The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-29
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

9oston have been passing several days
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Curtis left the
first of this week for visit to Boston
and New York
Mrs Fred McCollar visited for two
aovs last week at the home of Fred
Williams on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thompson of
roxcroft have been visiting here with
Mr. and Mrs. C. Davis Miller
Mrs. Clara Bosworth of Athens spent
few days last week in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shepley.
Miss Gala Corson of Athens was in
town Wednesday on her way to Water
lille for a visit with her mother.
Mrs. C. e. Marshall of Melrose,
Mass. has arrived for visit with her
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Maddocks.
Mrs Charles Atkinson has returned
~ her home in East Boston after
visit with her mother, Mrs. A. M.
Thompson
The warrant for the annual town
moeting will be posted Saturday and
articles cannot be inserted therein
after that day
The Womans Mission Circle of the
Methodist church will meet with Mrs.
T. N. Merrill, Friday afternoon at her
home on Water St.
The Spiritualist Ladies Aid OF
which several Skowhegan ladies are
members is being entertained today by
Miss Olive Hayden at Lakewood.
Efforts are being made to form a
Holsten Breeders Association here
and those interested are to meet IN
the Municipal Court room on the after
noon of March End.
Carl Curtis of Boston has purchased
the millinery business of his father,
E. B. Curtis on Water street The
older Mr.. Curtis had been in business
here for A years and for 33 years had
been located in the same store.
In the write up of THE Missing
Miss Miller" mentioned in last weeks
issue the part in the play of Col. b.
Penunckle was successfully acted by
Harold Larry his name having been
Internationally omitted in the de-
scriptive account.
The art exhibit given by Miss Zaidie
Morrison in the Milburn block during
the present week has occasioned
Skowhegan people much pleasure. Her
sketches and portraits comprise
beautiful exhibition of talent. Tea and
waters were served by Mrs. B. A. Nc
Coombs.
The only house in Maine that was
ever clapboarded entirely from the
boards from one tree is in Skowhe-
gan, situated on Elm street, and is
now owned by Mrs. Harrison Baker.
town and was built, nearly 100 years
ago. The house was built by a Mr..
Gilman and when it was clapboarded
the material was taken from the larg-
est tree ever grown in the state. 1t
scaled over 5000 feet.
The regular meeting of Golden Rod
Branch, |. S S. was held in the So
ciety's room at City Hall, Thursday
Feb. 10, when the annual roll was
called and a good attendance respond
ed. After brief business session,
Valentine exchange was held, followed
by pleasant social hour, when re-
freshments of cake and ice cream
were served. In an early issue an &C
count of what the society has been
doing will be given.
The following has recently been re-
ceived at this office: Here ! think,
is Sidney Watson's equal, Nelson S.
Towle, 70 years of age, and veteran
eof the Civil war, also a man of truth,
has cut ten cords of hard wood miles
from home, hauled ii home with one
horse. He then had 1t sawed with a
machine, from which he kept the saw
clear of wood and split two thirds of
it by hand He did the work in
December and January.
Temperance Sunday was observed
by the members of the First Baptist
Sunday school last Sunday with the
following program; REGULATIONS by
Mrs. Kicker Allie Thompson, Grace
Thompson, Polly Emery, and Jeanie
Thompson. Solos were sung SPLEEN
didly by Georgiana Foss, Tommy
Coburn, Christina Hall. Parts were
also taken by The Boy Scouts and
Miss Emery's class and there was
singing by the girls quartette and by
Mrs. Gordon's class. There were &c
temperance pledges signed.
Chester Wood of CornYille, was
brought before Trial Justice Priest,
Monday forenoon, charged with
cruelty to animals Col. E. f, Gould
anDaaraJ in babalf Of tho state