The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-30
X The News of Somersets Busy Towns -

was the guest of Alfred Berrys family
last week
Miss Hazel Flanders has gone 10
Madison To take charge of the Cen
trail Office of the Farmers Telephone
Co.
Mrs. ]. H Thorne is again able to
resume her duties as clerk in the post
office
Remember the Odd Fellows Ball
Grange Hall. Skowhegan. Thursday
evening. November 6.
II is due to woman's curiosity that
some valuable old town records were
saved from the fire. In years gone
by. Central Hall was the town hall
and was used for that purpose until
Carrabassett Hall was built. The
Masons Hall, or Central Hall. as ii
was called in later years. was built
as early as 1919, the lower part being
used for a sehoolroom and town hall
and the second story was the Mason +
Hall and part of the time in those
days ii was rented for the Academy
In the attic of this building was stored
away whatever was out-of-date and
was not neededa One day, some Eas-
tern Stars. rising little higher than
usual. probed into the mysteries OF tbs
attic, and among other things. found a
long box containing two records and
tax lists dating from 1913 10 1880 ant
highway surveyors lists and many
other valuable papers of ancient date
These had been stored away Tor sever
al decades and forgotten even b th'
Masons of half century standing
Permission was obtained II fake Ties
ancient documents 10 the public libra
ry for safe keeping and theY Wer'
moved there scarcely three weeks be
fore the disastrous fire OF August -
which consumed Central Hall.
Miss Althea Tanner who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs Althea Savage
for a week, returned Monday to Port
land.
At the regular meeting of Capt
Hutchins' Circle, Saturday afternoon
the State Inspector, Mrs. Georgianna
Payson of Augusta was present and
inspected the Circle. assisted by the
department president, Mrs. Florence
Wallace of Waterville. These ladies
while here, were the guests of the
Circle President, Mrs. Sadie Berry
They went to Madison, Saturday even
Circle.
Mrs. L. X Smith was visiting Mrs
A. f. Beale the first of the week.
G. w. Spaulding began to make cid
er at Charles Moore's Monday.
Orville Jeffreys went to Boston
Monday on business.
Benjamin Mitchell who has been liv-
ing at the Crane house, was taken tc
the home of his parents the latter part
of the week, being i'll with typhoid
fever. He is now much better and Is
gaining every day.
Judge A. NJ. Spear and Mrs. Spear
of Gardiner were guests of Judge and
Mrs. Simmons, Friday and Saturday
Miss Nellie Porter was in Skowhe-
gan the first of the week visiting Mrs
Helen Clark Wing.
There was no meeting in the Con-
gregational Church. Sunday morning
on account of the rain.
Contractor Holley of Lewiston and
his wife have rooms at the house OF
Mrs Alrueda Eames.
The Sunshine Society met at the
home of Mrs. Betsey Savage, Tuesday
afternoon.
Mis- Nancy Salley and her brother
Joe were here from Madison the frs
of the week for a few days.
John flanagan has been on the
sick list for a few days.
There was no school after Tuesday
this week, as the teachers. r. f.
Bailey, Misses Paulenah NJ. Simmons
Emily Sawyer, Kate Robinson and
Margaret Graves went to Bangor to
attend the Teachers Convention TO be
held Thursday and Friday.
George Quint has moved into Walter
Shaw's house on Union st.
Irving Clough has moved into the
second story of the house on Main
street occupied by Leon Newton.
Little Miss Mary Mclean who is i'll
with acute Brights disease is getting
better every day.
Mrs. Flora Durgin who has been as
sisting Postmaster Hoyey during Mrs.
Thornes absence from the office,
closed her work there last week.
Ost:e Allen is building an ell to his
house.
Mrs Jessie Spaulding of Bath was
visiting at w. j. Rand's Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs w, c. Robinson was in Water
Vile and Vassalboro on D. A. r. bust
ness Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Fields of Augusta has been
visiting her parents here for a few
days.
Bernard Whitney was at home from
Hebron Academy over Sunday.
Bert Andrews has been sick for a
few days, but is improving.
The children's school fair will be
held at the Mark Emery school build
ing, Nov. IA.
Miss Lima Mitchell received a great
surprise on the evening of the 23d
when twenty of her schoolmates came
into the house as she sat studying in
her kimona. The occasion was her
eighteenth birthday and this party