The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08

, together and see what we can accom-
plish.
Owing to the illness of Pastor Ro-
binson and to the drifted roads, there
was no service in Methodist church
last Sunday.
DR.. Rowland's daughter, Barbara,
is in the Kennebec Valley hospital.
Skowhegan. where she underwent
very serious appendicitis operation
last Tuesday. Mrs. Rowland spent
few days with her hut returned
home Friday evening.
This is full week in Harmony
Besides the regular activities we have
East Somerset Pomona Grange on
Wednesday, Free public lecture on
Thursday evening, the speakers be-
ing Messrs Pierson and Jones OF the
State Forestry Department; Farm Blu
reau meeting all day Friday. The
above free lecture is the, first of a
series arranged by Harmony Grange,
relating to agriculture and rural life.
Quite an extended course OF lectures
will be given II only the public VIII
support 1t by their presence.
A new baby, No. II, boy gladden.
ed the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cyr, January 29th. and next day Mr..
ana Mrs. George Chadbourne weicom-
ed a girl to their family circle.
Enrol Reed came home from Au-
gusta Friday evening and Mrs. Ruel
Reed and her daughter Ethel, came
from Waterville. Ethel has just got
ten over an attack of grip and her
mother has been nursing her.
The wife and daughter OF Conduc-
tor Harris of Bangor and Donald
Downs. made him visit and stayed
Mt the hotel Friday night.
Arthur Hurd has added another cow
to his herd in order to take care of
his enlarging milk business.
'Broncho Charley" Miller who is
spending the winter with DR.. Row
land went to Bangor to see the Shrin-
ers' circus and so revive the memory
of the time when he himself was a
performer in the ring of Buffalo Bits
Wild West Show.
District health officer, George Hut
chins, NJ. d. of Wateryille, was in
town this week investigating anre-
ported cases OF scarlet fever.
Mrs. Emery BuzZell Is confined to
the HOuSe ny llIheSo'
MAINsTREAM
L. C. Corson, who has been in jack.
man working this winter had the mis-
fortune of getting four of his ribs
broken when his horse kicked him.
He was brought home last week and
Is in critical condition. We are
very sorry for him and hope for a
speedy recovery.
Sherman and Frank Leighton OF
West Ripley are hauling shovel hand
les to the railroad yard, whore they
will be shipped very soon.
f. W. Fuller of Pittstield was in
town last Thursday.
Liston Carr is sick with very bad
cold.
James Corson has gone to Jackman
to drive his fathers horses.
Dan Cookson has not been able to.
work for some time on account of
being very lame. He froze his foot
earlier in the winter
Frank Bachelor of Harmony was
visiting his mother Hattie Bachelor
last Friday.
There has been no club meetings
since the first of January and owing
to the SNOW and cold weather. They
have been postponed until March or
until little warmer.
|. A. Campbell and Ralph Libby
have finished hauling wood to Cyr's
Siding.
KLONDIKE
The roads in this part of the county
are in pretty good shape owing to
the cooperation of the farmers IN
keeping their allotted sections opened.
The prevailing high winds have kept
them breaking them almost constant
ly, however.
Mrs. Loren Whitehollse has RETURN
ed home from a months stay with
her son Orwood in Canaan.
II. A. Crossman came home fof
the week end from Beams Corner,
where he is employed by Mr.. Walker.
Cecil Cooley has been at his father
in-law's, Elijah Warehouses; for the
past week. Mr.. Cooley was taken
sick suddenly while working in Wal
ker's saw mill at Beans Corner.
Frank Traitor is going to work for
Mr.. Walker at his mill in West Pitts
field.
William Downy, who purchased the
Will Fisher place some time ago, is
| preparing to move to Waterville with
his family. MIR. Downy is employed
as q pattern maker by the Maine Gem
trail railroad at their Waterville shops.
Mrs. Hazel Meservy who has been
very i'll is reported gaining slowly.
! Meluse Bonneau is hauling cord
wood from the "Googin Lot" TO the
| village, to ship to Lewiston.
Benoice and Warren Spaulding are
| cooperating with Loren Whitehouse
and are harvesting their ice together.
! They have had very good luck so Tar
| and report the ice to be twenty-fotlr
inches thick and of very good quality:
! Mrs. Dorith Cooley has returned
home. Mrs. Cooley underwent an
operation in Somerset hospital and
, has been very i'll for some time. Her
! many friends are very glad to see her
at home again and all hope for a
| speedy recovery.
|