The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

June Is, 1S80-A. q. Emery, Esq. Il
expected home from his western tril
today.-Manley T. Pooler is now II
Boston selecting the organ for tn
Baptist church.-Fish COMMISSIONS
Stilman Is to stock the river In THU
vicinity with young shad.-A leal
year party went to North Arson las
evening where they ate and drank thu
delicacies of the season. and returned
by moonlight-Dr. Leavitt left for hi
European trip yesterday morning. DR.
Stoddard of Belfast takes charge o
the Office In his absence.-Rev. Mr.
Hancock has been engaged as speak
er of the day at the celebration a
The Forks, July 5th.-Mr. Gilman'i
horse, Bay, having beat Ino at Fair
field last Saturday, match for $10t
a side was at once made and the race
will come off Saturday afternoon II
this village There will also be 6
race for three-minute horses at the
same time and place.--Mr. Lewis
Beale of North Fairfield brought tt
our Office yesterday q small sheaf oil
orchard grass cut the same day which
measured four and half feet In
length. 1t was cut from q field which
has been moved without dressing foi
nine years. Mr.. Beale always cuts II
early In June and considers It the bes,
hay on his farm.-The second Sunday
in June has been designated by the
authorities of the Methodist church az
"Children's Sabbath" and its bbserv-
ance is fast coming into popular favor
with the denomination. In accord
ance with this custom, last Sabbath
vyoo ,,odn oonoC{o11v OF otiuo ho
children by our Methodist friends. The
house was beautifully decorated and
the singing was we'll rendered while
the presence OF some canary birds
aided in making the occasion very at
tractive and interesting to all. Rev.
Mr.. Chandler, their popular pastor,
preached an instructive and appro-
pirate sermon from the words Those
that seek me early shall find me-. A
large congregation was present and
altogether the observance Of Child
ren's Sabbath" can be called a sue
cess. Many OF the older children
voting in the afiirmative.-The Somer-
set conference OF Congregational
churches met at North New Portland,
Tuesday, June 9Th, and organized by
the choice OF Rev. T. G. Mitchell mod
orator; A. r. Bixby, scribe. Opening
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Peacock of Scion,
text, Isaiah III:I subject Awake"
The topics discussed were: Respon-
sibility with reference to the personal
acceptance Of the Gospel, the spread
Of it. the result 1t is adapted and de-
signed to secure. The Gospel, its re-
latlon to individual character, to So
ciety at large and to civilization.
Rev. Mr.. Woodbury. Of Skowhegan was
chosen delegate to attend the national
council to be held at st. Louis next
October. Rev DR.. Tappan preached
the sermon Wednesday afternoon. text
John XV:5. The conference closed
with communion services.-Sad acct
dent-Yesterday morning as the train
on the Somerset road was passing the
Old Point crossing the engine ran into
a wagon in which Mrs. Baker Of Madi-
son was riding, with child two years
old. The wagon was demolished, the
horse running away with the forward
wheels. Mrs. Baker was thrown vio-
lently some distance and was severe
ly bruised, and the child received Sc
was broken, also the left arm, and the
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juries may prove fatal. The child
was thrown distance of about sixty
feet. Mrs. Baker says she heard the
whistle and the bell, but supposed she
would cross all right. The moment
the horse caught sight Of the engine,
however, he stopped short. and she,
being heavy woman, could not jump
from the wagon before the engine
struck It, The train was moving at
speed OF about fifteen miles an hour
DR.. Morrill, was called to attend the
sufferers. He considers their recov-
cry very Notwithstanding Runaway
Last Friday evening Mrs. F. B. Hes
elton and her sister, Mrs. Forbes, were
out driving on the Plains when the
horse took fright and started to run
Mrs. Heselton, who Is an excellent
driver, had the animal nearly under
| control but her sister became fright
ened and caught hold of one rein,
pulling the horse into the ditch, up
setting the carriage and throwing out
both occupants. The horse ran down
thru Madison to Water street, where
he took the sidewalk, scattering Pc
destrians right and left, but fortunate
ly injuring none of them. In front
OF x. s. Prescott's store he cleared
himself from the carriage and ran to
the stable pell NELL. The ladies were
neither OF them hurt at all. The car
rage Is up for repairs.-Commence-
ment-We went to press too early last
week for more than q passing notice
OF the annual exercises OF the High
School which occurred as usual at the
M. p. Church on the evenings of last
Tuesday and Wednesday. It IL q sat-
isfaction to those who have labored so
long and faithfully for the good OF the
school to see the interest increasing
year by year, and manifested by in
creased attendance upon the exer-
cises. Mr.. Taylor, under whose
charge the school has made decided
/ progress, has won the esteem of our
! people and the love and respect of his
pupils, by his faithful and conscien-
tious discharge of all the duties de-
volving upon him. Our school ranks
now among the very best In the State.
and our young graduates find them
selves in possession of that which IL
q passport to any position to which
they may aspire in the future. AS
we looked over the crowd that had
packed itself into every possible nook
and corner Of the beautifully decorat-
ed and brilliantly lighted church we
contrasted 1t with that first conn
mencement of 1876 when the same
church was scatteringly half full. The
attendance at the Junior exhibition
this wear was estimated IN ho roo .I,-