The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-04
Local News


moved to Norridgewock.
Mrs Charles Sheaf and children
are visiting relatives in New Castle
The degree was conferred at the
meeting OF Priscilla Rebekah lodge.
Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Allen of Fair
field were the guests the later part
of the week Of Mrs. Lizzie B Healey.
Miss Gertrude Carter has been i'll
at her home on Madison avenue for
several days with an attack of the
humps
/ Miss Barbara Vaughan of Portland
is visiting Postmaster and Mrs. G. l.
Durrell Miss Vaughan being the
niece of Mrs Durrell
Miss Annie bergman, who has
been in the employ Of the Smith Pub
fishing Co. has accepted position
as teacher in the Bingham schools
Rev. George Merriam addressed the
members Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday
afternoon in the Association rooms
Ills text was They went to another
Village"
Miss Maude and Miss Rilla Kenne-.
dy and Miss Katherine Kennedy of
The Forks. have been guests this
week of Miss Gala and Miss Anna
kennedy.
The card party last evening given
under the auspices of the Eastern
Star was a very pleasant affair The
committee in charge was Mrs. Sac f
Clark. Mrs. f. l.. Savage and Mrs. Y.
L. Hill Refreshments were served
Miss Marion Whpple and Miss
Ruth Manson of Scion, who are stu
dents at Colby college, visited at the
home of Mrs. NJ. b. Heseitons on
Maple street, Saturday. They were
ON their way home for the Easter va
cation.
At the last regular meeting of
Golden Rod Branch |. S. s., Mar IS,
five new members were taken in
Plants were sent to three sick MEM
bers, flowers were sent to one flu
neral; a load of wood and s. sent to
sick woman. The next regular
meeting will be held. April Il, at go
p. m.
A report Of the expenditures of the
town for March was made public,
Monday, by the selectmen, as follows:
School, $4,000; highways, $500; cleo
trio lights, S2S4,S5; for poor, $27473;
miscellaneous. $l77.30; police, $175;
DR.. Wadsworth, 500; City building,
$GS.97; town farm, $3.50; abate-
ments. $3.50; moderator, town meet
Ing, $40, showing total of $i627.15.
G. 3. Fairgrieves has the only bust
ness guide of Skowhegan that was
in the town. Mr.. Fargrieyes and f.
B. Curtis are the only ones mention
ed in the guide who are now living
in the town. The guide shows that
the train, in here in the evening, ar
rived at 6 o'clock There were stage
routes from North Arson, Bingham,
Mercer and The Forks. From Scion
and The Forks the stage arrived
three times week.
The quarterly meeting of the SOM
arset Farmers Cooperative Tele
phone company was held in Manager
Hobart's Office i'll the trust company
building recently. Trunk lines from
North Arson to New Portland and
from Skowhegan to Athens, a second
wire to make a metallic circuit from
Skowhegan to Scion and a new
switchboard at North New Portland
we're among the Improvements au-
thorized. Those present We're Presi
dent ]. w. Packard, Manager w. c.
Hobart. and Directors, George II.
Foster of Canaan, Lee Boardman of
Scion, Ansel Holway of Norridge-
wock, W. w. Creation of Starks and
H. b. Whipple of Bingham.
Members of the School board met
and inspected the conditions
of the Skowhegan High School build
ing. They also inspected the small
hall over the cooperative store,
thinking that it might be possible to
use this for the Sth grade school
ROOM 1t was found inadquate how
ever without more extensive altera-
tions than the time between now and
the beginning of school next Monday
will admit of. 1t is probably that the
High school building will be removal
ed during the summer and a place
found for the Sth and possibly the
9th grade. 1t is expected that a
teacher will be engaged for the Sth
grade work for the coming year.
The "Old Folks Social" held in
Heselton hall on Thursday evening,
March %, was a very pleasant affair.