The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-14

Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Brooks of Farm
ington, and Miss Helen Kennison, who
is a student at Pennington Normal
School. took an auto ride to this vii
lage recently Miss Kennison is a
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Kennison
of this town and Rev. Mr.. Brooks
formerly was pastor of the Methodist
church here.
Thirty-seven members of the Odd
Fellows lodge and Rebekahs attended
the Rebekah district meeting at Scion
Monday evening. The North Arson
Rebekah team worked the degree
Prof. and Mrs. William Hoyt OF
New Jersey will spend their vacation
at their summer home in this village,
Morris Weinberg has just purchased
a new Ford truck The body Is over
ten feet long and will carry one and
one-half tons.
John L. Pratt has a position in the
drug store of F. II. Holley during his
vacations and the time he can spare
from school duties.
At the Memorial day exercises,
Wallace Ireland of Skowhegan de-
livered the Grafton instead of Percy
Island of Norridgewock as stated last
week. 1t was one of the best adj
dresses ever delivered here. Mr.. Ire
land is a nephew of Fifield Ireland of
Embden.
The rain commencing Friday night
and continuing until Tuesday noon
was the heaviest one for years. From
four to six inches of water fell and the
Carrabassett and Kennebec rivers
were up to freshet pitch. Monday
night. the boom above the dam broke
and let a large quantity of the logs
down over the falls out into the Ken
nebec The crew worked some more
off as 1t is the intention of the North
Arson Manufacturing Company to
drive these logs to Fairfield to be saw
ed.
Five from this village went to Mad
ison Tuesday to attend the annual
meeting of the Somerset Association
of Congregational churches, Rev. A. T..
Boisen who had a paper, Mrs. Roxie
Mitchell and Mrs. F. W. Bunker, dele
gates from the Dinsmore Memorial
church, and Mrs. o. w. Savage and
Mrs. Henry Fields.
DIR. H. E. Marston returned home
from Lewiston Tuesday night from a
professional trip.
Charles Crymble and Hazel Crymble
have been visiting relatives at Dead
River during the past few days.
The alumni concert and ball was one
of the best ever given by the Acad-
envy alumni. The concert by Pet
tingill's orchestra drew full house
and the ball brought together large
company from adjoining towns.
The high water OF Tuesday flooded
a great deal of planted land. H. B.
Hilton has eight acres Of sweet corn
under water and w. j. Rand of Ken
nebec avenue has two and one-half
acres of sweet corn in the same con-
dition. Other pieces on intervale
land are the same.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Witham accom-
panied his mother Mrs. Joseph Atkin-
son to Hartland Sunday where she Is
to remain a short time the guest OF
her granddaughter Mrs. r. o. Williams
and before returning home she Is to
visit her son L. c. Witham of Port
land. The trip was made to Hartland
in J. A. LeClaire's car.
Mrs. Frank Knapp of South Paris
is at work for Joseph Atkinson.
At the meeting of Ruth Head Crag-
in Chapter at Mrs. Holley's, a large
number were present and the time
was largely devoted to work for the
French Wounded Relief Knitting of
scarfs and stockings from soft gray
wool was begun and towels will be
made later. The Daughters showed
their patriotism by voting to buy a
800 Liberty Loan Bond. The COM