The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-11

wock is in town for a few days visit
ing friends.
The village schools here will open
September Il and the rural schools
on August 20.
DR.. and Mrs. Kleber Smith were
in Clinton Sunday visiting Mrs.
Smiths sister, Mrs. Fred Mason.
Miss Edith NJ Conley of Attleboro
Mass, has been visiting the past
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Noonan.
Mrs. Charles Smith picked a white
dahlia from her flower bed one day
this week that measured across 1t
five and one-fourth inches.
Rev. F. L. Hayward gave the
Epworth League Rally address at
East Poland camp ground, Wednes-
day, August 10. He will be in his
own pulpit Sunday, August IA.
Special music was furnished at the
Bethany Baptist church Sunday
morning by Donald Morrison who
gave two violin solos, and in the ev-
ening a solo was sung by Mr.. Wat
son.
AT the regular meeting of Wood
bine lodge. d. of H., to be held Mon
day evening. August 10, a short en-
tertainment will be given and re-
freshments served A good attend
ance is desired.
Hon. and Mrs p. H. Bartlett, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Til
ton, went to Rangeley lakes SatuF-
day, returning home Monday night.
The trip was made in Mr.. Bartlett's
Elmore touring car
Miss Annie Harthorn, who has been
in town for several weeks at the
home of DR.. George Otis Smith, will
leave here this week for Wilton
where she will visit for a time with
her brother, Rev. Drew Harthorn.
From there she will go to Foxboro,
Mass.
Mrs. E. E. McIntire and her
daughter, Miss Rose, of Winchendon,
Mass are in town visiting relatives
and friends. Miss McIntire Is a
teacher in the Commercial Depart
ment of the High school in that city
and has filled the position for four
years. She was formerly teacher in
the Skowhegan High school.
Mrs. w. II. Leavitt and little
daughter, Dorothy Maude, accompan-
led by Mrs. Leavitt's mother, Mrs.
Morrill, of Sioux City, Ia, arrived on
the Saturday evening train after a
months sojourn in New Hampshire,
their former home to visit with Mr.
Leavitts mother, Mrs. A. T. Smith.
Mr.. Leavitt is expected to join them
later.
The Skowhegan baseball team will
clash with the Waterville Nationals
Saturday, August 10. When these
two teams meet there will be some
thing doing, for the Waterville Ma
tionals are coming down with blood
in their eyes to get even for the
beating they received at the hands
of the Skowhegan boys last May.
They have strengthened their team
since they have played here.
William Mum who claims he comes
from Lewiston, was arrested in Jack
man Monday by Deputy Sheriff Don
ley of North Arson on the charge of
larceny. He was found guilty and
sentenced to two months in the
county Jail On Friday afternoon
boarder at one of the boarding houses
at North Arson found his dress suit
case cut open and his money taken
from it, there having been among
the money $40 bill. The boarder
mistrusted where it was and notified
the officer. 1t was learned that Mum
had bought ticket for Jackman and
paid from ten dollar bill. Sheriff
Mooers soon traced the man at Jack
man by telephone and Donley went
on the next train and made the ar
rest. Mum admitted taking the
money. He said he had been work
ing in the saw mill but was out of
work.
An old cemetery has been discov-
cred in the town of Madison about
two miles from Skowhegan on the
East Madison road that must have
been abandoned nearly hundred
years ago and must be nearly two
centuries old. There are about 40
graves that can be counted They
are for the most part without stones.
A forest has grown over the graves
and large trees overshadow the whole
yard. There are three head stones
that have been dug up. One is mark
ed Mrs. Dennis. another Mrs. Su-
sanna Dennis, wife of William Dem
mis-. The stones are of slate and the
carving Is unique and remarkable for