The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-20
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Fred Turner and Raymond Foee
have returned from a successful fish,
ing trip To Robinson Pond
Miss Ida Folke. a graduate nurse of
Somerset hospital. has returned to
thot Institution as staff member
Miss Carrie Whittier Spanlding and
sJn Of Arlington, Mass, are guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs L ] Smith.
Miss Mae Goodwin has sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness TO
be able to return to her home in
Canaan.
Mrs. Addie Lunt and Mrs Eddie
Weidman Of Brooklyn, y. Y, are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lunt
Miss Harriet Eaton. who has been
visiting or several days at the home
of f. f Merrill Esq. has returned to
her home in Waterville
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carlos Of
Cleveland. Ohio, have been in Show
hogan recently and plan to locate IN
some part of the county.
Miss Emma Hall has returned from
Smithfeld, to which town she was
called by the illness of her brother
in-law, Abel Merrill, who subsequent
ly died.
Mrs. Grace Murray, who has Deen a
patient at the Somerset hospital, has
recovered from her illness to such an
extent that she has been removed to
her home.
Alfred T. Morrill, has received final
orders to leave for France in the
Y. NJ. c. A. War Council work and de-
parted from here Wednesday on the
midday train.
William Philbrick, Wendall Thomp-
son. Elton Holbrook, Fred Chase and
Arthur Springer, have been spending
the present week at the Charles Ward
cottage, Smithfield.
Miss Carrie Wight of Newry, a sup
erintendent at the Machias Normal
School, has been visiting her brother,
George Wight, superintendent of the
Farm property at the Womans Re
formatory.
will leave Monday on their return to
Mt Holyoke College, South Hadley,
Mass, where they are to resume their
studies They will pass Monday
night in Boston with friends
f. w Hackett, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kennedy and Mrs. Ella Barker OF New
Vineyard are amog the recent guests
of DR., f. S. BigeloW. Thomas Fad
cite and family Of Milo have also been
staying at the Bigelow home.
An alarm from box 81 called ont
the Skowhegan Fire Department,
Thursday afternoon, for fire in the
home of Mrs. Minnie Green on East
Front street. The blaze Was soon
extinguished and no damage resulted,
Mrs. Mott Russell, who has been
quite i'll or the past three years has
been removed to the G. M. G. Hospi
tai at Lewiston and will later be TAX
en- to the Peter Bent Brigham Hos
pital, where her sister, Miss Marie
Bunker, Is head nurse.
O.. II. King, who has accepted a
posotion as cook with the Langston
Co, in Redington, has been in town
this week. coming here to get his fam
lily for whom a camp has been erect
ed near the lumber camp for his oc
cupancy during the winter
The bricks have arrived which are
to be used about the windows at the
new post office and work has been re-
sumed. The masons have been
held up in their work for several
weeks because of the inability of the
contractors to procure brick
Nearly 500 was cleared from the
food sale held Friday forenoon in the
Merrill store on Madison street, I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies' Social
Circle. The committee In charge
we're Mrs. F. p. Pencil, Mrs. Eta
s. Merrill and Mrs. d. A Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sayoie. who
have been living on North Avenue
are to leave next week for Gorham,
N. H, where Mr. Savoie purposes to
establish himself in the grocery bust
ness, Master Stevie Sullivan who
has been staying at the Sayoie home
went to Gorham Saturday
The first of the series of four min
ute talks, to be given at the local
theatre during the coming months.
was given Thursday evening by Carl
eton P, Merrill Mr.. Merrill used
as his subject why are we at War"
and in a few words told his hearers
why the U. S. Is at odds with Ger
many.
Second Lieut. Reginald Foss. son OF