The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-09-01
TWENTY-FIVE TEARS AGO.
Locals Prom the Reporter of Septem-
Der 1, 1875.


pounds ash plank from Madison Mills
the other day"
MIR. Emery. one of the former pro-
prietors of this paper, made us a
very pleasant call last Tuesday. Mr.
Emery is now in business in Boston.
Mr. VIM. G. Heselton, proprietor of
the Turner house, harvested twenty
six acres of grain within the past
week His new barn on North street
is completed and in condition to be
filled, which 1t is sure to be, this
fall"
I'VE received a friendly call from
G. A. Parlin, son of Hon. A. f. Parlin
of this place, junior editor of the
Machias Union. Mr.. P. is spending a
short vacation among his friends in
this place and surrounding towns"
"A large number of people attended
the camp meeting at Arson last week
which closed ON Saturday morning
The weather was unusually pleasant
most of the time We hear a very
favorable report of the proceedings.
Good order prevailed and consider
able religious interest was manifest
ed. On Thursday it was estimated
nearly four thousand people were
present"
I'VE give a summary of the bust
ness done over the M. c. r. r. at this
station during the week ending Sept
/ Sent out thirty-seven car loads
consisting in part of cloth manufact-
ured at the new wooden factory, oil
cloth from Mr.. Bailey's works, slate
paint, live stock. hay, and slate from
the Madison quarries. Received from
sale Of passenger tickets nine hun
dred and sixty-six dollars. Total
amount of receipts from same source
during month of August, two thous-
and, six hundred and thirtysix dol
lars. There have been eight hundred
and sixty out passengers during the
month"
I'VE regret to record the death of
J p. Varney, a most worthy citizen.
For a number of years past he has
been an active business man in this
community. The funeral services
take place this afternoon"
Our esteemed citizen, s. H. ia
cobs while driving a spirited horse
over the trotting course at Dover
last week, was thrown from the sulky
striking upon his shoulder and crush
ing it badly. He is now confined to
his bed and the attending physician
considers his injury permanent
enc"
THE slate quarries at Madison
are now being worked to their
null capacity. The amount of slate
owned by this company is really in
calculable. They are now working q
vein which, in breadth of sixty feet
while the depth and length are indie
unite. Neither the Maine Slate Co
nor the Madison Pond Co are able
to fill their orders for dimension
slate though they ship as fast as
the stock can be prepared"
THE Centennial committee will
publish paper gotten up in We olden
style and printed upon antique paper
containing a complete program of the
Tea Party of September %, also some
Interesting points regarding the his.
tory of the town. Its circulation will
be 5000 copies and it will be for gra-
tpitous distribution. We will publish
l few business cards at cheap rate
Cards for insertion can be left at the
Reporter office. We wish it generally
understood that we want everything
in the way of relics of the past; we
will not injure anything left in gu,
lands and will be very grateful TO.
such articles
THE janitor of Coburn hall will
who have lately had occasion to pass
up and down the stairs at night
leading to the main or upper hall. He
has performed an act of mercy in
placing lights where he has. No one
need to stumble now for he has g
light to guide his feet"
There was also q notice of the be-
ginning of the village schools the
next Monday and attention was callee
to the fourth reunion of the First
Maine Cavalry to be held at Rock
land, September l5 The Somerset
Central Agricultural fair was adyer
tised to take place on their grounds
september 20 and so.
CANAAN.