The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
NEWS OF LONG AGO
Interesting Items Taken From Old
Issues

or Judge Dan1Ortn, mas opened an OIL
/ fee in this village benjamin F,
Eaton, Esq of this village, has been
appointed weigher and guager of
beets for this county by the Beet SUI
gar Co. The appointment is a good
one and we think Mr.. Eaton will fill
the bill with much ability.-Tom
Thumb. the smallest man in the world,
gave two quite pleasing performances
at Coburn Hall. Thursday evening of
this week The General is not quite
as attractive as in former years, but
his wife holds her good looks and per-
/ haps improves little.-The Coburn
| Guards of this village celebrate on
Thursday evening by an assembly at
Heseltons hall. Music will be fur
nished by Virgins orchestra, with
flanagan of Augusta as prompter.
They will no doubt have a good time.
! There will be a social gathering OF
| the friends of Rev. o. J. Hancock at
his new residence on Madison street,
on Friday evening Everybody is in
vited and particularly requested to be
present and see that their friends are
there also, that thorough inyestiga-
ton may be made of his new home,
so that all deficiencies may be sup
plied.-Samuel Woodman, Esq, exhi-
bited at the show in Cornyille a board
taken from a building ON the place
where he formerly lived on which the
initials of his grandfather S. w, and
the date 1911 were carved. He also
! exhibited a deed $50 years old, given
/ by an aneestor-Mr. John McCrillis,
who is now nearly - years Of age, is
4 the Oldest native of Skowhegan now
living here. When he was born in
1902 there were but four buildings
here in the village. One Was on what
is now Elm street, one on Madison
street, a blacksmith shop ON the site
of what is now the Brewster house
and little house on the side hill.
Altho Mr.. McCrillis can remember
when some of our oldest citizens were
born he is still able to do good days
work at his shoemaker's bench.-The
funeral of DR.. VIM. b. Leayitt took
place at Norridgewock. Tuesday of
last week and was largely attended by
the Masons from this town and Nor
ridgeWock The deceased was
brother Of Dr. Leavitt of this place
and was well known turnout the
county as skilled physician, kind
hearted gentleman and a most excel
lent citizen. He was obliged to leave
a tiourishing practice in Athens a
year ago and 90 to Colorado owing to
failing health. The change did not
do as it was expected it would and
he returned home a few weeks ago
to die among his friends-AIr Hiram
Gage of this town lost a valuable
yoke of oxen last week. They ate
! heartily Of green grass and were then
put into stable and fed corn which
had just been husked. The corn and
grass combined were too much for
them and in the morning they were
both dead,-Born, Cornville, Oct 4, To
the wife of S S. Woodman, a daugh-
ter, Viltta Louisa.--Married- Farm
ington Falls, Oct 9TH, by Rev. DR..
Baker, Frank 7. Wells of Mercer and
Victoria E. d. Farnham of Rome.
New Portland, Sept. 9th. Mr. Henry
A. Prescott and Miss Emma WEIGH,
both of New Portland East New
Portland, Oct. 9th, by Rev. Leonard
Hutchins, Mr. Levi Masterman to Mrs.
Pharisite Knowles, both of New Port
land.-Died North Arson, Sept. 2Sth,
Mr.. Given Campbell, aged IS years
and months; Fairfield Sept. 22d,
Mrs. Cyrena Webb, aged 60 years, l
month; Anson, Sept. 2Gth Mary d.,
wife of T. + Chase, of dropsy, after
a sickness oil ten years, aged 80 years;
West New Portland, Oct. 9Th, Mrs.
Betsey, wife of j. p. Hodgdon aged 6S
years; New Portland, Oct 3rd, Col.
Columbus Harvey, aged "A years, l
month and - days; Cornyille, Oct.
9th, Mrs Eliza Kinsman, aged SO
years, and ) months; Scion. Oct Sth,
Anna E., wife of Sumner Berry,
daughter of John and Mary ". Lake,
aged Is years, months and 81 days.
October -. I879-There is to be a
"A hours walk here on or about
Thanksgiving Tor a purse OF S75.-Dr.
.. W. Jewett has returned To Show
hogan and opened a veterinary stable
on Jewett slreet--D. ID. Stewart, ESQ.
ana his brother Levi from the west.
are at The Forks where they will
spend month in hunting-The little
daughter Of Dr. Haynes died from
diphtheria Monday night Mrs. HAYNES
Is very SICK but not in a dangerous
condltlon.-The pill box caps now
worn by our youths and maidens are
not only very ornamental, especially
When worn by person blessed with a
good, large, round face, but they can
be made useful to pick potato bugs in.
The entertainment given by the Uni
versalist Sunday School in Heseltons
Hall, Friday evening was we'll patron
lied and enjoyable. The audience
was we'll pleased with the singing,
recitations and particularly with the
farce Thirty Minutes for Refresh
ments Married, Scion, Oct 10th.
by ID. r. Mclntire, Esq, Mr.. Ansel
Salley of Madison and Miss Abbie S
| Hunnewell of Solon.-Died, Skowhe-
gan, Oct. goth, of diphtherla, Agnes
Belle, only daughter of DR.. c. f. and
Mrs. Henrietta l.. Haynes, aged 6
years and months; New Portland.
Oct. 10th Mrs. Sarah Dyer, relict of
Elkanah Dyer, aged 80 years, III
months and 3 days; Bingham, Oct
18th, Julius B. Baker, aged Al years,
5 months and 10 days; Embden, Oct
10th, frankie, wife of Mr.. Albert Dag
gett aged % years and months;
East New Portland, Oct Sth, Mrs
Ann W, wife of Joseph NJ Dennis.
aged 67 years; Skowhegan, Oct 18th,
Frank y parkman aged 81 wears