The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-29

The big fair confines through today,
tomorrow and next day.
$. f. Emerson attended the Pomona
Grange meeting al Starks, Tuesday.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles are
to hold a field day, Sept LIST at Lake
wood
Miss Lue Bigelow of Norridgewoek
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eugene
Tarbox.
Mrs. Sophia F. Marble arrived home
Tuesday from visit to Dover, Har-
mony and Pittsfield.
There will be a meeting of the Con-
gregational Working League, Monday
Sept. ., at > o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Fred S. Burrill and
his son, Elmer, of Hartand, were IL
town. Tuesday during the day
Mrs. (. H. Routledge of Jackson,
Mich. is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
ADELAIDE Shattuck for a few weeks.
Attorney H. H. Thurlough and S.
H. Frost of Pittsfeld were in town,
Tuesday, attending to matters of bust
ness
Mary and Ruby York left Tuesday
for their home in Oakland after a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
N. Rowell.
Frank E. Merriam has returned to
Pittsburg, Penn, after visit with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Tolman of Bos-
j ton, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs. Jennie T. Malbon, have
returned home
Miss Lena Wyman accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Florence Diller of
Philadelphia, went to Portland, Tues
day, for visit.
FIR. Murphy of Portland, Oregon,
was in town last week on business.
While here he was a guest at the
home of FIR. DesJardines.
Mrs. John Stevens of Bartlett, n
! H.. who has been a guest in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Wheeler, left
here Tuesday for a visit to Portland
L. p. Corson. assistant engineer
of traffic for the Bell Tel. & Tel. Co.
of New York City, is visiting his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Corson, Is
/ land Ave
A collision on Water street, Thurs
day resulted in Miss Ella Smith, being
thrown from a team. 1t was reported
however. that no serious injuries were
sustained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Hopkins
accompanied by George Hopkins oil
Boston and Mrs. F. E. Sanborn oil
Portland, have returned from an auto
trip to Bucksport. Bar Harbor and
other seacoast towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trefethen ac'
companied by their grandchildren
Fred and Lindabell Marsh, and chauf-
feur. of Dexter, composed an automo-
bile party who were guests at the
home of J. w. Amazeen over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Smiley have
purchased the residence of the late
Charles Baker on Dyer street. and
have removed there from the farm on
the Malbon's Mills road, which they
recently sold to Walter Mcclure oil
j Cornville.
Eugene Tarbox left Saturday morn
ing for a visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. A. TarboX of Epping
N, H., and to be present at Watson
Academy reunion of which he was a
graduate. He will also visit relatives
in Boston before his return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis of Gard
iner. visited the first of the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewia, and at
tended the Goelet-M Murray wedding
here. Monday. Other out of town per-
sons here to attend the nuptials were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Girioux and Chas.
Girioux of Waterville Miss Mabel
Goelet and William Falkner of Gard
liner.
An accident of quite a serious ma
ture occurred last Monday at the
Wesserunsett Worsted mill when a
living shuttle hit Emil Berthoid, an
employee in the head. A depressed
fracture of the skull was caused, and
he injured man was removed to SOM
,rset hospital where an operation was
performed by Drs. Wadsworfh and
Stinchfield.
In the High school here, special at
ention Is to be paid to the CONNER
eial course, it being the object OF
he school to fit pupils for Olive
positions as acceptably as any OF
the colleges for that purpose. Before
being graduated from this department,