The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-28
: skOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


/ the high school faculty, is visiting at
| the home of her sister in Hartland
| Fifty-eight took advantage of the
Rest Rooms in the Dodge block dur
| ing the De Molay celebration Monday.
Deputy Roy B. Pooler recently
seized a quantity of liquor at the
American Express office, consigned to
| L. J. Brown, Main street
Mrs. D. W. Ball of West Paris ar
rived in town Tuesday and is guest
at the home of Mrs. John e. Wads
worth on Madison avenue.
Miss Ethel Even of Barre, Vt, was
among the recent arrivals in town.
She is visiting at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. George E. Young, Water St.
! Mrs G.. c. Burrill and two sons Carl
ton and John of Augusta are visit
ing Mr. Burrill's sister Mrs. Bert
John Fitzmorris of Haverhill, Mass.
| is a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Tibbetts. He has recently en-
listed in the Engineers Corps of that
city.
Richard Devine has sold his interest
in the Skowhegan Garage to Loren
Sanborn. Mr. Devine will remain with
the company in the capacity as repair
man.
Nelson Jones of Worcester, Mass.
has arrived in town to spend some
time with his brother, Freeman Jones.
Mr. Jones has not been in Skowhegan
for seven years.
The annual picnic of the Clementine
Weston w c. T. L. will be held at
P. NJ, Tuesday at the home of Miss
Louise H. Coburn. If stormy post
/ poned until Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Nutting left
| here today for vacation of two weeks
to Kennebunkport. They will be
guests a part of the time of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles st. Clair.
Guy Estes, reader in the Fifth
Church of Christ Scientist in New
York city arrived Tuesday to pass sew
eral days at the home of Mrs. Eva o.
H Baker on Elm street.
Miss Iva Holway, matron at the Wo-
mems Rest Rooms, has left for visit
with relatives in Waterville and Pitts
field Miss Louise Cushman will be
in charge during her absence.
Miss LYDIA L. Turner, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Clay Turner
left Tuesday for Rockland, where she
has position, with several Colby Col
lege girls, at the Samoset house.
Next Sunday being Patriotic Sunday
in the churches, members of Russell
/ Post G, A. r. and Russell Relief Corps,
/ have been invited to attend the fore
noon worship at the Bethany Baptist
church Rev. George Merriam will
deliver the sermon.
The monthly meeting of the Spirit
ualist Ladies' Aid society was held
! Tuesday at the home of Miss Olive
Hayden. A picnic dinner was enjoy
ed. July 18th will occur the annual
preaching service with Rev. Nichol-
son of Boston as speaker and message
bearer
On the program of the baccalaureate
exercises, held last week at Farming
ton Normal school, appeared the name
of Miss Ruth Greenwood of this town.
Miss Greenwood, prominent in Show
hogan musical circles, appeared in
several musical numbers at the exer-
cises in Pennington
Miss Ethelyn Steward, who has been
at home few weeks from Bangor,
where she is kindergarten teacher,
left Wednesday for Chicago. Miss
Steward is a graduate of the National
Kindergarten College Of that city and
is to visit relatives and school ac-
quaintances while there
DR.. Maurice Rowe of Allentown,
Penn, who has been visiting for the
past few weeks at the home of his
father, Dexter Rowe, on Madison
avenue, started for his home Tuesday
morning by early train. His wife,
who has been on visit to her parents
in Dover, and also visiting at the Rowe
home, returned to Allentown with her
husband.
j. e. McMichael, president of the
County Association of the New Eng
land Milk Producers Association, was
in Skowhegan Friday attending to
matters of business. Mr. McMichael
states that there are nine branches
of the association which he repre-
sents in this county at the present
time, Pittsfeld having the largest
membership.
Cassimir Bison, a member of Com
napy II has bean enendinp a faw daya