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

f. f. Harris was in Fairfield Satur-
/ day on business.
Mrs. John Stevens of Bartlett, n.
/ H.. is q guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Wheeler, on Jewett street,
Judson w. Packard delivered an
address from the pulpit of the Meth
odist church at Madison last Sunday
morning.
Mrs. PAMELA A Jewett is visiting
her nieees in Morrill,, Belmont and
North searsmont. and has been for
some weeks
Mrs. c. A. Burner and her son.
Everett. who have been spending
few days visiting with relatives in
Madison. returned home Sunday.
Miss Emma Bragg, noon and even
Ing operator al the Farmers Co
operative Telephone office, Skowhe-
gan. resigned her position last Fri
day.
We note from an Illinois paper that
Mrs. Eda Smith Pegram OF Decatur
that state. has recently been elected
Historian of the State Council of the
D. A K.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freedom Douglass,
returned from Gorham, Me-, Saturday
and will open their home on Main
street. where they will remain for the
winter. Mrs. Douglass was formerly
Mrs. Alice Russell of this place.
Last Sabbath evening l.. L. Walton
conducted the seven o'clock service at
the Congregationalist church. For
some weeks this Sunday evening
meeting has been lead by layman
The service of song has been made
more effective of late by the cornet
and violin accompaniment played by
Charles and Harold Sheaff.
A merry party of about twenty-five
Epworth Leaguers and friends accept
League to attend Halloween party
Monday evening in Arson Town hall.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
everything pertaining to the event
and grinning faces of all kinds greet
ed the guests. There were nuts to
crack which revealed the future and
| of oil E;ndc mr. lond in
Refreshments of coffee, doughnuts
and pies were served. The ride home
was given over to the singing of
hymns and songs.
A porker owned by Charles w. Day
lust been killed and has netted Mr.
Day a profit of $500. The hog when
dressed weighed 400 pounds. The
only cost for grain to bring the hog
TO this weight was for two bags of
meal. Up until he had begun to eat
grain he had been fed cucumbers,
small potatoes, and waste from the
garden. The pig cost him when five
weeks old $500. He sold him at II
cents pound He was cared for by
James Palmer. Who said that hogs
didn't pay? If they doubt it, ask Mr..
/ Palmer.
P. A. Cannon of Bowdoinham has
raised porker, which he thinks is
considerably superior to one raised in
Skowhegan, which has been previous
ly noted. The Bowdoinham porker
from March l, 1909 to Feb. rs, 1910,
has given birth to three filters of
pigs, one of II and two of 10 each,
making total of 3S pigs, which net
ted $131.50 to Mr.. Cannon, besides
leaving him one pig. He also has a
litter of pigs, which he Is now rails
ing, that came along July 26, 1910.
This litter consisted of Is pigs, max
ing total of SO pigs in 10 months
from the mother pig.
Harry Jackson and wife will leave
In few days for Florida where they
will spend the winter for their health.
A farewell reception was given them
Friday evening by about twenty-five
members Of the Methodist church and
Epworth League. The evening was
delightfully."- spent in playing games,
after which refreshments of cocoa and
cake were served. At the close of
the reception, the President of the
Epworth League, Emmons Head, pre-
scented to Mr.. and Mrs Jackson in
behalf of the society years subscrp-
ton to the Epworth League Herald.
For the last three years Mr.. Jackson
has been employed as clerk in the
grocery store of Arnold 4 Currier.
Farmers institutes in Somerset
and Franklin counties will be held as
follows Grange hall, Scion, Monday,
November IA, at 100 and 730 p. M;
Music hall, North New Portland, Tues
day. November 10, at 100 and 7.30 D.
M; Grange hall, New Vineyard. We'd
nesday, November 16, at 1000 a M