The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-03
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Miss Ruth Nelson visited friends In
Fairfield and Waterville this week,
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Grover of Lynn,
Mass. arrived on Friday to spend a
ew days as the guests of Mrs. Har-
.iet King.
Mrs. John Holland and her two
sons, Willie and Eddie, left here Sat
urday for Lowell Mass, where they
will make their home.
f. {. Head OF Roekland. at
one time 4 business man of our town
and having many old acquaintance
here. was in town this week.
The marriage of Joseph Rodrigue
and Marie X. Vincent is recorded at
the Town Clerks office, They were
married by Father P. E. Desjardns OF
the ST. Mary,s church.
The selectmen of Skowhegan have
completed their inventory books for
this year and they show that there
are in the town S14 horses. ia colts,
657 cows, $50 oxen, 752 sheep, 21l
swine.
The rush to the woods for deer
hunting is about at its height. Local
hardware men say that the demand
for arms and ammunition is nearly
double anything they have ever
known.
Elba Danfnrth and Mrs. Ella Kin
caid, two we'll known residents of
Skowhegan, were married Thursday
at u. m. The ceremony took place
at the Bathany parsonage, the Rev.
George Merriam officiating.
A hearing was set Saturday fore
noon fnr Wallace Nelson of Clinton
being charged with illegal possession
of liquors. The time came for the
hearing but Mr.. Nelson didn't appear.
Sheriff Mooers had seized Is pints of
liquor In Canaan that had come to
Nelson.
Arthur r. Jewett secretary pro TEN
of the newly organized Poultry Pro-
ducers' Association, reports that APP
plicatiDns for membership from two
parties in Norridgewock were re-
ceived Thursday morning, accom-
panied by money order. The appli-
cants lost very little time, as the as
ISOLATION was formed only the Tues
day night previous.
Grange hall was the scene of very
pretty little dance Friday night, which
was given by the class of II, Show
hogan High school Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Thibeault officiated as chaperones
and about thirty couples enjoyed the
festivities. Elliott Spear acted as
floor director. and with Miss Gala
Packard, Guy Thibeault and Ray Stew
ard made up the committee on ar
rangements.
Unless Theodore Roosevelt comes
in here and brings to bear upon the
minds of the people what their du-
ties are we will soon be suffering from
race suicide. The town clerks books
show that in the last ten years there
have been $50 more births than deaths
in the town. This majority is largely
among the French-Americans but the
deaths have been just as many with
Americans as with the French.
The High school football team has
quit practice and disbanded for the
season The management found that
every game played resulted in an adj
dition to the debt carried over from
the baseball season last spring, and
the probable result of the schedule
was not over inviting. The prospects
for a good baseball team next year
are very bright, however, so the boys
decided to reserve their energies and
funds for that.
The funeral Beryices of the late Mrs.
Margaret Prescott were held at the
home on Coburn avenue Monday at
II a. m, with Rev. B. B. Merrill of
the Congregational church officiating.
Mrs. Prescott was born January IL,
1888 in Vassalboro where she spent
her childhood. She has spent the
greater part of her life in SkDwhegan,
being the widow of the late e. S. Pres
colt, who for a number of years was
prominent business man in Show
hogan, being in the grocery business
in the building now occupied by Nut
ting & Lord, undertakers. The deceas-
ed is survived by two nieces, Misses
Margaret and Winnie Partridge of Au-
gusta.
A new industry has been added to
Skowhegan with all new machinery
and work is being done on the most
up-to-date plan by the new sash and
blind factory which has just been
started by Edgar E. Fairbrother aud
George Soule. The company which Is
to be known as Fairbrother & Soule
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