The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

are rejoicing over tne arrival vi ten
and one-half pound son. born January
III.
DR. Sophronia Rosebrook has re-
turned to Portland after passing a
few days with Drs. Kellett & San
born.
Ben T. Steward went to Pittsfield
Monday where he is employed in do
ing the plumbing work in the new
hotel there.
Past Grand Master Workman w. H.
Paine was in Wateryille last evening
where he installed the officers of the
A. o. u. W.
Mrs S. Russell Newman and Mrs.
Fred c. Park of Orono spent a few
days in town recently as the guests
of Mrs. d. S. Holden.
Charles Dysart arrived here from
Monticello, Sunday, having driven
across the country, a distance of
about lis miles. He plans to spend
the rest of the winter here.
The first car load of steel has ar
rived for the new steel bridge across
the Kennebec river at Embden and
! Scion. Work will be started within
short time to put the bridge up.
Edgar E. Clifford, one of the pro-
moters for the new corn factory, Ca
man, stated this week that the neces-
sary acreage of corn had been placed
and there Is little doubt but that tie
new corn shop will be built in the
spring.
Peter Lessor. who died suddenly
last week was 81 years old and had
lived in this town about 80 years.
Five brothers, Ed, Ernest, Joseph,
Amele of Portland, Archie of Canada,
and his wife and one daughter, Miss
Alice, survive. Their many friends
sympathize with the family.
One of the interesting things at the
public library nearly every afternoon
is to see Benjamin Flagg, the second
oldest resident in town, reading with
out glasses He will read readily at
the close of the afternoon when the
light in the room Is not very good
and seems to have no trouble. Mr..
Flagg Is now in his ninety-third year.
A most interesting relic owned by
James Palmer is an old Kitchen
Clock" which is 71a feet tall. 1t is
over 100 years old. 1t is wound up
by pulling two loaded cords and the
strings to the weights wound around
big wooden shafts. The ticks of the
clock are loud and distinct and the
continued tick took" has put many
babies to sleep and made the home
CHEEKY on cold wintry night.
A recent report shows that accord
ing to population Somerset county
has more sheep than any other coun-
ty in the State. There are about
10000 Arson leads in number; Ath
ems is next; Starks third and Corn
vile fourth, each town having over
a thousand. Skowhegan has less than
a thousand. Investigation shows thai
in these towns the farmers owning
the sheep are the most prosperous.
A sofa pillow that is a prize win
ner is owend by Mrs. T. G. Hilton
of North Arson which she made en-
tirely of prize ribbons that she and
her husband have won at the differ
ent State fairs in the last few years.
There are nearly a hundred ribbons
uesd to make the pillow. They are
mostly blue but there are enough yell
to give good variety in color. This
pillow is priced very highly by Mrs
Hilton and attracts a good deal of
attention at the different fairs.
Some years ago Sewell W. Smith
unearthed a spoon that is supposed
to have been owned by Father Sebas-
tan Rasles, Father of the Old Point
Indians. He found the spoon near
the river about three miles from
here. 1t compares exactly with
spoons in the Bowdoin College Muse |
UNI which were owned by Father
Rasles. Mr.. Smith found with the
spoon the skull of an Indian, stone
tomahawk. The spoon Is made of
brass and silver plated, the plating
having been put on by hand.
The installation and banquet of the
A. o. U. w. was held Friday even
ing The officers were installed by
w. H. Paine, Grand State Past Mas
ter Workman. Following is a list OF
the officers; Past Master Workman.
n n Adams. Maater Workman John