The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Taken from Local Paper
of Many Years Ago

indictment for false pretences.-The
Senior Glass assisted by three gentle
men from the Junior class gave an
exhibition at the High School room,
Saturday evening, March End, consist
ing of the following program: Piano,
solo, Miss Mae Howard; defamation,
Geo. H. Clark; reading, Miss Stella
Sayward; defamation, Chas. Tilton
reading, Miss Mae Howard; declama-
ton, Fred E. Varney; reading, Miss
Annie Colby; defamation. Chas. A
Leighton; duet, Misses Sayward and
Howard. The entertainment con-
cluded with a defamation by Chas
! f. Buck
March IS, 1S78-Mr. F. B. Heselton
new proprietor of the Turner House
will make special efforts to accomo-
date his friends from abroad.-North
Somerset Grange at Scion was organ
lied March 16, 1876 and now 49,
members. They have a Grange store
with an annual trade of about $4,000
Born, Skowhegan, March 9TH, to Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. H. Snow, son. Madi-
son. Feb 22nd to Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
en- G.. Clifford, a daughter Uilla May)
/
March %. 1S78-Thomas Tantish
who recently sold his saloon in this
village to Geo. Flagg left for Iowa
this morning. He purposes to &C
into the manufacture of confectionery
somewhere in that state.-The winter
school at Malbons Mills closed a
most profitable term of eight days
/ Tuesday the II inst. This was the
ninth consecutive winter term that
| this school has been under the charge
of the same teacher, Alonzo Smith
Esq. There were thirty-four pupils
in attendance. c. S. Robinson, Shell
don Bradbury, Fred Withee and Josie
Adams were present every day. c. S.
Robinson was not tardy at all. Frank
! Tolman was absent but one day and
was not once tardy.-In our adver-
! Using columns a notice Of dissolu-
| ton appears in the partnership eX-
/ listing between j. p. Blunt & Son The
son Albert G.. takes charge of the
| business. We wish him success. He
has large circle of friends who will
! favor him with their patronage
| Born, Cornyille. March 18th to the
= wife of Albert f. Currier, a son.
March %. 1S7S-The death of Miss
Rose Varney last Sunday was a very
sad affair. Miss Narney was most
/ estimable young lady with a multi
| tude of friends and no enemies. The
funeral occurred Tuesday. The ser
vices being conducted by Rev. Mr.
burlington of Fairfield assisted by
Rev. o. ]. Hancock of this place
John l.. Tenney Esq. presided at the
annual meeting of the Congregational
/ Parish last Thursday. A. R. BiXby
was chosen clerk j. A. Colby, treas
urer; Barnet Whorff, auditor, j. A.
Colby and VIM. Pitts. collectors; a.
/ r. BiXby, l.. W. Weston and Vim. 7.
Bailey, prudential committee and
/ T. B.: Mrs. r. B. Shepherd and c. a.
! Woodbury., committee on music.-Two
young sons of the widow of Abraham
/ Wyman residing in the lower part of
! the village were engaged in cutting
wood last Saturday when the axe
/ glanced in the hands of the oldest
| boy and struck his brother under the
chin passing back to the neck, in
+ flicting a severe wound and barely
missed seyering the jugular vein. DR..
Stevens was called and dressed the
wound We understand the boy is
comfortable with good prospects of
recovery. 1t was narrow escape
/ from being a fatal cut.-Died March
/ 10Th, Lois NJ. wife of YIN. Thomas,
aged 80 years
April 8. 1S7S-At the last meeting
of the Show hogan Reform Club, the
/ following officers were chosen for the
coming three months: President
j Chas. Thomas; vice president, c. F.
Haynes. G. S. Webb, Chas. Webb; F.
| Sec, Harrison kimball: treasurer
Mark Knights; recording secretary, c.
! S. Belmont; Chap, H. A. Keene.-The
| friends of Miss RoXanna Weston TO
| the number of thirty or more gath
cred at her rooms last Monday after
noon to celebrate her 18th birthday
| Some of the High School boys have
been exercising a little practical phi
! lanthrophy. Early on a recent morn
/ ing eight young men might have been
/ seen with saws on arms and saw
| horses on backs crossing the bridge
in Indian file. They halt before the
door of worthy couple in whose
yard was a goodly pile of wood. For
/ the next half dozen hours there were
| lively scenes about those premises.
The following day saw the program
repeated and which cannot be usual
ly said of public repetitions, the sec
! ond performance was fully as good
as the first The chief literary feat
ure of the entertainment was the
reading of letters from few parties
who regretted their inability to be
present We do not propose to give
the names of these young men but
their wives are destined to be known
as Nine. Buck. Clark, Foss, Griffin,
Pollard, Ward Wentworth and Ho-
bart.-Born. Madison, April 2. to the
wife of Jesse A. Reed, a daughter;
Skowhegan, April 4th, to the wife of
Augustus l. Sawyer. a son; Married,
Skowhegan. March Goth. by Rev. W.
Woodbury.. Homer NJ. Jones and Miss
Emma ]. Viles, both of Madison; Died
Skowhegan, April End, Mrs Ansel AL
len; April 80, the wife of Parker
Boise; March 81, Miss Zelph Steward
aged 81 years.
George Jones of Mosquito has sold