The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02


success Thousands who read this
aee9an' Of their life will recall Mr.
Savage cooking. which was a sub
stantIal attraction Of the various hos
telriez carried % b. her husband from
August ~ The Forks Besides rne
work and management Of the kitchen
she ~as capable Of filing other re
qiIrement-. and Df experimenting the
entire establishment in ne absence of
her usband
II may he Of interest to recall DR.
Ward Stafford ne father Of Mrs. 5ay-
age He Va q dentist, and. as was
the custom 81 ne day. travelled from
town 70 town up and down the Ken
ne5ec VALLEY In chls way. he became
known to many residents Of Bingham
and Scion, and me other larger towns
Of this section. He later settled in
Belgrade. and finally went 10 i've With
son in Augusta where his death oc-
CURED
The subject Of this sketch. when
about Is years Of age. commenced 70
drive the evening stage from Sk0w-
hegan 10 SOlon After three years -
This work, ne became stable man in
Scion for Hapgood & Thompson, and
later for En0s Gray, FIVE years in
all Then came the beginning Of his
hotel experience as clerk al the Elm
House tn0w the Skowhegan House
first for Mark Hilton and then for
Getchell d Springer His next seven
years were passed a. the Stage House
in Bingham. first as clerk for Dns-
more & Whittier and then as proprie-
tor After this Mr. Savage vas EN-
ployed al Tae Fork hotel by Joseph
Clark He then went 70 Parlin Pond
as proprietor Of that house for two
years Then he bought the Pleasant
Pond Hotel of james Pooler. conduct
ing il for three years Following
this. he Wen, 70 Augusta as proprietor
Of Hotel North for a three year
period. this being the last Of his hotel
venture The final y years OF his
active business life were passed az
Jaekman, where he and his son-in
law. Elmer II Dunton conducted a
hardware store. A part OF Mr.. Saw
ages life was spent on the Thomas
Flint farm OF Bingham, where he and
Mrs. Savage lived for five years
During this time, he equipped the
place with an entirely new set OF
buildings
Of the two children born . Mr.
and Mrs Savage Blanche. the wife Of
Elmer II Dunton. just referred 10. il
the only one now living Her home
is in Stronghold. Sask She had
come East on account of the death Of
her mother, and this led 70 her being
here at the time OF the death Of Mr.
Savage. There IS a grandchild Neil
S, the son OF Mrs Duuton. just men
toned. - years Of age
This sketch would not he complete
without recalling. as Mr. Savage was
often pleased TO do some OF the noted
passengers who used 10 ride with him
in his stage coach DAYS Among
them were Heman Whipple Absalom
Parkman. Jonah Longley and John
Rowell, all of Solon; also Orrin VII
tum of Concord
In 1912. Mr. Savage built cottage
10 which he gave the name OF Atha-
basea, near the shore of Smith Pond
and the family spent a good deal of
the time in the summer season at this
place II was situated in an attrac-
tive woodland of l. acres The pic
ture OF this cottage shows Mr. Savage
standing, and his wife seated near
the door The lady behind the chair
is Mrs Abbie Robinson. The lady at
her LEFT is Mrs. Helen Brown The
lady at the extreme right of the pic
ture is Mrs Belle Small Mr. Savage
closed his Madison avenue home dur
ing the past winter, and spent six
months with his sister Mrs Fred
l.. Pooler on Pleasant street.
Funeral services will be observed
from the home on Madison avenue.
tomorrow FRIDAY afternoon at
o'clock. Rev c H Mckinney officiat-
ing The son-in-law. Elmer H Dun
ton. is on his way here from Western
Canada and is expected 70 be present
The interment viii be in the South
side cemetery