The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-02-24

mencing the first of July and that 1t
is to be under the direction of VIM.
c. Young.
July 4, 1S73-The poisoning case at
Cornville Poor House now turns out
to be no poisoning at all DR.. Cush-
ing got word Monday from the analy-
sis of Maxwell's stomach that was
sent to Boston, and not a particle OF
strychnine was found in it Dennis
was released from Norridgewock Jail
that day and it now appears that
when he protested that he knew
nothing about the poison in his coat
pocket, that he told the truth.-A
correspondent of one of the city pa
pers writing about the new cemetery
lot at the Great Eddy, says that 1t Is
a beautiful lot, consisting of about
twenty acres, very pleasantly situat-
ed and containing small pond and
several springs of living water 1t
is to be beautifully laid out with car
riage ways, walks, etc.-Just before
our columns are closed for the week
we learn of the death of the Honor
able VIM. Allen of Norridgewock.-
The Thespian Club propose to give
us first rate entertainment on the
evening of the Fourth in Coburn
Hall. Their program is as follows;
Part first: 1.-The Last Loaf, a
drama in two acts. Cast of char
acters Mark Ashton, DR.. M. D.
johnson. Caleb Hanson, S. F. Par
sons; Harry Hanson, E. P. Dole;
Dick Bustle. w. II. Wildes; Tom
Clubs, DR. C. F. Haynes; Kate Ash
ton, Mrs Lizzie F. Gilman; Little
Ashton, Mrs DR.. Haynes; Pattie
Jones, Miss Abbie Keene; "A Tender
Attachment farce in one act. Cast
of Characters: Mr.. Clapboard, Chas
Burrill; Ebenezer Crochet, M. Wright,
Jr.; Horace Crochet, Harry Haynes;
Peter Pickles, DR.. C. F. Haynes; Obed
Oakum, H. D. Bates; Timothy Tur-
fair, Dr. M. D. Johnson; Louis Loop
stitch, Chas. F. Jones. Part second,
Refreshments, strawberries and
cream, etc. A grand promenade with
music by Morrison's orchestra will
follow. A new feature of the enter
tainment will be the sale of button
hole bouquets by a couple of pretty
young ladies'.
July %, 1873-A little child of Au-
gustus Judkins of Malbon's Mills,
fell into a well about II feet deep
one day last week. The mother
climbed down by the rocks and res
three feet of water in the WE'LL
Freddy Judkins, little fellow seven
years old son of j. F. Judkins of this
place attempting to help his father
about unloading some grave stone
marble from a car the other day, got
his foot quite badly jammed.-The
brick walls of the Court House are
up to the second staging and the iron
vault doors in.
Aug. l, 1873-William Varnum and
Sarah Dinsmore were married in An
son, July 81, 1873, by Rev. Josiah
Tucker. They had been married
forty years on the 2lst inst, when
their children and few friends met
at their home in Athens to celebrate
the fortieth anniversary of their
wedding day One very pleasing
feature of this celebration was the
marriage of granddaughter,
daughter of Mr. c. p. knight of
Athens to Mr. Nahum L. Hilton of
Arson. the marriage ceremony being
performed by the grandfather who
gave the young couple some excellent
advice. Very beautiful and appro
PIRATE remarks were also made by
Or Tobey of Athens, who was pres
In al CT ion Lob n
O. Hill of SkOwhegan fell from his
moving machine Wednesday night
and WAS very badly, probably fatally
injured. There was a hole in his
skull, made by some blunt instru-
ment an inch and half in diameter.
He was unconscious when found and
has remained so nearly ever since, up
to the time of this writing.-Light-
ming struck the farm buildings of
Philip Taylor of Hartland Saturday
and set them on fire and burned
them up.-Married, July "a, by Rev.
A. r. Sylvester, Mr., Charles Whorff
and Miss Jane Holden, both of Show
hogan.
Aug. s 1S73-Samuel W. Coburn, a
well known citizen of Skowhegan
and brother of Ex-Governor Coburn.
died last Wednesday.
Aug. Is. 1873-On the 9th instant,
young man by the name of Asa
Lawrence of this town, fell from the
roof of a two-story house and severe
ly sprained his ankle; the only won
der being that it had not killed him
outright
Aug o. 1S73-A camp meeting will
be held on the new Methodist Camp
Ground at Arson, commencing Sept.
Is. next continuing six days.
Aug %. 1873-Tuesday morning
little child of Stanley Nay of Skowhe-
gan fell on the stove and was terri
bly,. if not fatally burned. IS moth
er fastened it into a chair by pinning
a towel around it and little sister
older, childlike, removed the pin and
the little one fell on the hot stove, it's
mothers attention being turned at
the moment-At the Skowhegan Re-
publican caucus held at the Engine
Hall last Saturday. the following per-
sons were chosen delegates to the
county convention held in Coburn
Hall. Thursday. Aug. %: Daniel
Snow. James Bell, R. b. Shepherd.
Peter Malbon, Bryce M, Hight. Levi
H. Folsom, Levi c. Emery. Isaac
Dyer. j. p. Blunt. Nathan Fowler, ].
T. Pollard / Chandler Dow X E.