The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-16
r. SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


W. B. Steward left Monday on
business trip to Boston.
Fred and Oscar Clark of Caratunk
were in town on business Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Clifford has entered the
hospital at Waterville for treatment
Joshua Blackwell. father of Mrs.
John Mcpherson, is at the Hospital
for treatment.
Mrs. A. f. Turner of Lewiston and
her son George Wiley of Gardiner
are in town on business.
Friday. the Path, is Home Relief
Day. Have your subscription ready
when the solicitor calls.
Miss Lena Goulette of Gardiner
has been visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs George Goulette on East Street.
John flanagan of the North An
son Manufacturing Company at No.
Arson. was in town on business Mon
day.
Mrs. Angie Dodge, formerly of
Cornville and now residing in Roch-
ester, Mass. is visiting Mrs. c. b.
Hight
The regular meeting of the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands Association was
held at the home of Mrs. Hugh
Hurley on West Front Street
B. w. Page arrived home from
Boston Saturday, making the trip in
his new Marmion car, which is the
only one of that make in this locality.
j. II. Lancaster was at China last
evening to inspect the Dunlap Chap
ter. Mr.. Lancaster is Grand
Scribe of the Grand Chapter Of
Maine
Walter Lessard and George Allen
resumed their former positions at the
American Express office, Monday.
They were members of Company f
and were at the Border.
w. a. Clark, local manager for the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, and
Frank Bracket went to Eustis Sun
day and on the way back early Mon
day met with the good fortune to see
and shoot two deer.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
have leased the small store in the
Dodge Block, nearest the North
! Channel Bridge, and will move their
office there about January LIST. They
have been on the second floor of the
Milburn Block for the past two
years.
The High School boys celebrated
their victory over the Abbott school,
Saturday evening, by paradng thru
the business streets, clad in costumes
which may be appropriately spoken
of as negligee They INDUCED in
!
calls, the teachers being among those
/ who came in for a visit.
The Ph.lathea Class met Wednes-
day, Nov. Sth, at the home of Mrs.
| Grace Stevens with a large attend
ance At the close of the regular
business meeting refreshments were
served by the hostess and a social
hour was enjoyed. The next meet
ing will be Wednesday of next week
at the home of Mrs. Sadie Witham on
West Front st. with Mrs. William and
Mrs Helen Knight as hostesses.
Hon. Eben f. LittIefeld of Angus
ia, chairman of the Industrial Acct
dent Commission, was in town Mon
day in company with X. f.. Twitch-
ell, the official stenographer and held
a hearing at the Municipal Court
Room in the case of WinSlow Roll
Inns, who was injured Feb. r. while
in the employ of the Bingham Lum-
Der Company. The question in
yolved was that of additional COM
pensation.
F. l.. Clark, who has been manager
of Hotel oxford for the past year,
has terminated his connection with
that hotel and returned to New
Sharon, his former home. His sue
cessor. Thos. Cahill. was manager of
Lakewood Inn the past summer and
for eleven years previous was mana
ger of the SPHINX Club at Cambridge,
Mass. He also managed the old Ok
ford Hotel for about two years, leav-
ing just before it burned