The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
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SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
A small slab stone was found in the
basement of the Skowhegan Clarion
building on Elm street, opposite llo-
tel Coburn, last week by George A
Barnard, who was repairing the strnc-
ture: the building. after it ceased to-
be printing Office, was used FOR
some years hy marble workers and
this stone was evidently left there
while so occupied. II read on the
stone as follows. I'm Memory of Sar-
all Elizabeth. daughter Of ReYr josiah
and Mrs Sarah A. Pest. who died Au-
gust %. 1915, age 10 W" Mrs. Hulda
Malbon is visiting friends Tor week
in Scion. f. ". Marston OF Oakland.
CAL arrived in town Monday even
ing. Miss E,olia Bray visited friends
in Waterville Friday, returning home
Monday. Dr. G. f.. White of Sand
wich, Mass. arrived Saturday last to
spend few days with his parents in
this village Capt. ]. a. Clark and
wife Of Augusta were in town over
Sunday the guest Of friends here. ana
on Monday afternoon left for Carbon
The date of the Bloomfield Academy
Association banquet class iS6S-1S72 is
set for June "a at Quinnebasset house
in Norridgewock Mr. and Mrs. j!
IP. Merrill, Mrs. Benjamin Boardman
Miss Hattie Boardman, and Meier
Weston attended the funeral services
of W. H. Bigelow at Augusta Satur-
day The catch of the three pound
trout in the mill pond at Malbons
Mills the other day by Augustine Fow-
Ter of this place gave that neighbor-
hood quite a surprise. The first
measured q inches in length and was
beauty. Gen. Isaac Dyer has open
ed up another new street over his land
on the plains, beginning on Madison
avenue between the residence of n.
IC. Kendall and the house owned by
/ Mrs ALalbon, an extension across TO
North avenue G S. Hill has recent
! lv purchased in Rock and the fine full
/ blo0ded grey hound Cloudy an own
brother to STARK" who captured first
prize at the Boston Dog Show last
fall and sold for $4,000 {. p. NAL
hon was off duty a few days the past
week and took a run mp To Skowhe-
gan: Cony has a fine run now as en-
gineer Of the passenger train between
Augusta ard Portland l.. {. Emery
returned Saturday night from two
months visit in the new South, where
we hear he made quite extensive real
estate Investments Pat Murphy OF
West Forks was in town Monday en-
route to Augusta on business con
nectsd with the numbering operations.
Creamery butter is selling for 20 cents
per pound 1t is estimated that there
Will be something like 170OOo.90O feet
of logs float down the Kennebec this
year. several million more than in
pravious years. The death of Edwin
II. Wyman occurred last Saturday
evening after a long illness, He was
the last of the four sons of CHARLES
Wyman The mother died some years
ago The services were held Tues
day conducted by Rev. c. " Hanson
The choir consisting OF l.. Goodwin
G.. W Nash, Mrs. w. P Goodwin
Miss Lizzie Nash, rendered approp
rate selections. Miss Lizzie Dins
more was organist Among tho
mournprs were Rev. r. r. WYman
DID. Dr. G. e. White. This company
in a barge of + | Estes, drawn by Sly
horses. acted as escort. Eggs are
quoted at ~ cents dozen; oats, 81
cents to 40 cents: round hog, 5 cents