The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30

DR.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Lord returned
Sunday from a short visit with thu
Doctors parents, Capt. and Mrs. Ed
win C. Lord in North Brooksyilie.
Miss Velma Wheeler of Fairfield re
turned home Monday after visitint
with her cousin, Miss Edith Spauld
/ ing, clerk at the J. p. Oak store.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Dionne, who late
/ ly returned from their wedding triI
to different points in Canada, have
returned from visit in Aroostool
county.
| j. o. Morris, manager of the Wool
worth store, who Is in Massachusett!
General Hospital. underwent an op
Grafton successfully at that institution
Friday last.
Miss Clara B. varney is planning j.;
/ trip to Logtown, Miss somewhat Later
visit with her relatives, members o.
the Weston family.
/ H. A. Dinsmore, grand master o.
the Grand Council of Maine, left yes
terday on three day trip to Calais
where he will inspect st. Croix Coun
Gil, No. Il, tonight.
! William Preble, who is to be asso
ciate manager of the Hamilton Hote
in Bermuda, left Monday morning fol-
New York. where he will engage EN-
ployees and leave in a week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Green of Hart
land are the parents of a nine pound
son born Wednesday morning a
Somerset Hospital. He has bee Civ
en- the name Elwood Withee Greene.
Gerald C. Dunn and Miss Gladys
Merrill, teacher of Domestic Science
at Arson Academy. were in OronC
Saturday to witness the Maine Colby
game and to attend one of the house
dances.
Judge and Mrs. E. F. Danforth, &C
companied Charles H. Hitchborn, ont
of the commissioners of States Prison
at Thomaston. to Thomaston Sunday
and Mrs. Danforth addressed thu
prisoners. while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Moore are t.
move to Me house on Winter street
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Nitschke. Mr.. Moore sue
ceeds Mr.. Nitschke as paymaster a
the plant of the American Wooden Co
Mrs. Norman Donahue of Belfast
who has been visiting at her home il
Hartland and attended the wedding o
her cousin, Miss Barbara H. Lance,
and Edward H. Foster in Pittsfield
was in Skowhegan for short tim'
Friday.
F., Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Porter and Mr.
and Mrs Milton Smith of Presqu'
Isle, returned to their homes Monda!
after visiting here with Mr. and Mrs
+ d. A. Porter on Water street. Mr.
Porter and Mrs. Smith are brothe
and sister of d. A. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilflian ant
son Lewis, who spent the week emf
with Mr.. Gilfillan's parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs James Gilfillan. returned Il
their home in Bar Harbor, Sunday
They were accompanied home by Mrs
| Gilfilian's mother, Mrs. Emma Nuttinl
and son, Percy Nutting, who will visi
with them for several weeks.
Rev. ]. l.. A. Renaud left Monday
for Lewiston called there by the seri
GUS illness of his mother, Mrs. Hor
midas Renaud, who has sustained hel
third shock. Father Renaud Is tax
ing a months vacation and will him
self enter st. Mary's Hospital, where
his mother Is a patient for two
weeks rest Father Phillip DUDE is
in charge of the parish during his alb
sence.
Charles Nitschke completes his du
ties at the plant of the American
Wooden Co., where he has held a pc
sition of paymaster for some time
next Saturday. He has accepted &
position as general manager of the
new Boston Office to be opened by the
Daniel +. Cummings Co., dealers IN
wool, waste and shoddy. These new
Offices will be at 222 Summer Street
Mr.. Nitschke and his family are leav.
ing one week from Saturday and unit
they can secure a home they will be
located with Mrs. Nitschkes parents
in Lawrence. Both Mr. and Mrs
Nitschke have many friends in the
community and will be much missed
in social circles.
A collision between an automobile
and carriage created considerable
excitement on Madison Avenue, Fri
day. Mrs. w. l.. Hill of Parkmar
Hill had driven to town, accompanied
by Mrs Pearl Moody and two small
children. Mrs. Hill had left the
team to do an errand in the Mills
Market and Mrs Moody and the chill
dren remained in the carriage. Mrs
Z. Foss of Madison was driving hel
automobile through the street ant
noting an acquaintance took her hanc
from the wheel to signal the friend
As she did so, the car swerved to thu
right, hitting the carriage and smash
ing one wheel so that the vehicle slow
ly sank to the ground The descen
was so gradual, however. that the oc
cupants were not thrown out, and the
horse made no attempt to get away
Estimated damages to the carriage
were about $4,000. Mrs. Foss die
everything possible to relieve the sit
uation and freely offered to pay the
bill of damages.