The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-13

Mrs. Mont Russell, VINO mas DeeI
i'll for several weeks, was removed
Friday to a hospital in Lewiston.
Mrs. f. c. Harrington of Augusta
arrived Friday night to remain fol-
a time at the home of DR. F. s. Bige
low.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Pierce arrived
Saturday, accompanied by her little
daughter, for a visit with Mrs. Nellie
! Reed
The latest birth recorded is thai
of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray A Cor
/ don. This is the tenth child of the
family
Mrs Mae Allen. who has been IN
Boston and Lynn for several weeks
visiting her son. Raymond. returned
home Friday night.
Lieutenant Donald W. Philbrick
has been spending the past few days
at the home Of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. w Philbrick,
Guy Savage of WATERFOWL, Mass
Is passing a two weeks vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs E L
Savage on Winter street.
H. w Pike, who has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs Earl Richardson
at the Somerset hospital left Satur-
day for his home in Lisbon Falls
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Annie
Oulton, there is a vacancy in the
Pitts district school, where Mrs. Oul-
ton was to have taught during the
Fall term
Miss Katherine Holt of Worcester,
Mass, who has been visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. James w Holt of
Alder street, departed for her home
Saturday morning.
e C. Rabbit of Fitchburg, Mass.
and Sumner Packard OF East Win
throp, were visitors here during the
latter part OF the week, calling up
on j. W Packard and Thomas G.
Lord.
F. Elmer Nolin, who has been con-
nected with the department Of the
Maine Medical Corps, has been Or
dered to Boston, where he Is to be
attached to the staff of General Ed
wards.
Miss Carolyn Brainard, Mrs, Mar
garet Griffin Merriam, Miss Bertha
Merrill and Miss Florence Philbrick
enjoyed an auto trip to Belfast and
Camden Saturday, going in Miss
Brainard's car.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Strout and
son of East Hartford, Conn, have
arrived in town preparatory to es-
tablishing their home on the Holt
place in Canaan. The entire family
are both deaf and dumb.
C. b. Harmon of Taunton, Mass
has been In this section during the
past few days to look over the coun-
try with an idea of purchasing a
farm. The indications are that Mr.
Harmon will settle in this section q
little later
Fulton Mckinney. son of Rev. and
Mrs. c. H. Mckinney, who has been
employed for several months as line
man for the Maine Telephone & Tel
! egraph Co, has gone to Pressure
Isle, where he expects to remain for
few weeks.
Hereafter it will cost Is cents for
the male residents of Skowhegan to
get rid of their facial adornments
Slaves have gone up. The new
price is Is cents, the BARRIERS claim
ing that a raise is necessary owing
to the high price of barber shop ac-
cessories.
The first meeting of the Woman s
Mission Circle of the First Baptist
church, was held Friday afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. Pauline Wass
on Main street The program was a
miscellaneous one and plans for
work during the winter were discus
sed. Refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Sarah
Marston.
Temporary repairs are being made
In the Water street building owned
by NJ B. Heselton. A crew of men
have been busy during the past few
days and the new roof has been
nearly completed An injunction
was ordered preventing full repairs
because of the structure, which is OF
wood, being located within the fire
limits and in the business section oil
the village.
A very enjoyable whist party and
social was held last Thursday even
ing at Convent Hall under the direc-
ton of Napoleon Fluet. About &c
tables were in play and following the
awarding of prizes, a social was held
with music furnished by Lyons or.
chestra. The prize winners were
Grace Paradis, Mrs. Hattie Bison
Mrs. Rose Borden, Mr.. Cyr, Arthur