The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-07
r. SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


| EDDY Hill 10 again open LOT traHC
after an extensive repairing lasting
about two weeks.
Miss Mildred Bennett left Sunday
for Boston on her way to Pittsfield,
Mass, where she is to be located.
Miss Doris Brann OF Augusta spent
Sunday at the home of Rev and Mrs.
Charles Mckinney on North street
Miss Myra Rowell left Monday
morning to resume her duties at the
State House, after a short visit with
her parents.
Miss Minnie Goodwin of Canaan has
been a visitor at the home Of her
brother Harvey b. Goodwin on Madi-
son avenue.
After delightful vacation stay of
three weeks at Calder's Bay, Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Fairgrieve have re-
turned to their home on Russell street
Motors have been installed at the
| Spinning Mill this week while the
water wheel is being repaired. 1t
is thought that week will be neces-
sary to complete the work.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
| Society of the Methodist church will
be held at the parsonage Tuesday
afternoon of next week. The Mys
terry Box in the June Magazine will
May number.
DR. John II. Wyman was in town
for the week end, the guest Of his
uncle, Sewell Smith. DR.. Wyman
has enlisted in the Medical Reserve
Corps of Massachusetts and expects
to be ordered in to service in France
| in the early future.
Miss Mabel Mckinney entertained
the members of the Searchlight club
at her home last Friday afternoon.
There were only six present, the rea-
son for the small attendance being the
rehearsal of the senior class, S. II. s.,
for marching in the hall for the junior
exhibition.
Miss Hannah Bunker returned to
| Portland last Saturday after a brief
visit here Her sister Mrs. Ralph p.
Blunt, underwent an operation about
month since and Miss Bunker has
been caring for her Mr.. and Mrs.
Blunt are former residents of Show
hogan and were for years employed
at the Somerset Reporter office.
Lester Cary, grandson of Mrs. Eva
Shean, formerly of Canaan, gradual
ed from the Fort Fairfield High school
this week. Mrs. Shean, who visited
here and in Canaan recently, was
present at the commencement exer-
cises She expects to return here
about July list, to pass the summer
in Somerset county
The first meeting of Eunice Farms
worth Chapter members to sew and
make surgical dressings for the
French soldiers was held at Library
parlors last Friday afternoon. There
Three long tables were used and a
great deal of work was accomplished
for the first day The ladies' met
again yesterday and will meet We'd
nesdays hereafter during the sum
mer months
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Longley with
their two children, Margaret and Ada,
left here by automobile Saturday
morning for Providence, r. l. They
are travelling with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Smith in the Smith car and will be
their guests for the next ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are former resi-
dents of Skowhegan but have been In
Providence since last December. They
have recently come here to get their
automobile for the summers use.
Despite the inclemency of the
weather last Friday afternoon, there
was a large attendance at the meet
ing of the Helen Coburn Mission Cir
Gle at the home of Mrs. Frank Green
on Middle street. The second chap
ter of the text book 1.-THE Kings
Highway was finished and reports
of the Maine meeting at Oakland were
given by the president Mrs. r. F.
Homsted and Mrs. Clara Wyman. The
next meeting of the circle will be
July sixth at the home of Mrs. HON.
sted.
Charles F, Smith, son of j. N. Smith
OF this place, has just Joined the Har-
ward Reserve Officers Training Course
He Is at present at Cambridge, Mass.
and is in military training 40 to SO
hours week. There are 1850 In the
same contingent with Mr. Smith In
their training, each man, as his turn
comes, acts as officer in command of
the regiment. Arthur Merriam, son
| of Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Merriam of
/ this place, is with Mr.. Smith Their
study and instruction comprises bay
onet and target practice, trench con-
struction and Typographical map work
They are to start, July 10th, on a $50
mile hike which will bring them into