The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-04-20

on business TUESDAY.
c. w Tilton of Boston. spent few
days this week visiting his brother
c. H. Tilton.
Charles Packard of Fairfield spent
the Easter holidays with his brother
Judson Packard
Mrs. Evan Adams. from Madison.
spent the day Thursday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Davis.
superintendent p J. Shanahan of
the Commonwealth Shoe Co, is
spending a brief vacation with friends
in Lynn, Mass.
S. j. Hurley spent the Easter re-
cess with his wife in Manchester, n
H., and Lynn, Mass The several in
laws" were Visited in turn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alexander
have rented the Brainerd house on
North street, and have moved there
from their rooms in the Oxford
Edward E. Groder reports the high
egg record for March. During the
thirty-one days of that month twelve
white Wyandottes laid two hundred
and twenty eggs.
Fred Southard has leased the Clin-
ton house at Clinton, Me, and with
Mrs. Southard will move there this
week The dining room at the Oxford
will consequently be closed for a
time.
A part of the ice on the Kennebec
river above Skowhegan Falls went
over the dam Wednesday. 1t had
been so softened by the warm sun
that most of it broke into small
pieces.
Forrest Bailey died Monday night
at his home on Shirley street after an
extended sickness of over a year. At
lildl lllle He Wdo ldhci ol1h Will d
fever which developed into tuberculo-
sis He was about 80 years old and
leaves a wife The funeral will be
held Thursday.
Major J. w. Fogler, after spending
several weeks in Washington, D. c.
New Orleans and several other places
in the southwest returned home
Tuesday forenoon. He was accom-
panied on his trip by Mrs Fogler who
returned as far as Boston with him.
She will visit their son, Benjamin
Baker Fogler, for short time.
William Varney, George Nash and
Or. Charles r. Viles are at work upon
plans for the annual fishing trip by
the members of the Nilburn club to
Moosehead lake. About thirty bust
ness and professional men will leave
Skowhegan on Friday afternoon the
letter part of May. returning with
real or imaginary fish the following
Monday.
Over fifty couples turned out to en-
joy the Easter ball Monday night, and
trip the light fantastic to the dulcet
strains of the Leahy Sisters orehes-
ira. There were fifteen numbers on
the program, but the strenuous ap-
plause by the dancers practically
doubled the number Messrs Dealy
and Wendell received numerous con
gratulations upon their good manage
ment and the pronounced success of
the affair.
Carrabassett Lodge. |. O. o. +. will
observe the ninety-seeond anniyer-
s. ry of the founding of the Order next
Sunday. by attending in a body the
morning service at the first Baptist
church The sermon by Rev. Robert
Morris and the musical program will
be prepared especially for the occa-
ison. BY a peculiar series OF coinci-
dences, Carrabassett lodge observed
the seventy-fourth anniversary in eX-
actly the same way The date fell
upon Sunday, and the members all
went to the First Baptist church for
a special service.
Lewis Forsythe has the most re
markable Jersey heifer in Somerset
county if not in Maine. She is ex-
actly one year old and is giving dtlly
about three quarts of milk without
ever having had a calf Mr. Forsythe
lives in Madison, and when planning
70 go away for the winter last fall,
he arranged with Mrs. Liz
zie Lombard, 10 care for the heifer
during his absence The little Jersey
was placed in pen with younger
calf that had never been weaned.
and as a result of the little fellow S
persistent attempts to satisfy his
hunger, developed into a dairy COW at
the tender age of eleven months The
case is attracting much attention on
Che part of local dairymen, and DR..
|. l.. Salley has Investigated it with
great care. He says that such a de
velopment is very unusual, although
similar cases were once reported here