The independent-reporter., 1910-12-01

W H. Paine made brief business
trip TO Hallowell Friday.
charles II. Packard of Oakland. was
in town last week, the guest of rela-
tives.
Miss Rose Landry of Waterville,
spent Thanksgiving with her cousin,
Miss Lena Landry.
Rev. F. L. Hayward left Monday for
Grindstone, Me-, where he will enjoy
a hunting trip for a week.
Mrs. Oscar Knowlton and family
passed Thanksgiving with her daugh-
fer Mrs. Arlie Dinsmore, in Bing-
ham.
John McIlwrath, an electrician in
Harvard college, Is spending a few
days with his father, Samuel Nell
wrath.
Robert Hall has recently secured
position In a barber shop at Augusta.
He. with Mrs. Hall. left Monday morn
ing for that place.
Miss Lula Elwell of Belgrade, who
visited at the home of Chas. F. Larry
a few days last week, returned to her
home Saturday morning.
Mrs. Isaac Pierce and family and
Mr.. and Mrs M. E. Beale and family
spent Thanksgiving in Madison with
Mrs. Blanche Adams.
Joseph Bisson, at one time resi-
dent of Skowhegan but now OF Oak
land, passed Thanksgiving with
friends and relatives in town.
Miss Emma Landry of Augusta,
daughter of John Landry, arrived Fri
day to make her home for the winter
with her aunt, Mrs. George Caron.
Elmer Nolin, student in the Medi-
cal school at Bowdoin college, Is
spending his vacation in town with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nolin.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Toulouse of
Waterville, returned home Friday af-
ter spending Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Toulouse's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lashon of North avenue.
Rev. E. L. Marsh of Providence, R.
l., who spent Thanksgiving in town
with his family, occupied the pulpit
at the Congregational church in Mad
ison, Sunday, in exchange with Rev.
F. II. Means, who spoke at Providence,
r, l..
A new chorus choir has been form
ed at the Bethany Baptist church. 1t
sang for the first time Sunday morn
ing. 1t is under the leadership of
Mrs. Philo Steward, who is also lead
er of the choir at the First Baptist
church. 1t was organized with thirty
members.
OF the young men and women from
Skowhegan attending different schools
and universities, among those home to
pass Thanksgiving with their parents
were: From Bowdoin, Folsom Merrill,
Arthur Merrill, Elroy Lacasce Omar
Badger, Reginald Foss; from the Uni
versity Of Maine, Cleber Taylor, Leon
Smiley, George Parker. Thomas Ar
buckle and Paul Murray; from We'll
lesley, Miss Bertha Merrill; from Col
by, Miss Ethel Merriam. Miss Gail
Taggart and Miss Sarah Pennell
Niles Blanchard of Madison sold to
Frank Thompson on Monday, thirteen
lambs that averaged to weigh over
one hundred pounds each alive The
carcasses dressed weighed over fifty
pounds, and were far and away the
best that have come into Skowhegan
this year. The lambs were but sew
en- months old, and Mr.. Blanchard at
tributes this remarkable growth to a
patch of rape. something from the
cabbage family that he planted for the
first time this year. Mr.. Blanchard
sowed the rape broadcast the last
week In June, and the lambs were
turned into 1t when they were taken
from their mothers the first of Sep
tember. At that time they weighed
about sixty-five pounds apiece, and
the subsequent gains were made who'll
ly from the rape. Mr.. Blanchard Is
80 well pleased with these results that
he plans to have more of both lambs
and rape another year. The largest
lamb weighed one hundred and eight
pounds alive.
The first case of fresh eggs to be
shipped out of the State by a cooper
ative organization, was sent by the
Wesserrunsett Poultry Producers As
sociation to parties in Springfield,
Mass, on Tuesday. The Association
at Athens was organized only three
weeks ago, but has gotten down to
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