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

week in Madison visiting relatives.
Harry NJ. Bigelow of Portland
representing the Press, registered al
the Coburn house Saturday
/ W. B. Whittier has the tallest pole
bean in town. 1t is % feet high. II
is of the old-fashioned cranberry bean
variety.
i Willard Croto, an employee in the
/ Independent Reporter office, will &C
to Augusta in a few days to spend his
vacation.
A. E. Bowman, proprietor of the
Bowman Hardware store here, but a
resident of Springfield. VI, is in
town for a few days on business.
In the last week repairs have been
going on. on the South Channel dam.
The sluice way has been replanked
and the main dam somewhat repaired.
| Mrs. George Carron who has been
SPENDING two weeks in Portland. has
arrived home accompanied by her
two nieces, the Misses Blanche and
Lydia Landry, who will visit her for
a short time.
/ Miss Myrtle Hoxie, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dinsmore for few days, re-
turned to Boston Monday to resume
her position with the Clark Book
Publishing Co.
DR.. F. A. Leitch formerly pastor OF
the Methodist church here and now al
Auburn, was in town Saturday on his
way to North Arson to attend the
Methodist camp meeting. DR.. Leitch
was one of the speakers there Sun
day.
A S. Cook of the department OF
agriculture was in town Saturday
calling on the local members of the
Maine Seed Improvement association
! The morning was spent in visit to
/ Eaton Mountain farm, where Roland
+ T. Patten is trying out the latest
IDEAS in agricultural science.
Shortly before noon Sunday the
roof on the home of |. j. Smith Of
Madison avenue. caught fire from the
chimney. An alarm was pulled in
from box AZ and the department re-
sponded promptly with the hook and
ladder in the lead. The blaze was
quickly subdued with very slight dam
age to the property.
The sweet corn crop, unless three
should come an early frost, will be
the best in Somerset county that has
/ been known for several years. This
i is especially true in Norridgewock
and vicinity. The soil is of sandy
/ loan and the weather has been most
favorable for this crop. Shops will
open here in about week There
will be from three to four weeks can
hing season.
George E. Sampson has been en-
pertaining the past week his aged
brother, E. L., With whom she resides
! in Foxcroft. They drove across the
country and continued their journey
! into Franklin county, seemingly quite
journey for lady of 81 years, but
one of her choice. For 68 years Mrs.
Sampson was more or less depen-
dent upon glasses for good sight, yet
strangely, since her eightieth year
the sight of her childhood has re-
turned.
The Skowhegan High school will
open for the fall term September IL
The same force of teachers that was
here last year has been reappoint-
ed There is much activity at pres
that the school will have the best
team that it has had for several years
The captain, Merton Pierce, Is conf
dent that it will make a rec.
ord. He has engaged A. w. Merrill
of Norridgewock, a former Bowdoin
athlete, to coach the team. II
has already commenced to do prac-
tice work and by the time school
opens it will be organized and ready
for business.
Charles Green returned this week
rom an extended trip through the
Canadian northwest. Mr.. Green was
not very favorably impressed with
that much advertised country, and
insists that Maine looks good to him
The rainfall there is very light, and
only those farmers who have had ex-
perience in dry farming harvested
any crops this year Many of the
newcomers were returning to the
United States practically broke.
The north winds that blow down from
the Arctic ocean are also to be reck
oned with, and at times make it actu
ally dangerous to venture out o
doors,
Miss Zaidee Morrison arrived her
Saturday night from New York t
yiSit bor father l., l.. Morrison TO