The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-01
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Dr S. NJ. Cover has been appointed
r5 Warden of Grand Council of the
Royal Arcanum.
Tho Warren Foss farm in Brighton
10 been sold to r. B. Thomas of
Hartford. Conn.
Master Gordon Dobson Briggs came
t,om pittsfield, yesterday, to visit his
-uoat grand father, Llewellyn Goodwin
NJ and Mrs p c. Jewett of Water
lilo we're the guests of their daught
= Mrs R. B. Lancaster, Thursday of
last week.
Judge F. F. Lawrence secretary to
CIV W. T. Haines, was in Augusta,
Monday, on business connected with
his position.
n Gilman of Arlington, Mass. has
come to Skowhegan to live, having
POSITION as foreman in the making de-
nartment of the shoe shop.
Alnha Chubbock for some time man
cor Of the farms at Good Will has
resigned his position and accepted a
similar one at the summer farm of DR.
= II Stevens on Bloomfield Road.
The next regular meeting of Wood
hne Lodge, d. of H., will be held at
The A o. L. w. Hall, Monday evening,
Nav ). 1t is hoped that all members
vbo can will be present as there is
business of Importance to be trans
acted,
Hacke;t & Witham, local agents for
the popular Buick line of cars, whose
ad appears elsewhere in this issue,
report an excellent business this sea-
SON Among the latest purchasers is
" ]. Allen, who has a 5-passenger,
Model 81.
Bert Hopkins left here Wednesday
for New York where he will be in
conference Friday with the railway
| CONDUCTORS dIu tlc DOulQ WI az
managers, there being 108 representa-
tyes He expects to go from there
10 Detroit.
John B. Nutting, our new "execu-
tive" in the street department, is GER
,ainly doing his whole duty. If alert
ness and persistency lead to their
usual result, waste paper and other
debris will be scarce in the streets
under his care.
A social was held at the Methodist
vestry, Monday evening for the bene-
fit of the members and Pensioners of
| the church under the auspices of the
Ladies' circle of the church. A sup
Der was served and the evening was
spent in social way.
Jos. La Steward has accepted a posi-
ton as herdsman at the E. G. Mathews
dairy farm in Waterville. This farm
is about a mile from the business dis
trct on Cool street Thirty-five COWS
are kept and the product is disposed
| Of by a milk route in Wateryille
Next meeting of Golden Rod Branch
l. S. S. will be Thursday, May 8, at
| 80 D. m, in their hall. The latest
work done by the society is to clothe
and send three poor children who have
in
Portland; also to furnish dinners at a
lunch room for a poor boy. New
members are being added to the So
cety at nearly every meeting.
The new metal furnishings for the
Court House have arrived which in
clude metal shelving for the library
and Register of Deeds room and filing
cases for the clerk of courts vault
and metal desk for the registry of
deeds room. The furnishings were
made necessary because of the aecu-
mutation of new records and books.
They will be installed this week.
" IL. DIdChelI TtCblFoo Oil ihJpi5 "
one of his legs last week and has been
obliged to turn his wood saving bust |
ness with his power machine over to
his son Gordon Bracket for time,
who has been at work in Arson. Mr..
Bracket yesterday with the aid OF
Green Hetchell and Carol Briggs
sawed 80 cords of wood at the big pile
owned by John Steward on Silver st.
Frank Fortier, who has been resid-
ing in Newport, New Hampshire,
since October last, has been in town
this week. Mr.. Fortier was born in
skowhegan and was an employee at
the Nolin scythe works for n years.
He is following the same occupation,
the finishing department of the Sib-
ley Scythe Co. in Newport. 1t was by
this firm that the business of G. A.
williams & Co. of this place was
bought last summer
Tho Girls Thimble Club held Its
regular meeting at the home of Gladys
button on Water street. Friday after
noon, April 25. One half hour was
spent in sewing followed by a short
program; stories and humorous anec-