The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-12
y SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

Private Harold Mckinney son of
Rev and Mrs. c. H. Mckinney, has
been appointed corporal in Company
e
Mrs L. F. Parsons has returned
home after spending a week with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. William Foss in
Athens.
Mrs Josephine Stanton and two
sons of West Chesterfield, Mass, are
visiting Mrs stanton's mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Healey.
Alfred H. Lang, S H. Bradbury and
Mark Harville have begun their duties
as appraisers of the estate of the late
Mrs. Flora A. Squire.
Mrs. f. B. Folsom is back on duty
at the switchboard of the Farmers
Telephone Exchange. after being alb
sent few days due to illness.
Mrs. A X Perkins returned home
last Friday afternoon after spending
several days in Portland the guest of
her daughter, Mrs T. II. Anderson.
Mrs Mary Emery Marston and Mrs.
Marcia Williams Fowler left Satur-
day for Augusta in which city they
will make their home while the Sec
ond Maine Infantry is quartered
there.
Walter Scott, who has been at home
from Sherbrook, Quebec, for short
visit with his family, has returned to
the provinces. Mrs. Scott accom-
panied him part way on the return
journey. ~
Miss Marion Estabrook of Orono,
formerly teacher of domestic science
in the Skowhegan-M Madison schools
has been appointed one of the State
workers in the Food Conservation
Campaign.
Prof. f L. Weeks, a member of the
faculty of the University of Maine,
who has been visiting with Mrs.
Weeks and little Louise Merriam
Weeks, has entered the Harvard Sum
mer school
Capt. j W Blunt has departed for
! Boston on orders received recently
from the quartermasters department
of the officers reserve corps. He
lately received his commission as
captain in this department.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ward and Miss
enjoying an outing at Lakewood with
their father, Henry Ward, and their
sister Miss Ethel Ward, who are &C
cupying their summer home at that
resort.
Among the marriage intentions re-
Gently filed is one of especial interest,
being concerned with one of Skowhe-
CANS prominent citizens, DR.. |. L.
Salley of Middle street. He is soon
to be married to Mrs, Bessie Manter,
native of North Dakota.
Clayton Atwood, formerly book
keeper for the Somerset Cooperative
Farmers Telephone Co. has taken a
drive the stage between New Port
land and North Arson. He and Mrs
Atwood have recently returned from
their wedding trip to Manchester, ~
II.
Walter S Merrill, formerly of
Skowhegan, who has been employed
during the past year in New York
city, is now connected with the Elec-
trio Bond and Share Company of that
city. He Is soon to leave for Okla
homa in the interests of the Company,
TIC make Investigations of several wa
ter power development possibilities.
D. H. Bartlett has recently purchas-
ed the Frank H. Cleveland farm in
Cornville This excellent acreage is
situated on the East Ridge and is
one of the finest farms In the county.
Joseph Sanford, who is now In the
officers reserve training camp, Platts-
burg, n. Y, has entered an applica-
ton for an appointment to the aero
plane service.
A new firm is soon to be established
In town, known as the Skowhegan
Steam Laundry Co, with headquarters
in the block recently purchased by DR.
A. B. Borden on Water street. Charles
j. Wendell, formerly proprietor of the
Peoples Laundry and DR.. Borden have
combined and will be ready for bust
ness as soon as repairs have been
made on the property which was re-
Gently damaged by fire.
Last Thursday evening Miss Martha
Steward, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Steward, entertained a party of
friends at a lawn fete held on the
spacious grounds surrounding the
Steward home on Madison avenue.
Lanterns were arranged in such a