The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Everett are Wis
iting friends Ia Augusta this week.
There was good attendance at
the Mock Trial last week. given un-
der the auspices of the Village Inn
proyement Society in Grange hall.
| The receipt after paying all dues was
about twenty-three dollars.
! Mrs. Frances Bolan has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Mercer
| for few days.
George Pater was away from home
several days last week attending the
/ Lewiston fair and calling on friends
/ Mrs. Fred Kelley picked fine lot
/ of ripe strawberries from the patch
/ last Friday This was the second
crop this season.
| Mrs. Bessie Bennett. who is con
fined to her home. is failing.
Eben Doyen, who makes his head
quarters in California. has been visit
/ ing friends in town. He left Tuesday
to visit his son in Lawrence. Mass.
Monday noon last the fine residence
of Mrs. Sophia Hall on the Smith
field road was discovered on fire. By
prompt work the blaze was extin-
guished without doing much damage.
The fire was kindled probably by
sparks from the chimney Mrs. Hall
occupied the first floor and Wilbur
Taylor the second
The Democrats here did not have
enthusiasm enough to help their
brethren out with the demonstration
in Skowhegan Monday.
The corn huskers working in the
Burnham & Morrill, sheds suffered
badly from the disagreeable cold we
had Monday many of the older ones
taking bad colds.
Work is progressing right along on
the George Lyon house on Wateryille
hill.
Last week, Thursday, a two horse
truck team said to belong to Fred
Thompson of Smithfield. driven by
his hired man. in attempting to cross
the railroad track near the Whitney
potato house, was struck by the 2
O'Clock train for Portland, demolish
ing the rear end of the wagon into
kindling wood. Not a spoke was left
in the wheels and the horses were
carried nearly fifty feet by the loco
motive and picked up badly crippled,
although they did escape serious in
jury. The driver was hurled some 20
feet and also escaped with a few
bruises. 1t was good fortune the
driver and horses were not killed.
The engineer of the locomotive
stopped the train as soon as possible
and waited until the wreck was
cleared away. No one but the driver
is at fault. The train was approach
ing at its usual speed.
Another two horse team loaded
ypith than thorn ura %
room for, came to grief last Satur-
day. On turning from the main street
into the road leading to the Whitney
potato house, it partly capsized. The
horses were taken from the team and
crowd of men gathered and helped
the poor fellow out of his trouble.
Almiron Moore and Joseph Smith,
two of our oldest citizens and almost
iron-clad through life, are both fail
ing in health.
Eben Doyen and c. s. Wright at
tended the meeting of the Veterans
association at No. Anson last Friday,
returning home on the pullman.
J One of the Berry boys, son of Jo-
seph, has a nest of fine skunks, tame
as young kittens. Meat, bread and
milk are given them daily for food.
A few foxes have been captured
alive and sold, to be placed in muse
ums, for a large sum of money.
The new shoe factory for the max
ing of shoes at No. Anson, will be
ready In one or two weeks. A new
hard wood floor has been laid in the
mill known as the shank factory. c.
o. Normandy of the Norridgewock
company Is the prime mover of this
factory. Several thousand dollars
were raised in No. Anson for this
business in a few days and this will
be a great addition to the business
in No. Anson. Ladies' shoes will be
made at the factory in Norridge-
wock. Mr.. Normandy intends to start
one or two more shops in this
county or State. The factory here IN
Norridgewock is meeting with fine
success. Orders are just coming in
from all sections of the State. Part
of the time the factory has been
obliged to run evenings to keep up
with their orders. This is one of the
best industries in town at the pres
ent time.
Leslie Jones has sold his interest
in the grocery business to his broth
ers, Chester and Leon, who will con-
tinue to conduct the store at Peet's
Corner. Mr.. Jones has accepted a
position as travelling salesman for a
wholesale grocery house and will
leave very soon to commence his
work in that line.
Lewis Forsyth who lives on the
Charles Williams place on the Smith
field road has sold his farm to Lor-