The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-01

Three men were injured within "a
hours while at work on the new broom
handle factory at Oakland. Two,
Wares Blaisdell and Oscar Anderson
were injured by heavy sticks OF timber
falling on their feet. Anderson, II
Is feared, has one bone broken just
below the ankle. The other man fell
from ladder, but was not severely
injured.
Fred Libby, 20 years of age, be-
lieyed to live in either Halifax or
Portland, was blows to pieces 81 the
explosion OF II sticks of dynamite at
Crazy Brook, near Smyrna Mills.
where he was working for the Dean
Lumber Co, recently, according to
special to the Bangor Commercial.
Both legs and an arm were broken
and he was horribly mangled. He
lived half an hour without regain
ing consciousness
In addition to the new high school
building and the new business block
for which excavation is being made,
Springvale will probably have a new
banking building this year. Directors
of the Springvale National Bank are
discussing the proposition and have
called a meeting of the stockholders
for April 80. 1t is understood that the
Hanson lot at the corner OF Maine and
Oak streets can be secured at rea-
sonable price, in which event ofhclals
of the bank favor the erection of
three-story brick structure about
50x70 feet or larger.
Biddeford Journal: 1t seems odd
that railroad ties, or sleepers as they
are more commonly called should be
brought to Maine from the South, but
the steamship George Hawley Is now
discharging $1,000 hard pine ties,
which the ship brought from Savan-
nah. Ca, at the Grand Trunk dock
In Portland. This makes 150,O00
which the road has brought in the
present season. They will be used
along the entire length of the road.
The Grand Trunk has been bringing
these ties in for tho past three years.
The price of cedar ties is said to be
the reason for the use of these ties.
| We think we have In our neighbor-
hood a most remarkable boy, writes
West New Vineyard correspondent OF
the Franklin Journal, Daniel Gould,
who has, in the absence of his father,
| this winter, taken the entire care OF
eighteen head of cattle and three
| horses, which had each day to be
turned out the barn to water. He
also helped to cut and haul lumber to
Duley's mill and has found time to
break to harness a yearling colt. Al
though Master Daniel was but four
teen years of age on his last birthday,
April 10, 1918, he stands six feet and
three inches in his stocking feet and
weighs 1877 pounds. Let us hear from
some other small boys.
People in the Midtown district OF
Calais have been swindled out or sew
eral hundred dollars by young man
who represented that he was an or
ganizer of Y. Nj. c. A. association. He
said he had talked the matter over
with some of the ministers and bust
ness men and that they were satisfied
with his credentials and had pledged
support. He added that he was going
to call a mass meeting, but before
doing so he wanted the assurance that
the people of the city were with him.
He produced a subscription list which
was generously subscribed to, and In
many instances collected sums vary
ing from 81 to $40, ito avoid going
! over the same ground twice" NO
meeting was called, and upon inquiry
it was ascertained the young man had
not consulted any of the local clergy
and that none of them knew anything
about the movement.
Winthrop has a case for Sherlock
Holmes. The person who broke in
to the dry and fancy goods store
of E. p. Libby left his foot print on
the office chair. With the aid of q
chisel, the burglar removed pane OF
glass from the rear window of the
store and then reached in and unlock
ed the window. The office chalr
stood where 1t made convenient step
| for the intruder whose shoes were
smeared with the ashes into which he
had stepped when approaching the
window. The outline of the burglars
foot was thus transferred to the chair.
Could Sherlock Holmes handle the
case a glance at the footprint would
of course be sufficient to identity the
burglar. In the absence OF great
detective the burglar is missing. So
! is about S. in money and perhaps
portion of the stock of goods In the
store. The burglar left the chisel
behind him in addition to his footprint.
The following choice bit of gossip
is served up by the Waldoboro cor
respondent of the Damariscotta
Herald: THE selectmen Of this town
have weighty problem on their
hands. 1t appears that there was an
Homeril combat in Frank Miller's
woodshed between their cat and Mrs.
Luella Cottons dog. The parties live
down on the west side. The cat in
question is a yellow Thomas some
what past his youth but not passe.
His owners claim that he got the
worst of it and he does show masy
scars Some however claim that he
has a long record and one not alto
gether crediatble and that the fact
that his scars are In ribbons is due to
his habits and to encounters, with
other Thomases. yellow and other
wise. They say If Fluffy had staid
in nights he would not be now nursing
80 many wounds. AT any rate he still
lives. But that is not the point. His
owners claim that Thomas Is a do