The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-27

in printing office.
James NJ. Dysart gave an address
Sunday afternoon at the meeting of
the Y NJ. c. A.
Henry w. Pierce of Philadelphia is
visiting his niece. Mrs. George w.
Steward of Mt. Pleasant avenue.
The seven-year-old daughter of Or
estes Bracket was operated on for
appendicitis by DR.. ] E. Wadsworth
Sunday.
Paul Murray has been appointed
fire warden in Aroostook county and
will assume the position at the close
of the year at the University of Maine.
Rev. F. l.. Hayward, pastor of the
Methodist church has accepted a call
to become pastor of the Clinton
Hinckley church in connection with
his work here.
James w. Bracket, a member of the
First Maine Cavalry and a resident of
Peaks Island. has been engaged to
deliver the Memorial address here be
fore the Russell Post, G.. A. r.
Miss Nellie Kennedy has a position
as accountant in the Office of the SOM
erset Farmers Cooperative Tele-
phone Company to take the place
made vacant by the resignation of c.
r. Oliver.
A crew commenced this week to
move the house recently purchased by
DR.. w. S. Stinchfield on Court street.
1t will be moved back on to Cross
street and DR.. Stinchfield will erect a
new home on the lot.
Inspector General James L. MORT
arty of Governor Plaisted's staff ar
rived from Lewiston Friday morning
for the annual inspection of Co. b..
During his stay in town he was en-
tertained by Capt. BERTHE l. Rice.
A stated cOnyocation of Somerset
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, will be
held tomorrow FRIDAY evening at I
o'clock sharp. The NJ. K. NJ. and
Royal Arch degrees will be conferred.
Refreshments served at close of work.
DR.. J E. Wadsworth has been re-
appointed Medical Inspector for the
Skowhegan public schools. At re-
cent meeting of the school board it
was voted to open the East Skowhe-
gan school and Daisy Richardson was
engaged to act as teacher
Mrs Elizabeth Barnard and Miss
Abbie Harville will entertain the Uni
yersalist circle at the residence of
William Stinchfeld on Water street,
Thursday, May 4, the occasion being
the 10Th birthday of Mrs Barnard. All
members of the circle are invited to
be present
Sidney Pooler, without doubt the
largest maple syrup manufacturer in
the county, has made 107 gallons of
syrup this season. 1t has been an
unusually good season, He had about
500 trees tapped. His sap orchard is
almost entirely of rock maple trees
which Is unusual in this State.
A Grand Army circle has been or
ganized at Norridgewock which is to
be known as the Marshall p. Hale
Circle, Number %. Following is a
list of the officers; President, Mrs.
Lydia Longley; treasurer, Mary Long
ley; conductor, Ellen Tibbetts; as
sistant, Minnie Holt; chaplain, Cora
Lancaster; secretary, Alice Wade.
A crew began work this week to
build four new streets. They are be-
ing built by Mrs. Edith Steward and
the work is being done by Frank |
Estes. They are to be known as:
Clement street, ST. John street, Dyer
street and School street. They are on
he east side of North avenue. Par
ker Sanborn has purchased a lot on
the corner of Chestnut and School
streets and began to erect a house
there this week.
The growing interest in the bust
ness of raising hot house lambs, has
so stimulated the inquiry for Dorset
stock, that Secretary Ernest Hilton of
the Maine Sheep Breeders association
has purchased flock of thoroughbreds
from w. E, Barron. Mr.. Hilton re-
ports that it has been very favor
able season for lambs thus far, his
flock of Hampshires having dropped
total of 30, o. of which are alive
and growing nicely. One particularly
good buck that was dropped the 2Sth
of January, weighed "A pounds April
10, and during the LIST three weeks of
March gained an even 20 pounds.
Swell sample Hats at CurtiS'