The independent-reporter., 1910-03-17

a business trip 10 Balumore.
Abner Mitchell a senior In the
High school, was In WaterviUe Sat
urday.
Mrs H. B. Goodwin returned home
Tuesday from a visit to her sister in
Richmond.
Miss Annie Steward returned home
Thursday of last week from a visit
with II. d. Eaton and family of Wa
terville.
The Skowhegan representatives at
University of Maine during Farmers
week (last week. were Mr.. and Mrs.
r. T. Patten and L. L. Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl w. Smith ar
rived in town on the afternoon train
last Friday for a visit of a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ~
Smith
W. E. Packard of Whitman, Mass.
chief engineer of the Commonwealth
Shoe Leather Co.. was in town
Sunday inspecting the engine in the
local factory.
Fred NJ. French arrived home last
Friday from visit in Boston. Port
land and Lewiston. He and Mrs.
French had been away several weeks.
she preceding him a few days on
their return.
Mrs. James w. Holt went to Wor-
cester, Mass, last Friday, called
there by the serious illness of her
son, William. He Is reported to be
very low, which is sad news to many
friends in Skowhegan. Mr.. Holt had
been with his son some weeks.
The first series of examinations In
the second semester of the High
school course was taken last week.
Reckoning this week there are only
twelve more weeks of school this
year. Two-thirds of the year has al
ready gone.
John Healey LETT last Thursday for
Watervlle, where he Is taking an
other mans place working for the
American Express Co., for short
time. Mr.. Healey was in their en-
ploy for several years until last fall,
since when he has been in the Mars
ton Worsted mill,
Skowhegan friends of Miss Pearl e.
Belonga will be pleased to learn that
she has been chosen by the Senior
class of the Lynn English High
school to present the graduation gift
at Commencement. This Is very
high honor. For several years Miss
Belonga was a resident of Skowhe
gan and has many friends and ac-
quaintances In town. During the last
four or five years since moving to
Lynn she has visited here with her
aunt, Mrs. George L. Tantish. Miss
Belonga is an excellent reader.
After trying several different meth
ods of raising the wreckage of the
railroad bridge the crew has resorted
to blasting and the people who have
watched with interest the blowing up
Of fragments of steel, have not been
few. Small pieces were reported
to rise nearly twice as high as the
top of the bridge and the water was
said to splash up a great mnay feet
as we'll. If it Is necessary to use
this means of extricating the re-
mainder Of the bridge from the riv-
er, very little sf the fallen bridge can
be used in the construction of the
new span in the fall.
The 1911 class of the High school
recently held their first rehearsal for
Junior Exhibition, Mrs. ]. P. Oak
having been engaged as coach. Mrs,
Oak has had considerable experience
in this line and as she has made sue
cesses of previous exhibitions, she
will undoubtedly do the same this
year, the class having extra fine tai
ent When Junior Exhibitions were
first started here, we understand that
they were to exemplify the talent of
the scholars as public speakers, but
the list of speakers has been dim
inishing from year to year, until this
class Is to devote their entire energy
to a play. For several years 1t has
been customary to have brief drama
in addition to the speaking but
Is the first year that 1t has been so
extreme. Many people will regret
this, as the value of public speaking
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
The Exhibition this year will occur
In May.