The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
r. SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS 81


The Good Will club will meet at
the home of Miss Hannah Page. We'd
nesday afternoon. April eighteenth.
Miss A. j. Gwynne was the guest
of Mrs f, W Marble during her brief
stay in Skowhegan last week. Miss
Gwynne left here Saturday morning
Judge and Mrs. f F.. Danforth of
| Norridgewock avenue expect to leave
next Monday for a trip to Little Rock,
| Arkansas. for a stay of several weeks
Last Thursdays edition of the Lew
iston journal contained the story OF
Dr. Orrin Fitzgerald which was re-
Gently printed in the independent
| Reporter.
willard Gagne and Reuben Perry
have obtained employment in the
Cushing Shoe Factory in Hallowell
and have moved there with their
families this week.
David W. Lewis of Skowhegan was
elected warden at the annual meet
ing of the grand lodge of the New
England Order of Protection held in
Portland Wednesday of last week.
The |. G. Trufants left yesterday
for Harpswell where they are to
spend the summer months with Mr..
Trufant's father They have stored
their household goods in Skowhe-
gan.
f. l.. Common of North Arson has
been in Skowhegan recently buying
and shipping hides Last Saturday
he bought 700 sheep pelts from w.
B. Whittier which were shipped from
this station Monday.
George Ware of Skowhegan who
has been ON the SkowheganP Portland
run as trainman has been changed to
the Skowhegan- Waterylle run. TAX
ing the place of Clayton d. William
son who moved to Portland last week.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Green of
North avenue, who have lived for
many years in Skowhegan, are to
move to Pennington, n. II. Mr.. |
Green has been at the Maine Cen
trail freight shed since the middle of
tho winter.
Golden Rod Branch l. S. S. will |
hold a regular meeting in the MuniC
ipal Building, Thursday, April nine
tenth At the last two meetings, |
patchwork was made and at the next
meeting, the ladies will come prepar
cd to work
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle !
met last Friday with Mrs. Elmer f. |
Gordon. There were nine present |
The subject was India and the |
meeting was in charge of Mrs. Har- |
riet Mason. During the afternoon |
the hostess served refreshments
Sumner c. Ward and daughter
Miss s. Madeline Ward, have arrived
at their cottage at Lakewood where
they will spend the summer months, /!
and expect to remain until next De |
cember Mr. Ward has been pass
ing the winter in Dorchester, Mass. |
Miss jeanette Lord, formerly steno- !
grapher for J. c. Griffin, and who has
been in California for several years, |
is contemplating locating in the East, |
possibly ut Baltimore, Maryland. this |
Spring Miss Lord is now dietitian |
nurse at the Hotel Huntington, Pasa-
dena
In our write-up of the Woman's |
rest rooms in the Dodge block in |
last weeks issue a mistake was made
as to the number of persons who |
have used the rooms within the past |
three months The number should !
have been 964 instead of the number |
given which was 1874
Origen Rice who came to Skowhe !
gan from Hartland two years ago and
has been employed as Il textile work
er, LEFT this week for West Palmyra,
where he has employment on the
farm of Frank Dyer Mrs. Rice and
their son Philip d, two years OF age,
expect to remain here until fall.
William A. Brooks is staying at the
Hotel Oxford, having arrived last Fri
day night from Athol, Mass. where
he has been in Il hospital since re-
turning from the Mexican border last
fall. 1t will be remembered that he
fell from the troop train en- route
home. his fall resulting in the loss of
one foot.
Miss A. J. Gwynne, State home mis-
sionary for the United Baptists of
Maine. addressed the Woman's Mis-
sionary Circle of the First Baptist
church last week Friday at a meet
ing held at the home of Mrs. Nahum
S. Steward on Water street. On ac-
count of the storm, only few were
present. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. f. w
Marble, Friday, May 4.
The following announcements have
been received by Skowhegan rela-
tives and friends: Mrs. Minnie c.