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

| MAINE gems 1OTm Il very attractive
portion of the mineral collection In
the United States Museum at Wash
ington. Tourmalines from the Pine
Tree State are among the most beau
tiful gems In the collection.
The only woman school superinten-
dent in Somerset county is Mrs. l.. r.
Folsom of Norridgewock, who has
lust been reelected for the tenth time
to the position. Mrs. Folsom Is the
wife of the county attorney.
A Bridgeport rug manufacturer has
recently shipped the largest rug ever
woven In that city, to the Masonic
lodge at Pressure Isle. 1t Ia 81 feet
square and cost about $500. The de-
sign is a duplicate of the Khiva Box
hara oriental rug.
Spring having officially arrived, the
anglers are taking observations re-
garding Ice conditions In their favor
lite lakes and ponds. Under the laws
of Maine II Is legal to fish for salmon,
trout and togue in the spring as soon
as the ice leaves the lakes.
/ Mrs. Della M. Perry and her daugh-
/ ter, Miss Mabel Perry, own and oper-
ate five large fish weirs In West Dres-
| den, showing what women can do In
/ the business world IL they care to.
Their spring catch Is shad and il
amounts to $4,000 some seasons.
The Portland Express reports that
dirt is flying at a great rate on the lot
where the great Masonic Temple Is
to stand. The work of excavation
will keep the contractors busy three
months and 5000 pounds of dynamite
will be used in removing huge ledge.
An idea of the growth of the gaso-
lene trade along the Maine coast is
shown by the fact that the Standard
Oil Co. is planning to put new and
larger boat on the route between Ken
uebunk and Matinicus the coming
season to take the place of the Deliv-
cry II which was in service last sum-
mer.
Joseph B. Kahill, an artist who Is
we'll known in Maine, has been num-
bered among the successful of those
who offered pictures for hanging in
the Paris Salon. Among his notable
Maine works are portraits of Gen.
Joshua L. Chamberlain, E. A. Noyes
of Portland and w. M. Pennell of
Brunswick and panel in Kings
chapel at Bowdoin college.
A Bangor man predicts that Maine
will some day produce large quanti-
ties of wheat and points to past per-
formances to prove it. A report of
the agricultural activities of Maine
for 1887 shows that As small towns
raised 216,525 bushels under the old
methods and without machinery. He
believes that 1t can be done again.
| Gorham has discovered in the bel
| fry of the First Parish church a genu-
inc Revere bell. It's inscription reads ::
"Revere-Boston 1922" Old records
show that it cost $500 and was first
hung June Z, 1922 This bell, which
has done such excellent service dur
| ing the past 88 years, Ia now appar-
emily in perfect condition and rings
out as true and clear as in days of
yore.
Efforts are being made to arouse in
terest In the organization of board
of trade in Sanford village. The town
is 100 years old and has never had an
organization of this character, but
the plan is meeting with general favor
and a meeting to consider the same
will probably be held soon. Spring
vale, village In this town, has a
thriving board of trade.
Bath Times:-The destroyers now
building at the Bath Iron Works are
all oil-burners, and therefore an en-
tirely new type for Bath. One result
is likely to be the smashing of the
records made by the Reid and Flus-
ser, for experiments thus far made
have indicated better speed results
with the hot, steady flame of petro-
leum under the boilers of a vessel
than when coal Is used under the
same boilers.
Dana c. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. c. Bailey of Westbrook, has just
been honored by the high school of
Appleton. Wis, for having coached
its basketball team in the winning of
the championship of the Middle West.
A banquet was given in Mr.. Bailey's
honor and he was presented with a
gold medal for his effective work. He
is engaged as submaster of the school
and is immensely popular with the
school and faculty.
One of the largest loads of logs
hauled in this State with steam log
hauler was hauled recently by s. w.
Price, engineer for one of the large
numbering companies near Jackman.
This load consisted of 42,S30 board IT.
The road over which Mr.. Price hauled
this load was nine and one-half miles
long and in one place for one-quarter
of mile was steep upgrade. So
far as known this Is the largest load
landed in this State.
Claude Lowell of Rangeley miracu-
lousy escaped death, while at work
In his mill at Sandy river, last week
While oiling the machinery he was
caught by the main belt, was carried
around two shafts and hurled through
board partition. He struck against
post which supported the mill
knocking that over. He was picked
up by one of the men, apparently lit
tie hurt. The doctor found an arm
dislOcated at the elbow and his body
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