The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-06
KISGFIELD

A heVaY 0Ownpour of rain began
early Thursday forenoon accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning and
the rain continued all day, flooding
and washing out the track of the
Sandy River and RanEeley Lakes rail
road more or less on all lines. There
We're no trains in or out of Strong,
Pin Hips or Kinglield for the day with
the exception of the morning train
ont of Strong and the morning train
from Kingfcld to b gelow and return
and the latter road difficult to get
over The noon train ont OF Kngfield
VAS held up ON account of a washout
at the Dyar farm about two miles
out of the village and a flooded track
over. The noon train out of Kingfleld
and Strong. The outgoing and ingoing
mails We're suspended. Telephone
lines were put ont of commission by
the lghtn ng. Gardens, crops and
fields flooded and much hay grass
lodged. The Carrabassett river rose
to its highest pitch for many seasons
filling its banks full To Overlooking.
What is known as the island in King
field village, dry at most mes was
entirely surrounded by water The
boom of logs at the village mill was
carried over the dam and the river
filed with trees washed from the
banks and driftwoOd. Many people
gathered during the afternoon view
ing the raging torrent of water below
the dam. Tho carriage road out of
Kingfeld to Strong was flooded and
washed out near the Dyar place and
Mt Tom Pinkham's SO automobiles
could not get through with the mail
On the carriage roads to StrattOn and
West village there were several
washOuts and the roads rendered i'm
passable. At the railroad bridge the
river rose at the rate of a foot an
hour. which continued for several
hours. At the Bluffs there was bad
washout. The footbridge at Strong
village went out A traffic bridge be-
tween Strong and Phillips, and there
was big washout on the r. Il. tracks
between these two places.
The KingGeld people who enjoy
good dramatic entertainments arc
pleased to know that the TrumbulI
players are to be here the latter part
of next week
Rev. G. A. Woodeock and son
Paul were in town the first. of the
week from Somerylle. Mass. clair
Durrell returned with thom to visit
for a time his sister, MIS-. Woodcock,
Miss Thelma French came home
Monday from Ohio whore she has
been teaching a kindergarten school.
She Wis ted en- route in Washington,
d. c. with Mrs. Thomas Barnes.
Miss Clarice Weymouth is expected
home next week from Baltimore, Md.
Mildred Woodcock returned home
Monday from Somcryille, Mass,
where she has been visiting her
brother Rev G. A. Woodcock and
family for two weeks,
Mrs. G. X. Crocker's two nephews,
George Griffith and Sammie Griffith,
and Fred Blizzard of Milford Mass,
are guests for a week Of G. r. Crock
er and family.
Mrs. Hersey and sons, Ralph, Irwin
and Hobart, started for their home in
HinCham. Mass. Monday. They have
been i'm town visiting Mrs. Hersey's
daughter and family, Mrs. Louise
CheckleY.
Joseph r. King and Thelma Sty-i
ner. both of Eustis, were united in
marriage Thursday. June %, by Rev.
c. J. Longley at I,inCficld
The subject Sunday morning at the
Evangelical church will be The I'm
cleanliness of the Heart and how 1t is
Cieansed. The Song and Praise SER