The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-30
HARMON

George Pratt, who has been driving
team in the woods at Brownvlle was
in town the first OF the week, having
had to suspend numbering operations
owing to the heavy rain of Thursday
and Friday.
George Spiers. who Is firing on the
Canadian Pacific X. r., Is at home for
brief visit with his brother, John
Spiers
The Improvement Club held meet
ing Tues. night, Jan 81, and re-elect-
ed its officers of the past year Yfltiii
f. J. Longfcllow. Pres; f. c. Trafton,
Mgr; " II. Reed. Sec'y.. and J. l..
Johnson. Treas. The prospects Of get
ting bank started here in the near
future appear good, and a committee
was appointed to look after it. A com
mtttee was also appointed to look af-
ter procuring n charter from this
Legislature for Water Company to
furnish a water system for the town.
After the meeting a lunch of sand
wiches. coffee and doughnuts was
served.
Emma Bailey Hight of Boston is
visiting her parents and brothers in
town.
The officers of Morning Star Rebek
an Lodge. l. o. o. F.. were installed
in their respective chairs by Mrs.
Lucy Burton of Pittsfeld acting as
District Deputy President in place of
Mrs. Ralph e. Gould Of this town, who
is i'll and unable to do the work, as
sisted by Mrs. Enrol B. Reed. The
following are the officers for the com
ing year: n G. Ethel Trip; V. G.,
Addie Willis; r. Secy. Nellie Irwin;
+. Sec'y. Eunice Jacobs; Treas, Eliza
Tibbetts; w Laura Deering; Con,
Edna Quimby; Chap, Gertrude Willis;
r. s. N. G. Alma Whittier; l.. s N. G..
Edith Johnson; 7. G., Hazel Ladd; o.
G., Adelma Skillings.
Eugene Johnson o& Manchester, n.
H.. recently visited his son, Arthur,
who resides with willard Leighton,
OF this town.
Sergt Clifton Reed of the Motor
Transportation Corps OF Fortress
Monroe, Va, has received his dis
charge and returned home.
Mrs. Edna Quimby took her little
daughter, Nina to the Maine General
Hos pital at Lewiston, where she was
operated on Tuesday, Jan. q, Nina's
little school friends. each contributed
present to help pass the time away
while convalescing with n request
that she open only one OF them, daily
Mr. Marsh of Foxcroft was a bust
ness caller in town last week also
Frank Fuller OF Pittsfield, both OF
Chase. Hewitt and Greniers log
hauler had hard luck last week The
first day 1t got about one and one half
miles out of the VILLAGE on its way to
Burdin's Corner and In turning out
for a team rot into the ditch and was
all dav getting out The second dav
II started out again and broke through
the ice while crossing the bog in what
Is know here as "Bognocket" and re-
quired DAYS to get It out. The swamps
and wood roads are not sufficiently
frozen nor Is there snow enough to
make a heavy tractor practical this
year. The concern has over thirty
horses engaged to haul their lumber
to this station and thew contemnlote
putting in a novelty mill or furnishing
the lumber for another mill to manu-
facture here before shipping.
Sunday night ten pound baby hoy
came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Giggey
A double wedding occurred at Pitts
field Saturday afternoon at the home
OF Rev. r. NJ Ford. the contracting
parties being Rev. Jarvis C. Worden
and Violette Miller also Howard Lom-
bard and Mollie Fowle all OF th's
town. Mr.. Worden Is the min'ster
filling the pulpit OF the First Rantist
church, also principel of the Harmony
High School, while his wife Is an ac-
complished pianist Mr.. Lombard is
the oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs Nath-
aniel Lombard and has worked for
D. f Fowlie, making railroad ties and
cutting cedar posts for several ye'rs,
while his wife Is a successful school
teacher In Dist. No. /. Both couples
will make their home here, It is un-
derstood. May health. wealth and
happiness attend them.