The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-07-10
Skumhrgatt Enral Nrlus

Mrs. Gerald C. Marble and little
son, William Cocker. have arrived
home from Maiden, Mass.
Elton Twadell OF Portland was the
week end guest of Thurman Cole and
his sister, Miss Blanch Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Markham and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tref1e Cloutier and fam
lily are on an extensive tour through
the White Mountains and Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Green of
East Rochester, N. H., have been In
town visiting at the home of his par
eEts, Mr.. and Mrs Ed Green on West
Front street.
Miss Carmen Dorticas of Park
Ridge, ILL.,, Is visiting her cousin, Mrs
Robert Simpson, this week. She is
spending the summer on the Maine
coast, visiting with her grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Foster OF Forest
Avenue, Portland were callers July 4
at the home of A. NJ Folsom on Up
per Middle street. Miss Myra Fol-
som returned with them for an ex-
tended visit.
The Noble. Grands' Association will
be entertained by Mrs. E. L. Savage
at her home on Water street, Monday
afternoon. The meeting will be held
at A o'clock and there will be a supper
at $50 to which the gentlemen are in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tent OF Lynn,
Mass, departed Sunday after visiting
over the holiday with Mr. Tents sis
ter, Mrs. Kathleen Cheney. Mr. and
Mrs. Tent and Mrs. Cheney, with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Tarbox spent the
holiday at the Fairgrieve cottage at
Lake Wesserrunsett.
Among the out of town cars here
Sunday was that of James w. Belts
and family who drove thru from Or
rington to call on their old neighbors,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Folsom. The above
named gentlemen formerly lived on
adjoining farms and had not met for
more than sixteen years.
Harry A. Dinsmore, grand master
of the Grand Council of Maine, Royal
and Select Masters, will go to Dover
Foxcroft the oath to install the Off
GERS at special assembly of the
Grand Council. This is called for the
purpose OF constituting Central Coun-
ell. No. Is at Dover Foxcroft.
Among the surgical patients at Ken
nebec Valley Hospital are Mrs. earn
ey Hendsbee OF East Millinoeket, Mrs
Harry Cowen of Madison, Mrs Del
bert Dwelley of Bangor and Mrs. Har-
ry Cummings of Bingham. Robert
Chase of Scion is a medical patient
there. Patients recently discharged
are Mrs. 0lena H. Savage of Bingham
and Mrs. David Withee of Skowhegan
Favorable comment was heard on
the concert given by the. New Eng
land Staff Band Of the Salvation Army
in front of Hotel Oxford on Water
street The program included in.
strumental numbers and the singing
of hymns by the members. The or
ganization has covered twelve hun.
dred miles, having visited fifty cities
in Maine and New Brunswick. They
have been we'll supported financially
by collections in the different towns
which they have visited. They play
ed at Winthrop Sunday forenoon anc
were en- route to Lewiston. The
company is made up OF forty-two per
sons, thirty-five of them bandsmen.
Several recent automobile accidents
nave occurred in this section One
of the most serious ones was near the
Twelve Corners In Madison, when
car driven by Joe Aguin OF Jackman
collideo with the Willys-knight cal
of Mrs. Edward Harding and FER son
Harold of Madison. Mrs. Harding
was badly injured and a physician
was called to attend her. The Foro
touring car of Phillip Quirion was hi
by a big car from New York, neal
Fairfield, the same day. 1t is under
stood that the New York car stopped
and the occupants told Mr.. Quirion to
have his car repaired and send the
bill, which would be paid; Another
accident, the same day, occurred be-
tween Skowhegan and Canaan, when
j. o. Morris Ford coupe was badly
damaged when it was hit by cal
driven by Roland Gilbert OF Madison
The Norris car tipped over. Mr.
Morris was accompanied by John l.
Fish. No one was hurt The Gil
bert car WAS not badly damaged and
the occupants started on their return
apparently to Madison. The occu-
pants Of the overturned car saw the
Gilbert car approaching them and
turned out as far as possible, they
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