The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-10
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
Warren Foss of Brighton was in
town Monday on business.

ton In september.
Mrs. ]. Edward Tremble of Los An
geles, Cal, who is spending the sum-
mer in Maine, is visiting in town this
week with her sister, Mrs. Forrest
Harville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Turner of
Hallowell, who have been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George X.
Robinson on Silver street have re-
turned home.
Workmen in the employ of E. n
Merrill are renovating his store on
Madison street for the Dyer Dry
Goods Co, who will move there from
Gould block within the next three
weeks.
Among those from Skowhegan who
will attend the Josse1yn Botanical
Society at Brunswick, October 1925.
is Miss Louise H. Coburn. She is
one of the vice presidents of the so
ciety.
Alton Cleveland, who has been in
Hebran Sanatorium for about seven
months, returned home Thursday. He
has made remarkable gain in
health and is nearly recovered from
his disease.
The August term of the Somerset
Probate court convened Tuesday with
Justice Augustine Simmons of North
Arson presiding. There were many
out of town attorneys present and the
term promises to be busy one,
The farmers of Somerset county are
rejoicing over the result of their hay
crop. The increase over last year
has been great in the number of
tons. Every farmer has cut several
tons more than he has in any one
I year in the last five.
Mrs. Linnie Parker and Miss Vesta
Withee of Stoneham, Mass, who have
been visiting at the home of X. A.
Withee for several days, returned
home Saturday; also Mrs. Della Cup
per of Tyrone, Pa, who has also
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Withee,
left here for her home Saturday
The Helen Coburn Missionary So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. Emma
/ INIT ~ Of W q
good attendance and the audience
was much interested in a talk given
by Miss Louise Coburn on the meet
ings at Mortified which she attended
a few weeks ago.
The fire alarm from box "a at the
post office was blown in at about $50
Saturday night for burning out
chimney in the Parker & Nay block.
| No serious damage was done but it
caused considerable excitement. 1t
being popular time in the evening
when everybody was out, the streets
were blocked for some time with peo-
Pile
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nutting, who
have been at Kennebunkport since
last May, have returned home. While
there Mr.. Nutting was employed by
William A. Rogers of Buffalo, N. Y
Mr.. Rogers has million dollar
home at Kennebunkport and employs
about the place 81 hands. There are
hundreds Of acres of flowers and
shrubbery about the place.
At the Town Clerks Office Satur-
day forenoon the following jurymen
were drawn for the September term
of the Supreme court: Grand Jury,
Thomas Lawley and Levi Beam Ira
verse Jury, Fred A. Williams, Joseph
Chabot, NJ. p. Rowe and o. w.
Kimball. The Grand jurymen are
drawn for three terms. The Septem-
Der term of court will convene Sep
TENDER 10, with Justice Leslie Cor
nish presiding
Because many of the farmers have
been "let down by cheap nursery
stock in past years, they having
bought from unauthorized agents,
the State horticultural II. A. Gar
diner, is sending out letters as a pre-
caution to the farmers advising them
to buy no nursery stock unless the
agent has 1911 license. If the
agent has no license Mr. Gardiner
wishes the matter to be reported to
the department.
Commissioner E. L. Ford has be-
gun work upon the stretch of the Ca
naan road along the river bank below
the Great Eddy. About 5000 feet will
be improved with State aid, the par
ticular treatment being what is
known as sand-clay construction. The
road will be approximately graded,
then a layer of clay carted on. This
will be plowed in and the mixture
worked with harrows until it Is uni
form. Following the first good rain
the roadway will then be shaped and
rolled. Both ends of this road are
now closed, the travel taking the old
pike over the hill.
Company E left here Monday morn
ing for Augusta for ten days camp
at muster in CamD Plaisted. Fol-