The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-18
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
E. G.. Emerson of Portland, spent
Sunday in town visiting friends.

E. G. Emerson of Portland, spent
Sunday in town visiting friends.
Miss Florence Pooler went to Con-
cord, Mass, Monday to visit her
aunt.
Miss Hazel Snow of Lewiston, was
in town over Saturday and Sunday
with friends.
George w. Foster found the first
strawberry blossoms for the spring
May II, in the yard of L. W. Wes-
ton.
After being sick for several months
Isaac Pierce has accepted a position
in the Coburn market as meat cutter
this week
Mrs. Frank Bickford entertained
the members of the Snow Bound club
at 6 o'clock dinner Friday evening
of last week.
The dance which was to have been
held at Lakewood next Saturday, has
been postponed to one week from Fri
day night, the 26th.
Their will be a baseball game Sat
urday at Fairview park between s.
II. S. team and Pennington High.
Game called at 2 D. m.
sa
II. L. SWEET has received 10000
brook trout from the Belgrade hatch
cry and they were turned into Hay
den lake Saturday afternoon.
Benjamin B. Fogler arrived here
from Boston Tuesday. He made the
trip in his new Cadillac touring car.
He will spend several weeks here
with his parents. Major and Mrs. ].
W. Fogler.
The Grand Temple of Pythian Sis
tiers of Maine will be held in Port
land the 10th and 18th of May and
Mrs. Flora McPheters, Mrs. Flora
Dealey and Mrs. E. L. Ford left Tues
day morning to represent the Pythian
Temple of Skowhegan.
At the annual meeting Of the Show
hogan Water Power Company the fol-
lowing directors were chosen Bin
Page. II. L. SWEET, C. E. Young, John
Mcclellan, Charles Folsom-Jones. H.
L. SWEET was elected president and
F. A. Nolin secretary and treasurer.
Steward & Blunt have been award
ed the contract for heating and
plumbing work for the new Y. NJ. c..
A. building in Greenyille. This
building is to cost about 100000. They
have recently finished the plumbing
of the new Lancey hotel, Pittsfield.
Without doubt this is one of the best
hotels in New England.
Alton H. Whittemore and Miss
Izetta Pearl Dore were married Sun
day evening at the Bethany Baptist
parsonage by the Rev. George Merri-
am, the single ring service being
used. Both young people are resi-
dents of Skowhegan, Mr. Whittemore
being proprietor of restaurant here.
Mr.. Whittemore is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Whittemore of this
town and was educated in the Show
hogan schools. Mrs. Whittemore is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dore.
Unusually poor matches for this
season were reported by the mem
bers of the Somerset Poultry Pro-
ducers' association at the meeting in
the Municipal building Wednesday
night. A total of 1855 eggs had been
incubated by those present and only
831 chicks, or a hatch of 35 per cent
secured. Frank B. league reported
the best record, III chicks from 206
eggs. The why's and wherefores of
it all afforded grounds for animated
and protracted discussions. Van w.
Nelson told a pretty good story about
setting hen-that rolled one of her
eggs from the nest out on to the
floor. 1t felt cold when he found it
SO just as an experiment he took it
into the kitchen and left 1t over
night. Next day it was marked for
identification and returned to the
nest where it finally Matched first
out of the whole lot.