The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
HARMONY


There is little shaver in town
who came to make his home with Mr.
and Mrs. II. A. Shorey last Friday
morning. Mr. Shorey is the local
barber aud he will now have one
more head of hair to cut.
The community was shocked last
Thursday afternoon to hear OF the
serious accident which happened to
Colby Eldridge, Oldest son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Eldridge of Cambridge, but
formerly of this town. Colby Is at
tending school at the M. G. I. at Pitts
field. He is ambitious to work his
way and last Thursday noon while
carrying some freight on the elevator
in the dormitory the rope broke and
as no one saw the accident 1t Is not
exactly known what happened but he
was found near the elevator uncon-
scious Mr.. Oldham, the principal
OF the school summoned medical aid
and nurse then notified the boys
parents by phone. The father was
working in the woods about mile
from home and had just driven cant
dog hook into his knee, but when bis
other son Cecil came running into the
Woods and told him Of the accident
TO Colby he hobbled to the house and
with his wife drove to Harmony and
took the train to Pittsfleld, where he
found that the boy had been taken to
Bangor to the Eastern Maine General
Hospital. They followed by next train
and upon examination at the nospl-
tai the doctors found the lads Skull
fractured and collar bone broken and
a bad laceration across the forehead.
They did what they could for the boy
and there seemed to be chance TOT
him to pull thru if no blood ciots
formed on the brain. which is greatly
feared. Colby came out from the
anesthesia and knew his parents. Mr.
Eldridge had his knee dressed at the
hospital and is doing we'll but II Will
incapacitate him from work for some
time Mr. Eldridge is an honest
hard working, good natured fellow
and is sure to make friends with all
who know him and his family have
the sympathy of the entire community
He Is Mason, an Odd Fellow, a
Granger and worker for them all.
Alfonso Whitney of the I. S. 5.
Delaware is having a furlough which
he is spending in town.
II. l.. Pettingill has returned to his
duties as conductor. He recently
made a trip to Los Angeles, Cal, ac-
companied by Mrs. Pettengill.
Miss Vera Hight was recently mar
ried to Walter Morrill, and they are
making their home with Daniel
Helms and family on the Will Walker
farm Mrs Morrill, went to Bangor
last week to see her brother Linwood
Hight, who was operated for appen-
dicitis recently
VIII Ellis recently received his dis
charge and has returned home.
The following pupils were not ABB
sent during the month OF December
from the village school: lrma Will
lis, Viola Trip. Erma Chadbourne
Elizabeth Snowden, Gala Stevens
Marjorie Mclaughlin, Amy Giggey
Clara Giggey, Florice Quimby, Walter
Trip. Donovan Marble, Lisle Chad
bourne, Glen Buzzell, Earl jenkins
and John Tibbetts.
The Odd Fellows and Encampment
will hold their installation tomorrow
(Friday) night
Linwood Magoon is enjoying 90 the
mumps. Lin thinks he would rather
cook for the Army, having recently
returned from Camp Devens, where he
was doing that work.
Master Edwin Starbird recently
caught a muskrat and three weasels
for which he received $780, How is
that for a nine year old trapper?
L. G. Traitor Is building yards along
the Hafnlin Co.'S. spur track to load
on to the cars the hardwood lumber
which he IL cutting on Fox hill.
The Scion Creamery Co. Is having
the ice neld scraped preparatory e
harvesting their annual supply OF ic<
and cutting what the farmers wan
also.
The thermometer registered IL de-