The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ethel Jones of Augusta. is
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs
c. J. Abbey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George York. who
have been in Pennington visiting
j friends, have returned home.
There were four marriages, six
births and eight deaths recorded at
the Town Clerks office during the
month of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chase and two
children went to Gardiner Monday
where they will visit Mr.. Chase's rela-
tives for a short time.
Harry and Mamie Goldberg of the
fSkowhegan Fruit Co. left by the after
noon train Monday to spend the Jew
ish New Years with relatives in Gar
diner.
Miss Lizzie Hussey who has been
in a hospital in Portland for several
weeks. having had an operation for
appendicitis there. returned home Sat
urday. night.
Alexis Green, who was injured in
the Shawmut saw mill a few weeks
ago, losing an eye, will go to Boston
some time this week for further treat
ment of the eye.
Mrs. c. T. Huff, Mrs. Allie knight
and Mrs. NJ. A. Barry went to Boston
/ Monday. From there they will go to
Brockton to attend the fair and will
visit at the home of j. r. Jones for a
few days.
Levi Thomas, who has been in the
northern Maine woods this summer as
fire warden, Is now in town visiting
his brother Henry. He will probably
spend the winter in Boston working
in a clothing store.
On October II will be held the an
nual election of officers of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. C. T. U. The date of
the supper and roll call which was to
have been October 4, has been post
poned until a later date.
Mrs. Ethel Hight, one of the teach
ers in the High school, was called to
Cornville Monday on account OF the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Morrill, During her absence her po-
sition will be filled by Miss Florence
Steele of Madison.
Reports continue to come in regard
ing the damage done by the furious
gale of Saturday night and Sunday.
Apples were shaken from the trees,
corn shocks upset, and anything light
or movable generally upset. Except in
the case of the fruit, the bulk of the
damage can be readily repaired.
Henry Herriquez of Porto Rico, has
come to Skowhegan to become stu
dent in the Skowhegan High school.
He was a former student under Ar
thur Merriam, who taught in Porto
Rico government schools last year.
Mr.. Herriquez plans to put in two
years of study in the schools of this
country.
Roland r. Patten will this week fin
ish what is probably the finest barn
in this town. 1t is 100 by 46 feet long.
The tie-up on the south side is made
entirely of cement and will accommo-
date about 16 head of cattle besides
an apartment for calves. 1t is so ar
ranged that the dressing is put into
carrier and this is run on track
which is on the ceiling to manure
shed where it is dumped Water is
pumped to the cattle in front of their
stalls and all of the work such as
cutting the fodder, grinding grain,
ETC., is done by machinery.
Mrs. Harriet, wife of Ernest Bur-
CESS, died Sunday at her home on the
Malbon Mills road after quite an eX-
tended illness. She was 81 years old.
She and her husband came here from
England where they have lived but a
short time. Besides her husband three
children survive, the oldest being
about nine years old; also mother,
four brothers and six sisters in Eng
land. Her husband is carpenter
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at 1890 a. m. with Rev. George Mer-
riam of the Bethany Baptist church
officiating. Interment was in the
South Side cemetery.
We copy the item below from the
Woburn, (Mass.) Journal of Septem-
ber 80: We return thanks to Major
Henry c. Hall, clerk of the Woburn
Board of Health, formerly treasurer
of Somerset county, Me-, and member
of the First Maine Cavalry Regiment
in the Civil war, for a copy of the
Skowhegan (Me) Reporter Of late
date which contained news items of
interest to us. The Reporter succeed
ed H. P. Pratt's Peoples Press, which
was continuation of the Somerset