The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
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The following friends we're visitors
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs =
Albee over the Fourth Ars g. A.
Stevens and daughter Mrs Edward
Whitehouse OF Unity, Me. aud I'VE
grandchildren. Misses Carrie aud tan
ME Lander OF Thorndike Ne MIS-
stevens Is a daughter OF Mrs Albes
and Mrs Whitehouse had a child win
her SO that four generations were
represented on the occasion
The electric storm OF THURSDAY
July 6. Was the seYerest this section
has experienced for some time NJ
/ barn of John Knox Of Larone cross
road WIS burned and Munroe 1oNnea
wife ard boy weIe Injured AZ thes
stood on their piazza watching the
! fire. Mr.. Downes stood with his arms
on a wire stretched from post 10
most the boy next and Mrs. Downes
farthest from the building The nrsf
two were rendered senseless while
Mrs. Downes. though thrown TO the
floor with the others, was conscious
~ what had happened She imme-
diately sought aid from nearest neigh
hor Fl Fields. When Mr.. Fields had
arrived it was supposed the boy vas
dead and reported accordingly. lie.
i however. rallied. while Mr. Downes
has had to remain 10 bed since with
severe suffering IN his ankles. oh
examination ii was found silver OF
about six inches was split from the
nost on which one end Of the wire
was attached.
Lewis. of Houlton. are visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs 8 x Boone.
Nina Hussey came In from the cot
tage Saturday and went 10 Farming
ton where she will teach ia the sum
mer school
on Thursday. July s. lawn party
was held on Baptist church lawn. On
account of a rain In the afternoon the
attendance was not what It would 9th.
erwise have been. One OF the pleas
ing features was the auto rlues
Messrs. Worthley and BURGESS kind
/ " donating their auto service. ne
occasion was such success plans are
+ talked OF for trying 1t again. tuesday
/ July 25, being the probable date.
Mrs. Llewellyn Morrow has return
ed from Trenton. n. j.. where she
went shortly after the death OF Mr.
/ Morrow.
Mrs. L. Il. Bell passed Thursday
and Friday with friends at Fairfield
Ed Burgess has opened up an au-
TO livery at his home on Main street
where the situation is most conVe-
nient. He has already done consider
able business. On the Fourth he
made nine trips TO Skowhegan which
with other trips made the distance for
the day los miles.
Mrs Winnie Burgess returned on
Saturday from a visit to Pennington
william Watson. a printer OF Kings
field together with Srs Watsonv
spent a few days with his mother ana
sister at the home OF Mrs Bradley
The Rev. p s. Bell, party guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank Spauldlng,
who came from Pennsylvania by auto
have started on return trip, going by
Pennington and White Mountains
They were accompanied by Gladys
Spaulding.
On Monday James Watts OF Boston
was calling on friends In town.
William Huntoon returned from TN
Maine General hospital at Portland
! ON Monday. His friends will be pleas
ed to know that while he Is at pres
.. emit somewhat weak he is encouraged
to believe his health Is much i'm
proved.
. Mrs. (RevA Wylie n Smith wen
: to Portland Monday from which place
= she will return the last Of the week
!, bringing the children Evelyn and Iar
= riet who have been there since the
FIRST of May.
There were two prostrations from
: heat In The village Monday one I'm the
:, shoe shop and another on the street
q Two shaded thermometers recorded
1Ot
+. II White Of Rockland has taken
fhe management OF the Dodlin Quar-
ry and invested the interests there
with tho prospects OF boom Prepar-
atous are being made for car
rylHg on work OF considerable magni-
tude
G. S Wright made business trip
fO WatefYille Tuesday.
John Bradley who has been pass
ing a few weeks with his daughter
Mrs II G Hussey returned to his
home on Tuesday