The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-12
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Lake Wesserunsett Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. e. Rodden were in
Bangor recently where DR.. Rodden
attended the Maine Dental Conven-
ton.
Mrs. w. P. Ordway, Mrs. ]. H.
Lancaster and the Misses Lancaster
were at Eustis Ridge for lunch Sat
urday.
Miss Airline F. Burnor left Mon
day morning for Lewiston where she
will receive treatment in one of the
hospitals.
Mrs. Ethel M. Christensen and son
William, and Miss Alice z. Goodrich
will leave Saturday for a visit in
Boston and vicinity.
Miss Tinney Merryfleld of Falls
Church, Va. and Waterville, who has
been visiting with Mrs. M. E. Lord,
returned to Wateryille, Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth A. Linn, proprietor
of one of Hartland's stores, was in
town Monday calling on friends and
attending to matters of business.
Mrs. Edith Taylor Thomson of
Pittsburg, Pa, has joined her son,
Kenneth Thomson, one of the Lake
wood theatre players at Lakewood.
Attorney ]. Howard Haley of Hart
land was in town Monday having bust
ness at the court house in connection
with the settlement of the estate Of
his late father
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron E. Smith and
daughter Norma are passing a few
days at Crystal Lake with Mr.. Smiths
brother and wife, DR.. and Mrs. Kleber
Smith at their summer camp.
Miss Dorothy Mason of Portland,
who has been connecterd with the
Motion Picture business is to be a
guest during the present week of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Tobey Mooers of
Portugal at Fairgrieye Bay.
Misses Juliette Corriveau and Fed
ora Lessard are enjoying a short
vacation at Lakewood this week at
the new camp of Miss Amanda Cor
veau. Miss Corriveau will return
to her business Monday of next week.
Mrs. Arthur Rodericl returned to
Portland Thursday morning of last
week after spending the holiday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe
Burkhardt. Her sister Miss Fay
Burkhardt went with her for a short
visit.
Mr. and Mrs r. L. Berry of North
Arson, were among the out of town
business visitors seen on our streets
Monday. Mrs. Berry is a sister of
Harold NJ. Fish who died last week
from injuries received in an automo-
bile collision with a street car.
Mrs. A. E. Williams returned Sun
day morning to her home in West
Somerville, Mass, after passing a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer E. Gordon. She was accom-
panied as far as Waterville by her
sister and her husband, DR.. and Mrs.
L. w. Symonds.
The new home of Mr. and Mrs. True
Ellis of Madison avenue is nearing
completion. The bungalow being
built in the same section by L. II.
Appleby is well along on the outside.
This will probably be sold. Mahlon
Dane is building a future home for
himself and family on Jewett street
Emery T. Dyer is substituting at
the Ira A. Norton clothing store as
clerk during the absence of Alfred
Preble Mr.. Preble with Mrs. Preble
returned to Enfield, N. II. with her
father, c. J. Hayden and wife, who
have been visiting with the PEBBLES
here and with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Green Of West Front street. Mr..
Hayden was for a long time resi-
dent of Skowhegan and now has
position as night oyerseer in the
American Wooden Co. mills at Enfield.
About fifty members of Canton
Somerset and its companion auxiliary
Somerset Fortress enjoyed their an
nual strawberry festival in Carrabas-
sett banquet hall, Thursday evening.
The Strawberries as usual were fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Withee.
who were in charge of the festival
arrangements, hot rolls, assorted
cakes and coffee being served with
the delicious berries. Meetings of
both organizations followed the sup
per and three candidates were accept
ed into the Fortress.
Aviator Bill Turgeon of Auburn
who is well known to many Skowhe-
gan people, especially because of his
sea plane activities here last year,
had an unusual experience recently
while flying. When in mid air one of
the wheels came off the landing gear,
leaving him with only a front wheel
and sckly sensation at the thought
of landing. He negotiated an anti
cipated rough landing so smoothly
that one hardly knew the wheel was
missing. The plane wasn't scratch
ed and water another wheel was fit
ted he was carrying passengers as
usual. The feat is consideded re-
markable for usually there is crash
of some sort when landing on a
minus one" wheel. The disjointed
sphere landed somewhere in the
vicinity of Arsenault Park and so far
as is known did no damage.