The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-08-03

Edward Tague was in Dexter last
week on business.
A son was born to the wife of JOS.
Laney, Russell Road, Sunday morn
ing.
W. E. Marble of Harmony and S. S.
Smith of Bangor were in town Tues
day.
Miss Augusta Savage of Boston is
expected shortly to visit with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett Savage on
Pleasant St.
W. D. Snow was in Gardiner Fri
day to attend the funeral of the
wife of George Gray. The two gent
lemen are associated in business to-
gether.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leavitt of
Hayerhill, Mass, also Laforest Lea
witt of the same city, were those in
town, last week, to attend the funeral
of Henry A. Varney.
Deputy Sheriff F. S. Burrill and
]. Howard Haley, Esq. of Hartland
were in town during the day Tues
day. They were accompanied by
Deputy Burrill's son Harold Burrill.
Mrs. Lucinda Oak, the mother of
Mrs. Nahum Steward, sustained fall
Tuesday from the effects of which she
has been suffering considerably. Her
condition is causing considerable anX-
| iety because of her extreme age.
Miss Mabel French, who has been
employed by an Auburn firm as stem
ographer, has returned to Skowhegan
and will remain at home for a time
She is reported as suffering from the
consequence of overwork and ner-
vousness.
United States Senator Charles F.
johnson, who spoke at Lakewood
Saturday, left Maine Monday night
| for Washington, where he will give
his attention to the passage of pen
sion bills and other pressing matters
at Washington. He is expected to
return some time next week and re-
sumo active work in the campaign.
Supreme judicial Court will con-
vene in Skowhegan the third Tuesday
in September and Judge Arno W.
King will be the presiding justice.
H. Z. Thompson and Carroll C. Good
win were drawn Monday to serve on
the Grand Jury from Skowhegan and
the following men were drawn 20
serve on the traverse jury: +. c.
Loomis, Frank Boston, Raymond A.
Kicker and Benz F. Gaylord.
Jacob Russakoh, who has been
serving in the United States Army at
Honolulu, is visiting with his BROTH
er, Susmann Russakoff and family,
arriving here from New York, where
he had also been visiting with rela-
tives. Max Russakoff has lately re-
turned to New York afttr a visit here
and Eleazer Russakoff who conducts
the branch jewelry department of the
Skowhegan store in Waterville, was
in town Sunday and Monday.
A party of New York and Lewiston
people had an unfortunate occurrence
shortly after midnight Sunday morn
ing when their big automobile struck a
culyert about two miles below the
village. The occupants except the
chauffeur were thrown into the ditch
and one lady sustained a broken col
lar bone. DR.. Wadsworth was called
and the victim of the accident was
taken to the Hospital where she re-
NAMED for several days. The party
We're coming from Bangor.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumner F. Chaplin of
Newton, Mass. have returned after
visiting with his cousins, W. II. Ward
and Sumner c. Ward. 1t was the
III st TINE MI Audpiu udu hlSlleu
Skowhegan for fifty years, although
at one time he was located here prior |
to his service in the Civil War. It
was an unusually pleasant reunion
inasmuch as Mr. Chaplin had thought
his cousins dead and the Messrs |
Ward supposed that he was also dead. |
Following his return from the Army |
Mr.. Chaplin went to California and |
the family finally drifted away from
each other, although for many years
he has lived in Massachusetts, while /
S. C. Ward is accustomed to pass his
winters in that state. The cousins
became acquainted with each others !
existence through a genealogy record
of the Chaplin family. Mr.. and Mrs
Chaplin seemed greatly delighted with
Lake Wesserunsett and they plan to
spend next summer in a cottage
there.