The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
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George Crosby of Reno, Nevada is
visiting his brother and sister in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pike have
been entertaining relatives from Liv-
ermore.
Charles Whiting was in Dexter a
| few days last week.
Mrs. Orrin Wells and grandson
Hamilton Foster of Kennebnnkport
were in town last week while on their
way to their summer home in Smith
| field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Longley of
| Faireld were the week end guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Longley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crosby have
been entertaining relatives from Houl-
| ton during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Knowlan enter
tanned Mrs. Knowlan's brother and
wife from Wilton a few days last
week.
A number of Cantons from this
town attended the meeting at B.ng-
ham on Sunday.
Mrs. G. c. Cooley has returned
from a visit with relatives in Port
| land and Boston
RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA
The Radcliffe Chautauqua System
will be in Norridgewock three days,
| July 19-20-21 american Ideals will
be the general lecture subject. Splen-
id concerts and entertainments Will
also be furnished.
1faff ffrn In nj
| of Chicago were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. d. Brackley. Mr. Blunt
was born in this town in 1883 but
| moved to Boston when a small child
but later returned here to attend the
Eaton School from $50 AS he was
an Eaton pupil and well known among
those who attended school in those
DAYS a short sketch of his life which
has been most interesting is given.
Mr.. Blunt's parents and grandparents
we're old residents of this town and
| lived in the house at what was then
called the foot Of Allen Hill or the
house now occupied by Guy Boone,
and il was in this house where Mr..
w. T. Blunt was born but where he
only resided two years as the family
moved to Boston as stated above. After
receiving all the education that the
Eaton school could give him he en-
tered before he was sixteen years old.
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and graduated from that In
stitution in 1874 being the youngest
graduate from that school, 1919 years.
He received the degree of S. b. in
Civil Engineering. Since that time he
has been engaged as follows-U. 5.
Coast Survey in vacation of 1873; L. 81
Coast Survey Mouth of Mississippi
River 1874-5; Mass. State Harbor Com
missioner's Clerk and Asst Engineer
1873; Mississippi River Com. Asst.
Engineer 1S794S3; Architecture and
Engineering in Cleveland Ohio 1885;
Sanitary work in San Francisco 1885;
L. s. Engineering Dept. River and Har-
Dor work 18S6-90; Sanitary DIST. of
Chicago 1890 asst Engineer), L. S.
Engineer River and Harbor, Lake
Erie, 1S91-1905; Contractor Supt.,
Boston 1867. Panama Canal 190S10 :
Farming in Ohio 191112; Contracting,
reclamation work 1924: L. s. En-
gineering Dept. Chicago 1914-present
Mr.. Blunt hopes to retire from active
work soon and as he states he also
hopes to spend few months in God
Country Maine where he owns a
summer home at Kingfield. Mr.. Blunts
first wife was Miss Frances Gibbs OF
Ohio who died at kingfield in 1907
| A few years afterward he married his
present wife who was Miss Helen
Norton also of Ohio.