The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-20

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cane which will now pass to Benson
]. Mitchell who is eighty-seven years
OF age and still quite smart.
Carroll K. Deering, the popular and
genial clerk of r. E. Gould will sooI
sever his labors at the postoffice AND
will open the garage in partnership
with his brother Morrill, E. Deerine
about April first. They will handle
repairs. tires. gasoline, oils. etc. also
! do repairing and livery work. They
are both popular and no doubt will
do good business. They both at
| tended the auto show at Portland and
purchased part of their stock oil
goods.
Everett S. Dore received a bad
scalp wound and general shaking w
Saturday afternoon while hauling a
load OF birch edgings from Benefits
mill. When coming down the mill
hill in the village the rear end OF the
load slowed nearly half way around
when the runners struck something
solid throwing Mr.. Dore to the
ground and the load tipped upon him.
He chung to the reins and was drag
ged out of the debris but caused the
edgings to cut his head worse. DR..
Wilsop Of Cambridge dressed the
ugly WOULD and he Is now setting
ALONG nicely.
Ionic" Trafton went 70 Portland
last week to ascertain the reason ct
not being able to get any fat cars
recently on which to ship his hard
wood Sgs he &n{shed hauling fropa
Fox Hill about three weeks ago and
began on the J. 8. Hight farm but
owing to the iacR Of s2aw has had TO
quit entirely having finished up ::ast
Sunday. He still has a great many
car loads 70 ship from the railroad
yard. 100.
CAase. Hewitt and Grenisf are
nearly thru hauling theae lumber
from Burdin's Corner. One Of their
large tractors returned to Waterville
last week.
The corn Factory was the scene OF
business activity last week as there
was quite a crew unloading several
cars OF. cans in anticipation OF this
years pack. 1t gave employment to
quite number of the school children
during their vacation.
Mrs. 8. A. Haynes spent several
days with her daughter Mrs. Orlando
Kimball of Waterville recently.
Alton e. Chadbourne and wife OF
Guilford were visiting friends and
relatives In town last week.
The Baptist and Methodist churches
in the village have united for theil
evening meetings for while holding
them at the Methodist church las
Sunday evening and alternating be
tween the churches hereafter hoping
thereby to accomplish more good anc
arouse enthusiasm.
The Young Folks meeting was helt
last Tuesday evening at the home O.
Howard Fowlie and the Woman!
Club met today with Mrs. Harry A
Bartlett.
The Odd Fellows held a specia
meeting last Tuesday evening to con
night will confer the second degree
on three. A full attendance Is
hoped for.
Geo. Gilmore of Somerville, Mass.
who recently purchased the Clarence
Hanson place is moving his house
hold goods here and will live with
Mr. Snowden and family who now
occupy it.
Cobb Brothers have had their
trees tapped nearly two weeks and
have moved their evaporation into the
new sap house which they recently
erected in the midst of the sugar or
chard. 1t looks as if the run would
be short and sweet this year. They
have about one thousand buckets
hung.
The schools in town began last
Monday morning after much needed
vacation Of two weeks. The last
term was seventeen weeks and this
one will keep fifteen more.
Eugene S. Brown is working in the
grist mill for r. f. Gould.
Mrs. T. f. Foss is making maple
syrup having hired Archie Hall to as
sist in the work.
Mrs c. f. Hanson returned home
from ST Adams the eighth with hei
bouncing baby girl, Ruth Geraldine.
Carl T. Rhoades. superintendent OF
schools, returned from Boston, Mon
day night where he had been on bust.
ness
G. A Kicker has started saving
long lumber at his mill In the south
part of the town. He has good
yard full of logs and quite quantity
OF cedar shingle stuff to saw.
Miss Isabel Traitor will leave fol-
Philadelphia next Saturday where
she will study vocal music also take
Business College course. Her
many friends will regret her leaving
for she was a very popular young
lady here.
Fred Hurd life long resident OF
this town until within a few years
died at Mapleton, Aroostook County
and the body arrived Tuesday night
The funeral was held at the Main
stream Church. Wednesday at II
o'clock and the burial was in the
family lot of Ira Hurd at Mainstrean
His age was about so years.
Mrs. Phoebe ]. Burdick has solo
her store at Mainstream to Alexander
Shepard.
ATHENS
Lieut.. Donald c.. Hight who was