The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-07
Skowhegan Local News

ACiollNCo III TIC flClhllg vi lldIu.
Word was received here yesterday
of the illness of DR.. Earle of Canaan.
Mrs. Isaiah Crowell of Brooks ar
rived yesterday to visit relatives in
town.
Horatio Tobey Mooers is visiting
his grandfather Horatio Tobey in
Athens this week.
Mrs. Emma Pierce of Bingham was
among the out of town people in
Skowhegan Saturday.
Harry N. Flanders of Athens is i'll
at the home of his father B. F.
Flanders on East Leavitt st.
Horace Reed sustained an uncom-
Portable accident yesterday morning
when he severely cut his thumb.
Alfred Cowett is at Somerset Hos
pital where he was operated upon
for goiter by Dr. Horace Stevens.
Mrs. Arthur Strout of Gardiner ar
rived Tuesday night to visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Philbrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Whitman of
Auburn are being entertained at the
home of their daughter Mrs. H. n.
Pratt.
Dr. w. S. stinchfeld and J. A.
Chabot plan to go to Portland Satur-
day to attend the banquet given by
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
D. J. Gottojiner of Orange, N. J. has
been visiting this week with the
family of D. f. Smiley on Dyer ST.
He and Miss Mabel Smiley were
down to Lewiston yesterday to attend
the fair.
The death of Mary Belle Conette
aged five months and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Collette has oc-
Cured here. The child was report
ed as being i'll with meningitis and
cholera infantum.
Earle Mckay, whose home is in
Aroostook County, but who is EN-
ployed as an electrician at Niagara
Falls was the guest of his sister
Mrs. l.. A. Sylvester on Bailey ST.
the first of the week.
Clyde Witham has returned from
Dead River, where he has been visit
ing his brother Bert Witham. His
mother and brother Perley Witham,
who were with him will probably re-
main about two weeks longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert c. Hight of
Somerville, Mass. have departed fol-
lowing a visit with Mr.. Nights sis
ter, Mrs. Ella H. Crowell. They
visited various places of interest in
this section having made the trip in
their touring car.
Miss Ethel Allen of Burnham has
been visiting Mrs. +. T.. Sawyer yes
terday and today. Miss Allen is the
simplex operator at the Advertiser
office in Pittsfield and goes there
next Monday to resume her duties af-
ter a several weeks vacation.
Miss Blanche Emory was the guest
of ATrc no 81
the week. Miss Emory who has
been having years leave of alb
sence from her duties as teacher in
the schools of Brockton Mass will
not return at the usual time to re-
sumo her duties this fall owing to
the infantile paralysis scare.
Mrs. Converse L. Webb and her
daughter Mrs Fannie w. Fletcher re-
turned the first of this week from
Augusta. where they attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Walter f. Webb. Mr.
Webb is a stepson of the lady first
mentioned and formerly resided in
this town His wife before her mar
ragp was Miss Harriet Parks of Au-
gusta.
The members of the Maine Wo-
mans RefOrmatOry Commission are
to hold meeting in Skowhegan to-
morrow to transact routine business
Under the direction of Ephrain
Cowctt, a crew of men begun work
on the cellar of the first cottage on
the Reformatory property the first OF
this week. The cellar and under.
pinning are to be completed sudici-
entity to begin building operations by
the 18th of October.
One of the pleasing Labor Day
festivities occurred at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Whiting on Bush
St, when they entertained a party of
young masters and little misses in
honor of their daughter, Miss Phyllis
It was the occasion of her 9th birth
day and in consequence of this a
delicious birthday cake was the
browning feature of the refreshment
table. Games were played and ices
with other sweets were daintily serv-