The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
Some Apple

Maine is country OF beaut1ful
fruit. We have rarely seen anything
handsomer in this line than an Alex
ander recently brought to our office
by Mrs. G. w. Moulton. This speci,
man measured fourteen inches in cir
conference and weighed just one
pound. 1t was highly colored and
had the Characteristic notified APP
pearance with slight area of green at
the stem end. The surface was wax
like but clear enough so that you
could see your face in it.
Mr.. Moulton's farm home Is at the
top of the very steep hill directly back
from the river after crossing the
Solon- Embden bridge. He is secre-
tary of the Embden Agricultural So
ciety and has always taken great
interest In that annual show.
He has young orchard of about
twenty-five trees which he has set
since moving to this place twenty
years ago. They are in part Wealth
les and in part Alexanders. This
was not a good apple year. They
have only about barrel of the fruit
above mentioned which they purpose
to keep for nome use.
One of Mr. Moulton's farm neigh
bors Is Ansel Stevens, the first house
on the left as you go up the hill over
the river This was formerly the
Christopher Thompson place. Chris
topher Thompson was grandfather OF
the late Frank Thompson of Show
hogan.
The next farm is the Moulton place,
already referred to This was for
merly the Nathan Thompson place.
Nathan was a brother to Christopher
already referred to.
The next farm Is brick house on
the right. virtually at the end of the
road. This is owned and occupied
by Wentworth Goodrich. The high
way formerly extended to Emblem
Center but has been discontinued be-
You'd the Goodrich place. 1t Is pos
sible. however, to turn in the Good
rich dooryard to the left through a
farm cartroad to the Mont Spaulding
place and from there you can proceed
10 the Embden Station or by turning
to the right you can reach any of the
highways in the back part of the
town, continuing on, il you wish, to
New Portland. 1t Is a beautiful sec
ton all about there with woods and
ma gniflcent views.
Mrs. Moulton's mother married for
q second husband Theophilous Hill
ton, who operated the Scion ferry for
about thirty years between 1869 and
1899. We are not quite sure but
think that lothian Witham, Grant
Williams father. operated the ferry
before Mr.. Hilton. Mr.. Hilton was
succeeded by Allen Rice of Scion, who
afterwood sold to lothian Stevens.
Mr. Stevens continued until the build
ing of the Scion bridge. This struc-
ture was commenced in the fall of
1910 and the first team crossed it the
May. The old ferry-boat
was disposed Of by Mr.. Stevens to
on the Sandy River and
probably worn out in service oh some
Of the ferries in that stream.
Mrs. Moulton recalls a visit to
Skowhegan in her very early days.
She had had sun stroke when three
and u half years old while riding from
Scion to Skowhegan on the stage. 1t
was very hot day and the stage
coach was all closed in with side cur
tains. The driver neglected to open
these until che enclosed air and heat
had done its work. She was taken
to the home of her Uncle, John Nut
ting, who then lived on Hathaway
street. The late DR.. Sumner A. Pat
Ten was called and the little girl fin
ally recovered and returned to her
home, which was then in Embden
about mile up the river from her
present residence.
Mrs Moulton took her big apple
nome with her but she left another
one almost as large and quite as
handsome. All members of the
dependent Reporter force were
asked to guess it's weight and the
'ruit itself was offered as prize.
One or two visitors were in the office
1t the time and their guess was in
Guided. The following shows the
estimates made: