The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-16

ing in a room where stood a furkin
of suds. Mrs. Toward left the room
for about two minutes and on return.
ing saw the child's feet just extend
ing above the water. To rescue her
was but the work of an instant. but
the whole body had turned black
She held the child's face downward
for a short time and the little thing
expelled the water from her stomach
showed signs of life and in an in.
creditably short period appeared as
though nothing had happened.-Last
week Mr.. Joseph Snow swallowed a
large plum stone which lodged near
the entrance to the stomach which
had become contracted by previous
disease. After suffering for four
days. being unable to eat or drink he
applied to DR.. Haynes who passed a
probang into the stomach forcing the
stone before it.-There will be a
basket picnic at VIM. D. Haydens
grove in Madison, held by the Black
well Hill Temperance Club tomor-
row-Married Athens, Aug. 25tb
Fred NJ French of Skowhegan to Ella
F. Goodrich of Athens. Died, Show
hogan, Aug. %. Joseph Edward, son
of Joseph and Abbie Lashon, aged
years and 6 months. Athens, Aug.
IA, Thos. A. Hight. aged so years
Sept. 6. 1873, married Sept 8, by
Rev o. ]. Hancock. Mr.. Joseph
| Spaulding Jr. of Caratunk and Miss
Abbie J. Holbrook of Madison
Thursday evening a stable belonging
| to DR.. Moore of Scion Village was
struck by lightning. burning the
house, ell, stable, grain bag, COW
and two hogs. The furniture was
saved. Loss $500. insured for $1,000
The fire also burned the stable of
Frank Davis and damaged the house
badly. Davis loss is $1,000 not in
Sured.
Sept. 20, 1S78-supreme Judicial
Court for Somerset County. Hon
VIM. G. Barrows, Judge, presiding:
L. L. Walton. county attorney; l.. H.
Webb, clerk; Mrs. Sarah Crosby,
stenographer; grand jury, Lindley P
Smith, foreman, Cornville; B. P
Barker, Athens; G. j. Conner, Pitts
field; John L. Davis, st. Adams;
John Drew, Canaan; A G.. Grant.
Fairfield Zenas F. Hathorn, Scion;
VIM. H. Haynes, Smithfeld; John
Parker, Madison; John Pooler, Pal
myra; Peter G. Rogers, Arson; Elias
Taylor, Bingham; James WATSON
Norridgewock John W. Watson, N
Portland. First Traverse Jury, O.
W. Creation, foreman, Starks; John
r. Bicknell, Madison; John d. Bing
ham, Canaan; Meshach Berry, Con
cord; Almon H. Felker, Lexington
Chas. H. Girdler, Mercer; VIM. F
Grant, Harmony; Dingley Houston,
Detroit John T. Hight, Athens;
Hiram Howes, ST. Adams; Edmund
j. Hill, Moscow; David Danforth,
Scion Second Traverse Jury, Ariel
Jones, Fairfield; Leonard Knowlton,
New Portland; Samuel Littlefeld,
Hartland; Benz. Mantor. End. Anson;
Alonzo Patten, Pittsfield; Henry C.
Pierce, Embden; Francis Randall,
Ripley; BENZ. T. Spaulding, Palmyra;
Thos. V. Totman, Norridgewock; Lo-
renzo D. Wentworth, Cambridge;
Levi S. Varney, Skowhegan; ]. l.
Burrill, Skowhegan officers in at
tendance: Sheriff, S. c. Chase; de-
puties, Elias Hutchins, crier; James
Cleveland, jailer; John S. Longfel-
! low, II. S. Nickerson and Joseph At
kinson; Messenger, Milton l.. Record
Among the yellow fever victims in
Memphis is II. A. Wheeler, formerly
of Norridgewock. A letter says he
! had breathed the poisonous air of a
| thousand sick rooms, before falling a
victim to the dreaful scourge. He
died on the 18th after a sickness of
one day.-We are pleased to learn
| that our genial friend Captain w. H
Cabot, has connected himself with
the we'll known dry goods importers
and dealers, Jordan, Marsh & Co.
Boston. The excellent reputation
that the Captain has earned thru
former faithfulness, courtesy and
ability, will, we doubt not, attend
him in his present field.-Judge Will
! Hanson has just received by express
three thorobred Spanish Bucks to be
kept on his farm in Starks.-Three
fires have occurred in this county
within a few days. On Sunday night
the farm buildings, with nearly all
their contents, belonging to Mr. Cy-
rus w. Pratt of this town were con-
sumed. Loss $500, insured for
$4,000. On the same night, Mr.. Or
rim l.. Jones, a Norridgewock farmer,
met with similar misfortune. Loss
! $2500, insured for $1400. The last
of the week another set of buildings
was burned in Harmony-Marrie
1llISHelu, oepl. 1oLH, DIT the TeSlueHCe
of the brides father, Mr. Stanley
Small, by Rev. o. j. Hancock, Geo
w. Elliott of Skowhegan to Miss
Phoebe C. Small of Pittsfield. Emb-
den, Sept. LIST, by Rev. S. w. Brown
vile of Scion, at the residence of the
brides father M. D. Malbon Of Show
hogan and Miss Stella Williams of
Embden.
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Sept 27, 1S78-And now it is the
Skowhegan team that purpose to
have some sport. Gen. Isaac Dyer
and wife, Levi C. Emery, Esq. and
wife, S. L. Whittier, Esq. and wife,
Mark Harville Esq. and wife, Chas.
Colby, Esq. and wife and few kin
dred spirits left for the upper Ken
nebec, Moose River and we do not
know where for a few days vacation.
The Skowhegan Grange. Patrons OF
Husbandry, have presented Mrs. A. F.
Adams with a magnificent token OF
their appreciation of her efforts in
their behalf. 1t consists of silver
ice set and pickle dish.--A r. Bixby,
Esq. left Tuesday morning for a six
weeks trip thru the west and south.
The many friends of Mrs. Harriet
Neil Haynes will regret to learn OF
her demise. She has been failing
for some time, but her death was
very sudden Born HARMONY Sept.