The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-30
~ SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

Miss Gladys Pennell has recently ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper in the
marble works of the E. W Marble es-
tate
Earl Hilton of Chippewa Falls, Wis
consin, son of Arson and Josephine
Currier Hilton, is visiting at w. L.
Hills and with other relatives
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist Church will meet with Mrs.
D. A. Porter Monday, Sept. 3. All
ladies are requested to be present
There is to be Red Cross Benefit
at Lakewood Inn next Saturday after
noon at go. Miss Laura Carpenter
will read THE Truth" by Clyde
Fitch. Admission % cents.
F. c. Esty of Norridgewock and B.
f. Fletcher of Waltham, Mass. were in
town Monday. Mr.. Fletcher and his
grandmother, Mrs Martha Esty, have
been visiting at the Esty farm at Nor
ridgewock.
Mrs. Nora Hopkins and two daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting Mrs.
William Folsom Merrill and Mrs.
Maurice P Merrill, her sisters, left
Friday afternoon for her home in
Pittsfield, Mass.
Herbert S. Hopkins, a member of
the official board of the Order of Rail
road Conductors, went to Portland
Saturday to be present at a hearing
pursuant to a case in which two pas
senger trains were wrecked
Robert Lyons of Boston, who has
been spending few days in town Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Lyons, returned home Saturday. He
was accompanied by his sister, Miss
Mary Lyons, who will remain week
in that city.
Selectmen of Canaan and Skowhe-
gan were in conference Saturday dis
cussing the advisability of building a
new bridge to replace the one on the
Skowhegan-Can town line. E. E.
Greenwood has been engaged to pre-
pare specifications for such bridge.
Arthur Mitchell of Kennebunkport
was visiting in town last week Mr..
Mitchell was a former employee of
the Somerset Traction Co. He left
Skowhegan about fourteen years ago.
He is still engaged in street railway
work. He is the son of Timothy
Mitchell of this place. His wife was
formerly Miss Cora Reed of Skowhe-
gan.
John kolasen, who has been asso-
ciated with Hon. Samuel W. Gould in
the management of the grocery de-
partment of the oxford store, has sold
his interest to MIR. Gould and will soon
young Austrian who recently won
big verdict in suit brought against a
Madison concern for injuries he re-
ceiyed while working for them.
W. H. Ward and daughter are en-
PERTAINING the following guests at
their camp, Lakewood: Mr. and Mrs
H. l. Farley and son Robert of Nor
ristown, Pennsylvania; Mrs. G. o.
Wright of Orange, Mass; Mrs. P. A.
Chamberlain, Springfield Mass; Sam
uel Duckworth, Morristown, Penn.
Mrs. Carolynne Chaplin of Newton,
Mass. Mr.. Farley and party made
the trip here by auto.
A meeting of the Skowhegan Food
Conservation Committee was held at
the Library parlors, Saturday after
noon, August 25 The principal bust
ness was the discussion of a plan to
publish from time to time, informa-
ton regarding Food Conservation, in
our own county. AS a part of this
plan economical recipes for cooking,
which have been tried and proven by
local people, Will be published Any
one having what they consider a val |
liable recipe, should send it to Miss |
Lizzie T. Hussey, Skowhegan.
F. H. Cleveland who has been in
this vicinity since the 18th of last
May, returned to his home in Everett, |
Mass, Sunday, Mr., Cleveland came |
here for a vacation and Was taken i'll |
while visiting his father, Chas S.
Cleveland, at his home on Leavitt ST !
He entered the Somerset Hospital for
May 18th, and has just re-
covered sufficiently to travel. Mr. |
Cleveland was born in Cornville, on
what is now the Mary Fogg farm He
went to Massachusetts in 1895. He
has been in the street railway bust
ness all of this time and resumed his
1uties with the Boston Elevated, Mon
lay.
Roy Sawyer has been released from
Jail after procuring bonds for his ap
pearance at the September term of
). ]. Court He has gone to his for
ner home in Webster The case I'M
Ter which Sawyer is held dates back