The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-01-20
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


William cloush of Portland. has
been visiting Mrs. W. =. stlnchfleld.
ais daughter. this week.
Miss Mabel Green. daughter OF
Charles Green. left last Friday Tor
Boston. where she Is TO visit friends
for time.
Miss Goldie Blaisdell of Norridge-
wock has been visiting the past week
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. f. Emerson.
Miss Floy Walker. who is employed
in the office OF the manager of the
Maine Telephone Co, spent Sunday
with her people In Hinckley.
J. Abbott Kendall and orchestra
were In Brooks and Exeter Monday
and Tuesday where they furnished
music for dances both evenings.
Miss Mildred Keene. stenographer
in the office of S. w Philbrick. arriv-
ed home Monday from a two weeks
vacation in Boston and other places.
C. NJ. Holt is on an extended trip
to Rumford and other towns In that
territory procuring right of ways and
attending to other telephone bust
ness.
]. w, Packard returned home Mon
day from South Newburg, where he
held evangelistic services Sunday. He
was accompanied by Rev. Orlando c.
Williams, pastor of the Friends
church in North Fairfield.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Went
worth of New York city, will be
pleased to learn of the recent birth
of a seven pound son in their family.
Mrs. Wentworth was formerly a
Skowhegan girl where she was well
known as Miss Lila Clifford.
There was some excitement and
more hilarity on Water street Mon
day afternoon when a yoke of steers
that were being driven along the way
became unruly and dragged their
drivers about for several minutes In
way that greatly annoyed them
and pleased crowd of boys that
made their audience.
In accordance with vote OF the
school board, hereafter when schCl-
ars are absent from schoo! three
days or more, they must have a GER
tificate from physician or from the
school committee stating that their
health Is such that they may return
to school, This is to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases.
Skowhegan lodge is now at work
making arrangements for an enter
tainment by the X. P. Minstrels dur
ing the present winter. With the nu-
cleus of old favorites SO well re-
ceived at their former black face
shows" together with the new talent
they now find available they should
be able to give the public very en-
joyable evening.
William H. Paine spent last Sun
day in Brewer. In the morning he
spoke at the Congregational church;
in the evening he delivered another
address in the Methodist church at
union service to an audience of five
hundred. This was beginning of
preparations for the Chapman cam
paign, which 1t is hoped and ex-
pected will be very successful.
1t has been announced by the State
Superintendent of Schools that ex-
aminations for teachers for State
certificate will be held February rs
in Portland, Bangor, Augusta and
Houlton. II ten who desire to take
this examination wish to have one
in this vicinity they may have 1t by
sending word to D. H. Perkins, the
superintendent in Skowhegan and
Madison.
The mid-year examinations OF the
High school students are to be held
next week. Beginning with the fol-
lowing semester there are to be
eight periods in the day instead of
seven as at present. The greater
part of the students take four stud
les each and this change will give
them four periods for Rotations and
four for study which will be forty
minutes in length. People watch
with interest these important revi-
sions and are glad to see that new
plans are being constantly tried.
The Waterville Sentinel for Janu-
airy II, records the death on Sunday
evening Of John R. Pollard of Win
slow. fish and game warden and
State detective, who was an officer OF
the law for more than a quarter Of
a century. Mr.. Pollard has friends
and relatives in Skowhegan, being
descendant of Timothy Pollard of
old Canaan, a soldier of the Ameri-
can Revolution, who was also the an
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