The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-22

ut + di ilti > l uAOu u WI III All
son filed papers of incorporation, Fri
day.
/ The Norton Brothers just above the
village have completed digging pota-
toes and have $500 bushels from nine
and one half acres. making an aver
age OF 263 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. aud Mrs Charles W. Steward,
who went South a few weeks ago
have located in Scottsyille. Virginia.
where they have bought a ranch of
segenty-tiye acres.
Mrs. Dexter of Wayne and Mrs
Stafford of Auburn are guests of their
nephew. DR.. T. NJ. Wing.
Mrs. Myrtle Daggett. who has been
working al Mrs. Rufina McKenneS s.
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Berry went to
Portland. Monday, to attend the annual
meetings of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows and the Rebekah Assembly
Mrs Berry is a delegate from Emer-
aid Rebekah Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tarr of
Somerset have been visiting relatives
IN town during the past week
Next Saturday is the regular meet
ms VI Niit i4odltS AiiGlt VI llt u n.
r. 1t is hoped that every member
will make special effort to attend. On
Friday Oct 30 a special meeting Of
the Circle will be held when the State
president and inspector will be present
Joseph Salley is visiting relatives
in Waterylle
At the annual meeting of Stewart
Public Library the following officers
were elected: President. John NJ.
Getchell vice president and secretary,
Mrs. Virgil d. Hilton; treasurer MIS-.
Wallace Emery; book committee, Mrs.
G. A. Porter Miss Mary E. Porter,
Mrs. Addie Brown; head librarian, ].
NJ. Getchell; curator, Miss Mary l..
Porter. Mrs. Elizabeth Emery ard
Mrs Mabel Porter, whose terms of
office as trustees had expired, were
reelected to serve five years.
j. NJ. Getchell is attending the SEES
sion of the Grand Lodge, |. O. o. L.
in Portland this week.
Tuesday morning the following
members of Ruth Heald Cragin chap
ter went to Portland to attend the
annual meeting of the Maine Council
Mrs. w. c. Robinson, Miss Nellie Por-
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Holley, Mrs. Eliza
beth Emery, Mrs. Annie Bisbee, Miss
Carrie Robinson, Mrs. Ella Hapgood.
Next Sunday morning Mrs Eliza
beth B. Foster of Wateryille will sup
ply the pulpit of the Congregational
church in the absence of the pastor,
Rev c. w. Rogers.
! NJ. A. Games. master driver on the
kennebec section near this village
has been taking in the booms during
the past week, and is now scraping
gravels for the Kennebec Log Driv-
ing Company.
The Newcastle Company intend to
do quite an amount of numbering this
winter. They will cut six million
feet on Sandy Stream, five million
j at Jackman, and about one-half mil
lion in Starks, besides cutting from
five to ten thousand cords of four foot
pulp wood.
Austin Eames went to Boston Sat
urday for short visit with relatives.
Mrs. Edna Page Smith of Skowhe
gan has been visiting in town during
the past week.
The Juniors of Arson Academy held
a box social in Carrabassett Hall, Fri
day evening, which drew large num-
Der of the young people from Bing-
ham, Scion, Madison and SkOwhegan.
Robbins orchestra furnished music
and the evening was pleasantly spent
in a social dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed of Fairfield are
visiting their son A w. Reed and wife.
Raymond Whitney has gone to jack
man, where he has employment for
the winter.
Frank Walker and family, who have
been living on Mrs. Alice William
sons farm, have moved to the village
into the house, formerly the home of
the late Mrs. Amanda Thompson.
Talbot Rogers and George Dolloff,
students at Bowdoin college, were re-
cent guests of Rev. and Mrs. C. w.
Rogers.
The pulp drive down the Carrabas-
sett river reached the Kennebec the
last of the week. 1t was in charge
of Forrest Melee from Alder Stream
to the mouth of the Carrabassett and
Jack Hamilton took charge down the
Kennebec to the Madison booms.
Walter Mckinney OF this town was
ms oppito idNoNoyy thS SoSh
instant. and found on one tree. the
SCOTS winter variety ripe fruit and
blossoms. Dandelions have been
found in full bloom by other parties,
as well as strawberries and raspber-
ries
The Senior class of Arson Academy
held a chicken pie dinner in Frater-
nifty Hall, Wednesday.
Rev. Mrs Killem and daughter
Elinor of Ellsworth are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Savage.
Orvile Jeffreys of this town has in
vented an appliance that perfects the
potato digger, making easier draft,
does not clog and works equally well
in all kinds of soil, II can be ad-
iusted to At any make of digger and
fills a long felt want TO all users OF
these machines. Mr.. Jeffreys, who
is large planter himself and has
had an extensive experience with diff
ferent digging machines, has devoted
much time during the past three
years and quite an amount of money
to perfect his idea. He is conil1ent
that it will meet with universal salts
faction to all potato raisers.
SOLON
Miss Gertrude Brofee who Is attend
| ing Pennington Normal school, spent
Supdov of homo She returned to her