The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24
COLES CORNER-ATHENS

Parker Linkletter is at present
working for Thompson & Fox, the
mills at Mayfield having shut down on
account OF the deep snow.
The farmers who have been getting
ice at Deadwater have had to stop on
account of about eight inches Of water
on top Of the ice.
Emil Nelson has returned from
North Arson, where he has been all
winter with Lysander Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Austin enter
tanned friends last Saturday evening
in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Fowler
of Pasaic, N. ].
At BENEFITS mills they have over a
million feet of lumber awaiting the
electric saw The electricians think
they will have the power on Tuesday
Mr.. Bennett thinks he will still be
saving when warm weather comes.
1t seems as though i'll luck pursued
BENJAMIN Webb. Recently he has
lost three sheep, fine heifer and
Sunday he lost one of his horses.
George Scribner Is teaming for Beal
and Walker at Harmony.
Floyd Donahue. who froze his feet
and legs during the extreme cold in
December, has left the hospital at
Lewiston, where he was being treat
ed. and is in Auburn with his brother
Thompson e Fox have the electric
power in their mill completed and are
at work saving logs.
Messrs. Woodman and Ward had a
very strenuous trip home from Show
hogan, last Tuesday during the bliz-
zard. They left at l p. m, and when
about a mile out Of the town found
they were up against the hardest pro-
position of the year. but circumstan-
ces were such that II possible, 1t was
necessary that they get home, so they
gave old Chummie, the horse, mis- head
and he followed the road like a set
ter dog. They passed seventeen load
ed sleighs in the road which were left
until the storm abated, the drivers
taking refuge in the farm houses. At
each house they thought I'VE will try
and get to the next" At Frank
flights they left their purchases and
proceeded with an empty sleigh, after
seven hours struggle old Chummie
trinmphantly drew them into Athens
village. The faithful fellows face
was covered with ice, like mask,
only two tiny holes over his eyes. The
men left him there and proceeded
home on borrowed snow shoes.
Mrs. Frank Allen of Dore Hill. re-
ceived a unique present Saturday. A
doiley made from linen tatlecloth
made by her grandmother Dore dur
ing the Civil War. when linen was an
impossibility. Mr. Dore raised the
fax on his farm on Dore Hill. pre-
pared 1t and Mrs. Dore spun the fax
and wove the tablecloth. 1t had
been kept all these years by their
daughter Mrs. Lottie Moors of Phila-
delphia, Penn, who has made dailies
and given to the girls of the next
generation.
A letter received by Mrs. Oscar Ma
son from her sister Mrs. Fred Sawyer
of Providence, tells Of very serious
accident to Mr., Sawyer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sawyer went to st. Petersburg.
Fla, to spend the winter, while out
walking Mr.. Sawyer was struck by an
automobile, knocked down under the
car. almost providentially there were
no bones broken, but he was mass of
cuts and bruises from his head to his
felt. For two days, no one was al
lowed to see him as he was uncon-
scious all the time. AS soon as pos
stble, Mrs. Sawyer took him home,
where he now Is, Mrs Sawyer SAYS
that the intense cold struck Florida
at the same time it did the north. fruit
froze on the trees. flowers froze and
the city, built only for summer wealth
er. was filled with cold unhappy peo-
pie, who wished themselves home.
Mrs. Sawyer will be remembered as
Augusta Dore by her friends in
Athens.
What might have been a serious &C.
cident but turned out to be very ludi-
crous. occurred Thursday, when Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Fowler Of Passaic. N.
J., and Mrs. Tyler Austin, on their