The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-05
FEBRUARY.


FEBRUARY.
News received that Ensign Coburn
Marston, acting U. S. consul at Cor
into had caused Nicaraguan COM
mander to change his mind as to de-
tanning u S. ship.
19-Arthur S. Merrill chosen presi-
dent of Boys Conference at Augusta
27-Prof Donald Mcmillan. Pearys
comrade, lectures in Skowhegan.
MARCH.
3-State Council D A. r. meet In
Skowhegan.
17-Death of Rev. Fr. Philippe A.
Jouvin, pastor of ST Mary's church
in Skowhegan.
APRIL.
12-W. c. T. L. institute held in
Skowhegan.
Week of April q, Dr. F. A Leiteh
for five years pastor of Centenary NJ
e. church here, removes to Auburn
23-George Otis Smith gives testi-
mony in Ballinger-Pinchot case.
Week of April %, Rev. f. l.. Hay
ward. new pastor of Centenary church
enters on his duties.
2S-Death of F. R. Buck. for many
years prominent business man in
Skowhegan.
MAY.
-10-Fred B. Smith, International
Secretary, Y. NJ. c. A, speaks in
Skowhegan.
11-Hinckley bridge opened-Pass-
ing of old ferry used 115 years
19-Junior play s. H. S. given
first Junior exhibition ever given at
this season of the year.
25-Charles Nesbit of Washington
D. G., leader in Laymen's movement
speaks in Skowhegan.
29-Memorial sermon at Skowhe-
gan by Rev. B. B. Merrill.
30-Memorial address at Skowhe-
gan by Major j w. Fogler.
3l-Skowhegan' centenarian, Mrs
Mary Sawyer, dies.
JUNE.
old Oil Cloth Shop at Skowhe-
gan burns.
19-Baccalaureate sermon for grad
uating class of S. II. s. by Rev
Robert Morris
20-Commencement for S H. S.
27-Death of Mrs. Helen S. Coburn
9S-Skowhegan post office appro-
priation granted.
30--Geofge Jewett of Solon at
tackled by masked men.
JULY.
George Otis Smith made acting
chief of new Bureau of Mines.
Blaine S. Viles of Skowhegan ap-
pointed member of Fish and Game
Commission.
21-Madison boy arrested for writ
ing threatening letters to Elden Gray
25-Contracts awarded for Solon-
Embden bridge E. E. Greenwood to
be engineer.
29-Alonzo Richardson. correspon-
dent of Somerset Reporter for
twenty-five years, celebrates nineti-
eth birthday.
AUGUST.
17-Annual meeting of Somerset
Pomona at Lakewood
SEPTEMBER.
Former Congressman G. w
Weymouth, killed in automobile acci-
dent at Bingham.
12-Democratic landslide.
13, IA, 15-Somerset Agricultural
fair at Skowhegan.
IA, Is, 16-Eighteenth annual meet
ing of Maine Federation of Women S
clubs at Skowhegan.
%, estate Board of Trade meet
ing in Skowhegan.
25-South span of new r. r. bridge
rolled In place,
2S-Iyory Buzzell of East Skowhe-
gan found guilty of manslaughter
and sentenced to Is years in States
prison.
OCTOBER.
S-Town votes $4,000 for Skowhe-
gan-Athens Electric line provided 9th
er parties guarantee 100000 more.
1O-Work on new concrete dam at
Skowhegan falls begun.
23-Opening and re-dedication o.
First Baptist church of Skowheean.
% Sheep Breeders Association
for Somerset and Franklin counties
meet in Skowhegan.
NOVEMBER.
Postmaster Dyer of Skowhegan
oldest postmaster in L. S.. celebrates
ninetieth birthday.
DECEMBER.
3-New contract made with Skow-
hegan Water Co. to run until March
1880.
21--First Exhibition of Somerset
Poultry Producers Association.
27-Skowhegan Sorosis observes
silver anniversary.