The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28

/ well friends were interested In gaz-
inc Mt the planet Mars last Friday
evening when on that date this planet
was the nearest the earth Ii will be
for one hundred years. This planet
ia called the Fiery God of War" and
shone the night of August 22nd with
redoubled size and brilliancy.
ANSON CENTER
The Misses Amy and Myrtle Clark.
their brothers Lawrence and Porter,
and uncle Frank Clark returned Mon
day from a three days trip to the
coast where they dug some clans and
partook of a genuine shore dinner.
They also visited relatives In that
section of the state.
F. E. Hoyt is doing some carpenter
work on the second story of his
bouse and H. A. Clark is giving his
house a new coat of paint.
Mrs. Mary Ingham of Waterville
was visiting her brother George Pull
len Friday and Saturday.
Miss E. Eva Booker left town on
the Saturday morning train en- route
for Springfield, Mass, where she
will enter the Bay Path Institute as
a student for the fall term.
Mrs. Addie Gates and son Floyd Wis
tied relatives at The Forks Sunday.
1t was interesting to note that OF
the numerous cars met above Bing-
ham fully one half bore out of the
state number plates and carried
camping equipment, one was noted
that came from Florida and there
we're several Connecticut cars.
Alvin Moore whose boyhood home
was in Madison was also calling on
relatives and friends in the up river
town Sunday. having just driven his
Hudson coach from his home in Ona
laska. Wisconsin. coming by way of
Boston. The entire trip of eighteen
hundred miles was made in seven
days.
Friends who accompanied Mr..
Moore Sunday were Fred Baker and
daughter. Linnie of Bingham. and
Mrs. Emma Merrill of Caratunk
ATHENS
Somerset Academy viii open next
Tuesday. .itlu
Mrs. George THOMPSON and daugh-
ter Miss Helen ThoWps left early
last week for Hartford, Conn. Their
sudden departure was due to Mrs.
Thompsons i'll health. Her friends
will be glad to hear she expects to re-
turn to the old home for a part of the
October days.
HI. s. Elliott and Mrs. Elliott went
to Harmony. Friday. where in COM
pany with their people they ATTENDED
the Chadbourne reunion at Cambridge
on Saturday. About 200 people were
in attendance.
THE Face In The Fog A good
crook melodrama will be shown at
l. o. o. F. Hall, Friday, August 20.
THE Face In The Fog was adapted
from one of the famous Boston
Blackie' stories.
A reunion of Mrs. Annette Tibbetts
Hinckley family was held at Leslie
Hoyt's cottage at Barker's Pond on
Sunday, August IT. Her two chill
dren r. W. Tibbetts and Mrs. Leslie
Hoyt with their families together with
Mrs Hinckley's eight grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren made
up the party. The Hoyt reunion was
held at the same place on Sunday,
August 10.
George G. Hight is in town this
week. His arrival for the Alumni
reunion was delayed because of the
Superintendent meeting at Castine
Work on the highway near the
Brighton line is to be finished this
week.
Mrs. Lottie Moore of Boston was
among the out of town visitors Alum
nj day Mrs. Moore is sister of
Charles Dore, who at this writing is
very feeble, also a sister OF Mrs. o. l..
Mason.
Mrs n. A. Bower and daughter
I Helen who have been vacationing with
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin. left Monday for
their home in Detroit Mich. Mrs.
Jesse fuller and young daughter Mar
garet also visitors at the family
home, accompanied them en- route to
their home in Red Bank, N. ].
/ A large Buick car coming from
Harmony and driven by two young
men, ran into the electric light pole
\ opposite w. E. Jones house, Friday
evening, tearing down the pole and
wrecking the car to some extent and
causing the lights to be put out of
commission The crash was plainly
heard by people in the village. The
occupants appeared to be unhurt. The
car belonged to Holt & Hight, Show
hogan. C.. NJ. p. men were on the
scene early in the morning to repair
damages.
Patrons to attend Pomona at Bng-
ham. Tuesday were VIM Foss, Mrs.
Alice Foss, Mrs. Nellie Fox, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Judkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. s. Elliott. ,, '",n 49,
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed Tuesday p. m. by limb of a tree
near n. II. Cooks house falling upon
the electric wires The tree became
full OF electricity and it run in upon
the telephone wires making no end
+. of excitement. The trouble could not
be adjusted until the current was cut
off at Skowhegan.
!. Mrs. Flotilla Allen Drew of Well
ington was the guest of w. N. Sand
ers family over Alumni week.
Community Field Day ut North Arson
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