The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-17
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Arthur NJ. ]. Hight of Athens was
the guest Tuesday night of A. O..
Dostie
Attorney C. f. Eames of Scion was
in town yesterday on his return from
trip to Augusta.
! Miss Kathleen Norton has accepted
a position in the Office of A. II. Cleve-
land Insurance Company.
1.-THE Rose Girl" Philbrook pro-
duction is to be staged here November
| 20 as a benefit for the BPW.
/ Mrs. Kathryn Huckins Moulton of
/ Aston, Mass has joined other men,
bers of her family at Lakewood.
Ishmael f. Hamilton has opened a
tea room and refreshments booth near
his residence on the Norridgewock
road.
Mrs. Frank French and daughter,
Henrietta of Bath, are visiting for a
few days with Mrs. Roy Sylvester and
other relatives.
Miss Grace Fox left yesterday
morning for Center Harbor N. II.
where she will be a tutor at Camp
Asquam, a summer camp for girls.
A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin p. Whiting Joined in rendering
| Mr.. Whiting a party Tuesday evening
at the Lake, the occasion being his
birthday.
The meeting of Skowhegan Grange
/ To- In no nf Mr.
and Mrs Omar Beaulier, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Pomerleau and Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Conroy.
Miss A. l.. Pratt who has just re-
turned from New York IL visiting for
few days with her aunt, Mrs. c. ID.
Miller of Elm street and will later go
to Bangor to visit with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Wilson of Alder
street accompanied by Mrs l.. A. Das-
comDe and Mrs Annie +. Hackett are
expected home tomorrow or Saturday
from a White Mountain automobile
trip.
Mrs. Fred r. Hurley and little
/ daughter. Mary Elizabeth, have gone
to Keene. y H. to visit Mrs. James
Hillens. Florence and Edith Hurley
are at the home of Mrs. Nellie Drost
in Canaan.
Ray s. Oliver. Miss Geneva Belts,
and Ernest and Annie Paradis, return
ed home Sunday night from camp
ing trip which took them through
Northern Somerset to St. Henri and
to the city of Quebec.
| Some twenty-five ladies from the
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter ID. A. X.
went to Kingfield Tuesday, to attend
the Maine Field Day of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. and the
dedication of the Elizabeth Nichols
Dyar Memorial.
Mrs. Abbie Green, who since the
death of her brother, the late Elba
Danforth has been cared for at the
home of Mrs. Blanch Richardson on
North avenue was removed yester-
day afternoon by ambulance to SOM
erset Hospital for treatment.
Roy Keene sustained an accident
Tuesday night while working on the
Collins car at the Blaisdell place on
Madison avenue The car was jack
ed up and the jack slipped letting the
car down and hitting Mr.. Keene cut
a cash about seven inches long on his
head.
Miss A. r. Parker, the local Red
Cross Nurse, goes to Belfast Saturday
to visit at her home and little later
will go to Castine to have charge of
group of nurses for two weeks. At
ter that she will again return to Bel
fast to remain at her home until the
first of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Nutting of Mt
Pleasant Ave. will leave for Kenne-
bunkport, Thursday of next week to
visit with Mrs. Nutting's sister Mrs
Charles St Clair for two weeks. Mr.
Nutting's place as crossing tender at
the south end of the railroad bridge
will be taken by Bert Hilton.
The members of the Christmas Club
were very pleasantly entertained by
Mrs. Harley Bishop at her home on
Bloomfield street, Tuesday afternoon
The afternoon was spent in working
on Christmas gifts and Mrs. Alfredo
Cool gave a reading. There was a
very good attendance OF members and
the next meeting of the club will be
with Mrs. Lester Packard of Locust
Avenue
A limb about 40 feet long and per-
haps 16 inches in diameter broke off
from one of the elms at the w. H.
Cummings residence on Elm street
during the recent thunder storm.
Rather oddly this did not give way
until long after the heighth of the
storm had passed. Perhaps an hour
after the disturbance had quoted
down, this limb slowly bent down
ward and crashed to the ground. 1t
had evidently been weakened by the
wind just enough so that the weight