The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-08
STRATTON

SIhA1ION
O. A. Knapp and wife of Flagstaff
were recent visitors at Mr. and Mrs
S. NJ. Lisherness.
Mrs. A. A. Berry who recently sub
mitted to an operation at DR. Browns
hospital at Rangeley. is reported as
gaining.
Mrs. L. II Crosse has gone to Lew
iston to consult DR. Bridges.
Charles Gordon is improving his lot
by removing some big rocks and
grading.
Eugene Collins and wife are visit
ing his father at Clinton, Mass.
S b. Johnson has moved into the
bungalow lately vacated by Morris
Sampson.
Charles Aver is visiting his folks in
Hancock, Mass.
Morris Sampson has moved into the
house which he bought of Alton
Jones.
c. Stanton Carvlle is taking his
meals with Mrs. S. NJ Lisherness
while his wife is away.
Moses Scribner is going to move
into the LeClair house shortly
Colin Taylor who has spent the
winter in California has returned and
is stopping at a. A Berrys.
! S. b. Johnson has returned from
Strong where he has been painting
for II. ~ Luce.
A. A Berry was in Rangeley on
business recently.
The S. NJ. Co. shut down three DAYS
the latter part of the week for re-
pairs.
Rev. H. Fitzpatrick has moved from
the rent over the drug store into a
rent in o. b. Blanchards house.
George L. Stevens of Pennington
was in town on business recently.
Mrs Maud Wyman has bought the
Eddie McCutchen house and plans to
move in soon
Carroll Laid and family have NOV
ed to Strong where he has bought him
a house
John p Carville who has been
away for the past fortnight on bust
ness and pleasure trip has returned
home.
A number of our people attended
the dance at Eustis Friday night
Some experienced some difficulty in
getting there. starting by auto and
finishing the journey by walking
Pretty tough
S. b. Daggett is busy these days
hauling gravel to grade up around the
company's barn which they recently
bought of B. l.. Taylor.
A. ~ Williams is going 70 move IN
to the rent over his drug store soon.
Mrs E,fiie WEIGH has returned from
visit down river.
Fred Tague has finished his work
in the birch mill.
b. l.. Taylor Is painting and pa
pering the rents in the Estes houses
Cecil French OF Kingfield was N
town recently on business.
Arthur Wright, game warden al
Flagstaff was in town Sunday.
The many friends of 0rrin Taylor
who has been spending the winter
with his son At Bingham will be
pleased to hear that he is gaining
from his recent severe cold and We
all hope to see him and his wife back
soon
Fred Tague and W A. Knapp left
this week to work tor Alyah a.
Berry upon the Preserve.
Donald Johnson is down river Wis
iting friends in Strong and Farming
ton
II is with a feeling of sorrow that
| write these few lines to the indie
pendent-Reporter but We thought we
had baseball team here, Saturday
a scrub team which called themselves
the BOOSTERS. Earl Fuller. captain
with Johnson and Bouter for battery.
beat the famed Stratton b. +.
Club of which we have heard so much
about this spring W tn c. stanton Car
Vile as captain and Emery and Hall
in the box 1t took eleven innings To
decide the great battle and when the
game was over the score was as fol
lows BOOSTERS runs; Regulars. $
runs. We are very soory for Mr.
Caryille as early in the season to see
his team beaten so easily and sincere
" hope they will have better luck
in the future.
Mrs. Ray l.. Lisherness is in Lew
iston to see a specialist in regard TO
her eyes
Very cold weather here this spring
and the important question among
the people here now is when can
begin on my garden or go fishing.