The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-02
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


business Wednesday.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Wat
erville on business Wednesday.
County commissioner Henry Grow
ell was in Augusta on business We'd
nesday.
Congressman elect Samuel w.
Gould was in Augusta Wednesday at
the Legislature.
William Clough of Portland has
been visiting his daughter Mrs. w. S.
Stnchfield, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Simpson will
20 to Boston tomorrow morning for a
weeks visit with his brother, Geo.
Simpson and family.
The Helen Coburn Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs Holden at
her home on North street Friday af-
ternoon The subject of the meeting
will be Western Women in Eastern
Lands
W. B. Whittier is a candidate for
Third Selectman. There are three
candidates now for this office, the
other two being Albert Jewett and
Henry Demo.
Preparations have begun for put
ting up the iron work of the new
Scion Embden bridge. A part of the
steel has arrived and the rest of it is
expected this week The crew is en-.
gagged in putting up the false work.
Mrs. W. o. Wildes who has been
visiting her sister Mrs George L. II.
Smith. for several days went to New
buryport, Mass, Wednesday to her
new home, Mr.. Wildes having been
recently appointed paymaster in the
WOODEN mill there.
Wilbur F. Berry at a hearing before
the Legislature Wednesday paid a
compliment to Sheriff John A. Mooers
that everybody appreciates. Mr.. Ber-
ry remarked that if every county had
a sheriff as honest in the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law, as is
Sheriff Mooers of Somerset there
would be no need of any liquor law
except the prohibitory.
prohoh11 CONAN hoe tnora Sanora+a
settlements and names than any other
town in the State. Nearly everybody
is familiar with the name Of Pooduck
others are: Slab City, Browns Cor
ner, Moore's Mill, Pirate Lane. Lake
George, The Notch and there are
other places that have their neighbor-
hood names. Probably there is no
town in Maine that has more beauti-
full spots than Canaan.
The following jurymen have been
drawn in the different towns of the
county to serve on the Traverse
Juries at the March term of the Su-
preme court which conyenes the 21st
of this month: John II. Libby, St. AL
bans; e. L. Rand, Detroit; S. S.
Fletcher Starks A. B. Jordan. Hare
land; Edward II. Farnham, and
Frank Written, Fairfield, George E.
Flanders, Mayfeld; C. R. Miller and
Leslie Rogers, Norridgewock.
Golden Rod Branch, I. S. s., held
its regular meeting in the Municipal
Building Thursday, Feb. 23rd. The
following committees were appointed:
Relief committee, Celeste Roullard
and Mae Haynes, for north side
Amanda Witham and Rose Sawyer,
south side. Flower committee, Hen
eritta Gates and Rose Smith. Social
committee Mabel Hussey and Hen
erietta Gates. The next meeting will
be next Thursday, March 9th.
Reports come from the Maine Gen
eral hospital, Portland that Morris
Bracket who went there for treat
ment several weeks ago is improving.
Mr.. Bracket had been suffering some
time with trouble with one of his legs.
He had been up to Eustis deer hunt
ing and while skinning a deer the
knife slipped, hitting Mr.. Bracket in
the leg near the knee The wound at
the time was not thought to be seri-
GUS but it grew worse and he has suf-
fered with it since that time.
A meeting was held last evening by
the local horsemen and they voted to
have a race on the Kennebec river
next Saturday. There will be a free
for-all race. The horses that have
already entered are Happy Jack own
ed by Warren futile; Pilot Nelson
owned by Scott Robinson, and the
two horses owned by Morris Gledhill
Two other races will include local
horses and some from out of town A
fine quarter mile track has been
cleared on the ice and much sport is
looked for next Saturday afternoon
Everybody invited
The members of the Somerset Poul-
try Producers Association listened to