The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-27

AiuoNeT, Mass, 10 pass the monday
.. with his family there
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Witham re-
; turned Tuesday to their home in May
nard, Mass, following visit here
by Mr.. Witham for the holiday. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur r. Jones of Dexter
were holiday guests at the Ni;ham
home on Summer street.
Usual Holiday hours will be obsery-
ed at the SkoWhegan postoffice, Tues
day, Jan /, New Years Day Open
from 7 to 8 Il. III. and II to u m.
Closed at noon. One delivery will be
made by city carriers and rural car
riers will not make their trips
Libby Pulsifer, student at Colby
College, arrived home last Friday and
will spend the Xmas vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Helen L. Pulsifer of
Madison Avenue. A vacation of %
days has been allowed at Colby ow-
ing to the shortage of coal with which
to heat the buildings.
Joseph OBrien, formerly a resident
of SkoWhegan, where he was employed
as chauffeur by Mrs. Forrest Good
win, has been visiting here this week
Win HIS SlSt6I, MIS-. fSuWdTu Castle
He has of late been located in Bever-
ly, Mass, but plans to enlist in mill
tary service in the near future.
British War Relief is receiving the
hearty cooperation of many Skowhe
gan citizens who were at one time
residents OF England In response
to an appeal from the above named
Society large number of sweaters,
socks and caps were sent recently
from Skowhegan by British residents
of the town.
All Somerset County residents who
are registered under provisions of the
draft regulations should notify the
local board at Skowhegan of any
change in their address 1t matters
not whether a man has been examined
and failed to qualify, he must notify
the board if his place of residence has
| changed since May Is, 1917
The Maine Spinning Company has
recently donated a hundred pounds
of yarn to the War Relief Committee
of Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, d. A.
r. This is their second donation
from the same source. 1t is under
stood that yarn to the value of $4,000
to $4,000 has been given, by the
, Maine Spinning Company, to local or
: CARNATIONS, for War Relief purposes,
since this work was entered upon
, here.
AT Christmas time this year the
Home Relief society contributed about
, SIS to the poor and needy of the town.
This amount is not as large as usual
| but it appears that the need is not so
great Many persons, formerly in
need of aid are now working. Owing
to the many calls for assessments for
: various things in connection with the
war, the society felt that its members
: could not be called upon to hold sales
G for Xmas dinners this year.
The story is told of a man, a resi-
dent of Flagstaff, who, finding that
: he had in some manner failed to make
J. out his draft questionnaires as they
: should have been made out, walked
T from that Northern town to North
5 Arson, a distance of 40 miles This
man was none other than Al Dem
ming, the famous guide who watched
after the destinies of Joe Knowles, the
man WIN htIll Illlb lic AtIllt NODilS
! and lived for weeks like cave dwell
: er.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larry depart
ed Wednesday on the midday train
. for Weld where they are to reside in
the future. Mr. Larry has been in
+ that town for about two weeks max
a ing preparations for housekeeping He
has an excellent position as manager
of creamery there A family re-
e union was held Xmas day at the home
o Of Mrs Larys parents, Mr.. and Mrs
: J. w Packard of Turner Ave The
I entire Packard family was present at
It this event.
DR.. 0. J. GAIA Of Skowhegan has
: been chosen chairman of the Medical
: Advisory Board for Somerset County
:. and Or. Hopkins of Bingham as secre-
L tary and DR.. fash of Fairfield as the
i third member of the Board The of
= flee of DR.. GAIA on North Avenue will
be used as headquarters and it shall
be the duties of these physicians II
i pass judgment on tie physical fitness
of those men concerning whom the
y examining physicians have failed II
; agree Appeals may also be made to
:. this board when the mon themselves
are dissatisfied
Members Of the local New England
?. Tel. & Tel Co. Elk held Christmas
j party Saturday night in the recrea-
: ton rooms. \ tree was the center OF
5 attraction and each of the girls re
i ceived a gift. Dainty refreshments
Il were served and one guest was inyit-
ed by each operator Those attend
/ ing were Miss Edith Head, Miss Myra
t Sawyer. Miss Marjorie Powers, Miss
!. Coda Keene, Mrs Pauline Green, Miss
n Ethel King, Mrs, Bernce Titcomb
= Miss Margaret Chase, Miss Mildred
r Beale, Miss Nellie Crawford. Miss
: Florence Burrill, Miss Hazel Russell
Mathew Green, the only male member
of the party had to attend as he played
the all important role of Santa Claus.