The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

ing car.
Miss Annie Allen went to Mouse
Island Monday where she will act as
pianist at the Samoset hotel.
Miss Mona NJ. Moir of Somerville.
Mass, arrived Monday night, a guest
of Miss Lettie NJ. Rowe. for few
weeks
Miss Ruth Lander of Bingham, is
visiting at the home of her uncle, w .
G. Baker at Woodside farm, East
Madison.
Manager Fred Southland of the Clin-
ton House at Clinton, was in town for
few hours Tuesday, renewing ac-
quaintance with old friends.
E. w. Marble returned Monday
from Monhegan where he left his wife
and daughter to enjoy a brief vaca-
ton on this island out at sea.
Dr. A A. Walsh, who has been
conducting evangelistic meetings in
Penobscot county, will deliver an ad-
dress at the First Baptist church
Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Wyman of Midway,
Mass, who has been visiting relatives
in Scion, and at the home of Sewell
W. Smith for a few days, returned
home Monday.
Ed P. B. Osborne of Fairfield will
meet at the Seventh Day Adventists'
church next Friday evening at 1870
Sabbath school at 100 p. M. ; also
Sunday evening at 7.30.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Town improvement society will be
held on Friday afternoon, July IA, at
three o'clock in the Library parlors.
A large attendance is desired.
There will be union Sunday
school picnic at Lakewood Tuesday,
July 49, Fare for adults 25 cents for
the round "Trip, children under II
Is cents. Take any regular car, and
a special car will be provided if neces-
sary. All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Alden and two
children, Thalia and Ames, arrived
here Wednesday to visit in the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Jackson for
the summer. Mrs. Alden was a
Skowhegan girl, being Miss Minnie
Snow and a sister of Mrs. Jackson.
Mr.. Alden has a fine position in
shoe shop in ST. Joseph.
The big cow moose that has been
seen frequently around Hayden lake
was seen again Monday morning by
cottagers and the children were able
to get within short distance of her
The moose appears to be old and
somewhat feeble. She is apparently
losing her eyesight. The fish and
game commissioner will be notified
to see if the animal cannot be dis
posed of before she undergoes fur
Their suffering.
General James L. Moriarity of Lew
iston made Company E an informal
visit Tuesday evening. The boys
went through all the usual maneuyers
for his benefit on Water street, and
he seemed pleased with the snap and
precision of their work. Arrange
ments have been all but completed
for the companies from Augusta, Wa
terville, Pittsfield and Skowhegan to
meet in a competitive drill at Water
Vile during the Central Maine fair.
The management has offered to hang
up a purse of SIS, and pay the eX-
penses.
The log drivers on the Kennebec
river are making slow progress. They
are rushing the logs as fast as they
can for there is some fear that ell
of the logs on the river cannot be
driven between now and the time it
will be necessary to begin the next
seasons cutting 1t is estimated that
there are 12& 900, 900 logs in this sea-
sons cut and about 100000 feet
that were left over from last year. 1t
is not known how many logs will
have to be left undriyen for there
may be prospects of getting out
some that have already been left If
rain should fall in the next few
weeks.
The crops in this vicinity through
out the county are in the best condi-
ton that could be desired. The dry
spell on this land has been an ad-
vantage and especially corn is far
Their advanced than usually at this
time of the year. Charles Chute,
manager of the corn canning fac
tory, stated this week that everything
pointed now to a big yield of sweet
corn. 1t was thought at first that
there would not be the usual amount
of hay harvested, but farmers now
feel that the crop will be as big If
not larger than last year. Oats show
an excellent growth and an unusual
thing is that very few pieces of lodg-