The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-27
~ SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS .

The Congregational Missionary
Reading Circle will meet at Miss Han
nah Pages on Friday at 3 p. m. of this
week
Mrs. W. b. Whittier spent Christmas
in Augusta with her aunt, Mrs. Maria
Holman and her cousin, Mrs No1a
Dodge.
Joseph Bilodeau, a former citizen of
Skowhegan, now a resident of Water
Vile, visited relatives here over
Christmas
Sumner Ward and his daughter
Sarah, departed Christmas day for
Dorchester, Mass, where they will
pass the winter.
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Borden departed
Monday for Springfield, Mass, where
they are to remain for a few days Wis
iting friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs George Moore and lit
tie daughter are in Gardiner visiting
with the parents of Mr.. Moore They
spent the holiday recess there.
Miss Beatrice Cleaves, student at
the Bar Harbor high school, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Clara H. S.
Ciesyes, the teacher at the Reforma-
tory.
Mrs. Gerald Mccarthy and son
Donald have returned from Good VIII
Farm, where they went to spend the
holiday with Principal and Mrs. E. L.
Allen.
Lawrence Murray of New Britain
CT. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j H. Murray Mrs Murray re-
manned in Lawrence Mass, with her
relatives.
Ralph Burrill, superintendent of the
Brookfield Wooden Company's mill in
Lowell Mass, arrived Saturday tic
spend Christmas with his mother Mrs
Emma Burrll of Elm street.
Harold Symons, a student at the
Boston School of Optometry, arrived
Saturday night for visit of two
weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
j. D. Symons Of North Avenue.
Mrs. Flora r. Brainerd and the
Misses Marion and Ethel Brainerd Of
Augusta, are spending the holiday re
cess with Mrs. Brainerd's son, Judge
F. F. Lawrence OF Pleasant street.
Carroll B. Flanders was in Hinck
ley, Monday afternoon to visit with {
former classmate, Clifton Wheeler
who is now student at Tufts Denta
College and a resident of Watertown
Mass.
Paul Murray, who has been locat
ed in Schenectady, NJ Y. for SOM
time, but has recently been transfer
ed to Lynn, Mass, is now visiting her
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, ] H
Murray.
Chas G. Moody, who has been con
fined to his bed for several months
was kindly remembered last Wednes
day b. a post card shower and othe
presents. The event was Mr.. Moody
62nd birthday.
The local branch of the \. f. F W
have recently shipped two boxes con
tanning so pair of socks, u sweaters
muffiers, helmets, afghans. hOspita
socks, shirts, handkerchiefs, towel
and bandages.
A. Arthur Jewett of Boston is visit
ing here with his mother. Mrs. Ell
\. Jewett and other relatives in tow
DR. George Otis Smith arrived las
evening, coming to SkOwhegan for
few weeks rest.
Delectable Christmas viands mad
up the menu at the dinner served +
inmates of the county Jail on the holi
day. Turnkey Chute saw to it tina
the spirit of the occasion was no
wanting in that institution.
A recent letter from California ad
vises us of the illness of f. w. War
rem, formerly OF this county. MI
Warren went to the Pacific Coast
some time ago. He has for severa
months been in a hospital in Oak
land
Mr.. and Mrs Kerry Steward o
Bath, formerly of Skowhegan, haV
arrived here for the holidays The
will locate permanently in Bath a
soon as the company by whom Nh
Steward is employed, completes
house for their occupancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A Fluet, Ma
poleon Fluet and Mrs. Fred Bison 0
this place. will return home from Mas
sachusetts after passing Christina
with Mr. and Mrs Fred Langlois. Free
Fluet Butler of Greenville was also il
Massachusetts on the same errand
]. Fred Pollard, Skowhegan's oldes
citizen, recently observed his 9ls
birthday at his home on Water street
Mr. Pollard has been very active il
business up to the last year but dur
ing the past few months his forme
health has failed slightly owing to fire
quent attacks of Lagrippe.
The services at the Methods
church, Sunday, will be appropriate tt
| the New Year. The subject of thu
pastors sermon at the morning ser
vice will be THE Practice Of thu
! Presence; at the evening service
THE Art of Forgetting. Good music
The Friendly Church.
Mr.. and Mrs f. l.. Savage enter
tanned Christmas Day in honor OF thu
! 10th birthday anniversary OF their sol
| Linwood Only male acquaintance
I of the young man were present
: Christmas tree was one of the features
| of the occasion and refreshments wert
served by Mrs. Savage.
Lieut. Donald w. Philbrick has beer
transferred from Co c 167th Infantry
to Commanding officer OF the Casua
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