The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-21
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| The News of Somersets Busy Towns
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Harr4 Spaulding received Il tele-
gran yesterday morning announcing
the death Of hi- i3ihef. i3zoH 9p"'la-
ing ~ Long Beach 'aIIi=
Tie suffrage campaign opened last
THURSDAY evening ii Garrabasset'
Hail and a large audience was pres
pnt when Miss /. Lola Walker oi
PENNSYLVANIA spoke cloqucntly on
equal outrage The League now has
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" G Robinson received teiet u
Monday announcing The sudden oedih
OF his brother Jesse oil n nouns,
Ont Mr.. and Mrs. KnhInsph start
Tuesday on thcir SAD journey. H'ia'
doublF 50 as Ar ROBINSON ye9ht'z
brother trankiih alod ohiS tfH
week age
II. heavy rains q Saturday and
SUNDAY made a second fre=hct IN the
Kenncbcc and Carraba-sett riyers.
Both DAYS the rain fell in torrents.
The frr4het Of Monday was the great
no At a.
June freshet within the memory Of
anyone now living Acres of corn,
Dofafor4 and beans were covered Mon
day morning and the Kennebee VAS
still rising Some Of the farmers on
Kennebcc avenue suffered badly by
the food " J Rand had about two
and ane-half acres Of sweet corn all
under water, this being the second
time. benjamin Berry had three
fourths of an acre of potatoes cover
ed several feet deep The large
island at the junction of the rivers
was all covered and II h Hilton had
eight acres Of corn under the water
several feet The water in the road
from the village TO The Patterson
bridge was number of feet deep
The Solon Creamery collector drove
thru the water 10 1.vsander Rnbinson's
on the fiat and pnt his horses nearly
all under and lost his cream cans and
II was necessary To take boat and
pick them M All the cream was
saved and only one empty can was
lost The water i'm Mr. Robinson :
barn cellar was five feet deep or more
md a boat could be sailed nearly 10
the door of his house Much dam
age was done 10 tho highway and it
was reported that several small
bridges we're sWopt ont. Rcports
came Of great damage all along both
rivers to potafoes and other crops
and this will in most instances be a
total loss as it is too late 10 replace
them this season.
Peter Parent came here from Jack
man and on juno 9th DR. Marston was
called and found the man broken out
with a rash which rosemhled chicken
pox. but whom DR.. Marston was called
again ON tho 18th he found it de-
cidcd case of small box. Mr.. Parent
was staying at Mr. Dubey's at the
south end of the iron bridge. but when
1t was found what the disease was he
was removed to one of the small New
castle houses and a strict quarantine
enforced Vaccination is the order
of the day and very large number
have been vaccfnated
James Mullen. who recently enlist
ed, was given a fnrlough and visited
friends and relatives here over Sun
day. returning to Augusta Monday
morning
The Hanscom Construction Com
pany has engaged Irwin Brown of
lewiston for time keeper on the water
Mrs Chester Flanders of Kcnnpbpp