The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-27
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YEARS AGO

June 2, 18S0-The Senior editor of
this paper is taking in the sports at
Chicago this week-Rev. Mr.. Aver
preached at South Norridgewock,
Sunday, for Rev Mr.. Clark, who is in
Saratoga.-J. II. Sawyer OF Portland
was in town yesterday. He purchas-
ed eleven horse from John Haines-
An apple blossom, resembling large
white rose is to be seen on a tree IN
the yard of Josiah Tilton on Madi-
son street.-Street commissioner
Steward is making some much needed
improvements on LeaVltt street'-A
little daughter of Paul Murray fell
from a fence last Friday breaking a
leg. DR. Wilbur attended here. F.
Fairbrother has just returned from
Carving Place, where he and a party
! from Hartford spent several days
drowning poor little worms.--Dry
goods are falling very fast and White
q Wildes will for the next thirty days
sell all kinds of goods very low in
order to reduce their stock.-The Nor
ridgewock band Is now in good work
ing condition and all ready for bust
ness. They have been In constant
practice for several months.-The
Bloomfield Cemetery Fountain Com
pany will hold their annual meeting
at the Office OF r. E. Lyon & Co, next
Saturday evening at 7 o'clock.-Mrs.
Bradbury (Spiritualist), will speak in
! Heselton Hall, Skowhegan, on Sunday,
June 5th at 1920 o'clock, a. m. and
at 3 D. m. Seats free.-Dr. Merrill,
/ brother of E. N. Merrill, Esq, who
/ has just moved here from New York,
/ to practice his profession, has pur-
chased the Snow house on Water
street for a residence-The horse OF
A X. Perkins ran away last Friday
/ night on Water street and passed thru
Madison and High streets to the brick
church, where according to custom
she stopped and was caught-At a
meeting of the trustees of the Maine
State Agricultural Society, held at
/ Portland. Friday, 1t was voted to To-
cate the State Fair for the present
year at Lewiston 1t will be held
Sept 21st, 22d, 23d, and 24d.-Every
postoffiee in the United States is to be
furnished with a new instrument. the
invention of signal service ONCE
shows by dials the kind of weather
and atmosphere at the time indicated
as the most probable. Col. DYER
more than to any other person Is due
the credit for the observance OF Deco
ration Day in this village. Year at
i ter year he Is untiring in his efforts
/ to perfect the arrangements for ap-
propriate respect to his fallen COM
rades.-The gallant knight OF the tin
sword refused to close his store Deco
ration Day. showing that he doesn't
believe in the observance of the day.
a college commencement where he
can array himself in full regimentals
and be the laughing stock of the
crowd is about his bigness.-Apropos
to the Standards refining fling at the
political priests, in yesterdays is
sue. comes the story of an old demo-
crat in Scion who was in the post
Office in that town one day this spring
and there learned of the burning of
the Catholic church at Skowhegan
Turning to the postmaster, the stall
wart advocate OF fusion said, all in
one breath: Il wish | could hear
within twenty-four hours that every
dam church in the country was burn
ed" Gimme my Maine Standard
Kennebec JOurnal-A black mare
owned by Mr. Calvin Cleveland was
standing in II. II. Tufts yard yester
day noon when a pile of wood fell
over frightening her so that she ran
away She passed down North and
thru Water streets to the bridge
where she collided with the team of
Mr.. Cleveland of Fairfield. The col
lision cleared the frightened animal
from the carriage damaging it some
what but fortunately injured none of
the occupants of the other carriage,
which was somewhat injured. 1t was
a narrow escape from serious results
Next Tuesday evening the Junior
Glass Of the High School will give an
exhibition of selected articles in the
audience room Of the Methodist
church. On Wednesday evening the
exercises of the graduating class will
occur at the same place. The time
is the same for both evenings. 730
O'Clock. Appropriate music has been
secured for the occasions. The SEN
Tors have engaged the Weber Quar-
tette (male) OF Colby University; Mrs.
c. F. Haines and others. After the
graduation the classes of '76, IT, '78,
70 and 80 will repair to the vestry
and carry out the program that has
been arranged-School Meeting-An
adjourned meeting of the Village
School District was held at Engine
Hall. Monday afternoon. Gen. r. B.
Shepherd, chairman of the committee
appointed at former meeting to in
quire into the cost of heating the high
school with steam, made report. He
had estimates from a Boston house,
also from W. H. Pennell, Portland.
The former estimated the cost at
$3.50, while Mr. Pennell put the cost
tee were of the opinion that nothing
but steam would properly heat the
building. The report was accepted.
A motion to raise $500 to put in
steam apparatus called up large and
animated discussion. Gen. Shepherd,
John Colby, Rev Mr.. Woodbury., Col.
Wildes, l.. w. Weston and others fav-
ored steam, while James Wright,
Oliver Walker and VIM. Doran were
of the opinion that If furnaces would
not heat the building 1t was the fault
of the building itself. 1t was finally
voted to raise $500 and the old com
mittee were authorized to expend the
same, with the understanding that no
money is to be paid by the district
until the house Is properly warmed,
John Colby, the agent OF the district,
with Jas. B. Dascomb and Martin
Ward were made a committee and
used school property, the proceeds of
which, with the exception of small
piece on North street, shall go into