The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Skowhegan Local News

Miss Addie Cover spent Saturday
in Augusta.
DR., Frank Bigelow left yesterday
for Milo and Medford.
Edward and Cyrus Roy of Oakland
spent the holiday visiting relatives in
Skowhegan.
Mrs. 7. o. Eaton returned home
yesterday from a visit to Benton Falls
and Benton.
William Cockbu of Wilton. y. H.
is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Cockburn.
Miss Annie Savage and Miss Edith
Head have gone to Kennebunkport
where they have positions.
The Womans Relief Corps will hold
a meeting tomorrow (Friday) after
noon followed by a picnic supper
Mrs. Grace Cain and son of Med
field, Mass. arrived last night to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Park
man
Mr., and Mrs. N. c. Foss and Mrs.
Sarah E. Foss of Athens were among
the out-of-town shoppers in Skowhe-
gan yesterday.
Mrs. Frank B. Folsom spent the
Fourth with Mrs. John Yankow at the
home of her father Fred Elwell in
South Portland.
Thirty-two members of Company
E did not pass the physical exami-
nation and nearly all of them have
now returned to Skowhegan.
Mr., and Mrs Abner Stodder of
Revere Beach, Mass, left yesterday
morning after visit with Mrs. Stod-
ders niece, Mrs. Robert Bigelow.
Israel Pomerleau and his daughter
Miss Blanche of Frampton, p. Q.
have been visiting in town this week,
guests of Charles and Theodore Pom
erleau.
Miss Bridget Fleming, one OF the
telephone operators in the office of
the Farmers Telephone Exchange, re-
turned Monday from a few days visit
in Augusta.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Danforth of
Havana, Cuba, who have been visit
ing in town, but have lately been in
Albion and Benton. are expected
back in a few days.
Elwood Richardson who recently
sold his farm in East Skowhegan has
purchased of Mrs. Minnie c. Pishon
her house on East Leavitt st. and
will shortly remove here.
Pupils not absent during spring
term of Malbon's Mills school were
Doris Whittemore, Vara Weeks, Am
Der Weeks, Marjory Salisbury, ReXton
Russell and Kenneth Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred J. Smith and
daughters, Mildred and Marion from
Gardiner who have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs C. H. futile left for Old
Orchard Monday for the summer.
son of Eli Vigue, about nine
years of age was arrested for break
ing into the grist mill and the ten
cent store of Green Bros, July 4th.
He had two young lads with him, one
at each place.
Joseph Lawley left yesterday for
Portland where he was to join Mrs
Lawley and Mrs. Mary Webb The
two ladies' had planned to visit in
Skowhegan but decided to spend a
few days in Portland instead.
The condition of Albert Luce con-
tinues very critical. His two sons
Charles of Lewiston and Edwin 4. OF
Haverhll. Mass. are both here owing
to the seriousness of his case. No
hopes are entertained for his recoy-
cry.
Chester Nutting and Harold Healey
who have positions with the United
Shoe Machine Co. in Beverley, Mass,
have been visiting at their home here.
The latter returned yesterday but the
former will spend several days more
here.
Among the arrivals on the late
train Saturday night was Lewis S.
Smith of Springfield, Vermont, who
came to visit his wife's parents Mr..
and Mrs. Henry p. Canon at their
home on Mcclellan St He returned
home Tuesday accompanied by his
wife (Bernice Canon) who had been
with her parents for the last month.
Among the holiday functions OF
Tuesday was the dinner given at the