The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-18

long been an invalid. A large circle
of friends and relatives mourn her de-
parture.
Oct. 6, 1S80-Mr. Sumner Ward
freight agent in this village, has left
with us two specimens of apple
sprouts which will beat the world we
think. Five months ago Mr.. Ward
grated into a Russian crab apple
stub of the Ben Davis or Parlin va
riety, and from that stub grew three
sprouts. Two of them have been re
moved and measure seven feet each
and are more than half inch through
where they were cut off On the very
top of one is a leaf measuring five by
four inches. Mr. Ward would like to
see the man who can beat these speci-
mens-Elm street is sadly in need OF
a new sidewalk but the surveyor says
that the appropriation is exhausted
and so one of three things must be
done. Let the old one go until some
one breaks their neck, board it UP
and drive people to the street, or
build new one on credit Which shall
it be?-The Junior class of the High
School gave an entertainment last Fri
day evening consisting of reading and
declarations. Prof Fuller's orchestra
furnished music.
Oct. 10. 1SS0-Locals. The present
craze over the pressing of autumn
leaves is liable to remove the dust
Srom many family bible.-Frank
Moore is painting up the apparatus
belonging to the Fire Department
ho 10 thpV
shall be kept in tip top shape.-Re-
port comes from Colorado that Will
Lumsdn. who went from here two
years ago, has sold his interest in a
claim which he bought for a little of
nothing for $4,000. Just his luck
Two barns and corn house, with all
their contents belonging to Mrs. Cliff
ford, situated on the river road be-
tween Pishons Ferry and Somerset
Mills, were entirely consumed by fire
| Thursday forenoon, at IL o'clock.
Cause of fire unknown. No insurance.
Mr.. C. S. Smith of Newport, made us
pleasant call last week. He was
formerly a resident of this village and
takes quite an interest in its affairs.
! He says that he has been a regular
subscriber of the Reporter since 1916,
during which time he has lost but
two numbers of the paper, He says he
should not know what to do without
it.-Forty-two of Harland's citizens
under the name of the Hartland
Guards have organized themselves in
to a company in conformity to the
militia laws of the state in the re
serve division. The organization took
| place Aug. Dist DR.. Howe of Pitts
| field mustered the men in. The fol
lowing are the officers of the COM
pany: Captain Eben Waldron, 1st
Lieut. John Hurd, md, Alfred Stat
ford: 1st Sergeant Ezra Withee
2nd. Judson w Currier; 3rd Fair
field Nevens; 4th. Judson W. Currier
5th, ]. Allen. The company expects
their guns soon ana are to have, with
several other companies a muster the
last of the month, to Ne held in Hart
land.
Oct. 90, 1SS0-Locals. The iron for
the new railroad bridge is arriving II
will not be put up until after the fall
freshets.-The Coburn Guards give an
exhibition drill and ball at Coburn
Hall next Wednesday. Music by Har-
ragan of Augusta. Freight business
is booming on the Maine Central now
The train in here Friday morning had
20 cars; 80 cars of freight arrived last
week During the month Of September
l44O tickets were sold here.-A Large
Yield. S. B. Starbird will take the
PRIZE on wheat from which he has
harvested just 100 bushels of nice
grain. 1t was the Lost Nation variety
Mr. Starbird thinks that Maine is still
quite wheat country Willie H. Bak
er. aged Is years of So Norridge
wock, contestant for Allin's corn prize
has raised this season from one-eightf
of an acre, ITO pounds, besides sew
eral scattering ears found among tn,
husks after weighing. Who will sa,
now that farming don't pay?.
Remember the big Fair at Skowhe
gan Tuesday "Wednesday on,