The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05

Thomas Nugent has again peeh re-
20 the sanitarium at Fairfield
for treatment.
,uss Prudence Wadsworth has re-
II home after an extended visit
-, friends and relatives in Portland
and vicinity
,,a.ry Dave of Bald Mountain
"a tho week end with Mrs. Dave
tho home of Mrs. T. B. Barrett on
Cross street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. w. French and
.bsir daughter Mabel have gone to
,beir cottage in Kingsbury, to pass
the month of July.
THE Greatest Thing in the World"
Of the Methodist Church this evening.
Good singing. Good fellowship. A
GOOD place to spend an hour.
Miss Beulah Young of Belfast will
return home Saturday after two
weeks visit with her sister Mrs.
George Jones on Cross street.
Prof. and Mrs R. w. Leighton and
their daughter, Miss Helen, left by
auto Tuesday for Middleton, Conn,
where they will remain for two weeks.
Harold Larry with his Sunday
School class of IL boys from the
CONGREGATIONAL church, returned
Monday from a week end outing at
1.-The Cedars", Lakewood.
W. E. Clark, who has been for some
time local manager of the Skowhe-
gan branch of the Atlantic and Paci-
fc Tea Cos. store, will go to Carl
bou, July 10, to manage a store in
that place. He will move his fam
lily there.
Carl w. Malley, organist at the
Methodist church, has arranged
Wagner concert to be given in the
auditorium next Sunday evening. Mrs.
Maley, (Effie Pooler) of Waterville
and Charles Turner will sing and Mr..
Malley at the organ.
Street Commissioner Sanborn has
crew of men working on the con-
struction of a new bridge over the
Cole road at point near Cornville
The bridge is being made of wood and
when completed will be about 20 feet
in length.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lockwood of
Gulford have been in town during the
past week calling on friends. They
came to this section of the State to
accompany the remains of Mr.. Lock-
woods mother to Norridgewock for
interment.
Guy Pennell is now located in Ports
mouth, N. H., where he has accepted
Government position in the Ports
mouth navy yard. Before getting this
excellent opportunity Mr.. Pennell
passed a competitive examination
with 80 per cent average.
There was large attendance at
the rooms of the local branch of the
American Fund for French Wounded
on Monday. The committee are to
ship away a good sized box of sup
plies this week A business meet
ing of the members of the organiza-
ton is to be held at the rooms on
Friday afternoon at o'clock, good
attendance is desired.
1t has persistently been rumored
during the past week that Manford
Galway had again escaped from the
without some foundation as it has de-
yeoped that Galway had dug consid-
cradle OF hole near his cell. 1t IS
probable that he would have escaped
had not the authorities apprehended
him in the act of digging.
Eugene D. Witham has gone to May
nard, Mass, where he will be station
ed as inspector for the United States
Government, at the Assabet Mills. Mr..
" iludHl ndS DcCn III thO 'SAS'AS 40
dustry for % years. Is the larger por-
ton of this time In Skowhegan He
and Mrs. Witham will retain their
home here on Summer street.
Sunday will be a day of unusual
interest at Centenary Methodist
church. At 10.45 the pastor will
preach, taking for his subject a lit
lie incident in the life of Christ which
is full of meaning for Christ's dis
cples From until there will be
special musical service with Mrs.
Effie Pooler Malley as soloist. The
public is cordially invited to this SER
vice.
Adelard Laney left Wednesday
morning for Boston where he will
spend few days. He recently came
from that city, arriving In town but
two days prior to the sudden death
OF his father, the late Major Laney.
Miss Gladys Pennell departed on
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