The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-14
The News of SOmerset's Busy Towns

! To his home by Illness lot Sefei"i
weeks. 3D..
Mrs. Albert Startling was very ii
with tonslitis last week.
Frank Caswell has been appointed
deputy sheriff from this section.
The Matinee club members were
Idelightfully entertained by Mrs.
Elizabeth Russell on Friday alter
noon.
Miss Musa and Miss Jennie Hale
went to Boston last Saturday Whefe
/ they expect To remain for the winter
The members Of the Y. |. S. en-
! loved meeting on Acadia last
| Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Josie
Mills Whiting and Mrs Elizabeth
| Watson as hostessCs. Several en-
ioyable papers were given and three
musical selections.
Six boys. Glen Robinson, Guy
Rogers. Edwin Gilman. Kenneth
Dickinson. Guy Crows and Charley
Grove attended the Boys Corn Club
convention held in Portland last
week and brought home four prizes
| to show for their efforts of last sea
son as we'll as reporting the time OF
| their lives at the Convention. Nhile
in Portland they were the guests OF
the State Gamers Association.
Lewis Whitney is at the home OF
his sister Mrs. Lillian Hilton and
slowing recovering from his recent
Illness.
Mrs. Frances Bolan left Friday for
Boston where she viii pass the win
ter months
Mrs. Nellie Whitney is visiting her
sister in Etna.
Mrs. Annie Vaughan spent the
week end in Boston on business
Mrs. Ben Bulmer is on the SICK
list.
Mrs r.. L. Sheaff passed last week
In Skowhegan at the home OF her
son
Joseph Smith, the oldest man in
town and holder of the Post cane
had the misfortune to fall recently
and fracture several ribs from winch
he suffers greatly,
Miss Marion Taylor returned to
| Melrose the first of the week after
being in town taking care OF her
grandmother Mrs. Dalphina Haynes,
who has been very i'll with pneu-
monia and who is now improving
slowly.
A meeting Of the jolly Glee club
was held at the home of f. r.
Wilder last Friday evening and the
following officers elected: Presi-
dent, Charles Young; secretary,
Benjamin Witham; treasurer, John
Wilder
VIM. Longley and daughter Miss
Hattie have returned from Pressure
Isle where they have been visiting
friends.
What might have been a serious &C
cident occurred on Sunday afternoon
at the foot of the long hill near the
residence of Harry Harris, when Mr.
and Mrs. Cleveland, one of Skowhe-
CANS mail men, were coming down
the hill in their automobile. Mr.
Cleveland suddenly realized that
something was out of order with the
stearing gear of his car but before
anything could be said or done the
car lurched to the side of the road
thru the railing and pitched over the
culvert 1t was most fortunate for
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland that the car
remained in an upright position and
the only damage done was a broken
front axle and front light. Every
one viewing the automobile where il
was left before a team could be pro-
cured to haul it back into the road
were of the same mind that it was
simply a miracle that the car did not
overturn and do very serious injury
to the occupants.
The degree staff of Quinnebassett
Lodge |. o. o. f. have accepted an
invitation to confer the third degree
on a class of candidates at Skowhe-
gan next Wednesday evening.