The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-13
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Daniel Clark of Guilford recently
spent a day with his nephew, Everett
Adams
Mrs. Edwin Holt, who has been
very sick at her home on West Front
street. is better
V. II. Carpenter. a student in Tufts
Dental college. is spending his East
er vacation with his classmate, Mil
burn Fowler.
Flora Savage, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Savage of Lewiston, af-
ter visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bus
sey for two weeks, returned home
Friday.
The lumbermen on the Kenneoac
have finished operations until tie
river opens for the drive. The drive
started last year about March "a, the
ice having left the river at that time.
II is not expected to start this year
for month laer.
c. VI. Rand discovered relic last
Thursday in the form of an old
straight backed chair In fixing II
up he found in the bottom of 1t the
date 1928. This chair was given
Mrs. Rand by Mrs. Johnson of Water
Vile. The seat of it was made of
cat-o-nine tails. 1t serves as great
curiosity to Mr. Rands friends and
neighbors.
Roy Marston, president of the
Skowhegan Board of Trade, returned
home from Washington Thursday
night and learning what action the
Portland Board of Trade had taken
in regard to holding a corn show in
Portland next November stated that
he believed that the Skowhegan
Board of Trade would consider the
matter and plan to have Somerset
county represented at the show.
1.-THE Chief Corner Stone" was
the subject of the Sunday morning
sermon by Rev. B. b. Merrill at the
Congregational church. In the even
ing there was a union meeting of
the First Baptist church with the
Congregational and Rev. Robert Nor
rs and Mr. Merrill delivered tenn
perance addresses. Rev. F. l.. Hay
ward took for his subject Sun
day morning Temptation of Jesus. >
Rev. Robert Morris spoke on THE
Road to Heaven
Following is a list of the rev
books added to the pay shelf of the
skowhegan Public library; "Prodigal
Pro Tenn" Bartlett; Man Outside
Martin; "Freebooters of the Wilder
ness" Laut; Dixie Hart" Harden;
Golden Webb" Partridge; Recon
structive Marriage" Barr; up
Grade Goodwin The Lever" Or
cult; "Rabinett," Wiggin, Nathan
Burke" Watts; Rose in the Ring"
McCutcheon; God Parents" Ma
son; Weddings of Eve" Hopkins;
Keeping Up With Lizzie" Bachel-
Ter; "Dweller on the Threshold"
Hichins; Marie Clair" =; "Old
Wives Tale" Bennett; Golden ST.
lence," Williamson; "Beggar in the
Heart" Rickett.
The Skowhegan baseball team
known as the Speed Boys" which
was the champion of the county last
season, Is making preparations to win
a greater record this year. The
members Of the team have elected
Sam Hurley, manager, to succeed Gus
Luckow, resigned. Manager Hurley
Is working to have games this season
with a greater number of teams
throughout Central Maine. The team
already has the following men: Hur-
ley, 3b; Dore, p; Ben MacNally, press
agent; Goulette, %; Hunter, IF;
Murray, sub; Turcotte. C; T. Laney.
IS; w Laney, 1b; Lacasce, RI; Pool
er, CT.
George w Savage has a white Wy
andotte pullet that laid an egg Thurs
day that places all other eggs in the
small list. This modest little biddy
produced a double yolked egg that
measured SA inches by 7. 1t weigh
ed 81 ounces. The biddy commence
ed to lay December IL and has aver
aged an egg every other day Mr..
Savage has twelve of these hens that
commenced to lay December Ia and
up to April they have laid 72S
eggs. He has sold them and they
have averaged him 80 cents a dozen.
Mr. Savage said he had fed the hens
three quarts of grain a day which
included wheat, cracked and whole
corn and oats, but the most satisfac-
tory diet has been two quarts of
baked potatoes each day.
The annual inpsection of Company
E, Second Regiment, N. G. S. NJ, was
conducted Thursday evening at the
Armory by Lieutenant John Barnes of
the Fifth Infantry IT Q A of DIotfc