The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-08-17

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land recently visited their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker in Emb-
den.
Miss Bernice Whitney spent bhe
week end at the Treat Farm in Emb-
den the guest of Miss Stella Hill.
DR.. Harry NORM of Bath was ia
town a few days last week called
here by the illness of his mother
Mrs. William NORM
quite an unusual sight occurred in
the town a few mornings ago when
two young deer came into the door
yard at Dr. Greene's as they were
eating their breakfast They APP
peared lost and strayed around the
yard even coming within four rods
of the house and one of them laid
down. They stayed around quite a
while until frightened away by pas
sersby and then they only went back
of some blackberry bushes in the
yard where they were for some
time.
Bring your watch repairing to
Sopers Store, Scion. | will be there
every Thursday. j. L. Andrews,
Bingham 2W52
DR.. and Mrs James Bodwell, son
Henry and daughter Esther are the
guests of Mrs. Carrie Longley and
Mrs. Helen Pollard. They made the
trip from their home in Phoenix, r.
|. in their touring car.
Saturday forenoon a party OF
ladies consisting of Mrs. Rate York,
Mrs. Almeda York, Mrs. Dana York
and Mrs. Ida Stafford and grandson
Harold Waugh, came near having a
serious accident in Dr. Greene's
dooryard AS they started to leave
the stable the horse became unman-
agable and upset the carriage. The
ladies were all badly bruised and
shaken up and the boy had his left
arm fractured above the elbow. The
wagon was smashed and the horse
becoming entangled in the harness
saved many more broken bones. The
fracture was reduced by Drs. Greene
and Brown assisted by Miss Pierce.
Miss Hazel Durgin of The Forks
was the guest of Miss Berle Cram
last Saturday.
Miss Lucille Foster of Waterville a
few days recently.
Mrs. Moses French is visiting her
mother Mrs. Emma Freeman in
Vt.
The independents Reporter is for
sale at ". H. Soper's.
Mrs. Perley Rowel and daughter
Doris left Wednesday for Newagen
where they will spend the next two
weeks.
Quite a good many prominent Re-
publcans were present in town yes
terday These included candidates
for both county and state tickets in
the coming September election.
Among those present were Carl f.
Milliken, Hon. John A. Peters, Elk.
Gov b. NJ. Fernald, Messrs Folsom
Merrill and Walker for state Sena-
tors, r. II. Anderson. Harry Goodrich
and +. T. Goodrich. also {. p. MGR
rill, chairman of the county com
mittee and f. W Briggs Of the coun-
ty committee These gentlemen
were making whirlwind tour of
this county speaking for short
time at each place visited, but owing
to the time of their arrival here,
about IL O'Clock, it was thought best
to omit that part of it and the time
was spent socially A good sized
crowd went from here in the after
noon to listen to the speakers at
Lakewood, an account of which ap
pears elsewhere in this paper.
W. II. Soper is making special
price on fruit jars for the next thir-
ty days We have them in half
pints, pints, quarts and two quarts.
At the present price of glass goods
it will pay you to look after these.
Mrs. ]. W. NORM died at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Nellie Paul,
Tuesday forenoon, Aug. 18th. Mrs.
NORM has been in failing health for
some time but her condition has not
been considered serious only the past
few weeks. The deceased was the
wife of the late J. w NORM who
passed away nearly year ago at
the home of his son in North Arson.
HINCkLEY