The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-28
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


D.
Or Derbyshire of Madison was the
week end guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Plummer of this town
" II. Cummings. the local agent
for the American Wooden Co, was in
Boston last week on business.
Miss Lottie Pollard of Portland
was the week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph {. Priest of Turner Ave
Mr. and Mrs. l. n Mills of Port
land, spent the week end in town
visiting with Mrs. Mills parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Hurley.
Francis Friend, a student at the
University of Maine, passed the week
end in town visiting with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Friend.
Judge +. F. Danforth, l.. l.. Walton,
and Mark W Savage were In Augusta
last Thursday to attend a meeting OF
the Ancient Order of United Work
men.
Ralph c. Priest was in Wateryille
Monday afternoon on business con-
nected with the local lodge of the K
Of p. He was accompanied by Mrs
Priest
1t. Ernest Webster returned last
Friday morning to the south to take
up his military duties, after having
visited in town for several days with
friends
Percy Means of Gardiner formerly
a clerk in the store OF F. w. Buchanan,
was in town the first of the week. He
is now employed as travelling
salesman.
Miss Beatrice Smiley, a student at
the Pennington Normal school, spent
the week end in town visiting with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. d. f.
Smiley OF Dyer street.
Robt Lord returned Monday to
Portsmouth, n. H., to take up his du-
ties as craftsman in the Navy Yard,
after visit of several days with his
family on Elm street.
Miss Hazel Russell resumed her
duties the first of the week at Samp-
son & Azores store, after having been
confined to her home in East Madi-
son with a severe cold.
Harry b. Miller of Scion LETT Mon
day for the University of Maine where
he is a student, after visiting over
Sunday with the family OF W d.
Snow on Middle street
Austin Games spent the week end
in town visiting with his wife. He
is employed as a travelling salesman
by the Lorillord Tobacco Co with
headquarters In Portland.
Miss jeanette Sturtevant, who has
been teaching in Braintree, Mass. ar
rived last Thursday night for a visit
with her parents. NJ. and Mrs. e f
Sturtevant of Prospect street
Lewis Brown and John f. French,
students of Bowdoin College, arrived
Friday to attend the concert given by
the Bowdoin Musical Clubs. They re-
manned here over the week end, re-
turning to college Monday.
Miss Louise Smith arrived Monday
night from Boston. She will stay for
some time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Smith She was accom-
panied by her sister. Margery. of Bos-
ton, who returned to that city Tues
day morning.
The Maine Telephone and Tele-
graph Co have moved back into their
Office on Madison Ave, having been
forced out by the Debe fire, While
repairs were being made they were
installed in one of the offices occu
pied by Fred Lawrence.
Eureka Lodge. N. e. o p met last
evening and elected the fol
lowing officers: Warden, Mrs Ger
trude Keene; vice warden, Ardelle
BARLEY; secretary, Mrs. ID. w. Lewis;
financial secretary, NJ. B. Heselton;
w. B. Steward The Of
fcers were installed by the Grand
Warden, David W Lewis
About six o'clock on Saturday even
ing, what might have been u serious
accident was averted by chance on
the Somerset Traction Company's
line. A trailer loaded with six
cords of pulp wood broke away from
the car which was propelling 1t near
the top of the long hill about half
way between here and the lake.
When about half way down the hill
the car left the irons for the high
way The result was spilled load
of wood there being practically no
serious damage done The cause of
the accident was said to be a break
in the draw bar.