The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-03-31

We offer at this Office fine OPP
nortunity for good bright boy of 16
~ IL years of age to learn the print
ing trade.
Miss L. M. Withee will have her
Spring Millinery opening in her new
store. Morrison & Mcclellan block,
next Wednesday and Thursday
Mrs. Martha L. Tuttle, who has
been very sick for the past five weeks,
is reported to be better. She is now
able to sit up part of each day.
Milburn Commandery, U. o. G. c.,
No. 305. have changed the night upon
which they have formerly held their
meetings to Thursday night, and the
meetings will occur weekly
George r. Merriam boys secre-
tary in the Portland Y NJ. C. A., re-
turned to Portland yesterday after a
brief vacation with his father, Rev.
George Merriam and family
A. B. Green of Waterville, was in
town one day last week to attend the
funeral of Calvin Eaton; also II. w.
Coombs of Chelsea, Mass, accompani-
ed by his daughter, Rose (Coombs)
Burrill.
The monthly business meeting of
the Happy Harvesters has been post
poned until a week from tomorrow
friday night when 1t will be held
at the home of the Misses Dempsey
on Oak street.
Miss Gladys McPheters returned to
Portland this morning after spending
two weeks vacation with her mother
Mrs. Flora L. McPheters. She is
stenographer in the Etna Insurance
Co., Portland, Me.
Herman Steinberg arrived home
from a business trip to New York
and Boston Tuesday night. He ex-
poets that his goods will arrive next
week for his new clothing store In
the Morrison Mcclellan block.
At the next meeting of Skowhegan
Grange Wednesday evening of next
week Professor Melvin E. Sherwin,
assistant professor of Agronomy, at
the University of Maine, will speak
on The Use and Value of Commercial
Fertilizers"
Daniel Lewis has purchased the
house now occupied by D. H. Per-
kins on Spring street and will move
his family there in the latter part of
the summer. Mr.. Perkins will move
to the present home of the Lewis at
the same time.
W. H. Norton reports that his forty
five swarms of bees, which he took
from the hives yesterday are in first
class condition. The usual time for
this process is about the middle of
April and sometimes it is the first
of May before it can be done.
Although the thermometer register
ed so degrees above zero in the shade
last Friday and has been very COM
fortably warm since, many people are
complaining and say we shall pay for
1t later. The ice in the river has been
running through here for nearly
week now but it is coming a little at
time
Remi La Fleche, student in Bow
'doin Medical school, Harold Rowell
and Harold E. Weeks of Fairfield also
of Bowdoin, were among the arrivals
In town Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
Weeks remained in town only over
night. Mr. Rowell had just returned
from business trip to Boston. Next
summer he will either teach at a sum
mer school or remain at home for his
health.
The falling of one of the American
Express Company's horses near the
south corner of the station platform
last Thursday afternoon directly af-
ter the $50 train, caused considerable
excitement although no damage re-
suited. A bystander held the horses
head while he was freed from his har-
hess, when he got up. was fastened to
the wagon and went off as If moth
Ing had happened.
From the six who took the exami-
nation for census enumerators in
Skowhegan, February 8, the following
three were chosen: Sebastian Bison,
Samuel w. Emerson and Arthur Mer-
rill. The first has the south side of
the Kennebec river as far as the
Norridgewock and Fairfield boundar-
les; the other two have the north
side with Norridgewock Madison,
Cornyille, Canaan and Clinton as
boundaries. Work will be commenced
April 15
Now, by the way, tomorrow is the
day of all days in the year when you
want to keep awake. II you put on
your hat with brick in 1t. 1t will be
your own fault, for you know better
than to wear a brick In your hat ard