The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29

! E. d. Biaisdell OF tae Blaisdell
Auto Co., Is over from Dexter for the
| fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kidder of
Dorchester, Mass. have been enests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Ross are back
at their Court street bone after a de-
hghtful summer at Peaks Island
Mr.. and Mrs Moody Jewell are
being congratulated upon the birth Of
a daughter, which occurred Monday
Sherman Shumway and Dona,d W,
! Philbrick left Friday for CAMBRIDGE
Mass. TO resume their duties at Har-
ward Law School.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald c. Marble have
taken the parsonage of the First Ban
| fist Church and are to establish their
! future home there later this fall.
[ The Waman's Foreign Missionary
/ Society of the NJ L. Church will
meet with Mrs. E. y. Merrill at her
| home-on Water street Tuesday, Oct. 4,
/ at p. NJ.
Stephen Sawyer. IL year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sawyer of
Starks. passed away al Kennebec Val
ley Hospital Friday following an op-
Grafton of appendicitis.
Joseph Haskell and daughter Mrs.
/ f. II. Green of Brookline, Mass, are
! at h., Rf
! son, Louis Haskell. They have been
spending the summer at Peaks Island
A pair of horses belonging to Thos
] Dean ran away Monday night and
/ crashed into Moody JEWELS automo-
/ bile which was standing near the cleo
trio light station The car was con-
/ sideraby damaged.
The last meeting of the Golden Rod
Branch |. s. S. was held Thursday
night at the home of Mrs Archie
Cote. Refreshments were served. The
next meeting VIII be held October in
the Municipal Court room.
Miss Margaret I.eavitt, who has been
at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Mar
garet G. Briggs, since her recent re-
turn from Ptrcelle. Oakla, returned
to Wellesley Friday to resume her
studies at Wellesley College.
Not only are apples growing we'll
this season in Skowhegan bn oranges
also Miss Annie p. Leland OF
Madison Ave, is quite a successful
| grower of this fruit. as her orange
tree in one OF the east windows of her
home is bearing fruit.
The home of the late Mrs r. G.
| Tilton on West Front street has been
sold by Cecil II Tilton to Mrs. Mar
garet Smith. This is one Of The old
er houses of the town and was built
by Joseph Mills. father of F. NJ Mills,
the present Commander of Russell
Post, G.. A. r.
Mrs Abbie X Wldes has gone to
Rochester, N Y, to remain during the
winter with Mrs. George Wldes, who
is i'll. She has sub-let her apartment
in the Walton House on Madison ave-
| nue. to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Grady, Mr.
Grady being the superintendent Of the
Maine Pulp e Paper Company.
Mrs. Bessie Weber of Skowhegan
was operated on at Kennebec VALLEY
Hospital last Saturday. Among the
patients discharged from the institu-
ton are James Spaulding of Madison,
who returned home Friday. Miss Geor-
gia Bickford Of Lakewood Mrs Fred
Beane of Bingham and Mildred Tracy
Of Cornville, who went home last sun
day.
DR.. and Mrs X. w. Smith and DR.
and Mrs Lewis of F'reeport have been
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. f. Smith and Clyde II. Smith
In company with several other friends
the people already mentioned made
trip to Rangeley Sunday. but unfort
unately Mrs. Lewis sustained a fall
which resulted in a serious injury to
her ankle.
Oct. LIST to visit with relatives and
friends in Somerset County. A por-
ton of the time will be passed with
Miss Agnes Groder. former class
mate of the Sk6whegan High School
who is now teaching at The Forks and
at her former home in Skowhegan.
Mr.. Symons and Foster Fl. Fall. a
fellow employee, are to leave the sec
ond week in October for the Pacific
coast by automobile. Mrs Symons
and Mrs. Hall will join them later,
crossing the continent by train.
James Hamilton OF Water street
while riding with Mrs. Hamilton, their
daughter Ethel and sons, Arthur and
Hugh. on the Canaan road Sunday
collided with Ford car driven it is
understood by the members of the
Austin family who came out of ii pri-
vate driveway. The Hamilton car
turned crossways of the road and
toppled over, pinning the occupants
underneath Several bruises and a
shaking up resulted but no one was
seriously hurt. The Hamilton car,
which is a Studebaker, was consider
ably damaged
The Cut Price Clothing Company
will open a store in Bingham where
full line of mems and children's
clothing and furnishings will be car
ried. This is corporation of which