applause He was formerly of Keiths
theatre. 1t is with satisfaction that
the people learn that he will be at
the Bijou for some time.
C, NJ Lambert, town clerk, has
been confined to his house on account
of sickness the last few days Mon
day was the first day he has missed
being in his Office since he was elect
ed town clerk two years ago. Ar
thur r. Jewett has been acting Depu
ty Clerk during his absence
Word was received here Tuesday by
Hon. S. J. Walton announcing the
death of Miss Mary Savoy in New
Brunswick Miss Savoy lived for
some time in the home of Mr. Wal
ton. She was about 35 years old. She
had been sick about a year with tt-
berculoss. She leaves a father and
one brother.
The steel for the Scion Embden
bridge has arrived and work is now
being rushed on putting up the
bridge. Twelve men are at work.
They plan to get it completed in
about a month, making use of the
ice to work from. This bridge is
about $50 feet long and has two
piers The cost of it will be about
$4,000.
The Second National bank passed
out of existence Tuesday night. Wed
nesday morning the new Skowhegan
Trust Company began business in the
same building, the officers of the old
bank having been elected i'll the Trust
Company. Practically all of the de
pOsitors of the Second National bank
have transferred their accounts to the
trust company
On account of the action of the vii
lage part of the town of Madison at
two recent town meetings in refusing
to raise $4,000 to go toward the con-
struction of a proposed electric car
line from Skowhegan to Athens by
way of East Madison, it is reported
that East Madison wishes to be sep
arated from the rest of the town and
will begin action at once at the Leg
islature. 1t has been said that East
Madison wishes to join Skowhegan