The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-11-11
4 ITEMS OF INTEREST /
z Taken from the :
4 Skowhegan Clarion I
] OF FIFTY YEARS AGO !

March 29, 1872-We give the names
of the Republican County Committee
of the County appointed by the Repub-
lican County Convention last year:
Gen'l R. B. Shepherd, Skowhegan; Jos
f. Nye. Esq, Fairfield; Jos. A. Magoon
/ Esq, Harmony; Timothy B. Barrett
Esq, Canaan; Seth Parlin, Esq, Nor
ridgewoek. March 23rd at West New
Portland between I and o'clock A. M
the people of the village were alarmed
by the cry of fire, and smoke was seen
issuing from the store of J. w. Spear
The people of the village were at once
on the spot and through their Jealous
and praiseworthy exertions the goods
were mostly removed and by cutting
through the roof of the store and
using water and snow in abundance
the fire was eXtinguished.
April 5. 1S72-Hon Caleb Leavitt OF
Athens, father of DR.. Henry Leavitt
of this village, died suddenly on Tues
day at the residence of his son. He
came to this village to attend court
but was taken suddenly i'll which ter
minated in death.
May 8, 1S72-A Miss Jewell, daugh-
ter of Jacob Jewell of Cornville, COM
mitted suicide by drowning in a brook
near her fathers residence, April 18th.
She had been sick and under abbera-
ton of mind for some months.
May Il. 1872-W. r. G. Estes has
purchased the Chas. Leavitt house on
Leavitt st. Mr.. Chas. Fairbrother has
just opened a livery stable in the
building formerly occupied by Hill and
Haines.
May "a, 1S72-The following mar
ried ladies with all others who are
willing to aid them. are requested
to meet at Engine Hall on Tuesday
evening, the 2Sth inst, for the purpose
of making wreaths. etc, for decora-
ton of soldiers graves. Mrs. Samuel
Robinson. Mrs A W. Wildes, Mrs.
Isaac Dyer, Mrs r. B. Shepherd, Mrs.
S. S Nose, Mrs w. T. Symonds. Mrs.
Horace Stevens, Mrs. Henry Leavitt,
Mrs Joseph Philbrick, Mrs. Betsey
Williams, Mrs. c. Y. Richards Mrs. S.
w Sawyer. Mrs. Enos Fields. Mrs.
VIM. Plummer. Mrs. w. X. Moody,
Mrs. D. B. Savage, Mrs. DR.. Haynes,
Mrs Horace Little. Mrs. r. f. Lyons,
Mrs. VIM. Doran. Mrs. w. Drew, Mrs.
c. X. Turner. Mrs. Horatio Emery,
Mrs. Stephen Coburn. Mrs. VIM. Fol-
som. Mrs. Frank Folsom Married,
Livermore, May 21st, by Rev Chas.
Miller. Mr.. Edwin w. Marble of Show
hogan to Miss Lizzie A, Ladd of Liv-
ermore Falls The house of Alfred
Woodman in Athens took fire on Wed
nesday of last week and would have
been destroyed had it not been for the
active exertions of Mr.. Woodman and
his neighbors.
May 81, 1872-Married. Skowhegan,
May goth. by Rev. w. W. Nutting at
the home of the bride, Mr.. c. A. F.
Emery of the Somerset Reporter and
Miss Carrie E.. eldest daughter of
John Allen.
June I, 1872-Here is a list of the
different postmasters at Scion since
its establishment about 1916. Before
that the people of that vicinity took
turns in going to Arson once a week
for the mail Edward Rowse, Asa
Boswell, VIM Allen, Chas. Cummings.
Hezekiah Dodge, Asa Vickere, w. M.
F. Brown, Samuel Gage, lothian Low
ell. Albert l. Gordon. Sumner Webb,
Joseph p. Boswell and Albert Gordon.
June %. 1872-We learn that a boy
by the name of Spaulding was drown