The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-23
y SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


her home in Phillips after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. G. f. Avore.
Forrest Kinney of Rumford arrived
Friday night for brief visit at the
home of DR.. F. S Bigelow.
Mrs. A. B. Lamb Is acting as cashier
at the W. P Ordway store during the
absence of Miss Celia Packard
Mrs. ". P Stewart of Wateryille
is spending several days at the home
of J. Harvey White, Maple street.
Miss Doris Jordan of Mechanic Falls
is being entertained this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Savage
Miss Mary d. Pollard of Pawtucket,
r. |. is visiting with her sister Mrs
r. f. Homsted on West Front street
Mrs. Lizzie w Healey has been in
Augusta for several days visiting her
son Lieutenant John W. Healey of Co.
E.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Spencer, who has
been visiting her sister Miss Margaret
Smith. has returned to her home in
Orono.
Miss Elise Lewia of Hallowell is Wis
ting her grandmother Mrs. Beaulieu
of North Avenue and also Miss Maud
Buteau.
Cassimir Bison and Roy Pooler,
both members of Company f were
recent visitors in town, guests of their
parents. $500. 49,.
Miss Leila Fairbrother, head book
keeper in the office of Holt & Hight,
is spending her annual vacation at
Embden Pond. .....s.#. ~
Mrs. Joseph Weber and daughter
Katherine of Lewiston are guests at
the home of Mrs. Flora Savage on
Middle street.
Miss Christine Nichols of Westboro,
Mass. who has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs Matthew Green, has re
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs. c. o. Childs have re-
turned to their home in Medford fol-
lowing a visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs A. r. JeWett
During the month of July there
were eleven births. seven marriages
and seven deaths recorded at the of
flee of the town clerk.
Miss Gertrude W Weeks of Boston
has been visiting for several days with
Mr.. and Mrs Bin W. Page at their
cottage, Lake Wesserunsett.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. L, Jacobs Of Mt.
Pleasant avenue have been entertain
ing Mrs. l. l.. Patterson and little
daughter of Scion for several days.
Ernest Green, who has been visiting
at Jim Pond camps, has returned to
Chicago, following a brief visit with
his father Charles Green on Pleasant
street.
Master William Wildes of Passaic,
n J. arrived Friday forenoon for a
visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Ware and his aunt. Mrs. G. l.. II.
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Sprague and
daughter Lucy of Lexington, Mass. are
visiting with Mrs. Sprague's father,
T. B. Curtis, and her brother Carl
Curtis
Mrs. Joseph Bison was removed
Friday to Fairfield for treatment in
the sanitarinm She was accom-
panied by her husband and Mrs. Paul
Roullard.
At the annual meeting of the Oliver
Hill school district association recent
ly held in Garland. George Cleveland
of this town was reelected president
of the association.
Rev George Merriam has returned
from a visit to Sanford Last Sunday
no services were held at the Bethany
Baptist church due to absence OF the
pastor, Mr.. Merriam.
Duncan Hail. an employee Of the
Kennebec Journal, Augusta, has re-
turned to the capitol city following
vacation spent with his father and
other relatives in Skowhegan.
j. Scrimgeour who has been super
intendent of construction Of the new
postofiice building, is to be transferred
to Pennsylvania to take charge of the
building of Il similar structure.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Horne of the
Norridgowock road have departed by
auto for an extended trip thru Aroos-
took county where they will visit rela
tives in Presque Isle and Houlton.
Mrs. Robert Lord and two children
have returned from a visit of several
weeks in Portsmouth, n. H, where
Mr.. Lord is employed as a draughts-