The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-21
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

during tue udy vi IuurSudy last.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Brophy of
Fairfield was among the down river
people to visit Skowhegan on Thurs
day last
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Bryant and Mr..
and Mrs. |. C. SWEET of Bangor were
among the out-of-town Automobiles
to visit Skowhegan Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff F. J. Durgin of The
Forks was in Skowhegan during the
day Friday. being on his way to Pitts
field, where his daughter resides.
Theo L. Dunn of Portland formerly
chief engineer of the Maine Central
Railroad, now assistant to the general
manager. was in town Friday. on bust
ness connected with the road
Cecil Bailey, who has been at Som
erset Hospital for some time, has re-
covered sufficiently to be removed to
the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry
Whttemore at Malbon's Mills.
Mrs Sarah Thompson of Lynnfield
Center, Mass. and Miss Flora Bur
leigh of Portsmouth. who accompani
ed the remains of Winfield Morse here
for burial were guests at the home of
Chas. Smith while in town.
IF in
Skowhegan to attend the funeral of
the late Mrs Laura White were Mrs.
Chas. Bellmore of Carmel, Mrs. Arth-
ur Chase of Bangor, Mrs. Algie Jud-
kins and daughter of Wateryille and
Charles Jewett of Winterport
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lawley of
Matapan, Mass, arrived Sunday night
by automobile to visit for a few days
with Mr.. Lawley's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Lawley. Mr.. Lawley is
connected with the State Hospital at
Matapan, as supervisor of the mems
department.
chester, Mass, who have been guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Whittier, de-
parted on the midday train Monday.
Mrs. Frink was formerly Miss Ella
Tolman, a second cousin of Mrs.
Whittier, and she and Mr.. Frink have
but lately been married.
Mrs Z. W. Stephenson of Welles-
ley, Mass, who has been the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Palmer of
Pleasant ST.. departed on her return
Friday morning. Miss Bertha Pal
mer is expected in Skowhegan about
Thanksgiving time and she will prob
ably be accompanied back by Mrs
Palmer to spend the winter months in
the vicinity of Boston.
Miss Marion Hamblin OF Augusta
who has lately returned from Red
Cross work in France, is at Somerset
Hospital as temporary superintendent
of nurses, taking the place of Miss
H. E. Bunker, who has leave OF alb
sence for a month or six weeks. Miss
Hamlin was for three months engaged
in war nursing. Miss Bunker will
pass part of her vacation in Portland.
A fire at the wood working plant of
McQuillan & Pooler was quickly sub
dued Thursday last by the prompt at
tention of the chemical auto wagon.
No damage was done and the flames
which ignited supposedly from a hot
box, were under control in an exceed
ingly short space of time. This new
addition to the fire department proved
Itself of immense value at this time,
because the structure. which contain
ed much dry wood, would have been
likely to have burned rapidly had
there been any delay.
The body of Winfield Morse, which
arrived here Thursday was taken to
the undertaking rooms of Lord d
Caswell and on Friday was inferred
in the family lot at the Southside
Cemetery. There was brief service
at the grave, Rev Charles Mckinney
of the Island Avenue Congregational
Church officiating. The deceased
was So years of age and had never
been married. His home was in
Gardiner, Mass, but his death oc-
Cured in Lynnfield Center, Mass,
where he was making visit with his
sister. Mr.. Morse was the son of the
late Nathaniel and Sarah Thompson
Morse and formerly lived on the Nor
| ridgewock road. He is survived by
one sister. Mrs. Sarah Russell, at
whose home his death occurred and
was a cousin of the late James t.
Leayitt. The sister referred to and a
niece Miss Flora Burleigh of Ports
mouth N. H. accompanied the remains
to Skowhegan.
The monthly report of the Skowhe-
gan Jersey Creamery indicates that
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