The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-01

shopping trip.
Miss Leah Flanders of Athens is in
Skowhegan where she is working for
Nathan McQuillan on Madison Ave.
Among the visitors at the Rest
Rooms during the past week was Mrs
Bibber, wife of DR.. II. T. Bibber OF
Canaan
The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor of the Congregational Church
will hold cake and candy sale In
the Dyer store next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
A shipment of six gallons of liquor
and barrel of beer which was seiz-
ed by deputy John Burke of Jack
man. has recently been received here
by Sheriff Goodrich.
Miss Marjorie Powers, chief opera
tor of the Skowhegan district, will
return this evening from Portland
where she has been in attendance at
the chief operators convention held
in that city yesterday and today.
A regular meeting of Golden Rod
Branch l. S. s. will be held with
Mrs Fred Leo, Malbon's Mills, if
pleasant Thursday afternoon, Febru-
airy Sth. If stormy, the meeting will
be held at the City Building on the
same date.
Deputy Sheriff Burke of Jackman
was in town last week Friday with
three men, John Depeau, Harry Tay-
lor and Charles Burgess. who had
been sentenced by Judge Holden OF
Moose River to serve fifteen days in
Jail. The men were arrested for
evading fares.
Nine dollars and twenty-five cents
| was cleared from the food sale on
January Goth. Last Thursday the
Branch met with Mrs. Harvey Quinn
by. on Jewett street. A large num-
Der were in attendance and most
delightful afternoon was spent. Re-
freshments of assorted cake and cof-
fee were served.
J. Harvey White left Saturday for
Boston where he spent few days
before starting for Western trip to
Los Angeles. Mr.. White will visit
various former Skowhegan friends in
the Californian city this Winter, re-
turning here about April first His
position at the Maine Central freight
office Is being taken by Mrs. Charles
W. Sheaff.
Last week Thursday case of diph-
iberia was reported to DR.. Olivier
GAIA this being the only case In
town at the present time. Thelma.
the three year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Moody of Turner
avenue. has been very sick with the
disease but is now improving. The
family is quarantined and DR.. GAIA
Is in attendance. Eva, the older
sister of the sick child, was pupil
in Miss Bessie Charles room, VII
grade, at the High School building
Clyde II. Smith, chairman of the
board of trustees OF the Woman's Re-
formatory, and Mrs. Gertrude Wight,
superintendent, were in Augusta last
week Friday to attend the legislative
sessions relative to reformatory mat
tiers, and to ask for an appropriation
of $4,000. Half Of that amount, or
$37,50O, is to be used to build and
furnish new building, the second
new structure to be erected on the
premises. The other 1900 will be
devoted to land improvement and to
the completion and furnishing of the
dormitory which is now in process of
erection.
AS Charles Elwell of the Central
Fire Station was passing by the
Maine Central Hotel Saturday morn
ing about five minutes after seven, he
saw smoke issuing from the roof
around one of the chimneys. He
first notified Mr. Towle after which
he ran to the station and returned
with the automobile chemical truck.
BY that time several other flremen
were on the spot and the fire was ex-
tinguished in short order A hole
about two feet square was burned in
the roof and there was slight damage
in one Of the rooms. The entire dam
age is estimated at $50
Fred c. York of Portland has been
in town this week. Mr.. York and
his family lived here for thirteen
years. 1888 to 1896, most of the time
on the south side. near the present
residence of S. M. Sawyer. Mr.
York has been locomotive engineer
for "A years and while here had a
freight run to Portland and return.
He moved to Portland about 20 years
ago and is now living at 1875 Clark
street, in a home he has owned for
seven years. One of his two sons
Walter, who was born in Waterville.
now 81 years of age, is foreman for
the car inspectors at Deering juno