The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-05
~ SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

Miss Edith Longfellow LETT Friday
for visit with her brothers. Guy and
Frank Longfellow of Augusta.
Charles Tibbetts of Fairfield Center
was a recent guest at the home of his
cousin Mrs. A. II. Lang
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Steward are
visiting their daughter Mrs Helen
Bradstreet in North Jay.
/ Miss Virginia Gates, who has been
visiting Miss Margaret Green, left
Thursday noon for her home in
Machiasport.
David Lyons has accepted position
in the drug store of Frank W. Buck
nam. He assumed his new duties
Thursday last
Charles Steward, night Waterman. is
taking his annual vacation of one
month Ed Savers is to substitute
during his absence
Deputy Charles Chute has returned
from a fishing trip in the vicinity of
Jackman He reports the fishing ex-
cellent and brought home many fine
trout to substantiate his report
Miss Cora Robinson has arrived
from Hampton, Va, where she has
been teaching in Hampton Institute.
She will spend the summer at the
home of Dr. George Otis Smith
Bert Greenwood of Wateryille de-
parted Friday after visit at the home
of his cousin, Elmer E. Greenwood.
He has gone to Massachusetts where
he will take charge of a boys camp.
Miss Mabel Judkins, graduate from
the Pennington Normal school this
year is visiting at the home OF her
brother, H. c. Judkins. After a visit
in Bingham she will return to her
home in Springfield Mass.
Rev S. F. Emerson, Major John W.
Fogler, Charles Fosom-Jo A. W.
Smith and Sullivan Russell, all OF this
town. attended the quarterly meeting
OF the Somerset Veterans Association,
held In North Arson last Thursday.
High tension wires have been giving
the linemen no little trouble in this
vicinity. The recent rain storm did
no little damage to the telephone lines
and repair men have been busy for
nearly two weeks getting things into
shape.
The county Jail has new boarder
who has specified his involuntary in
tentions of remaining for at least two
weeks He was apprehended for
evading car fare and was arrested on
complaint of Ray Viles, with whom he
had hired out to do numbering.
Miss Blanche Jewett Is to complete
her duties as bookkeeper for the
Farmers Cooperative Telephone Co
the latter part of this week and will
go to Mingo Springs at Rangeley
Lakes for the summer Everett Bur-
nor will take the position vacated by
Miss Jewett
Outside work on the Ordway block.
located at the corner of Russell street
and Madison avenue, is nearly com
pleted 1t is understood that Lord &
Caswell. undertakers, who occupied
the building before the fire, will again
take up quarters when repairs are
completed
An automobile Of very peculiar color
attracted no little attention as it pass
ed thru town Friday. The machine
was built to attract attention and GER
tainly carried out the plan of its own
err. Colored bright gold with red
trimmings, one could see little else
when this machine passed in view
DR.. Frederick C. Thayer of Water
Vile, a prominent Mason, was tender
ed banquet at Belgrade Hotel last
Thursday afternoon. Among those
who attended from this town were
Frank w. Buchanan, DR.. l.. A. Das-
combe. George w. Cover, Walter P.
Ordway, DR.. George E. Young and Col.
Albert G.. Blunt.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Adelia F. Lockwood. for many years
resident of Skowhegan, were held
Friday afternoon at Norridgewock,
Rev C. H. Mckinney of this town Of
ficiating. Interment was at the North
cemetery, Norridgewock. The deceas-
ed had only recently moved from this
town to Norridgewock.
John A. Mooers is in receipt Of a
letter from his son, Tobey Mooers,
written on the latter's second day of
active service at the French front,
where he is engaged in ambulance
work. The letter contains a vivid
description of the battle front and the
work of airplanes The ambulance
drivers sleep in their ambulances &C
cording to the letter.
Kendall Decker, son of Mrs. Annie