The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
The News of Somerset'S Busy Towns


went 10 Lakewood Tuesday for a
week outins.
Air. and Mrs. William Hoyt of St.
Johusbnrv. ". arrived here on the
afternoon train. Saturday. for visit
with his sister. Mrs George Leland
and family. Mrs. Leland was in Bos-
ton recently. before Mr. Leland start
ed for Oklahoma. where he has pur-
chased home. and she will 20 West
in the fall.
II is expected that Rev F. 7. Crane
of Sterling. Mass and Rev, A. E.
Boisen. former pastor Of the Congre-
! gational church, bur who left to enter
Y. VI. c. A. work in France, will be
! in town sometime in August.
Miss Alice Strang of Madison is do
| ing clerical work In +. w Savers
office during Mrs. Sawyer's vacation
/ The Methodist society held an ice
cream social at Masonic Park. corner
of Main and Center streets, Thursday
evening. when the ground was pref
tily lighted by special electric lights.
Saturday forenoon John Wentworth
fell in his barn in Embden. and his
son Mahlon OF this village made a
his father to DR.. Marston's office
where it was ascertained that the lga-
ments OF his side were badly strained
but no bones broken.
The Central Maine Insurance Agency
general Insurance. was recently or
ganized here by Elmer W. Sawyer and
Leo G. Caswell.
A large acreage of beans for the
| Arson Canning Factory were harvest
ed here during the past few days, the
farmers receiving three cents pound
at the factory The young folks have
enjoyed the crop as the farmers paid
them one cent a pound for picking.
Mrs. George L. Hoyey has had
painful experience for several days
having strained the ligaments OF one
ankle.
The July number of Our Dumb Ami
mails, published by the American HUI
name Society, has been received at
Stewart Public Library and may be
found on the library table every
month thru the generosity of friends
interested in the work Of the Humane
| Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Beale are
rejoicing in the birth Of little daugh-
ter, born, August l. This IS their
| frstborn.
Miss Bertha Paine was taken TO the
Central Maine Hospital. Monday ac-
companied by DR.. Marston and was
operated on that night 1t is re-
ported that she is doing finely.
w. c. Robinson and family return
I -, In,
Monday night and Mrs. Robinson, who
preceded them for few days visit
with her daughter. Mrs. Frank Per
kins. came home with them.
We are now booking Royal Lily
Flour in advance, car due to arrive
in about three or four weeks, QUAIL
ITY RIGHT. PRICE RIGHT ABSO-
LUTELY GUARANTEED what more
do you want? c. w. Greene Groc. Co.
Mrs Mark Gordon and son Ercell
were visiting at Henry Pease's, Lex
inyton, the first of the week.
Mrs Emma Rice of Auburn has been
the guest of her niece, Mrs. J. Frank
Walker. Mrs. Rice was born in this
village, the daughter of Casper Hoop
er and it has been forty-fve years
sister of c. O. Hooper and expects
to visit here with relatives for about
two weeks.
The regular meeting of Capt.
Hutchins' Circle will be held Satur
day afternoon at Grange Hall. All
members please take notice.
Walter Wells and family. former
longtime residents of this village, now
of Wilton have written friends here
that they shall leave Wilton for Monlo
Park, Cal, in September, where Mr..
Wells brother, Orrin Wells, formerly
of Skowhegan, resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sprague Of
birmingham. Mass. arrived on the
Tuesday night train for a visit with
his father, Ambrose Sprague and Mr..
and Mrs. S. b. NORM. They for
merly lived here.
Tuesday noon an automobile acct
dent occurred on Union street when
George. the five year old son of Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Shaw, was run over
by car He was very badly bruised
and frightened but it could not be
found that any bones were broken.
There were several cars on the street
at the time and the little fellow evil
IDENTITY became bewildered and ran in
front of the car. The parents do
/ not attach any blame to the driver.
| Miss Georgia Keene saleslady at
Emery & Browns store at Fairfield,
has been spending her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. j. ID. Benjamin, has
returned to her duties there.
| Mrs Harry Prinple who had hann