The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
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the First Baptist church will meet t
2 o'clock Friday afternoon with Mrs
Pauline Wall
Mrs. William Howard of Boston /
in town visiting relatives. She wa
accompanied to Skowhegan by he
brother Ernest Groder.
Mrs. Caroline Smith. who has beer
very i'll at the Somerset Hospital. i
much improved and Is able to sit III
a few hours in the day.
Miss Jean Robbins, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs Leslie Gold
smith, for several weeks. has departed
for her home in Granville, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Antworth ant
family of Stockholm and Miss Berry
Mckay of Augusta, were recent guests
at the home of Mrs. George Connors
Miss Isabelle B. Thomas, stenog
rapher at the Office of the American
to her home by illness for the past
week
T. f Getchell of Pittsfield, a mem
Der of the Somerset County Exemption
board, was unable to be present at the
recent examination of conscripts, ow-
ing to illness.
September 7th is the date of the
quarterly meeting of Somerset County
Veterans Association and Ladies' Aux
iliary. This meeting was postponed
from last Thursday.
James Gilfllan of Bar Harbor, for
merly of Skowhegan, Is expected to re-
turn to make his home here in the
near future. He will be employed at
the f. W Bucknam pharmacy.
F. ". Buchanan has returned from
Westfeld Mass where he has been
visiting his son, Alyan. at Camp Bart
lett. John Wright has been assist
ing in his store during his absence
f. f. Light of Union was in town
last week Mr. Light manufactured
apple barrels here during the season
of 1916 He expects to resume opera
tons in Skowhegan about September
18th
Frank Fahey Of Boston. member of
the pitching staff Of the Skowhegan
baseball nine of last year. has been
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs A. Z.
Bison
Robert Simpson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwell Simpson, underwent an
operation for appendicitis Thursday at
the Somerset Hospital The little fell
low Is getting along as we'll as could
he expected.
Matthew Kennedy has sold the
James Palmer house on Madison
avenue to f. II. Crosby. farmer, who
resides about four miles out of the
The new owner purposes to
move his family there in the near flu
ture.
Rev. J. w Packard, pastor of the
East Ridge church in Cornyille, to-
gether with party of friends, enjoy
ed picnic recently at Barker pond.
About 80 persons we're present and
was furnished by the
Victrola.
Harvey Goodwin has been confined
to his home for some time from in
juries received when he fell from a
staging while making repairs on the
throwing him off Liga
ments in both legs received severe
strains.
Mrs. Roy L. Marston has arrived
home after a visit in New York and
Boston and at the home of Mrs
Horace Stevens in Cambridge, Mass.
She left Major Marston Saturday noon
at his point of sailing in Boston. He
left at noon of that day for France
tho it was not known which route he
would take.
Miss Aleen Fitzmorris. daughter of
Frank Fitzmorris of Skowhegan took
the white veil last Tuesday at Mt
Merici in Waterville She was one
of ten girls who went thru this cere-
mony Miss Mary Fitzmorris of East
Walpole, Mass, and Mrs. Ralph lib
belts of this town were among those
in attendance.
B. B. Lunt of Fitchburg, Mass, was
in town last week He was on a
visit to his former home In Benton
and came here to renew acquaintance
which he made when running into this
station as messenger for the American
Express Company, 25 years ago. He
left the express business in 1904. His
present occupation is in a carriage
factory in the town of Leominster
near Fitchburg.
The main floor of the Masonic bloch
is being remodeled fer the use of Johr
H. Lancaster, who will move his en-
tire business into the building about
October new steam heatins