The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-13
SOI,ON


Mrs. Ansel Salley of North Madison
was in town Thursday.
Mrs Albert Murch of Thorndike was
the guest of Mrs. Carrie Patterson
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Manley Young spent the week
end with her son Herbert Young and
family in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Agnes n Keith of Portland
district deputy grand matron. was in
town Thursday night visiting the Eas
ern Star lodge. She was entertain
ID by Mrs. Fred Adams,
Mrs. Abbie Robinson and Mrs. E. A.
Decker of Skowhegan were in town
Thursday night attending the Eastern
Star meeting They returned to SHOW
hogan that night with Mr.. Decker in
the auto.
Roland Baker of Bingham and c. !.
Abbey Of Skowhegan, superintendent
of the Central Maine Power Co.. were
in iowa Thursday, looking over the
line ald making repairs.
Mrs Thomas Rollins and daughter
OF S,kOV hogan are the guests OF her
sister Mrs Minnie Fentiman.
Misses Chispa RoWell and Alberta
Whipple spent the latter part of last
week in Lewiston and Auburn visiting
Miss Rowell's brother Roy and other
friends. they also saw Miss Frances
Adams. who was pastor of the NJ E,
Church here in 1911 and 1912. Miss
Whipple returned home Saturday
night. Miss Rowell came as far as
Winthrop, where she stayed over
Sunday with her cousin Clarence
Rowell and family. Monday sh
came as far as Skowhegan and Madi-
son Centre to visit Mrs. Ethel French
Hunnewell and family, arriving home
Wednesday night.
The Woman's Club will meet We'd
nesday afternoon. Nov. 10, with Mrs.
Julia Vittum. The subject of the
meeting will be Prevention of Dis
ease. We hope there will be full
attendance at the meeting as that is a
subject in which we should all be in
terested.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Magoon and
Stephen Merrill were in Bingham
Tuesday attending a meeting of the
Farmers Institute.
Mrs. Sarah Pierce has gone TO
Manchester, n. H. to attend a meeting
of the National Grange, she will also
visit relatives and friends in Boston
before her return.
lothian Stevens of Embden was at
Waterville Monday to consult DR.. j.
Fred Hill about his eyes which were
badly injured while he was working
on the dam at Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Patterson and
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Merrill are taking
vacation hunting for big game at
Indian Pond
p f. Abbott of Sebago Lake was in
town Tuesday night looking after the
! lumber that is being hauled to the sta
ton for the Dupont Powder Co. f.
c. Tuscan has the contract to haul
this lumber from the sticking ground
ard load it on the ears.
Marcellus Irvine who was injured so
severely in the motorcycle accident
some weeks ago, is getting along nice
| ly and is able to be down stairs with
his family.
Misses Gladys Starbird and Nellie
Brofee who spent the week end in
] Portland visiting and shopping, ar
rived home Monday night
North Somerset Grange have post
poled their annual fair and chicken
pe supper which was to have been
held Friday, Nov 81 The date will
be announced later
The large main driving pulley that
runs the wet machines, screens, etc,
on the upper floor of the pulp mill
burst Tuesday night about 8 o'clock
and threw the greater part of it out
through the roof of the mill tearing
hole about six by ten feet. This
pulley was eight feet four inches in
diameter by twenty-five inches face
and about two inches thick and has
to run at a pretty high speed. but for
tunstely nobody was injured in the
least. Benjamin Atwood, one of the
wet machine tenders was nearest ii
but as it was loaded a few feet west
of him he had time enough to get
out of the way of what fragments fell
inside This pulley weighed about
two tons and it is considered very
fortunate that nobody was hurt or that
no greater damage was done. The
direct cause of this pulley going to
pieces was the breaking of the shaft
that carried it and throwing it out of
balance. This break will cause a
shutdown until repairs can be made
and another pulley can be procured.
The dedication of the tablet erected
by the A. c. w. Chapter of the D. A. r.,
which was to have been held yester-
day has been postponed indefinitely.