The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-08
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Mrs Walter Davis of Portland is a
guest at the home of her sister-in-
law, Mrs Abbie X Wildes on Madison
avenue.
The local plant of the American
Wooden Co, has recently received y
ear loads of wool direct from South
America
Those wishing custom stenography
may secure ny services 6y addressing
Jeanette Williams, Care c. n. Holt.
Skowhegan
The meeting of the Building and
Loan Association, which was to have
been held last Thursday evening, has
been postponed for one month.
Mrs Margaret Briggs has recently
sold IS acres of land, situated on the
road to East Madison. The purchas-
er was E. NJ Lowering of Taunton,
Mass
Miss Annie Caswell who has been
spending several weeks at her home
here, has returned to Boston, where
she had previously been located for
some time.
Sk0whegan friends of Rev and Mrs.
Leslie Grundy tOlive Cleveland) will
be pleased to learn that they are the
happy parents of a son, born Wednes
day. Oct. 81.
Adolph Bolger. who has been at
Camp Aver since the departure of the
first drafted division from this coun-
ty. has been visiting here with his
parents for the past few days.
George f. Morrill, has returned from
Boston, where he has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Pryor Goodwin.
While in that city he visited the big
factory of the Liggett Chocolate Man
ufacturing Co.. of which factory his
son-in-law is manager.
The Skowhegan football team has
lost the services of halfback, Willard
Paul. who has discontinued his studies
at the local school and expects to
leave in the near future for Norfork,
Va, in the Naval service. He will be
connected with the Naval Medical
corps.
At recent meeting of the Show
hogan Lodge, Knights of Pythias, it
was voted to make up two large
Christmas boxes and send them to the
two members of the lodge who are i'll
the service Those who will receive
the boxes are Linwood Jewett and
Earle Thibeault
Libby Pulsfer son of Mrs. Helen L.
Pulsifer. Freshman at Colby, spent
the week end here Mr. Pulsifer re-
feat rarely accomplished by member
of the entering class. He played dur
ing practically the entire Colby Bates
game last Saturday.
Telephone operators at the local
branch of the Maine Telephone and
Company were guests last
evening at card party
given by Mrs. Pauline Bragg Green.
The occasion was in honor of the
chief operator, Miss Myra Sawyer and
her friend, Miss Bessie Edwards.
Annual inspection of Sunset Chap
ter, o. E. S occurred Friday evening.
At $50 supper was served under the
direction of Mrs. William Donaldson,
Mrs F. r. Madden, Mrs. II. II Hans
com, Mrs McPheters and Mrs. Ethel
Morrow Mrs. Annie Hersey of Dex
ter acted as master of ceremonies.
Miss Doris viles of Flagstaff, stu
dent at the Pennington Normal school
was a week end visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Viles, High st.
Miss Winona Paddock and Miss
Helen Merriam were week end guests
with their respective parents. They
came to Skowhegan from Farming
ton, where they are attending the
Normal School.
l. c. Trufant, who moved to East
last April, was in town
this week His errand had to do with
packing his household goods for ship
ment to Bath, where he is now locat-
ed. Mr.. Trufant is working in the
Engine and Boiler Dept, as a drafts
man, of the Texas Steamship Co. He
and Mrs. Trufant expect to resume
housekeeping in Bath in the near flu
ture.
Work is progressing rapidly en- the
reconstruction of the building on
Water street, formerly occupied by
the Star theatre. On the inside of
the structure the floor has been leyeled
and me platform at the rear is now
Plate glass in two large
front windows was put in place last
Friday and since that time work has
been going along with a rush. The
building will be occupied
1y Robert Cole who will conduct a |
emporium here.
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