The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

A ten pound and a half boy was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Conant,
Friday
Miss Lizzie Webb has a position as
clerk in the music store of Harry
Dinmore.
Miss Mildred keene was among
those who attended the Music Festival
in Portland, Monday.
Miss PAMELA Jewett. who has been
in Belfast six weeks visiting her niece,
arrived home, Saturday night.
DR.. Stnchfeld and family have been
in Mayfeld at the Charles Tozier farm
spending their hunting vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. George Caron return
ed home Monday night after spending
several days visiting relatives in Au-
eusta and Wateryille.
Honore Dionne of Frenchyille, Maine
who has been visiting his brother. Ray
mond Dionne for several days, return
ed home on the afternoon train. Sun
day.
The members of the Progressive
party are making arrangements to
have a special train run from here to
Waterville on Oct. 2S, the day that
Col Roosevelt is there.
Miss Alice Rogers, who for sometime
was employed in the Independent-Re-
porter Office as proof reader and COM
positor, has similar position in
Pennington, and assumed her duties
Monday.
State Master C. S. Stetson of Greene
was in town Friday on his way to
Parkman. He stated that there are
now in the State about six new
Grange halls being built at present
and a new one at Lowell was dedicated
Friday.
Captain Charles A. Garcelon of Port
land with wife and son were in Show
hogan Friday visiting Nathan Fowler.
Captain Garcelon, son of the late
Governor Garcelon of Maine. was in
the 10th Maine Regiment during the
Civil War with Mr. Fowler and later
was Division Quartermaster.
Following is a list of the new books
added to the Skowhegan Public Libra
ry Saturday: Inner Flame Burn
ham; Their Yesterdays, Wright;
Rich Mr.. Murgoyne", Norris; Daddy
Long Legs, Webster; Romance of
Billy Goat HiH". Rice; My Robin.
Burnett; Mr.. Archilles', Lee; &C. O..
Train; Charge IT,, Bachelor.
w. f. Hackett has purchased the
Bryant wood working mill at Pitts
field from the Pittsfeld Bank. Mr..
Hackett will see that ii is put into its
best running order. The mill turns
out nearly everything in the wood
worning line such as house finishings,
sash and blinds, etc. It's working
capacity is about 100 hands.
Though the receipts of deer have
not been great thus far in here get
deer never were so plentitll in this
locality. They are seen by autonlc-
bilists on all roads. Leon Witham
while coming from Rowland a few
days ago saw six at different times III
the road. Several local hunters have
shot quite few in apple orchards at
early morning.
Wood that is about half dry and was
cut last spring is selling in Skowhe
gan at $500 per cord and in many in
stances only six feet being allowed.
The farmers claim that with wages
soaring and good men to cut wood
can not be sold for less. Many peo-
pie are resorting to coal and claim
that at 1926 per ton is cheaper than
1t is to burn wood.
John Brophy of Fairfield has posi-
ton as city editor of The Madison Bull
letin and assumed his new position,
Monday. He is the son of Deputy
Sheriff II. d. Brophy of Fairfield and
has been engaged in the newspaper
business for sometime, having been
assistant editor on the Waterville
and a correspondent for
other papers. He was educated in
the Fairfield schools and Colby Col
lege.
There was never time when the
partridges were so plentiful as at
present. All hunters return with as
many as the law will allow. An au-
tomobile party of four returned from
The Forks Saturday bringing 10 with
them that they had shot from their
auto. The birds will fly into the
middle of the road and act dazed and
are shot very easily. Cleber Har-
willie returned from Scion Saturday
with four that he had picked with
rifle from his auto and had equally as
good luck the day before. Y
1t has been discovered here this
year by many of the farmers why the