The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-18
MOSCOW

Charles Holden and family with a
party of friends from Skowhegan,
we're brief callers in town Sunday.
Walter Dunton returned few days
ago from a trip down river with
new horse.
Hunters are very plenty; more so
than deer
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stewart of The
Forks were here on business recent
ly. They also visited relatives.
There was a husking bee at E. e.
Hills on the evening of the 9th. About
twenty were present. After they nm
ished husking corn, the company went
into the house, where refreshments
of pop corn and apples were served,
then games were played until the
party broke up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns have a
new baby boy.
Mrs. Lizzie Young of Skowhegan
has arrived at the home of her sister
Mrs. Annie Young and is planning to
spend several months with her.
Henry Hutchinson Of Pressure Isle
spent the week end here calling on
old friends and visiting old places. He
was a resident of this town for many
years
The beautiful weather of last Sun
day was we'll taken advantage of by
large number, and many were out
riding with autos and some with
teams. Sunny days are rare this fall
w. F. Hill has quite crew of men
working on the State road The road
machine has also been on several
days.
Mrs. Isadore Fitzsimmons who has
been visiting here, is now with friends
in Bingham.
B. ]. Libby, State road inspector,
was here Thursday of last week look
ing over the roads.
Albert Dunton, who got severely
injured while working on a dam at
Spencer, is gaining, but is far from
we'll
Miss Mildred Miller was in town
Sunday
The special meeting of the Good
Will Club was held at the home of
Mrs. Lucy Crombie, Oct. 4, and was
well attended in spite of the rain.
Two guests were present The sub
ject for entertainment was VIII Garlic
ton and a short biography and sever
meeting will be Oct %. It was vot-
ed to have one central place for meet
ing thru the winter months and the
decided upon
Weymouth and Thomas Collins re-
turned last week from a seven weeks
trip on Brassua.
W. T. Haines' auto truck is busy
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his logging camps at Chase Pond.
STARKS
w H. Creation, who recently sold
his stand and mills at the village, has
moved to Pennington, where he has
purchased house on Perham street.
The selectmen have appointed Fred
A. Dudley. town clerk, to fill the va
cancy caused by w. Fl. Creations Ieav
ing town.
Carroll Collins and wife have NOV
ed from Arson into town Mr. Col
Inns has charge of the canning bust
ness for the Soule Bros.
Business is rushing at the canning
shop at the present time and has been
for the past six weeks. 1000 cases
Of beans We're canned; $4,000 cases
of sweet corn. They will begin the
canning of apples this week and eX-
pect to can 5000 barrels. This is a
great industry for the town as it gives
employment to great many men and
women and leaves good deal of
money with the farmers
NJ. d. Frederic, who has been seri-
ously i'll for the past week with acute
Indigestion and gall stones, has so far
improved as to be about again. He
was attended by DR.. W. S. Milliken
of Madison
Barlow Nichols, who has been at
work for Commodore Robert Perry
at his summer home on Eagle Island,
has returned home.
Mrs. Ida Locke from Pennington
was in town Sunday in her new Ford
car.