The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-23
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Belya l.. Bush went to Auburn
Tuesday to spend several days with
relatives.
H. H. Towle went to Portland
Tuesday where he will be gone for
several days.
Miss Hazel Carl of Bingham has
been the guest of Miss Christie Rol-
Inns the past week.
Mrs. Martha Hurd of Madison is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. H. w.
George. Turner avenue.
Miss Annie Bergman, teacher in
the public schools of Brewer, Is
spending q short vacation with her
sister, Mrs Mark Savage.
Albert Wharf,, who for a number
of years has lived on farm in Madi-
son. has moved to SkoWhegan into
the James Palmer house on Madison
avenue.
Frank Carpenter, formerly resi-
dent of Skowhegan, now superinten-
dent of the American Wooden Co. for
New England, has been in town this
week on business.
The plans of the agricultural de-
partment of the Y. NJ. c. A. are reach
ing completion and quite number
of the towns fellows are interested
in the outline of work.
Thursday, March 16, Everett B.
Stoves of Skowhegan, was united in
marriage to Helen Celia Curry of
Cornville at the NJ. e. parsonage, Rev.
+. L. Hayward officiating.
Charles Stain died Tuesday at the
poor farm He was about fifty years
old He leaves a son and a daugh
ter Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at 10 a. m, Rev. George Mer-
RAM of the Bethany church, ofIiciat-
ing.
hGN. L II. nay W al u Hho III Nililloh
Tuesday visiting friends. Tuesday
evening he delivered a sermon at the
Hinckley- Clinton church. Mr.. Hay
ward has become regular pastor of
this church and occupies the pulpit
each Sunday afternoon.
Mail carriers, stage drivers and
doctors were unable to contend with
the severe storms of last week. n.
NJ Cleveland and Joseph v Wiley.
r. f. d. drivers for the Skowhegan
office, made their regular trips on
practically schedule time.
DR.. ]. E. Wadsworth will give n
lecture Monday evening in the Meth
odist vestry under the auspices of
the Brotherhood of st. Paul. 1t will
be for men only and only those haY-
ing tickets will be admitted. He
will take for his subject Social Con-
ditions in Skowhegan.'
Major Samuel w. Gould of Show
hogan. Me-, who for thirty years has
been running for Congress, and who,
last fall defeated Congressman Bur
leigh. was the guest Tuesday evening
of the Melrose. (MassD, Sons and
Daughters of Maine, at their annual
meeting. He was the chief speaker
after the disqualification Journal.
Next Monday evening in the Opera
House, the play Theatrical Agency
will be given under the auspices of the
Skowhegan High school. 1t is in
charge of Miss Hazel Leaytt who
has had excellent success in training
local talent for plays throughout the
county in the last few months. The
choruses for the play will be orig
inal the songs being some that Miss
Leavitt has chosen after hearing them
in the theatres of Boston. There will
be about 100 characters in the play
and everything indicates that 1t will
be one of the best productions that
has been given here by local talent
for some time. The proceeds will go
for the benefit of the High School
Athletic association.
According to predictions from the
old lumbeTmen and farmers, Maine is
to have an early spring. They say
that when the snow falls in the mid
die of March as has fallen in the
last two weeks, April and May, will
be warm months. When the snow
goes earlier in the spring there is
considerable ice in the fields and the
cold nights and warm days spoil the
grass roots If the snow stays on
until about the first of April the grass
roots are protected. The snow that
has come in the last week will have
tendency to melt the other snow and
will help bring the frost out of the
ground. 1t has been found that there
is very little frost and in the fields
there is not more than three inches.
The lumbermen here are much pleased
with the recent snow storm, claiming
that it works to their advantage in
hauling the lapber to the landing.
They are, however, suffering for the