The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OF Forty Years Ago

January %, 1904 slight change
was made In the railroad time table
this week The morning train now
leaves ten minutes earlier than for
merly and the evening train arrives
fifteen minutes later.-The Coburn
Guards received a very handsome let
ter from the Adjutant Generals Of
fee Monday night telling them that
II there was need Of troops they should
be glad OF their services They are
ready to a man,-Railroad Accident
Friday morning as the mixed train
from Waterville was entering this vii
lage the engine was detached as usual
and ran ahead to get on siding AS
the two forward cars OF the train ap-
preached the bridge they jumped the
track and went tumblIng down over
the bridge John Upea. a brakeman,
was on the forward car and he jump
ed as he saw the cars were going and
just saved himself from terrible
death He received quite severe
bruises striking upon the hard bridge,
but nothing serious. One Of the cars
was filled with corn and as 1t struck
with great force on the ledge 1t
smashed the woodwork into all sorts
of shapes and the corn-well to draw
1t mild, 1t was scattered. The sec
ond car which was empty was but 1T
tie injured wrecking train came
up from Waterville and tried to raise
the car but found 1t too heavy and
80 stove it up so as to give the car
builders job. The funny sight of
the whole matter however was to see
our good looking station agent with
rubber boots. bushel basket, an um-
brella and pair OF eye glasses. down
on the rocks picking up the corn. We
had to see 1t to believe 1t
February 4, 1880-We are to have
a new railroad here this Spring. 1t
will be one of the best on the road
The family of J. A. Hoxie left for
Colorado. Monday Mr.. Harry A.
Dinsmore accompanied them.-Dr.
Richards has been quite serious Ill
during the past week but we are glad
to learn that he now Is In better con-
dition-John H. Sawyer Esq of Nor
ridgewock, proprietor OF the hotel at
South Norridgewock, died quite sud
denly Monday night.-Albert Dyer has
thrown away his express wagon whip
and has gone to Portland to WELD a
yard stick In the large dry goods store
Of Vickery & Leighton.-E. J. Dunn
who Is travelling about this county, is
not agent for the Reporter. We
should be glad to get his address how
eyer.-At a meeting OF the Reform
Club Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Oliver
Walker. the old secretary Of the Wash
ingtonians, will call the roll. 1t is
hoped that goodly number will re-
spond.-Mr. John Taylor of Athens re-
ceived severe kick from a horse
which he had been leading to water
on the 28th ult The blow was upon |
his forehead and his condition is seri- |
ous.-The great question OF the day
is who shall we have for Selectmen
the coming year? AS there is but |
two weeks before election there is no |
time to be wasted in taking the mat |
ter up.-The Coburn Guards will give |
an exhibition and drill at Coburn Hall |
on Wednesday evening OF next week |
Lady friends of the company will pre- |
sent them with a handsome flag dur
ing the evening" S. Witham of
Wateryile sold his black mare to
Boston parties on Thursday last for
the high price OF $500 cash She
WAS by Winthrop Morrill, dam by
Gen. Knox. and is undoubtedly one
OF the fastest young horses ever bred
in Maine-S. M Sawyer and Cony
Malbon. two enterprising young men
OF this place, left for Leadville yes
terday The former has been fore
man in the Office for a good many
years. He has our best wishes for
success wherever he goes.-Mr Sam
uel Williams OF South Scion showed
us a calf skin pocket book last week
which he has carried since he was a
young boy and he is now &C years old.
The pocket book has contained a
good many thousand dollars and did
not look very fiat when we saw it
A Brisk Contest-The weavers In the
wooden mill have been hard at work
the past month to see who could turn
of the greatest number OF yards OF
cloth. Mr.. Anderson offered seven
prizes at the first of the month. ag-
gregating $4,000. The offer had the
effect to greatly stimulate the efforts
of all and those who are not fortunate
enough to get the prize will earn
more than they have for some time.
The mill has been running three even
ings week for the entire month and
the contestants have done their very
best. The following are the names
OF those who will win prizes but just
the order In which they will be award
ed has not as yet been determined.
Arlie Toward, Charles Green, Charles
Dusty, Andrew Dusty. Ed. Witham,
Wilson Downs and Martha Wooster.
1t Is estimated that the contestants
will increase their pay for the month
some $40 or sl5.-Hereafter our citi-
zens will be treated to daily weather
report from Washington We have
Superintendent Tucker OF the Maine
Central to thank for this The report
will be put on a bulletin board at the
depot each morning A correspondent
from Monson says: DR. Patten OF
Skowhegan has been In town for q
few days; his many friends were
much pleased TO see him.-At the an
nual meeting OF the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society held Saturday at
ternoon, the following officers were
elected: President, r. B. Shepherd ::
vice president, Clark E. Smith: secre-
tary, A. R. Smiley; treasurer. John
Weston; trustees. B NJ Hight, H s
Steward, David Horne The next
meeting will be held the first Satur-
day in March The thermometer in
Dictated % below on Madison atraat