The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-01-27

Sven Holm of Boston has been inn
proving the Court House structure
during the past week by the addition
of weather strips.
Mrs. Joseph Libby and Miss Nath-
allie Pooler of Waterville have been
in town this week owing to the death
of George f. Butler.
The sale of the Lewis and Marietta
Jacobs farm in Brighton was reported
here Monday. The purchaser was
Mrs. Cora Pratt of Woodstock.
Rev. George Merriam spoke at Good
viii Farm Sunday last afternoon.
Rev Geo. w. Hinckley was in Bangor
to give an address at that time.
Charles Tarbell resumed his duties
Monday at the store of Sampson &
Avore. after being at his home in
Athens owing to illness. His son
William Tarbell has also been quite
i'll this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace Blunt en-
tertained party of ladies and gen.
tlemen at an auction bridge party
last Friday evening. Gifts were
given, the first prizes being won by
Col A. G. Blunt and Mrs. S. w. Phil
brick and consolation souvenirs by
Mr. and Mrs Fred r. Philbrick. The
affair was held at the Blunt home on
Coburn Avenue and refreshments
were served.
The Rev. Arthur w. Bailey, South
Hadley. Mass, Superintendent of
Congregational Sundays for New Eng
land will be the preacher at the
evening service at the Island Avenue
Congregational church, next Sunday.
January Goth, at o'clock, Mr..
Bailey is a very forceful speaker of
unusual experience. At the close Of
the service, a brief conference of the
Sunday School workers of the church
will be held. Bring your problems
before this expert at close range and
secure his help.
At meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade held Friday evening
the Chautaqua series of entertain
ments to be given in Skowhegan next
summer was endorsed. 1t will be
recalled that Rev. j. H. Sowerby of
New York was in town last fall in
the interest of bringing the course
here. The exhibitions will occur
in large tent. Horse Day matters
were considered at the meeting and a
committee was appointed to have the
same in charge, choose a date etc.
The annual meeting of the Board will
be held in March and President
Jewett has appointed the following
nominating committee: c. p. Mer-
rill, w. p. Ordway and Clyde H.
Smith.
Elwyn Packard last Thursday com
pleted twenty years of steady employ
ment at the Island Grist Mill. Dur
ing that time Mr. Packard has seen
numerous changes along the street,
while both of the bridges then
were of the old fashioned kind. He
was first employed by the firm of
Steward Bros, composed of Frank r.
and John w. Steward. Some two or
three years later Frank r. Steward
assumed the entire management of
the same. He sold out to the Central
Maine Power Co. and three years
ago last fall the mill was leased by
John H. Steward and D. F. Smiley,
the present firm and the employers
of Mr.. Packard The building re-
mains much the same as it did twenty
years ago, Mr.. Packard informs us al
though H. S. Steward, the father of
f. R. and j. w. built an addition to
the east side of the structure in the
neighborhood of fifteen years ago,
while three years ago this coming
spring the operating power was
changed from water to electricity.
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