The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST
From Local Papers of Years Ago

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June IA. 1878-The first Grammar
school closed its spring term with an
exhibition Saturday evening. The
school has been under the instruction
of Mrs. Martha F. Leach and Miss
Annie L. Bigelow The scholars had
trimmed and decorated the school
room preparatory to the exercises
Saturday evening. Wreaths, festoons,
flowers and appropriate notices
worked in evergreen were tastefully
arranged on every side. The eXer-
cises consisted of a piano duet by
Annie Russell and Lizzie Webb; reel
tation "The Old Schoolhouse' by LIZ
zie Higgins; defamation "Reyolu-
tionary Rising" Frank Tufts; piano
solo, Sadie Anderson recitation,
John Maynard Lois Morse; decla-
nation BE Careful What You Say
| Nehimiah Bragg; recitation They
/ Placed No Flowers Upon My Papa S
| Crave. Kate Burrill; piano SOLO,
Belle Emery: recitation Kate Ketch-
UNI. Annie Russell; defamation
The Burial of Moses. Willie Went
worth; Allegory, War of the Roses"
Mary Palmer. Vesta Fletcher, Belle
Robinson. Edith Stanwood, Mamie
Gushing. Eta Foss, Belle Gray. Annie
Becker and Lizzie Webb; recitation,
"Wanted Minister'S Wife, Hattie
Nash. defamation THE Semirole's
Reply, Fred harrington; recitation
The Legend of the Limerick Bell,
Hannah Leavitt; piano duet, Annie
Russell and Lizzie Webb; recitation.
Socrates Snoobs" Belle Robinson;
defamation 1.-The East and West
one" Fred Burrill.-The Changers
held their meeting yesterday, Wed
nesday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert F.. Adams. A large company
and very pleasant time.-John
Turner has taken the J. F. Pollard
store. on Madison ST. as a sales room
for the Champion Mower.-Edward
Wilson represented the Skowhegan
Reform Club at the State Convention
at Norway, June 9Th and 6th.-A
large company of those who took
part in the presentation of the Can
tata of Esther made call upon and
partook of Strawberries and cream
with King Ahasueras, alias Albert
Smiley, Tuesday evening. Married,
Norridgewock, June 8th, by James
fTpUc0 ESu., JOllH u. OliNCi VI ONoi No
and Emma Rogers of Norridgewock.
June q, 1S7S-The Junior Exhibit
ton occurred on Thursday evening.
The exercises after being opened by
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hancock were
participated in by sixteen members
of the class according to the follow
ing program Destruction of Jeru-
salem, John Griffin; 1.-THE Sisters
Carrie Bixby; 1.-The Fisherman OF
Wexford. Florence Eugene Lamb;
"The Jockdaw of Rheinus", Georgin-
ma Murphy; "The Last charge :,
Carrie Snow Pitts" "Hetty McEwen"
Minnie Tuttle;.- "The MINISTER'S
Curse, George Randall Green; 1.-The
Baby's Fall" Clara Brown Varney;
"Johnny's Opinion of Grandmothers"
Cynthia Louise Hutchinson; Kip van
Wrinkle, Cora May Johnson; KIT
Carson's Ride, Charles Edward I'll
ton: 1.-The Two Villages. Lucy Anne
Dinsmore; why We Didn't Sell the
Farm Laura Belle Hoxie; Laughing
in Meeting" Esther Chase Pierce
THE Curse of Regulus'. Albert For
rest Dyer; THE Maiden Martyr j.,
Annie Maria Estes-Frank Steward
or tn1S Town SAILS LOT dilS' July -
We regret to learn that Hon. d. D.
Stewart of st. Adams has been serl-
ously i'll for some time.-By a sad
accident last Thursday William Jack
son of Scion lost his life. Mrs. jack
son had been away with the team
during the day and returned about
dark. She retired quite early and in
few minutes Mr.. Jackson said he
go
horse into the pasture for the night.
Mrs. Jackson fell asleep and awoke
about II and found that her husband
had not returned. She was alarmed
and calling the hired man. went at
once in search of Mr.. J. Upon the
stable floor neaf the door with his
head crushed by a blow from the
horses foot. lay the man dead. Mr..
Jackson had taught the horse to
stand erect and walk upon his hind
feet. 1t Is the opinion of those who
saw the wound that the horse was
standing near the door and upon Mr.
Jackson's entering, reared and struck
the fatal blow with forefoot.-The
death of George, two years old son
of John Burwood of Madison was a
particularly sad affair. On Friday
evening lie SOb oOliS la POi'C'
il was thought he did not taste it
However at midnight he was taken
with violent vomiting and all the
next day had violent symptoms OF
poisoning. On Sunday morning he
appeared much better and played
about the house until the middle Of
the afternoon when he became mucf
worse and in what appeared to be
q a rFipd SHOW heQan
June 18th by w. II. Fuller, Esq, Mr.
John A. Baker and Miss Eva NJ
Baker, both of Moscow.
June %, 1878-The pulp mill Al
running day and night under thu
management of w X. Shurtleff. its
present owner-Rev. .. j. Hancocf
breaches in Athens next Sabbath ant
in consequence there will be NJ
preaching service at High Stree
church. Sunday School and prayer
meeting as usual.-Levi Greenleaf
Esq, who has practiced law in Solor
! for the past year or two, has re
moved to and opened an office IL
Pittsfield-Dr Horace Stevens ha
been suffering much of the time 10
several weeks with a severe cold.
portion of the time he has been un
able to attend to his professional
duties.-The smoke that filled the al
| last Friday was from fires in tn
| woods north of the Fair Grounds