The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
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Mr. and Mrs. Cony Russell and Mar
gerry Bracket went to Boston, Thurs
day.
Mr.. Miner. who bought the mill on
mill stream the first OF the winter,
and who moved his family to town in
the house OF Fred Kelley at Burgess
Corner, has begun work in the mill
The High school closed on Friday
for a few weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hight of King
field, are in town passing few days
with the parents of Mrs. Hight, Mr.
and Mrs Charles Jones.
Mrs. H. n Carr has returned from
her trip to Boston and Providence
and the newly remodeled show window
is already showing the results OF the
trip. Mrs. Carr was accompanied on
her return by her brother, William
c. Waugh of Boston, who is passing
few days at the Carr home.
Mrs. Gorham Bailey and daughter,
Dorothy, are visiting friends in Water
Vile.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Carr are passing
few weeks in Brockton, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. H. d. Burgess spent
Sunday with friends in Waterville.
c. s. Wright celebrated his birthday,
Friday, by inviting a number OF his
G.. A. II. friends into his store and az
ter talking over old times together
for awhile, he treated them to cake
and coffee.
l.. II. White was home over Sunday.
c. w. Leyett who since coming to
the shoe shop, and who has been
boarding. has gone to housekeeping
in the house of Rev. MIR. Haywood on
Sunset Hill. =
The pulpit of the Congregational
| church was most acceptably filled by
Rev. William G .McFarlane. on Sun
| day.
The newly organized fire company
composed of So men meet on re first
| Thursday of each month W t..e band
ROOM They have divided the company
into four divisions having charge OF
! the Howe engine, the hook & ladder,
! the chemical engine, and the hose re-
| spectively. The chemical engine Is
| being rebuilt and those in charge OF
this department have also in their
/ charge the hand chemicals owned by
| the town.
Charles Pike, who bought the Tap
pan home the early part OF winter,
came to town the last of the week and
is moving into his new home.
Mrs. J. F. Woodsum and daughter,
Mable, have gone to Rockland to pass
a few weeks with daughter of Mrs.
Woodsum, Mrs. Allen.
Rev. Wylie II. Smith was in Barone,
! Sunday afternoon, to attend the fu-
neral of Mr. Edward Drawn.
The Democrats of the town are
/ asked to meet at the store OF Fred
/ Webster on Saturday, March 49, to
/ choose a delegate to the State con-
vention to be held at Augusta, Tues
day, March 10. Also to choose town
committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Graft of Moose
River, have lately come to the Sunset
Hill Springs sanitarium to be treated
for tuberculosis.
Mrs. Bert Tracy of Mercer, who un-
derwent very critical operation, on
Saturday at the Sunset Hill Springs
sanitarium, is doing splendidly at this
writing.
Rev r. A. Farnham gives a lecture
on the Holy Land at the Baptist
church on Wednesday evening, exhi-
biting articles from Palestine and ex-
planning their uses. Among the arti-
cles are incense, sackcloth, sandals,
widows mite, husks, flowers, etc.
Representatives of the Central
Maine Power Company were in town
on Monday, wiring number of
houses for electric lights. Among
those to be wired are the houses of
Hartford Field, Munroe Downs, E. C.
Taylor, F. j. Kilgore, and G. w. Ad-
ans.
Ralph Whitney has been booked for
baggage master and assistant opera
tor at the Nj. G. r. r. depot of this
town.
Mrs. E. E. Barker goes to Boston
on Friday for a brief visit
Mr. and Mrs. G. o. Normandy went
to Boston on Monday.
Mrs. Charles Carpenter has gone to
her former home in Bloomfield, N. b.,
to make a visit of a few weeks. She
was accompanied by her three chill
drap