The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-09

vas in town Tuesday and went to
/ Canaan to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde II. Smith and
Mrs. w. S. Stinchtield are in Boston
his week attending the automobile
! show.
Parker Foss, clerk in the Waterville
postoffice. was in town over Sunday
as the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Uriah Foss.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. II. Smith
vent to Boston Sunday to spend a few
| lays visiting friends and attending
! the automobile show.
Mrs. Amelia Gould will lead the Ep-
worth League service Sunday evening
The subject of the meeting is Mum
arous and Dangerous Foes"
Horace Spear came down on the
Somerset road Saturday, from his
lumber camp at Hales siding. to
snend the week end with friends here.
Frank Davis, who has been In Con
way. N. H., for the winter as teacher
in the public schools. is home visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Davis,
for a short vacation.
Chas. G. Moody, accompanied by his
eldest daughter, Miss Myrtle, was
called to Bingham Saturday to attend
the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
Moody. She was 81 years of age.
W II. Halves has entered the poll
teal field for Office as member OF
the school board. Mr.. Halves takes an
active interest in the schools and is
especially adapted to know the needs
If the pupils. He is a graduate of
Colby college and has a family of
three children.
Steward Brothers sawmill, which
has been shut down for the past week
on account of the blowing out of the
cylinder head, will resume operations
Wednesday, Orders for a large amount
Of custom saving are awaiting exc
cution, and sixteen men will be regu-
larly employed in the future.
Elmer Wentworth, lineman of the
Skowhegan Electric Light Company,
fell from an electric light pole in Nor
ridgewock Monday, distance of thir-
ty feet, breaking two ribs and caus
ing internal injuries. He was working
on a transformer when he came in
contact with a live wire causing him
10 lose hold on the cross arm on
which he WAS sitting.
George w. Foster brought a full
grown potato into this office Monday
that had grown in barrel in the cell
lar at the farm of l.. w. Weston on the
Russell road this winter. The potato
was a little smaller than the ordinary
eating size. Mr.. Weston put few
potatoes in a barrel last fall and the
-efuse gathered around them and dur
ing the last few months they sprouted
md issued the above spud.
The adjourned meeting of the
Skowhegan Boar dof Trade is called
for Thursday evening, March 8. at 8
o'clock p. m. at the Municipal build
ing, at which time money will be ac-
copied for the annual dues and dele
gates elected to attend the meeting of
the State Board of Trade at Water
Vile, March Is. An invitation has
been extended to the Madison Board
of Trade to meet with the Skowhe
gan Board and arrangements are be-
ing made for a short program Among
the speakers of the evening are Con-
gresham Gould, Trustee of Univer-
sity of Maine; C. P Merrill Trustee
State Normal schools; and d. II. Per-
kins. Superintendent of Public
Schools. Lunch will be served at
close of meeting. A large attend
ance is desired.
AT meeting of the local horsemen
here Tuesday evening an organization
known as the Skowhegan Driving
club was formed The following Off
GERS were elected: Morris Gledhill,
president; Bert McCoombs, manager;
c. H. Morrill,, secretary and treas
urer; Freeman Jones, James Nutting,
Charles Chute, committee on horses.
There will be a race next Saturday
afternoon on the quartermile track
on the Kennebec river. There will be
a free-for-all race with four starters
There will be two green horse classes
and matched race between two Nor
ridgewock horses with purse of $25
Prizes of blankets and whips will be
given in the other classes. Entries
should be made before next Saturday
noon to E. II. Morrill, or Bert Nc
Coombs.
BY practically unanimous vote at
he close of the meeting Monday
light. the Brotherhood of st. Paul
voted that the Sunday law ought to be
enforced, and business activities kept