The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL. NEWS


Lakewood next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Gould went to
smithfeld Wednesday to spend sew
eral days in cottage there.
Mrs. Ralph W. Leighton was OPP
Grated upon for appendicitis at her
home in Middletown, Conn, last week.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Som
erset Veterans Association will hold
their annual field day at Lakewood,
August 10.
DR.. Alfred King of Portland was
called here Wednesday He perform
ed an operation on Mrs. Fronia Traf-
ton, assisted by DR.. l.. A. Dascombe.
Mrs. c. o. SturtevantN with her
two children, has returned to her
home In Pennington after spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs Edith
Philbrick.
Miss Florence Later, who was op-
Grated on for appendicitis at Somer-
set hospital by Drs. Stinchfield and
Wadsworth. expects to leave for her
home tomorrow
H. C. Hamlet of Crestline, Kan, Is
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Bernard at Cedar street He
is a cousin of Mrs. Demands. This
is his visit first to Maine.
The members OF the Eunice Farms
worth Chapter of D. A. R., with the
Scion and Madison Chapters are to
hold a field day at the home of Mrs
Horace Spear at Lakewood Thursday.
Mrs. Hattie Eaton of Sharon. Mass,
arrived here Tuesday night to visit
her brother, Rev. George Merriam
She was accompanied by Helen and
Marguerite Merriam, who have been
spending several weeks visiting in
Massachusetts,
George A, the two-year-old son of
Mrs. Ida M. Dennis, died Tuesday in
Oakland. The body was brought here
Tuesday night for burial Funeral
services were held Wednesday at p.
M, Rev. Robert Morris officiating.
The child died of cholera infantum.
Following is a list of the births re-
corded at the town clerks Office in
the last week: To Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ton Whittemore, girl; to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Turcotte, boy; to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Colbert, girl; to
M. and Mrs. Maxim Pitre, a boy;
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Beaufort, a
boy.
Ward Chapman of Fairfield, in the
big hail storm of last Saturday, had
8 acres of corn, Is acres of oats one
fourth acre of squashes and an ele-
giant garden destroyed. Mr.. Snow,
near neighbor, had 26 acres of oats
destroyed. The next morning the
hail stones were a foot deep in the
bitches back of the house; the hail
stones were as large as walnuts.
A verbal petition is being circulated
on what is known as the Plains for
the purpose of having a special police
appointed for that section. Because
of recent impromptu fights there the
citizens have felt that they were en-
titled to a special officer. There have
been at least three fist to fist combats
in very short time and each time it
has been necessary for outside aid to
come in and stop the disturbances. /
There is at least one man that is
ready to take the position if rendered
him. The fights have been harmless
but many feel the same as the little
boy felt while standing under an APP
pie tree while his father was shak-
ing off the apples. He was afraid one
would hit him next.
There Is considerable excitement
around Hayden lake at present, caus-
ed by moose being shot there last
week. Fish and Game Warden
Pierce of Bingham, has been investi-
eating the matter for several days
and Wednesday, accompanied by 9TH
er officers, they dug up the body OF
the dead moose. 1t was reported
that this was a COW moose about four
years old and not an old one as 1t
was at first supposed. 1t is claimed
that there are two more moose around
the lake, one of them being bull and
the other an old COW. The penalty
for killing a COW moose Is fac of
not less than $500 or more than $1,000, |
or by imprisonment not exceeding
four months.
For the first time in four years,
members of the Patten family met in
reunion Sunday at the old homestead,
now owned by Joseph Patten in West
Pittsfeld. 1t was a joyful time for
everybody present and the family was
represented by people from Califor-
MIA as well as other states. They
went to the home from Skowhegan
and other places where they lived in
carriages and all gathering there at