The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Joseph d. Mcdonald has returned
home from a two weeks trip thru
Jackman and vicinity.
Willie Jewett has accepted posi-
ton in the Hollingsworth & Whitney
pulp mill at Madison.
Mrs Lucy Young spent the week
end visiting with her sister, Mrs. Liz
zie X Blanchard OF North avenue.
Albert ]. Blair, who is employed in
Wsterville at present, spent the week
end with his family on North avenue
Ora Chase has returned to her home
on Madison avenue, after two weeks
visit with friends and relatives in
Gardiner
Mrs. Lucy Young, who lives on the
Fairfield road, has returned to her
home after a weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Casey Killiher of Wateryille.
Mr.. and Mrs G. W Emerson have
gone to the Ernest Moody farm on
the Crowell road to take charge of
the cheese making for the next three
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs William Fowler leave
this week by automobile for Jackman,
at that place they are to join Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Webb The party will
make a tour through Canada
Lillis Goodwin of Bangor returned
to her home last Saturday after a
four weeks visit with Mrs William
Jewett of Jewett street. Miss Good |
win had been teaching at the Revere
schoolhouse at Cornyille before she
came to visit Mrs. Jewett.
William Amazeen OF Dexter, great
uncle of Miss Lettie M. Rowe, visited
at the Dexter Rowe home on Madison
avenue, Thursday and Friday Of last
week. Before returning home, he
was a guest at the home OF his nephew
John Amazeen in Cornville.
John McIlwrath of Mattapan (Mass) |
who has been passing few weeks
vacation in town, will return home
next Sunday. Mrs. McIlwrath with
her daughter Flora Louise, aged 5,
will remain for several weeks longer.
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and Mrs. Scott Robinson on East
Leavitt street
Mrs. C. F. Patterson made brief
visit with DR.. and Mrs W. s. Stinch-
field, Saturday OF last week, follow
ing which she left to return to her
home in Auburn. Mrs. Patterson
had been in the county for two
weeks visiting relatives and friends
in Scion, her former home, and in
Athens. She was also, for a time,
the guest of her father, G. P Fogg of
Cornville.
A new electric cooker has just been
installed by Proyencal & McCoombs
at their lunch room on Railroad
Square. Mr.. Provencal has been in
the restaurant business in Skowhegan |
for four years. Mr.. McCoombs came
from Fairfield fifteen years ago. This
Is his first venture in the eating
house line. He was for seven years
in the livery business succeeding |
Charles Fairbrother and finally SELL
ing out to Charles Russell of Nor
ridgewock. This was the same BUSH
ness now continued by George A. Til
ton. Bert McCoombs will be re-
membered as the driver and owner OF
a good many fast horses. Among
the best ones he ever owned were
Nellie r and Queen C.
Bert S. Goodrich arrived home from
Bakers Siding, Thursday evening OF
last week. He had been in the Bald
Mountain section, cutting pulp by
contract for Hollingsworth & Whit
ney Co., since last May. William
futile, whose home is just beyond
Lake George on the Canaan road.
had been associated with him and re-
mains to continue the work. These
two gentlemen have cut and piled 80
or 70 cords in the time mentioned.
The contract price was SO a cord, the
men furnishing their own bed and
housing. They report that the TIM
Der where they worked was good, but
that spruce, the trees they were after,
we're very scattering, making 1t very
slow work. Several hundred men
are cutting in the Bald Mountain sec
ton in the same manner. Some Of
the pulp wood thus prepared will be
hauled to Baker and Autsin sidings,
and part OF it landed in the water at
Moxie Pond the coming winter.
The Lyman Jewett Meat Market
has been sold to Kinney & Witham,
who will take possession Thursday Of