The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-13

Duncan Hall of Augusta, spent
sunday in town visiting friends.
Mrs. \. K. Smiley has returned
from Boston after a two weeks SO
journ.
The Commonwealth Shoe & Leath-
er Co. is planning to take account OF
stock this week.
{. E. Tinon. superintendent Of the
Bangor Public schools is spending
his Easter vacation with relatives
here.
Enoch Markham. one Of the state
COW testers located in oxford eoun-
ty, has been in town visiting for a
short time.
Elmer Wentworth. who suffered in
jures by falling from telephone
pole in Norridgewock a few weeks
ago. breaking one of his ribs, Is able
to be out.
Edward Wright. one time clerk in
Bucknam's drug store and the last
few years owner of a drug store in
Dexter, has sold his interest there
and has bought the drug store OF
George Cushing, Madison.
Leon Witham, a member OF the
firm of Hackett & Witham here, and
Mrs. Sadie |. Titcomb, were married
Saturday evening at the Baptist par
sonage, Waterville, by Rev. +. Z.
Whittemore, ID. d. Mr.. and Mrs.
Witham will live in Skowhegan.
Clarence Hight has been elected
and commissioned Second Lieutenant
of Company E. N. G. S. NJ. He sue
ceeds Charles Bagley, who was sew
eral months ago promoted to First
Lieutenant. Mr.. Hight has natural
military ability and in but a short
time has worked from private to this
office.
d. II. Perkins spoke before the Y.
NJ c. A. Sunday afternoon upon The
Value of an Education" explaining
briefly the different kinds and their re-
lation to the problems of life. The
rapid increase in membership made 1t
necessary to divide the Bible class
into three sections. They are in
charge of Emmons Head, NJ Gerry
Plummer and Harold Larry respec-
lively.
Frost coming out of the ground
caused a leak in the dam at the Wa
ter Co.'S reservoir Saturday night,
and as result the pond was drawn
down quite low. This together with
the melting snow and the effect of the
ice upon the shores made the water
very muddy all day Sunday. Condi-
tions had improved greatly by Mon
day noon, and Supt. Wentworth ex-
pressed the opinion that the trouble
was about over at that time.
Mark Bond of Corinna was in town
Saturday for the purpose of inspect
ing the Suffolk sheep owned by A. d.
Bailey. The latter had no surplus
stock at the time, SO Mr.. Bond left
an order to be filled next fall. This,
+ together with other calls from York.
Penobscot and Washington counties,
will take more animals than Mr..
Bailey Is likely to raise this year, and
he has accordingly started negotiat-
ing for some importations from On
tario.
The Skowhegan Y NJ. C. A. has is
sued paper known as the "Bulle-
tin" The first issue appeared Sat-
urday. This Bulletin will be pub
lished occasionally for the purpose
of presenting an outline of the work
being done and plans to be done by
the Y. M. C. A. The April Bulletin
includes an outline of the work of the
local Boy Scout movement, a paper
by Donald Philbrick delivered at the
annual conference and a paper deliv-
cred by Gerald Marble on Religious
Activity" This Is an SPACE paper
nd has a very neat appearance.
At the opening of the spring term
of the Madison and Skowhegan
schools there will be some changes
in the teaching forces. Miss Helen
Smith will be transferred from the
Malbon's Mills district, Skowhegan, to
the Bigelow Hill district, Miss Mil
dred Crafts of Foxcroft has been en-
gagged to teach at the Malbon's Mills
school. Mrs. Lena Mebane will re-
sumo her position in the Second
Grade of the Lincoln school after a
vacation on account of sickness. Miss
Lizzie Roberts has been engaged to
teach at the Patterson Bridge dis
trict in Madison.
A special treat was afforded
number of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Ben T. Steward Thursday evening
when they were invited to their home
to partake of trout supper The
event WAS unusually nleasant Mr.