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

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at her home in Waterville.
Mrs. c. II. Smith left last Friday
morning for a weeks visit in Boston.
Miss Bertha Cole returned home
last Thursday night from visit with
relatives in Etna.
Percy Wyman. a civil engineer for
the NJ. c. r. r. WAS in town last Fri
day and Saturday
Parker Foss, clerk in the Water
Vile postoffice, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. l. Foss.
Miss Harriet Cleveland. teacher in
the public schools of Rumford Falls,
is spending her Easter vacation at
home.
The Congregations church Good
Will Club will hold a cake sale in the
church vestry Thursday, April I, at
3 p. m.
Miss Jouyin, sister of the late Rev.
p. A. Jouvin, arrived in town Tues
day to settle up her deceased broth
ers affairs.
A cottage prayermeeting of the
Bethany Baptist church society was
held with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Pierce
Monday evening.
J. H. Wood was in Norridgewock
last Thursday, where he leased two
rooms on Main street for business
there two days week.
Miss Marion Brainerd, stenographer
for Normal l.. Bassett of Augusta,
passed Sunday in town with her moth
er, Mrs. Flora T. Brainerd.
P. G.. Shanahan, superintendent at
the local factory of the Commonwealth
Shoe Company, passed Saturday and
Sunday with his family in Manchester
N. H.
Frank Parsons, former chauffeur
for E. P. Viles, left yesterday morn
ing for Denver Col, where he has
position IS demonstration of the Stan
ley cars.
Harold Merrill has returned from
his vacation in Augusta, and has so
far recovered from his operation as to
he able to resume his duties at the
First National Bank.
Henry Thomas has returned home
from up river and went Monday to
Shelburne Falls, Mass, for a few
weeks. He will go into the woods
again when his visit there is com
pleted.
Miss Adelaide Holway, teacher in
Madison High, is filling Miss Elliott's
position az French instructor in the
High School here during her absence.
At present the Madison public schools
are having their vacation.
The following college students are
home for their Easter vacation of ten
days: From Bowdoin, F. Elmer Nolin,
Reginald Foss and John Lewis; from
y. of NJ. George Young, George Park
ar, Elroy Seekins and Miss Miretta
Bickford; from Wellesley, Misses
Margaret Griffin and Bertha Merrill;
from Wheaton Seminary, Miss Marcia
Williams.
We are told of a remarkable horse
now twenty-one years old, owned by
Luke Pooler of East Madison, which
for thirteen consecutive years made
the trip to Skowhegan and back daily.
This made total of over 1000 miles,
which is a good record, The horse,
although it has been off the regular
route for about three years, is SEEM
ingly in good condition and still is
handsome animal.
Friends of Robert Wildes, student
at Colby. will be pleased that his tai
manifested here while in High school,
is showing up we'll at College. In
the track meet on the athletic field
last Saturday he did the 40 yard dash
preliminary in and % seconds and
the 45 yard semi-final in and As
seconds. He won his heats in each
case and will undoubtedly win a place
in a meet later on, when the finals are
run off.
Probably one of the oldest records
that can be found in Skowhegan is
one that is now in the possession of
Jefferson Savage. The record is of
the old bridge corporation dating back
to 1905. 1t gives an account of the
business done by the corporation
from the time that the bridge COM
pany was organized and after the