The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-11

visitors in BANGOR the first of the
week.
John Dane of Washington. D. :, Is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Rena Dane,
at Lakewood.
Walter Wyman went to Augusta to
join his family who have heen there
for short visit $
John NJ Little is leaving today for
a visit with friends for two weeks IN
Allenhurst, N. j.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ansel Newton had a tansil operation
at Somerset Hospital Monday.
Three cases of scarlet fever have
been reported on Gem street. The
SIZES. have bee--Y darantinedSFAs
Miss Alureda Moore, superintendent
of nurses at Somerset Hospital left
Tuesday for vacation visit with rela-
tives in Lewiston.
Patients lately discharged from
Somerset Hospital are Ruth Mitchell
of Norrldgewock, 0dell Cyr and Au-
gustus Boullette Of Skowhegan.
Willard Paul, who has lately CON-
pleted his course at the Burdett Busi-
ness college at Boston. has accepted a
position as clerk at Hotel Oxford.
Mrs. f. A. Parker OF Pleasant street
has been entertaining for a few days
her sister, Miss Ada Lander, Superin-
tendent of the Leonard Morse Hospi-
tai in Natiek, Mass.
Mrs. George Stilphen of New Haven
Conn, Albert Avore of North Dexter
and Everett Avore Of Augusta have
been here this week to attend the fun
ereal of their father, John B. Avore.
Miss Leona LeClair will enjoy a
two weeks vacation, commencing Sat
urday next, from her duties as sales
girl at the Emery Brown store. Miss
LeClair will go to Old Orchard for q
few days and other cities visiting rel
atives and friends before returning
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell have
been entertaining q number of house
guests including Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Dawson who arrived Saturday from
Worcester, Mass, formerly of Skow.
hogan and Mrs. Fred Fitzgerald and
children of Lawrence, Mass.
Granville Reed went to Bangor Sat
urday where he attended a meeting al
the Foresters' Club. Mr.. Reed is a
forestry engineer and has been occupy
ing an Office in the ]. Palmer Ner-
rll building, where assisted by his
brother Earl Reed, he has been max
ing maps.
Miss Doris Cover is visiting Miss
Molly V. Blunt at the Blunt summer
home at Boothbay Harbor. She was
graduated last June from Colby Col.
lege and has accepted a position as
teacher of English and French at the
High School in Chatham, Mass. She
leaves to begin her duties September
5th.
Carlton Hutchinson, a native OF
Skowhegan. but who for the last %
years has spent most of his time in
Haverhill. Mass, has been in town this
week renewing old acquaintances. He
is now foreman of cutting room in
the Il. f. Cole shoe factory in the city
just mentioned Mr.. Hutchinson was
graduated from Skowhegan High
School in the class of 1889 and grad
uated from Colby College In the class
of 1896. He married Miss Bertha
Weston with whom he became ac-
quainted at Colby College, her home
having been at Bellows Falls. vt. They
have an interesting fanny of five chill
dren, the eldest of whom Is Kenneth
who has graduated from the HaVer-
hill High School. He has journalism
in mind and has been specializing al
Columbia University. At the present
time he Is acting as a seaman and
has gone on an extended voyage to
the West coast Of Africa. He is ex-
pected back in December, and plans
to complete his studies at Oxford
University, England. The Oldest
daughter, Marion has one year more
at Boston University and then will
take up nursing. The third child,
Hayden, enters the Institute of Tech
nology in Boston this fall and Master
Joseph, the baby Of the family, be-
gins his student career this year by
entering Kindergarten.
As Joseph Carron of LivermOre
Falls, more recently a resident OF
Skowhegan, was driving down North
avenue last Thursday with pair of
work horses, one of them became en-
tangled in some part of the harness.
This frightened the both animals and
they began to gallOp. Mr. Carron
shouted for help and before anyone
could come to his aid the horses took
for the ditch and were stopped by
running into a telephone pole. For
tunately neither the driver or the
horses were badly hurt. On the same
day the people in that neighborhood
as we'll as people ON the Middle road
section witnessed another runaway.
Mrs. Byron Flewellyn and infant OF
Hinckley drove to Skowhegan village
and took dinner with Mrs. Elijah Eas-
Ter of North avenue. the occasion OF
her visit here being to call on her hus-
band at Kennebec Valley Hospital
Mr.. Flewellyn was injured by scythe
last week and was taken to that IN
stltution for treatment. While the lady
driver of the team just referred to
was eating dinner the horse got loose