The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-26
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Mr. and Mrs. John E. Taylor and
Miss Blanch Emory were in FoXeroft,
Sunday, making the trip by auto.
II. ". Peaslee and wife, OF Buriug
ton. VI. passed the day Tuesday with
their niece, Mrs. H. W George, Turn
or avenue.
Recent marriage intentions filed at
the Office of the town clerk are those
of Elmer bore and Miss Mary Ann
Herbert, both of Skowhegan.
At the meeting OF Sunset Chapter,
o. z. S. held Friday evening, two can
didates were initiated into the order
and refreshments were served.
Miss Gertrude Emery was a passen-
ger out on the forenoon train, Monday
being on her way to Portilla, Cuba,
where she is TO teach in an American
colony.
Rodney Drawn of Clinton took oath
before Judge Cornish, Thursday, adj
hitting him TO the Maine Bar. He will
begin to practice his profession in
kennebec county.
The members of st. Mary's parish
made their annual pilgrimage to the
Catholic cemetery, Sunday afternoon.
This event would naturally occur in
November but owing to the weather,
the earlier date was set for the oceas-
ion.
The funeral services of the late
George A. Prescott were held at
o'clock Friday from his late home on
Water street, conducted by the Rev.
George Merriam. The director was T.
G. Lord, and the remains were inter
red at Canaan. Beside step-mother,
Mrs. Annie Prescott of Skowhegan, he
is survived by the following brothers
and sisters: Frank S. Prescott, of
Chelsea, Mass; Daniel w. Prescott of
Brockton, Mass; Miss L. NJ. Prescott
of Boston,; John A. Prescott, Skowhe-
gan, and Mrs. James l.. Johnson of
SkoWhegan.
Mrs, Henry Trask had a narrow es-
cape from injury, Sunday afternoon,
at Madison, and received a bad scare
on account of a runaway automobile.
MIR. and Mrs. Trask were intending to
go to Madison to visit friend, but
missed the car so went to the garage
and got an automobile, Walter CLARK
acting as chauffeur. They stopped OPP
posite Calden's restaurant on Main
street. Mr. Trask and Mr. Clark went
into the restaurant to make pur-
chase, leaving Mrs. Trask sitting in
the machine. The brakes were not on
and the machine started down the hill,
bringing up on the sidewalk in front of
the J. NJ. Spence store and just missing
a large plate glass window. The front
axle of the machine was badly twisted,
but no other damage was done.
L. l.. Sanford has one of the most
pieces of fossil rock ever
found in the town of Skowhegan. 1t
is of a shaly nature, greenish in color,
and contains the perfect impressions
of a large number of marine shells.
These latter are of the familiar seal
lop type about the size of common
cent. This indicates that the rock in
question was once mud at the bottom
of the sea, subsequently changing to
rock during some geological transfor-
nation. Mr.. Sanford found the rock
in one of his fields near the house. He
does not know whether it is a part of
the familiar ledge outcrop of that Vi
cinity, or was contained in some frag
ment brought there by the glaciers.
The conditions of the specimen sug-
gest that the actual exposure of the
shell prints is comparatively recent.
All of them are sharp and distinct,
lacking any indications of weather.
ing.