The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-28

Miss Katherine Annis of Waterville
is a guest OF Miss Louise Turner at the
Centenary Methodist church parson
age
The new automobile hearse and am
bulanee, recently purchased by Lord
< Caswen. underiake~s. ar ed Sa,~. 8
day
Libby Pulsifer has accepted a po-
sition at the Pooler & Emery garage,
assuming his duties at that place Sat
urday
Question Box at the Methodist
church this evening. The pastor will
answer questions. A lively meeting
is promised. Everybody is invited.
Mrs. II. c. Gage of North Chelms-
ford Mass, former resident of this
town, has been passing a number of
days here renewing old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Heath of Water
Vile, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
William Reddington of California,
were visitors in town over the week
end
Miss Sarah Pennell arrived in town
Saturday for visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Frank P. Pencil. Miss
Pennell Is a member of the Deering
high school faculty.
John French commenced his duties
as conductor on the Skowhegan- Madi-
was formerly employed at the Fowler
paint shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tague have
moved to their new home, the PAMELA
Jewett place on Madison avenue. The
house has been completely remodeled
for their use.
Miss Clara Varney was in Waterville
Friday going to that city for the pur
pose of consulting an eye specialist.
She was accompanied by Mrs. John
e. Wadsworth.
New furniture for the brick cottage
now nearly completed at the Reforma-
tory for Women, has arrived but has
not yet been put in place. The build
ing is now being completed
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mantor re-
turned Saturday night from an auto
trip to Castine Their daughter, Miss
Agnes, who has been teaching at the
Castine Normal school, returned with
them.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society met last Friday at the home
of Mrs. Henry Clay Turner at the
Methodist parsonage on Island avenue.
There will be no further meeting until
September.
Miss Pauline Eaton Oak, who has
been teacher of Expression at the
Kentucky Womans College, Danylle,
Ky, has arrived home and will spend
the summer with her parents Mr. and
| Mrs. j. p. Oak.
Noted among the recent graduates
of Tufts Dental College is the name of
Robert X Wildes of Skowhegan. Mr.
Wildes Is the son of Mrs Abbie Wildes
and recently received from the school
the degree of d. ID. NJ.
Miss Frances Haley of Portland has
been managing the Skowhegan office
of the Western Union for few days
owing to the absence of Miss Grace
| Thomson, who has been visiting her
sister, Miss Elizabeth Thomson at
Bingham.
Mrs. Louisa Stevens and her daugh-
friend and maid have arrived from
Cambridge, Mass, and are at Bloom
field" for the summer Mrs. Stevens
is now % years old but stood the
journey well
f. A. Bulge of Mattawamkeag, man
ager of the Farmers Union of Maine,
accompanied by Mrs, Bulge, passed
Sunday with President Charles II.
Gardner of the State Union. Mr..
Bulge Is one of the most extensive
farmers of Penobscot and this season
has 10 acres of his farm in crops,
Miss Helen Lord, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas G. Lord underwent
an operation for appendicitis Satur-
day. Miss Lord MAS taken suddenly
i'll about 3 O'Clock Saturday morning
aud her condition became so alarming
that the operation was performed inn
mediately. DR.. Cragin of Wateryille
and Drs Daseombe and GAIA were the
attending physicians. The patient is
now making favorable progress to re-
covery
Mr.. and Mrs e. Z. Greenwood, Miss
Batrice Smiley, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
G. Lord and Miss Helen Lord the
Misses Faith and Freda Harris, Arthur
Packard, Miss Annie Scott and Miss
Lila Weston, all of Skowhegan, were
In attendance at the nageant held re-