The independent-reporter., 1909-10-28

The first six weeks examination
for the High school students occurred
last week.
Mr.. end Mrs. Charles Cleveland re-
turned home this forenoon from Hal
lowell. where they have been visiting
for several days.
A firm cement foundation has al
ready been constructed as the under
pinning for the jail work shop and
they are making swift progress.
Miss Dorothy Elliott went to Hart
land this morning where her sister
and husband had serious accident
a few days ago while driving in a car
riage.
Noah Reed is our authority for the
statement that Al years ago yesterday
there was snow fall in this vicinity
that covered the ground to the depth
of two feet, and that fall and winter
the potatoes lay in the ground.
John Healey. who has position as
express messenger on the train to
Phillips, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Healey this week. His wife,
who has been staying for nearly two
weeks with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cool, expects to return
with him.
Martin V. B Marsh of Guilford
died yesterday and Rev. George Mer-
riam is to attend the funeral Satur-
day Until a year and a half ago
Mr.. Marsh was a resident of Show
hegan, his home being on the NAL
bon Mills road, and his death will
come with a shock to his many
friends
Mrs. Amy Chase of Garland has
been visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. SULLIVAN Russell on
Main street, returned home the first
of the week She was accompanied
by her niece, Miss Doris RUSSELL
grand daughter of Mrs. Russell, and
sister to little Miss Tryphena Russell
whose home is in Skowhegan with
her grandparents. Another daugh-
ter of Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Ada Spauld-
ing of Caratunk is staying in her
parents home for time and is TAX
! ing osteopathic treatments here.
Mr.. and Mrs David Porter, who
are visiting few days with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs George Hinckley
at Good Will Fern, where the guests
Of e. C. Butler, yesterday. Mr. Por-
ter Is a member of the international
committee of the Y. M. G. A. and is
on lis way to Canada, where he is to
spend a month. He is former Good
Will boy, Bangor High school grad
uate of Oxford college, Eng, and is
! doing excellent work for the Y. M. c.
A. He plans to spend Sunday, No
vember 2S, here, when he will speak
| to the young mems organization
Local liverymen report the past
summer season to be the busiest o.
mfny years. At no time has it been
possible to obtein teams without sew
eral days notice end rigs for Sunday
excursions have been engaged weeks
in advf nee. The popular summer re-
sort at Lakewood and the many beau-
tiful drives in and about Skowhegan
makes business good in this line. The
public automobile owned and driven
by w. H. Norton has been in constant
use since the season opened last
spring. 1t is reported that several
more public machines will be placed
in commission next year.
The football game yesterday with
Cony High in Augusta resulted in a
| 0 to 0 game again. SkowhegGn
played fine game and threatened
Conys goal several times but ives
unable to score. A drop kick from
the forty-five yard line at an angle of
about forty degrees lacked but few
inches of giving Skowhegan three
points, but the ball dropped Just be-
meath the bar. Murray, the fullback,
was unable to go down on account of
the death of his grandfather and this
greatly handicapped the Skowhegan
team, who were banking a lot on him
The home team were glad to come
out as we'll as they did and they must
have played finely. The Kennebec
Journal gave much credit to Lacasce
and no doubt he deserved it but we
understand that Spear played fine
game. and the break through the oppo-
nents' line made some handsome
| tackles.
Book your orders with w. H. Nor
ton for a ride in his Stanley steamer
| Will take you anywhere, one mile or