The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-28
KINGFIELD

: The Preliminary Speaking Confess
of Kingfield High School was held In
: French's Hall Friday evning, April
: q. The representatives chosen for
; the final contest to be given in May
at Rangeley were Alice Davis and
Emil Winter with Eleanor Wood and
Keith Dexter as alternates. An in
teresting and we'll rendered program
was gwen consisting of the following
recitations: The Death of Arbaces
Rosamond Smith Abolition of War,
Laurister Brown; Damon and Pythias,
4 Ethel Butterfield; Alexander Break
!, ing Bucephalus, Keith Dexter; A
Stray Sunbeam, Sadie Anderson; The
Gentleman, Lonwell Adley; The Boat
Race, Edna Lewis The Responsible ty
Of War, Clair Durrell; The Grave by
the Sorrowful Sea, Alice Davis; Bur
docks Goat, Fred Thompson; Arena
Scene from Quo Vadis," Eleanor
Wood; Our Flag, Emil Winter. Judges:
Miss Abbott, Normal; Miss Porter,
Normal; Miss Johnson, Pennington
MHigh. Music: Knapp's Orchestra.
Miss Pearla G. Hunt representing
the Cort-Alber Lyceum Bureau was in
town Tuesday night to interview the
kingleld Universalist Society in re-
gard to Lyceum course this coming
fall and winter. This Is the same Ly-
ceum Bureau that furnished the pro
grams for the successful series OF en-
tertainments given by the Church las
year. A large variety of attractions
are offered for the coming season ant
~
entertainments to be given in each o
the months Of October, November ant
: December The opening entertainment
will be given by The London Concer
Party who came from England tt
: tour this country. This quintet proved
very popular entertainers among thu
F., allied troops in France and England
dur 'ng the Great World War, and have
been making great success witt
: their public programs since This
Company includes a violinist, pianist
impersonator, comedian and an en-
tertainer The November entertain
: ment will be given by the Scott Trio
They are dramatic and musical, using
several musical instruments in theil
program. The concluding entertain
ably in connection with the annua
Fair when Pitt Parker the Cartoon
ist and reader with varied program
J will entertain the public Mr.. Parker
} was formerly the Y. NJ c. A. Secre-
tary in Portland where he started this
work as a sideline in connection with
the Association work and made such 8
: success of it that he decided on this as
| a life work. Mr.. Parker is now assist
: ant manager of the Lvceum Bureau.
A special town meeting has beer
called on petition to be held Tuesday
April 26, for the purpose of consider
: ing the raising OF sufficient money t.
provide soil pipe, catch basins ant
: any necessary cement work for the
: build ng of Depot Street under the
? specifications OF l.. ID. Barrows. Asst
J Engineer of the State Highway Dept
: The committee appointed at the an
nal town meeting. II. S. Wing and H
: G. Winter have undertaken to furnish
: teams and superintendent the towr
bee which will supply large par
, of the labor, but the lack of funds
: which unforeseen at the time Of tht
J town meeting, has held up the pro
7 ject unless the town takes some IA
vorable action in the matter. 1t ap
} pears to be a very inexpensive way
of providing the town with fine
street here most needed
j Chief Engineer Witham of the
Kingfield fire department who is also
the fire inspector for the town has de-
cided to appoint Saturday, pril 30tt
as the Clean Up day for the town
He asks every citizen on that day, II
they have not already done so to clean
up their yards and buildings to moi
only reduce the danger from fire by
allowing rubbish to accumulate. but
also for the purpose Of making a
J better appearance Of all our grounds
and buildings.
|, The officers OF the Kingfeld Gene,
terry Association have decided to CO.
operate In the cleanup movement or
the same day as appointed by the
: fire inspector and to this end an in
vitation is extended all citizens who
are willing and able to assist In
cleaning UP the cemeteries and they
are requested to report to the Presi.
dent, Arthur M. Soule so that plans
duu uctdilb CdH uc pcTicCleu lOT lHt
cleaning up of the several cemeteries
of the town on that day. In the event
of storm on the 30th the Cleanup
. day will be set forward to the first
fair day Of the week commencing
May 2.
} At a special meeting of the King.
, field Chamber Of Commerce held at the
Rooms Monday evening. April 10, II
: was voted TO offer q reward OF $40 fol
, the apprehension and conviction Of
anyone found fishing on Tufts, Grind.
stone or Dutton ponds in violation OF
law. and notices ordered printed for
| posting in various places about the
ponds. 1t was further voted that the
, Chamber as body through its secre.
, tary make application for fish both
from the United States and State
Hatcheries. Also voted to complet,
: the petition to close the Carrabasset
] in Kingfield except to fly fishing, ant
: restricting the catch to fifteen trout il
!. one day and making the minimum
! length seven inches, to conform Il
) petitions already completed in New
: Portland, Crockertown and Jerusalem
D Now that the work is fairly started o
reeStablishing good fishing in this vi