The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
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liens OF INTEREST
From Our Correspondents
HARMONY

Wellington ana mas moved us idlnliy
and goods thereto, intending to try
his luck at farming again.
John Mccarthy has moved his camp
onto his lot on Tibbetts avenue and
intends to finish it into a bungalow.
Henry Ingersoll and family have ar
rived in town and are moving their
household goods into the E. A. Pat
tee bungalow which they have rented
for year. Mr.. Ingersoll will have
charge of the canning factory here as
usual this summer. Mr.. Pattee and
wife will make their home with Mrs.
s. A. Haynes after storing their goods
and Mrs. Pattee will assist as tele-
phone operator Mr. Pattee expects
to go to Bath for the summer as
painter on Government vessels.
John Spiers was at home last week
from Bath, where he Is working for
the Texas Shipbuildng Co. as outside
mechanic. Mr. Carol r. Perkins OF
this town is also working at the same
place. They report wages about 54c
per hour with double pay for over
time and 81 a day for board.
Mrs. Francis Heal is stopping at W
J. Leighton's for the present.
VIM. Farrell. the blacksmith, was
in Bangor three days last week or
business.
Sandy Shepard has recently opened
the Roy Burdick store at Mainstrean
having made some repairs and i'm
in the new stock
Alfonso Davis, who has been con
fined to the house for some time al
ficted with varicose veins, is able Il
be out and down to the village again
Jack Gaynes has recently purchas
ed the Gustavus Jenkins place below
the village and has moved his famil.
from George Bowden's place, thus
making it easier for his small child
rem to get to school, as they had tt
be carried three miles. Mr.. Gaines
and oldest son Harry, have engaged t.
peel pulpwood this season for George
Bowden.
Mrs. Clarence Judkins of Uxbridge
Mass, has been in town for a week
visiting her father Mr.. Jonathan Gil
man, who is in poor health.
Miss Albra Foss went to Niger Hill
in wellington. Sunday, where she is Il
teach this spring.
Walter LOOMS went to Brattleboro
Vt, last week, to attend the Holster
Live Stock sale. whore he purchased
handsome registered bull calf cost
| ing about $125, sired by $500 bul
and from a COW with a record for but
ter fat of 80 pounds per week. Mr.
| Loomis reports large attendance am
| that stock sold as high as S1O25 pc
| head.
Miss Fave Young OF Corinna ha
been engaged as assistant at the post
office. >.
The ice has gone out OF both mil
! ponds. and Sunday Cleba Corson droy
his auto to WELLINGTON and hack saw
ing the roads were very good. Blu
wait week or two and see what abou
them then. Later, his car Is stucl
in a drift.
attending court last week came hon
w s. Bemis, deputy sheriff, who wa
to take in the play, Thursday evenin
and also to helm t1ke the inventor
of the town as he Is on the board O
selectmen.
Miss Berle Spauldlng of Brooks wa
In town last week visiting relative
and friends also attending the enter
tainment and ball. Miss Spauldin
"a a native OF this town and we wer
all glad to see her again. Her faith
er. who was a merchant here. move
ia Brooks and run a grist mill an
feed store several years. He sold on
last winter and is now located a
] Pntsfeld. running a pool and billiar
room until he can find an opening t
suit him for business.
Mrs Lindsey Nutting and son Ceci
who have been stopping at the Corso
camp. with her father and mother tn
past winter. returned home to Skow
hegan last Wednesday.
Charles Cooley and son Minor, VIII
have been working for f. S Hunt
Son OF Canaan in the saw mill hav
completed their duties there and re
turned home.
Mrs. Ruby ]. Sweeney OF Min
stream. a lady 76 years OF age ha
knit over 50 pieces for the Red eros
the past year. She Is doing her bit.
4 during the neaVy snow Ills oi u
pest winter the root OF long storao
shed of the Mainstream Lumber CO
E went down as did the roof OF Edmrn
Brown & Sons shed; also the Ion
shed OF Arthur Marble There wa
/ certainly some snow the past seaso
! in this locality.
: Walter Nickerson OF Brighton visit
ed with Norman Cooley and famil
last Friday, starting for Brighton Sat
] urday morning about o'clock Will
the drifts were frozen.
! Mrs. Carrie Jacobs OF Waterville
in town visiting her sisters Mrs. Cor
ham Magoon and Mrs. Harry Starbirt
Mrs. Jacobs says her husband, Cor
poral Wesley Jacobs Of the Railwa
engineers in France reports some live
ly times there, having to get unde
the engine or train sometimes durin
aerial bombardments to escape shraI
mel or bombs or machine gun bullet
The subordinate, Rebekah and Ell
campment branches Of the Indepent
ent Order of Odd Fellows will o.