The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-29

salary. Several other cudhsos ia INC
teaching force were made at recent
meeting of the school board OF that
lefty.
Cushing's island, called by Its ad-
mirers the gem of all the ISLANDS OF
Casco bay, is opening up for the sum
mer season. Its picturesque beauties
are held by many to be superior TO
adjoining shore property and con,
manding position at the entrnnce OF
Portland harbor gives 1t an fndiVidu-
atty all its own as an ocean barrier
DIR. I. M. Eager, United States quar-
antine officer at Portland, salieo re-
Gently from New York city on the
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Gross
err for Palermo, Sicily DR.. Eager has
been ordered by the authorities In
, Washington to go TO Palermo and TO
make An examination OF all emigrants
boarding steamers bound for this
country.
l. X. Estabrook OF Brunswick re-
Gently completed the planting of 26
acres of potatoes. BY using a plant
er he was able to plant the whole 20
acres in less than three weeks. He
makes the rows three feet apart from
center to center, with IA bushels of
seed to the acre and 400 pounds of
fertilizer to the acre at the time OF
planting He will use 600 pounds OF
fertilizer when he begins to cultivate.
Francis L. Littlefield, city editor OF
the Portland Daily Argus, is candi-
date for fire chief to succeed Chief NJ
! n. Eldridge, resigned. He will not GO
out OF his way to take the appoint
ment, but he would undoubtedly ac-
cept 1t If 1t was rendered him. Mr.
Littlefeld was at one time connected
with the fire department and has al
ways kept up lively interest in Its
work
An old fashioned "hoss case" wal
& tried out in the Biddeford municipal
4 court a few days ago. William A
Whittier, an Old Orchard livery stablt
keeper. sought to recover S75 which
he paid Irving Boothby OF Saco for {
horse. which he claimed had CHAMBERS
in bad form and had to be killed.
= number of witnesses were called oil
both sides, including among otherl
Former Cattle Commissioner John NJ
\ Deering.
- Owing to the difference between thu
wording of the original draft and thu
- printed copy of the city ordinance o
70 the city of Portland regulating tn,
- sale OF fire works on the Fourth o
II July, some dealers thought that the!
n were authorized to sell blank car
:, tridges on that day This point II
. IaI ~, IA al pno
which advises all persons that thu
ordinance forbids the sale of blanl
cartridges as we'll az the firing of thu
- same.
y The war against flies is being waget
- with vigor throughout the State. The
" Rockland board of health has ordered
:, the citizens to clean up rubbish an(
. materials that have a tendency II
~ breed and attract flies and efforts are
o being made in other cities to preyen
Q their breeding. Flies have beer
charged with conveying all manner o
l. diseases and now comes a physician
If who says that infantile paralysis is
W caused by them
n The oldest married couple in Lin
ii coin county are Mr.. and Mrs. George
At a pretty two story farmhouse which
n is part of a large estate that borders
/ Washington Whitehouse. They live il
= on Linnekin Bay. They are nearing
IL their 9th wedding anniversary and
are looking forward to the arrival OF
Nov. 26 when the event will be cele-
.e brated. They are in excellent health
IT and enjoy life fully as much as they
Is did 80 years ago
j. Omer NIethot of Foss street, Bidde-
ford. is the proud owner of four
legged chicken. which was Matched
g recently. This chicken is one of q
O flock of II, the product of a setting oil
IA eggs. The two extra legs. which
- seem to be of no use except to put the
chicken in the freak class, protrude
from the body, just behind where the
working legs are attached and are
perfectly formed. The chicken is as
) well developed as any others of the
brood and struts around the coop as
if conscious of the distinction the
d surplus of legs produce.
: A painter living on the Ferry road
Saco. was driving to town a few
- iiic'h ihSS o6O III q / iEs Ilt
y overlook and invited to ride with him
X a neighboring painter, who was rid
p ing bicycle. The owner of the
II wheel placed it on a bag of hay in
II the rear OF the wagon. The two
: were engaged in earnest conversation
& when passerby screamed Fire, 81
n The two men looked around and dis
Z covered that the hay was in flames
The bicycle was considerably dam
aged and the wagon scorched before
the bag of flaming hay could be
dumped into the street.
William VI. Bradley of Portland has
been appointed a special master to
:. determine whether the sum of $26 zoe.
the balance due from the Portland
bridge district on the contract with
+. the New Jersey Bridge Co., for the
7 construction of the Vaughan bridge,
I shall be paid to James D. Carton.
! trustee in bankruptcy of the New Jer-
! sey Co., or to F. NJ. Peet of New York,
who claims the sum as assignee of the
! contract. The matter came before
the court on a bill Of interpleader
brought by the Portland Bridge dis
: trict against j. ID. Carton trustee w
NJ. Peet and several creditors. A mo-
\ tiOn tn diSmisa tho hill Uas Ovorrulod