The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST
From our Files Of 1880

April 7, 1880-Mrs E. N. Merrill
| picked a pansy. In her garden SUNDAY
morning.-The Corporation meetins
| comes next Tuesday and all should at,
tend as matters of great interest VIII
come up.-Moore says he wishes tne
publisher of the Reporter would Durst
| up so that he could get a little rest
on that war record.-The Cathoic
| church Is to be rebuilt ALREADY ng-
! ures are being made and work Will De
commenced at once and Will be push
ed rapidly torward--The case-of the
| Skowhegan Savings Bank came before
Judge Barrows Saturday and the
Treasurer reported very favorable
/ showing The Judge decreed that
j 1915 per cent Of the deposit accounts
of the depositors before reduced, be
/ divided pro rata among said deposit
! ors.-On the second evening of the
/ North church entertainment, Mr.. VIII
liam C. Thompson took the character
of "Hezekiah j. Tarbox of Skowhe-
gan, Me-, at your sarvice marin. lie
played the part we'll and was some
what surprised on going out OF the
hall, after the performance, at being
interviewed by an angry native OF
Skowhegan who told him what he
thought of him. Mr.. Thompson ex-
planned politely that he'meant no dis
respect to Skowhegan, that he was
only playing the part and did not write
the play.-The Selectmen have made
the following appointments. Sex
tons, c. X. Turner, Jas. W. Pooler,
Jas. F. Buzzell, Nathan Fowler and
BENJAMIN Herrin; constables, B. M.
Hight, Samuel B. Cleveland, c. X.
Turner, Charles Fairbrother, j. b.
Dascombe, NJ C. Thomas; H. p. Nc
Farland, Charles Whittier and Bow
man V. Lamb; wood surveyors, M. d.
Ward George w. Durrell; Stanley e.
Nay, c. X Turner, B. NJ. Hight and
Abram s. Observation-Disclosures school
meeting village school meeting
was held at Engine Hall yesterday al
ternoon The meeting was called to
order by Judge Fuller, clerk; E. 2.
Mayo was chosen moderator and Geo.
S. Webb. clerk. The agent reported
that he had paid teachers $3,265.0O;
paid for wood, $20676; for repairs,
| $126.05; and for sundries $19560 His
report was accepted and he was re-
elected Miss Lizzie Miller was
chosen a member of the grading COM
mittee L. w. Weston, Esq made a
report upon the heating of the High
School and a discussion followed,
which resulted in the choice Of Cen
r. B. Shepherd, l.. w. Weston and
Fred Hoyt, as a committee to investi-
gate the cost of heating the high
school with steam and report at an ad-
journed meeting The agent was au-
. no IN
lot on the plains and also to procure
offers for the house and lot on School
street, and the lot on Madison street
and report thereon at an adjourned
meeting. The agent was authorized
to move the schoolhouse on North
street nearer the center of the lot and
also fence the lot if thought expedient
The meeting then adjourned until the
last Monday in May at o'clock.
April H. 1880-The railroad officials
have about concluded not to build
their depot this spring. They will
however build a new iron bride here
Now IL our fire department Is not eff
fcient we shall know why, for we have
our firemen paid and man paid to
keep the apparatus in order.-The Sc
lectmen WISH 10 REMIND tne school
agents that 1t is important that re-
turns of the number of scholars In the
several districts should be made to
them immediately. r. Maxwell
Esq, who has been very i'll for some
time, Is, we are glad to learn, improv-
ing and his friends have reason to
hope that he will very soon be fully
restored to health.--The farm house
owned and occupied by j. e. Buker
of Norridgewock, was destroyed by
fire Thursday afternoon, with most of
its contents. Fire caught on the roof
by sparks from the chimney. Loss
$500, insured for $1,000 little boy
named Buker fell into the Aistern, cor
ner of North and Leavitt streets. one
day last week and had very mar
row escape from drowning. Willie
and Walter Tufts, who were playing
with him, both jumped in and rescued
him, just as he was going down for
the last time. 1t was a remarkable
escape for in a moment more the boy
would have been dead.