The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-09-01
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Thomas G. Lord Thursday night.
Harry Churchill left Friday to take
in the closing day of the Eastern
Maine fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. u. Burton of Hart
land visitd at Henry Crowells over
Sunday.
Emile Gilblair returned on the late
train last Thursday from a visit to
the Bangor fair
There was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Merrill of Cornyille pair of
twin boys Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Wentworth of New
York city is visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jewett on Dyer
street.
Mrs. ]. D. Pickett of South Port
land has been visiting the past week
~ the cottage of her cousin, Horace
Farkman, Hayden lake.
Mrs. Delbert Dorothy and her
daughter. Miss Ruby, of New York
city are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank |. Estes.
L. L. Wills and wife of Lowell,
/ Mass, who are passing few weeks
with relatives in Scion, were in town
Tuesday. They came from home in
their auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weatherbee were
in town visiting her brother, Geo. L,
Prescott When they returned home
to South Portland, Me-, they took Eva
Prescott to visit them.
George Tibbetts one of the County
Commissioners, went to Scion Mon
day where he will view the work go
ing on in building the new Solon-
Embden bridge Mr.. Tibbetts is
chairman of the Bridge Commission
that was appointed for the building
of this bridge.
Samuel NJ. Ringingbock of Canton,
Ohio, is here in care of placing in
position the vault to the new First
National bank. He is in the employ
of the Debold Safe and Lock Co. OF
that city. His father was in the en-
ploy of that concern for 80 years and
the son hopes to exceed his record.
Many in this vicinity are anticipat-
ing the silver reception and ball TO
occur September 9 at the Lakewood
home of Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Spear 1t
will be noticed by a reader which
appears in another column that the
invitation is general to all their
friends and Skowhegan is sure to be
largely represented.
Miss Lottie Rowe, who has been in
Melrose Sanatorium in Massachusetts
for several months, returned home
Friday night Miss Rowe has pract-
cally recovered from serious at
tack of nervous prostration when
she has suffered with for over year.
For the last few weeks she has been
visiting relatives through Massachu-
sets.
An uncommon sight in the coun-
try districts of Somerset county is
tie numerous stacks of oats. Nearly
every farmer has had to put his oats
outside or else make new arrange
r'ents in his barn. The quantity OF.
hay is double that OF any previous
year for some time and not only that
but a better oat crop has not been
harvested in this country for several
years.
E. F. Fairbrother has two acres of
land near his house on Madison av-
enue that have already harvested him
five tons of herds grass and clover
hay this summer. This was cut about
five weeks ago. There is now ready
to cut another crop and there will be
half as much hay as there was be-
fore. He will have then cut from two
acres this season seven and one-half
tons of hay.
A bear has been seen in Norridge-
wock. He has caused considerable
stir and local hunters have put in
considerable time hunting the ami
NAL. His tracks have been discover
ed in the vicinity of B. Cleaves' on
the Smithfield road where he crossed
the road and went up to the house.
! Judging from his tracks he is a large
| hear and each hunter is anxious to
capture him
Roscoe Bigeiow left here Saturday
for Waterville fair with one OF the
finest droves Of cattle that can be
found in the county. He had two
seven months old Shorthorn steers
which attracted the attention of many
people. He also had a three-year-old
cow and calf ten months old of the
Durham variety. One of the drove
that he was to exhibit at the fair was
two-year-old heifer that drew first
prize last year. He had yearling
heifer that last year drew first prize