The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Dow left
Wednesday morning to spend a week
in Boston and vicinity.
Il. H. Cassens of Belfast, manager
of the Eastern Illustrated Printing
Co., was in town for his annual visit
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Helen Wing entertained the
ladies of the North Arson Cooking
club at her Leavitt street home on
Tuesday.
Emile Dionne, son of Raymond
Dionne, was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis at the Somerset hospital
last Tuesday by Drs. Wadsworth and
Stinchfield.
Carrabasset lodge, No. "a, |. o.
o. F., will work the first degree at
the regular meeting, Wednesday ev-
ening, September 6. Members of the
order are requested to be present.
Mrs. Harold P. Robinson of Med
ford, Mass, arrived Tuesday after
noon to spend a few days with Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Bussey. Mrs. Rob
inson and Mr.. Bussey are brother and
sister.
Treasurer r. E. Atwood of the
Skowhegan Trust Co.. has leased the
Madison street house of Assistant
Postmaster G. E. Durrell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Durrell have taken rooms at
the Oxford for the winter.
An auto party consisting of Mrs
Edith Shepherd, Mrs. F. o. Sawyer,
Miss Fancher Sawyer and H. L.
SWEET, started Wednesday morning
for Boston. They will return via the
White mountains, taking about ten
days for the trip.
Judge Edward Spaulding and wife
of Norfolk, Va, arrived Tuesday even
ing to visit their cousin Mrs. A. F.
Dyer. They were accompanied by
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Ferrebee, two grandchil-
dren and a nurse.
The Helen Coburn Mission circle of
Bethany, will hold their annual
Field Day" at the home of Mrs E.
T. Goodrich the second Friday, Sep
TENDER s, at 4 p. m. The meeting
to be addressed by both a home and
foreign missionary. Picnic supper at
six to which husbands and children
are cordially invited.
Harry Dinsmore had reasons to
feel elated over the announcement
he received Wednesday in regard to
his recent song, AT Sunset" A
dispatch from the Tyler apparatus
company of London, Eng, announced
that his song had been placed on
slides and was to be sung In practl-
cally all the theatres in the United
Kingdom. The words to this song
were written by Miss Grace Snow OF
Boston, formerly of Skowhegan.
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Baptist church, with guests, met with
their Sunday school teacher, Mrs. E.
W. Marble Wednesday evening.
There were % present. Mrs. j. w.
Fogler entertained the company with
talk upon The World in Boston.
Mrs. Fogler described the origin of
the idea, the development of the plan
and the arrangement of the exhibits,
speaking especially of Palestine and
Syria. The remainder of the evening
was spent socially, with refreshments
and music.
Charles Roderick, son of the stone
cutter, Joseph Roderick, had a mar
row escape from drowning at the
Great Eddy Wednesday morning. He
was out in the river on a small jam
at what is known locally as THE
Barn Doors" and when the jam final
ly started, the logs rolled so quickly
that he was thrown into the water.
The jam passed over him, and one
big log estimated to contain at least
500 feet caught his hand on rock
that came up near the surface. The
hand was badly bruised and consid-
cradle skin knocked off, but after IA
few hours rest Mr.. Roderick was
able to 60 to work once more.
Wilfred Murray, the ten-yearold
son OF new family in town, was be-
fore Judge Lawrence of the NUM-
cipal court Tuesday afternoon charg-
ed with stealing a bicycle. After
hearing the details of his case, the
judge decided that the boy needed
some assistance in learning to make
the best use of his natural talents,
and sent him to the State School for
Boys. 1t seems that young Murray
had only lived in Skowhegan a few
weeks, but that was plenty of time for
him to get into several scrapes. Final
ly he decided that he needed certain
bicycle owned by Leon Witham and
stored in the garage on Island avenue.
Choosing a convenient hour in the
evening he put board up against the
garage and climbed in at the window.