The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-16
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Timothy Smith returned from Mon
mouth and Winthrop. Friday, where
be has beer visiting his son, George
5. Smith. anG sister, Mrs. Almira Ad-
ans
+. H. Taylor of Madison was bust
ness visitor in town Thursday.
/ NJ Waite of Glen Falls, n. Y.
is looking after the International Pa
per Cos mill until the superintendent,
Marcellus Irvine, is able to be around
again.
Mark Spear of Madison was in
town Thursday on business connected
with the Acme PRINT Shop.
7. P Plourde of Boston was the
guest of J. H. Gray at the New Cara
funk House over Sunday.
p. s Longley made business trip
To Portland Thursday.
The teachers of iris town will en-
terrain the teachers of Bingham neAt
Friday evening at the High school
building.
Mrs. hattie Merrill and Mrs. NJ. Fl.
Andrews took a carriage drive to 40.
Arson I thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pollard, VINO
have been spending the summer with
relatives in Scion ard Richmond, leit
Wednesday for st. Paul, MINI. Ihey
expect to spend the winter in Cal
ifornia
Ivan Dyer who has been employed
in Rumford, has returned home and
will spend the winter here.
Mrs. J. J. Rowland and daughter,
Mayourette made a business trip to
Madison Saturday.
Mrs. NJ H. Andrews, who goes as a
delegate from Northern Light Rebek
ah Lodge. is in Portland attending the
Rebekah Assembly this week.
Miss Goldie Willis was the guest
of Mrs. Clara Records of No. Arson,
Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Lombard and son Leonel
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ".
York and other relatives in town.
Friends of Mason Raw will be in
terested to learn that he was trans
ferred from the battleship Mississippi
to the scout cruiser Birmingham about
Oct. 18th and at the present time is
stationed at Havana, Cuba.
A. X. Butler, Esq of Skowhegan was
in town Monday night on business.
John McPhee of Bingham was in
hold goods for E. f. Reynolds, who is
moving his family into the c. A. Mer-
rill house.
P. f. Priest is attending the session
of the Grand Lodge l. O. o. F. held
in Portland this week. He was sent
by Scion Lodge as a delegate
S. T. Baker, j. H. Gray, Walter
Cross, w H. Soper. NJ. l.. French. j.
L. Foss, M. P. Pollard and F. A. Wit
tum were in Waterylle Friday to at
tend meeting of the State Highway
Commissioners in regard to the loca-
ton of the trunk highway through
this and other towns north of Show
hogan. While there were three routes
under consideration from Skowhegan
the sentiment of the meeting seemed
to be that the town of Norridgewock
should be included and thence direct
ly up the river crossing the new
bridge between Scion and Embden and
then direct to Jackman
w NJ. Prilay of Pittsfield was In
town Tuesday night calling on w. H.
Soper.
A. c. McCIintock has had the good
fortune to trap silver gray fox one
night recently, he also had the mis-
fortune to lose six red ones by having
them knaw their way out of the pen.
Mrs w. s. Cram was on a shop
ping trip to Skowhegan Tuesday.
B. p Cummings of Ware. Mass, and
w. J. Johnston of Bangor were in
town, Friday looking after some re-
pairs to be made on the dam of the
International Paper Co.
Mrs Flora Dobson. who has been
acting as table girl at the New Cara
funk the past six months. has re-
signed her position and is taking a
much needed rest.
DR.. p A. Wood will be in Scion
Thursday. Oct %, for the practice of
dentistry*
Marcellus Irvine. who was severely
injured in the motor cycle accident
last week, is getting along as we'll
as can be expected.
A chimney burnt out at Parker Wi
tham's house about one O'Clock Tues
day morning but was quickly put out
with two of the dry powder exiting
ushers, which are for sale by Tus-
can & French.
which was to have been held this
week at the M. E. vestry. has been
postponed to Tuesday, Oct. 81.
The many friends of George Moses
and Miss Eva Mcdonald will be in
terested to learn of their marriage
which took place. Wednesday, Oct
8th at Corinna Their friends of So
Ion and vicinity extend congratula-
TONS
While an account of the Grange fair
and cattle show was given in last
weeks issue of this paper, many of the
exhibits were left out. Though not
bright and sunny day large crowd
of people began to gather early. Long
before noon the hawkers, ice cream
stands and various other tents along
the midway were doing a flourish
ing business. At noon a baked bean
dinner was served, which only the
Changers know how to prepare, to
about two hundred people in the ban
quet hall. The upper hall was de-
voted to products of the farm, school
and busy housewives. Mrs. NJ. p Pol
lard showed some vegetables apples,
asters and some very fine canned
fruit Stephen Merrill, man 81 years
of age. had a fine showing of | kinds
of apples and several kinds of vege-
tables raised by himself. Some of the
finest corn that has been seen this
year was exhibited by Eben Dean &
Son of North Madison. Mrs. A. w.
I-oc. ovb;bito1 applac and cpna varv