The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Taken From Local Paper
of Many Years Ago

April 6. 1S77-A little after eight
O'Clock Monday evening company
of closely cIoaked. mysterious look
ing people might have been seen
emerging from Geo G. Narncy's
store aud silently making their W.
down Water street and up Madison
to High. From doorWays on the
route. forms as closely cloaked and
equally as mysterious looking, glided
out and took their place in the pro
cession. But mot a moment stopped
or stayed they until they reached
the residence of Geo. S. Webb, Esq.
In answer to demand the door of his
pleasant house was opened and hall
light revealed the portly figure of DR..
Stevens. who, with his wife standing
demurely at his side and an eager
throng at his back were waiting for
permission to enter. We do not
know whether permission was given
or not, but we do know the house
was taken by storm. The friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb could not con-
sent to allow the crystal wedding of
the happy pair to pass unheeded and
they had determined to present their
congratulations in body, and that
no work might be made" they con-
cluded to give no notice of their in
tentionS. An hour or two was spent
in an eminently social manner and
the self-invited but most Hospitality
entertained guests departed leaving
behind them many appropriate pres
ents. This was one of those surprise
parties that proved to be a genuine
success.-Married, Skowhegan, April
LIST. by Rev. o. G. Hancock, Mr.. Sam
uel Whittemore and Miss Eola NJ
LOOMS, both of Skowhegan.
April IS, 1S77-The early risers
are blowing their gardens-At the
term of the Supreme Judicial Court
just closed, on motion of l.. L. Wal
ton. Esq, Josiah H. Thompson, Esq,
of Mercer was admitted to the bar.
Mr.. Thompson has been reading with
Walton & Walton for the last year
and a half and now settles in King
field.-It is impossible for me to
travel long nowadays without bein6
reported by some enterprisng news
paper. so We were not surprised Oh
picking up the Chicago Times of last
Friday to find notice of our Black
Hills emigrants. Their first lesson
was little step but it may prove an
eye-opener. The Times says: Two
small expeditions of Black Killers.
one numbering thirty-four men, un-
der the leadership of Col Curtis,
from Skowhegan, Me. and the other
thirty-seven men under the captaincy
of George A. Fogg, also of Maine,
were in the city yesterday Quitting
for the trip to the gold fields The
Skowhegan party put up at the Com
mercial Hotel and yesterday two of
them made the acquaintance of IAN
old friend of their fathers. who mi
tiated them into the mysteries of
bunko, at an expense of $50 to one
and $50 to the other The bunkoistS
will thrive in Chicago so long as peo-
pie from Missouri Maine and Mich
igan continue to come this way
Married, SkOwhegan. April s. by Rev.
W. Woodbury., Mr. George H. Snow
and Sylvia BurWood, both of Show
hogan
April %, 1877 Our genial friend.
Geo. S Webb has taken possession of
his old stand at the end of the toll
bridge The nomination Of Dr. John
S. Gushing of this village as a trus-
tee of the Maine Insane Asylum is
most fitting one.-Thc Crowell Mills
of Cornyille were destroyed by fire
Tuesday. They consisted of saw
and shingle mills and were owned by
Mr. S l.. CrOwell and were worth
81 500. No insurance. The origin
of the fire is not known. Married,
Skowhegan. April y, by Rev. W. o.
Aver. Chas. Hutchins and Miss Abbie
J. Sampson, both of Lexington;
March 18th, by Rev H. c. Munson
Charles Jones and Miss Hattie a
Baker. both of Skowhegan. Died,
April 18th, Osgood Sawyer, aged rs
years and 10 months; March 18th,
Martha F.. daughter of S. and Sally
f. Vose, aged years, months.
March 10th, Geo. Chandler, son of
David Horn, aged Is years.
April 81, 1S77-Mr f. A. Whittier s
team was one that came to grief
Tuesday. ]. Lawley was delivering
groceries on Middle street when the
horse became frightened, ran away
and up set the wagon, leaving 10 and
a selected assortment of groceries in
the gutter. The driver received no
severe injuries but the wagon was
reduced to kindling wood-Died.
Skowhegan, April 20. Mrs. Perley
Fogg, aged about 25 years.
May 4. 1S77-The friends of the
wife of Col A. W Wildes were startled
on learning of her sudden death
Tuesday evening. Mr7. Wildes has
been an invalid for years great SUI
ferer from asthmatic difficulties, but
her general health has been better
for the past two months and her
family were cherishing brighter days
for the sufferer. Early Tuesday
evening, while in great pain, as an
experiment and on accommodation
Of her nurse, she took a potion of
a decoction of strnionium and imme-
diately sank away, breathing her last
between seven and eight. Her ply
stefan, DR.. Fl. Stevens, gives as the
cause of her sudden demise heart
disease. superinduced by the malady
above referred to. Mrs. Wildes was
a lady dearly beloved by her family
and numerous friends, who mourn
her loss and have the sympathy OF
the communicative are glad &c
learn that our friend George Arnold
has cot nicplv settled in Mark West