The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-24
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May >. 1s73-Cromwell Barnard,
whose death We publish in another
column. was a man of somewhat &C.
centric habits. He had lived a bach
ellor but in his will several poor
widows were endowed. On the
whole he was a kind and excellent
man.-ReY. l. S. Jones. who bought
the stable on the Court House lot,
had a hauling on Wednesday and
moved the stable whole up to his
house on Leavitt ST with oxen. There
were twenty-four or twenty-six yoke
of cattle, enough to move the build
ing right along.
May 9, 1S73-B. F. Eaton. station
agent at this place, received letter
the other day inquiring how much
he asked for riding in the cars from
to and how much the person
could take with him and If he could
take a COW with him as baggage
Early last Friday morning. our US
ually quiet and orderly place, was
thrown into considerable excitement
by the report that a man had killed
himself The facts soon became
known and it was found that Charles
Bigelow, man forty-fye or fifty
years of age and living or boarding
at the house of Mrs. Bradbury near
the Eddy ON the Plains Road had
shot himself. The persons at the
house when the deed was done were
somewhat peculiar, four or five of
bor rrind nannln hIrf q q
appears from the testimony before
the coroner's jury. everyone had sep
arated from their husband or wife.
May q, 1873-The old Bickford
house has been moved this week on
to Leavitt st. Mr.. II. K. White the
purchaser will fit it up for a tene-
ment.-The old county buildings at
Norridgewock were sold at auction at
the 18th inst. The property was bid
off by Norridgewock parties. Court
House at $1725; probate buildings at
$24O; bell at $175 old furniture etc.
to different parties for about enough
to make up $500 Hon. S. D. Lind
sey bid off the Court House and Mr.
Perkins the Probate building.
May 80, 1873-Two barns belonging
to Isaac Morse on the Norridgewock
Road. south side. about two and one
half miles from this place, were de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon.
June 6. 1873-Mr Silas Leland Of
this place with his lady are to start
for the Maine. General Hospital on
Saturday with their own team. They
are to drive all the way to Portland
in their carriage and start on Satur-
day in order to reach that place in
season. The fair opens on Tuesday.
The moving of John Ware to Wa
tervlle does not affect the tannery
business at Athens, for John Ware
Jr. will continue the business as
heretofore
June 10. 1873 Married, June 7. by
Rev. Mr. Tibbetts, Mr. Abel II. Pat
ten of Pittsfield and Miss Mary H.
futile of Skowhegan.
June 90. 1S73-The buildings of
David p Young of Smithheld were
totally destroyed by fire about l p. M.
May 2ith.-A large number of tne
friends of Mr. and Mrs. a. f. Adams
assembled at their fine residence
Thursday evening, 18th inst, to OBJ
serve their twentieth wedding ami
Versary.
June 27, 1873-One of the most
terrible tragedies took place at Mad
ison Bridge last Wednesday that ever
happened in Somerset County. Adel-
bert Dawes, boy - years af age,
hnt anJ pcfo lrillad Alice
II years of age. There
are various conjectures of the intent
and responsibility of the boy-some
holding that he did not know the gun
was loaded, and too young to con-
slider the effect of the deed and hence
while others hold that
he was bright smart boy and could
but have known the gun was loaded,
and the effect of the act, the reckless
ness of its consequence.-David Mox
well a man between eighty and nine
ty years of age, and an inhabitant
of the poor farm in Cornville died
very suddenly on Wednesday of last
week and was buried Thursday. He
died very suddenly and under cir
calculated to excite sus-
picion, but as he was very aged and
had for long time depended upon
the public for support, his death ex-
cited but little notice. On Friday
some circumstances led to the belief
that one Elijah Dennis also a pauper
had poison about him. The Over
seer of the Poor Farm went to Den
mis- coat and found in one of the
pockets bottle about half full of
white powder and labeled poison. al
so the word Strychnine below. The
contents of the bottle were tested by
Dr. Gushing of this place and several
gentlemen, and it was pronounced
in the deadliest form.
Dennis had been occupying the same
room with Maxwell for a long time.
The manner of the death together
with the appearance of the corpse to-
gether with the appearance of Dennis
and the finding of the poison of his
pocket led to his arrest on Monday.
We are happy to learn that there
is to be a regular stage line from
this place to Moosehead Lake. COM