The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-01-07
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Turner Davis was in Bingham Mon
day on a business trip.
Williams orchestra of five pieces
/ from Skowhegan were registered at
the Caratunk House Friday night.
j. NJ. Brown and Fred Magoon of
this place attended the annual meet
! ing of the Somerset Farmers Coop
erative Telephone Co. which was held
at Norridgewock last Monday
T. H. Spear of Madison, manager of
the Maine Telephone Co, was in town
Tuesday looking after the company's
| interests.
Mrs. j. H. Gray and daughter Alta
entertained the A. c. w Chapter of
the D. A. K. at the New Caratunk on
! New Years Day. The program for
the afternoon was musical consisting
of several selections on the Victrola
and vocal solos, which were rendered
in a very pleasing manner by Miss
Claire McIntire. Refreshments of
assorted cake and cocoa were served
l.. G.. Whipple of Wateryille was in
| town Friday night calling on friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Hattie Wilson left Thursday
Gardiner. Before her return she
will also make a short business trip
to Boston.
F. W. Alden of Waterville and w. A
Lawler of Boston were in town Fri
day looking after the adjustment OF
insurance on the c. A. Moore prop
erty.
Streeter Danforth. who is employed
in the stable of the New Caratunk,
met with a painful accident Monday.
While doing his work around the
barn he stepped on some small object
which caused him to slip and strain
ed the igaments of his right knee so
that he is confined to his room.
An all day meeting of North Som
erset Grange was held Saturday, Jan
End Thirty-four members of Bling
ham Grange were the guests OF the
home Grange. A baked bean dinner
was served in the banquet hall at
noon to over one hundred people. In
the afternoon the following officers
were installed by George Gordon, as
sisted by Eben Hilton, Frank Whitney
and Miss Williams of the visiting
Grange Grant Witham, master; F.
H. Curtis, overseer; Mary French,
lecturer: Lizzie Stevens. Chaplain,
Sarah Pierce, Sec; Fred Magoon,
Treas; Dana Witham, steward; Will
liam Tuscan, Asst steward; EVE Ba-
ker, Ceres; Flora Curtis, Pomona;
Susie Thompson, Flora; Beatrice Hall,
L. A S.
C. e. Clifford of Waterville, general
agent for the De Laval separator COM
pany was in town Monday calling on
the farmers and the local agent.
Emma Viles Jones of Wateryille,
formerly of Madison was in town last
week soliciting funds for the tuber
cuar sanatorium at Fairfield.
Moses Burns of Lake Moxie, cele,
brated guide and trapper, was in town
calling on friends Friday.
Alta Gray. who has been spending
the Christmas recess at her home in
town, left Sunday. by the way of Lake
wood and Skowhegan, to resume her
work at Augusta.
Mark p. Pollard. who was elected
as representative on the Democratic
ticket, left for Augusta Tuesday noon
The inhabitants of this quiet burg
especially those living on lower and
upper Main street. were somewhat
interested in a loud rumbling and
rafting noise about one O'Clock Tues
day. 1t proved to be gasoline log
hauler driven by s w and l.. o. Lom-
bard OF Waterville, who were taking
the machine up into the woods for
BOYD II Harvey to haul logs with.
Gladys Fogg of Lewiston who has
been visiting her sister Mrs. l.. l..
! Patterson. was given surprise party
Thursday evening. Guests to the
number of twenty were present and
the evening was passed very pleasant
~ In playing games. guessing contests
and singing. Refreshments OF Welsh
Rarebit. assorted candies and nuts
we're served.
Aller ID. York, who has been run
ming a barber shop over the store oe-
cupied by H. l.. Paul. has closed his
shop and will go To Fairfield where
he has employment.
| Fred Magocn and g. W. Moses have
been calling ON the farmers the past
week soliciting acreage for the local
corn shop. The price this year will
Undoubtedly be ~ cents per pound
and there is no crop that can be
raised that will give aA much return