The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19

Harold Tanner OF Portland is Wis
iting his uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs e
n ~ savage They also have for
cnoets MIR. Frank Savage and her
con- Loon and daughter Esther oil
Roscoe Goodwin and his sister Miss
1rorerre Goodwin of Fairfield were
calling on friends here Saturday. Miss
Goodwin was former assistant IN the
br +. +. spinney and family OF
noston we're week end guests OF MT.
and Mrs. C.. Marshall
Mrs. Morris Weinberg has returned
home from Boston after five weeks
visit with friends in the city.
". ". Hinkley Of Chicago Ill was
bere Friday and called on his niece,
Mrs. V. D. Hilton.
Born. July II, a son to the wife OF
Harry Dickey.
Friends here will be pleased to
learn that Mrs. Alma Lane Tanner oil
Portland Is building a summer home
at Skowhegan.
At a meeting of the trustees OF
Stewart Public Library, July 18th, II
was voted to accept the decision OF
the Public Utilities Commission which
allows free water for the library, and
to connect up the pipes which are al
ready in place
Mr.. and Mrs Dickey OF Belfast
are visiting their son Harry Dtckey
and family.
Miss Alice Weinberg has returned
from Lewiston where she had been
visiting for few days.
Flobert Berry has returned from
Bath where he visited his brother
Floyd Berry.
Word has been received here Of the
death. July 16, of Miss Vera Hinkley's
father. Amos Frank Hinkley Of Will
ton, who had been i'll with cancer for
two years. He was the son of Amos
f. and Mary Emery Hinkley and
was born in Pennington. and until
recent years had been a clergyman.
He leaves widow and two daugh-
ters at Wilton Mr.. Hinkley was a
nephew of the late Whiting S. Hink-
lev. who lived on the New Portland
road above this village. His death
removes another of the descendants of
Governor Thomas Hinkley of the Mas
sachusetts Colony.
Ambrose Sprague has returned
home after a two months visit with
his son Austin Sprague of Waterville.
1t is past the middle of July and
but little haying Is done. Some far
mers have not made beginning. The
crop is unusually large and help is
scarce and wages high. The Oldest
farmers in this community at least,
say that they have no remembrance
of late haying season like the pres
ent
Mr. and Mrs. Willis C.. Emery have
for their guests at their cottage at
Lake Embden, Mr. and Mrs. George
Emery of Colorado, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Emery of Skowhegan and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. b. East of Long Beach, Cal.
Mrs. East is a sister of the three
Mr.. Emerys. George Emery had not
met his brother Willis for over thirty
years
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Skidmore of
Bingham are staying in town for a
few days while he Is cutting the hay
on their farm just above the village.
Phillip Young arrived home. Mon
day. to remain few days. He has
enlisted in the Milliken Regiment.
Mrs. Parthenia Healy of Scion Is
the guest of Mrs. Sarah Moore for a
few weeks.
Paul Conroy and family of Angus
ia were recent guests of relatives
here,
The stage route between this viii
lage and New Portland is now run by
Clayton Atwood of New Portland
The late John Bartlett Pierce of
Peabody, Mass, was a half-brother
of the late Mrs O. H. McFadden and
the late David Pierce of Embden He
left an estate estimated at $5,0O0,000
and relatives here were remembered
in his will.
According to reports from DR.,
Marston. Saturday, the indications
are now that the small pox cases will
not further develop in this village.
The last case was about ten days
ago and as there are no more vic
tins of the disease 1t Is thought the
epidemic is over. Moving pictures
have been resumed and meetings OF
societies.
Benjamin Berry went, Monday, to
Lewiston to visit relatives for few
days.
An auto party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Jones of Norridge-
wock, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey and
Miss Gertrude Bowman of Sidney
visited David Bailey and family, Sun
day.
George n Gordon, of East New
Portland. the central Office operator
for the Farmers Telephone, sustain
ed a paralytic shock about 100
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, expiring
almost Immediately. He leaves a
widow, whose maiden name was Jen-
ME Williams, and two sons. He was
a member of Table Rock Lodge of
Odd Fellows and the funeral will be
Thursday.