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

C. C. Stuart, wife and daughter of
Caratunk, were in town Tuesday on
their way to Portland.
John Nutting is the first one to find
/ Mayflowers this spring. He brought
into this office Wednesday a good bou-
quet of them.
In presenting the gold headed cane
to Benjamin Flagg this week the
selectmen told him to keep it until he
was 100 years old. Everything indi-
Gates that Uncle Ben will be holding
it at that time.
S F. Emerson was chosen by the
official board to represent the Metho-
dist church at the Maine Conference
held at Biddeford the past week leav-
ing here Friday morning and return
ing Monday afternoon.
Dr. H. C. Woodman invites the
superintendent, teachers and scholars
of the High school of Skowhegan to
a piano recital at the Opera house at
j two o'clock p. m, Saturday, April 30,
at which time he will have something
of interest to communicate No tick
cts are required, but only the above
mentioned will be admitted.
At the annual meeting of the CO.
/ burn Aqueduct Co., held recently,
the following officers were elected:
J. P. Merrill, president; B. A. Saw
yer. treasurer and general manager;
directors, J. P. Merrill, B. A. Saw
yer, W. B. Heselton. This is the
fourteenth time Mr.. Sawyer has been
elected treasurer of the company.
The annual meeting of the Kenne-
bee Union of Women's clubs will be
held in Skowhegan, Friday May 5,
at the Congregational church. The
ladies from the clubs in Oakland,
Waterville, Fairfield and Hinckley
will arrive on the morning train at
i 1915 and will return on that leav-
/ ing at 2.30 p. IN. The Woman's club
and Sorosis are hostesses for this oc-
casion and will serve a lunch at one
o'clock. Supt. d. H. Perkins will adj
dress the meeting and the music will
be in charge of Mrs. Philo Steward.
The members of Eureka lodge, No.
1928. n e. o. p, entertained guests at a
card party at G. A. R. hall ON Tues
day evening, April "a There were
twelve tables. Refreshments were
served w Hunter Thomson with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Malbon were
entertainment committee for the ey-
ening. At the next meeting of the
lodge Tuesday evening, May 9 a dance
will be held The committee in
charge will be NJ b Heselton, Mrs.
Perley Stevens and Mrs. Emma II.
Dunton. Each member has the priv
ilege of one guest. Guests tickets at
NJ. B. Heseltons store.
e. B. Whitney of Greenyille was
in town Tuesday and stated that the
ice in Moosehead lake would probably
break up and melt away this year
without going down the river, this be-
ing something unusual. The ice in
the Kennebec has gone out as far as
The Forks. Following is the list of
dates when the ice has left the river
at Moosehead lake 1884, April 10;
1885, April 10; 1886, April 16; 1887,
April %; 1888, April 81; 1892, April
/ 9; 1894. April 70; 1895, April IA;
1896, April 16; 1897, April IS; 1898,
April IA; 1899, April 10; 1900, April
u; 1901, April 10; 1902, March 81;
1903, March "a; 1904, April Il; 1905,
April Il; 1906 April IS; 1907, April
10; 1908, April II; 1909, April IA;
1910, April /. Last year Moosehead
lake and nearly all the ponds were
clear of ice April IS and 16.
Manager Merton Pierce of the
i Skowhegan High school baseball team
has engaged Ralph Butler of Athens,
a former member of one of the league
teams, to act at coach for the pres
ent season. The team began this
week to practice in preparation for
the first game which will be played
next Saturday at Fairyiew park
against the Oak Grove team Those
who are on the team this year and
who played last season are Burrill,
Symons, Wildes, Weston and Pierce.
The captain of the team is Symons
Others who have been out to practice
this week and are showing up well
are Badger, Emery, Taylor, Nutting,
Cool, Dunlap and Dysart.