The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
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Mrs. Esther Carr is in Boston this
week on business.
Steward Wing arrived home last
week from the lumber camps in Ho-
leb, Moose river, where he has been
all winter. During this time he has
scaled over two hundred thousand
feet of timber. has been we'll all win
ter and enjoyed the work very much.
For several years Mr.. Wing has made
this his business during the winter
months, and is called an expert in
this line of work.
Miss Neva Johnson will go to Bos-
ton next week to visit friends and
will be absent two or three weeks.
The primary and intermediate
school closed last Friday for the win
ter term.
Depot street is one of the busiest
streets we have in town at the pres
ent time. Pulp wood, hay, potatoes,
straw and wood are being loaded on
the cars and shipped away to all
parts of Maine and other states.
Miss Lucy Judkins is working in
the Brown Printing office as compost
tor.
/ Lawson Rushton of Oakland was
the guest of his parents here over
Sunday. returning home Monday af-
ternoon.
William Huntoon is still confined to
his home.
Frank Ames went to Boston last
week on business.
The machinery of the wood work
ing shop owned and run by William
Longley, has all been placed in po-
sition and is about ready for bust
ness. Mr.. Longley occupied the north
end of the Odd Fellows basement
and has one of the best places in
town for this kind of work.
Croswell Perkins and friend Mr.
Wood of Madison, was the guest of
Josiah Bigelow Monday for brief
stay.
DR.. Florence Morrow, who has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.
II. Sowerby in Canton Ohio, arrived
here last Saturday and is making ar
rangements to open a tuberculosis
colony here. She expects to have
the colony home ready for occupan-
cy by April l. In her experience in
this work DIR. Morrow has lectured
to more than one thousand medical
students in the past three months.
DR.. Morrow is graduate of Ohio
Medical college and comes here to
rest and spend the summer and prob
ably will remain here if business de-
mands 1t.
Croswell Perkins and a MIR. Wood
of Madison, have leased the Grand
Army hall for six months and will
open moving picture show every
evening.
Chester Haynes and Wallace Taylor
left town Monday for New York.
Harry Taylor went to Washington
Monday where he has procured work,
c. S. Wright celebrated his 66th
anniversary Wednesday. The follow
ing veterans of the grand army were
invited guests: Augustus Tobey, &c;
Plummer Butler, 70; Samuel B. Al
len, II; William Hobbs, rs; Henry
Sawyer, IA; Fred Woodsom, 60; Her
bert E. Hale, "a; Henry Stevens, "A;
Steward Wing, 20; Henry George, 81;
Roland Sawyer, GA; Albert Longley,
So; Charles Longley, &c. The guests
were entertained in the Star store,
Odd Fellows building and was neatly
and prettily decorated with flags,
many pine ttlthS anu hONVios Nv
freshments consisting of ice cream,
cakes, coffee, punch, confectionery
and cigars was served. Remarks were
made by Rev. Wylie II. Smith, Fred
Woodsom and others. Mrs. Porter of
the Porter house furnished a large
birthday cake. COmrade B. B. Wells
was unable to be present on account
of sickness. The kindest of regards
was sent him with a sample of the
cake and ice cream.
The operetta given by the Grange
last week was a great success. The
large hall was filled. All pronounced
the play great. There is some talk
OF repeating 1t in the near future.
The receipts were about 500, which