The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-08
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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Miss Adelaide Holway, a teacher In
Deering High School spent Sunday
with friends in town.
Miss Gail Taggart, teacher In the
kennebunk Schools has been at home
for a short vacation.
Miss Theresa Spooner who has been
spending the winter in Augusta has
come here to spend the summer.
Maurice Rowe is planning to attend
the meeting of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists in Washington, D. c., next
week.
De Molay Commandery received
about s45 from the members for the
relief of the suffers of the recent flood
in Ohio.
The Helen Coburn Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. c. NJ. Lam
bert on Pleasant street, Friday at
$50 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jewett went
Monday to Providence, r. l., where
they will visit their daughter, Mrs.
David Haig for two weeks.
Hon. E. p. Viles has opened his
home or MADISON avenue for the sum
mer and NJ and Mrs Blaine Yiles
and family of Augusta spent Sunday
hele.
Miss Harriet Marble. vocal teacher
in the Roanoke Institute, Virginia,
came home Saturday on account of
the serious illness of her father, E. w.
Marble.
Abner Mitchell who has been unable
to work for several months on account
of an injury to his hand that he re-
ceived on saw in the Skowhegan
Novelty Works, has again resumed his
position.
Florence who have been in Someryille,
S. c., for several months have return
ed home. They were accompanied
from Boston by Mr.. Pooler and daugh-
ter Miss Mabel.
The younger pupils of Miss Mildred
r. Weston gave a musicale at her
home Saturday, May 3. The program
consisted of solos and duets following
which a lively musical contest was
engaged in. May decorations added
much to the pleasure of the children.
At the conclusion of the program the
hostess served light refreshments.
Mrs. Alice Curtis OF Boston has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank r. Steward on Coburn
Ave. She is we'll known writer of
girls books among them being Maj
cries Way" and Anne Nelson" which
are found in the Library here. Mrs.
Curtis will leave the latter part OF
this month for Europe where she will
spend the summer.
On the eighth birthday of Miss Vera
McCoombs at the Sacred Heart Farm
last week delightful party was held
in her honor and as of her friends
were present together with her teach
ers Miss Harriet Simpson and Miss
Mabel Sweet. Games were played
following which refreshments of ice
cream and candy were served. Miss
McCoombs received many pretty gifts.
Russell Post and the Relief Corps
are invited to attend the meeting of
Skowhegan Grange, as guests, We'd
nesday evening, May Ia. Members of
these organizations will meet at G. A.
R. Hall, promptly at p. M, and
march to Grange Hall where supper
will be served at $50. Following the
supper an entertainment will be given
of patriotic nature. 1t Is earnestly
hoped that as many as possible of the
members of the Post and Corps will
be present and be sure and wear their
badges.
The family horse of DR.. s. F. Bige-
low became frightened at the maneu-
vers of several boys with bamboo fish
poles, Thursday night, and ran away
throwing Frances Bragg to the
ground, dislocating her right wrist be
sides causing internal injury and in
juries about the head She was driv-
ing from the doctors home on East
Front street to the village and as she
was coming down the hill opposite
Mechanic street the boys began to
swing the poles and the horse, though
always kind, started little and the
driver pulled him up. When she did
SO one of the wheels hit the horses
heels and the animal jumped and her
fear was increased by another boy
with a rafting cart and the sudden
ness of her leap pulled Miss Bragg
from the wagon. She struck the
street, presumably on her head and
became unconscious. DR.. Wadsworth
was summoned. The horse ran down
to the turn of the road by the wooden
mill and stopped without causing any
injury to herself