The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-03-05

Miss Ruth Greenwood, were in Au-
gusta Friday for the day.
New singing books have been placed
in the Bethany Baptist Sunday School
for the use of those attending
Mrs. T. E. B. Seekins returned Sat
urday to Wateryille after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Forrest Cross, in town.
A. b. Frost went Saturday to Wat
erville for a visit and from there
planned TO go to Dexter to attend the
automobile show.
Owing to the illness of Rev. ]. G.
Osborne, the pulpit of the First Bap-
fist church was filled Sunday by
Evangelist J. W. Packard.
Earle Folsom. formerly a resident
of Skowhegan, was in town on bust
ness, Saturday. Mr. Folsom is a
member of the firm of J. J. Lander
Co, Bingham.
! Howard Weston left Tuesday after
noon for a visit with friends in ia
maiea Plain, Mass. and to attend the
Boston auto show He was accom-
panied by Wesley Watson.
Paul Laney quietly celebrated his
S0th birthday Thursday. He is active
and in good health. Two years ago
last January he and Mrs Laney OBJ
sary.
Mrs. Frank Fuller and daughter,
Berle, left Saturday for short visit
to Lewiston, after which they will go
to Someryille, Mass, to join Mr.. Full
Ter and make their future home. Miss
Berle is to enter the New England
Conservatory of Music.
On Thursday Mrs. Elizabeth (Went-
worthy Nay celebrated her 87th birth
day at the home of her daughter Mrs
Scott Robinson, on Leavitt Street. A
] feature of the event was a dinner
party to which members of her fam
/ lily were invited. Mrs Nay is in good
health and received numerous gifts
and flowers.
The Mems Bible Class of the Beth
any Baptist church, were pleasantly
entertained in the parlors of the
/ CHI L'tid
! Wyman's class and Mrs. C. B. Nights
class being responsible for the af-
fair. During the evening a program
was presented as follows: Piano solo.
/ Miss Airline f. Burnor; reading. Miss
Leila Wyman; whistling solo, Royce
Tuscan, with Mrs. Fred Tuscan as
accompanied A social followed and
refreshments were served.
Harvey D. Eaton, Esq, of Water
vile, who is extensively engaged in
/ farming in Cornville, was in Skowhe-
gan, Monday and Tuesday. Mr.. Eaton
has hauled a big pile of rocks from
his farm land and has probably clear
ed from thirty to forty acres. From
these rocks he has built a wall on
one portion of the farm and the re-
mainder he has drawn to a location
across the road from the house and
there has a pile containing 1000 cubic
yards of stone. The heap is 16 or II
feet deep and fills hole in the ground
from which the dirt has been removed
down to a ledge which forms a firm
underpnning Mr.. Eaton purposes to
use these rocks for a foundation upon
which he will build blacksmith shop
and carpenter shop 24x40 feet. a plain
ing mill, 30x40 feet and a shed for
housing tools, etc, which will be
30xS0 feet Mr. Eaton still has more
rocks to haul and he considers the
matter somewhat of using them in
forming a driveway into these build
ings.
The annual report of the Skowhe-
gan School department has just been
ioohNh' Iui ih6 lhS ytai IAA1 A''iNO'Ai
and Park buildings have been equip
ped with fire escapes. The heating
plant in the Garfield building has
been thoroughly overhauled and new
parts substituted when needed. The
exterior of the Park building. one hall
and one room of the interior have
been painted. A steel ceiling has
been put in one room in the Academy
and been painted. The Richardson
building has a steel ceiling and the
room papered and painted. New win
dows have been put in the Dudley
Corner building and the interior pa
pered and painted, and other minor
repairs have been made on other
buildings where most needed. There
were during the year but few changes
of teachers and October 13 the even
ing school was opened and is still in
session. Forty pupils are registered
and there is an average attendance OF
twenty-three. The number of pupils
registered this year at the High
School has been 1873. the largest reg
istration during the administration OF