The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-10
PARAGRAPHS FOR
THE new ENGLAN DER
News of General Interest
From the Six States

A rattlesnake that measured eight
feet long and had 10 rattles was killed
on Brayfield farm, New London. This
is the second large RATHER killed on
the farm in one week.
Mrs Emeline M. knight, who OBJ
served her Tooth birthday August list,
died the following day after an Ill
ness of only a few hours. She had
been remarkably active up to the
present time.
Louis H. Chuck. a former salesman
for the United Jewelry company, was
arrested in Boston, charged with con-
sptracy to conceal $4,000 worth OK
diamonds from a trustee in bankrupt
cy. He was held for a hearing In
$1,000 bail.
Formal organization of the Anti
Mosquito Association of Massachu-
sets was effected at a meeting, held
at Pierce Hall, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass. The organization
comprises cities and towns in the
Metropolitan area
The Elva L. Squirting, an auxiliary
fishing vessel, carrying a crew OF ID
men, was run down and sunk on
Nauset, Cape Cod, by the collier Lake
Flournoy, which had just cleared the
port of Boston bound for Norfolk One
man lost his life in the crash.
Announcement that Secretary OF
the Treasury Mellon had leased Ava
lon, a summer estate near Prides
Crossing, Mass, and would take pos
session at once, was made by a real
estate dealer of beverly. President
Harding is expected to visit Mr.. Mel
Ion at his summer home some time
this month, it was added.
Property valued at $4,000 has been
acquired by Yale University, New Ha-
ven, Conn, 1t was revealed by deeds
filed in the town clerks office. One
piece of property, known as the Blake
estate, will be used for dormitories
for students of the Sheffield. Scientific
school. Another piece of property
valued at $4,000 was an anonymous
gift.
Debaters from Oxford Union eng
land) In the debate with Bates col
lege at Lewiston, Me-, on Sept. 20
will defend the affirmative OF the
question that 1.-THE United States
should at once join the League or
Nations" This will be the first OF
series Of international debates be-
tween American institutions and the
Oxford Union team.
A contract for two ocean going coal
barges Of 1900 tons capacity for the
gas coal trade, received by the kei-
ley Spear company, Bath, Me-, from
the Westmoreland Coal company OF
Philadelphia, was the first to be re-
ceived at a wooden ship yard for
more than q year. Actual constEuc-
don will begin in October, keeping
about 100 men busy all winter. Khe
barges will be 1875 feet long.
Hon. G.. l. Stuart of Lyndonvfl@
president of the Vermont State Fair
commission. has offered cash prizes OF
S. each to the boy and to the girl
winning highest individual scores in
demonstrations, and SIS each to the
boy and to the girl winning highest
individual scores in judging work, on
any of the boys and girls club teams
competing at the 1922 Vermont State
Fair, to be held at White River juno
ton, Sept II to Is, inclusive
Governor Baxter of Maine has Is
sued statement recommending as
first measure of relief on the part OF
the public that coal consumption be
reduced to the lowest possible mini
mum in every home, industry and in
stitution. A list of both wholesale
and retail coal dealers of the state
has been compiled by counties Ev-
cry one of these will be asked toscon-
tribute information from their pat
ronage as to amount, character oE re-
ouirement and immediate need
The Bourne, Mass. Historical tSo-
ciety has purchased site OF the Aosd
historic Indian Trading Post. whth
funds raised after more than year
of effort. For more than As years,
from 1c27 to about 1863 the trading
post was an important factor in early
colonization. 1t was there that the
Dutch colonists from New York and
the Pilgrims from Plymouth met to
trade. Indians also came there to
barter and. trade with the whites.
The location was such that the Pill
grims could come down the Squantum
river on the Massachusetts bay side
of the Cape and the site was easily
accessible from the South by way of
the Monument river. The Dutch an
chored ships off the Present village
of Monument Beach, in Buzzard's Bay.
The house which once had two log
structures is situated near the pre-
sent Bourne bridge across the Cape
Cod Canal on the south side OF this
waterway.
The Massachusetts Agricultural
College held its annual vegetable
growers fed day at the market,gar-
dar cold citation in North Lexington.