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

Bangor.
Roland Trask went to Portland
Tuesday where he will remain a week.
the guest of Captain D. s. Elliot of
that city
Sullivan Russell who has been Wis
iting for several days with his sis
ter in Belfast, returned home Monday
afternoon.
Bert Tanter has accepted a position
for the summer as conductor on the
NJ. c. R. r.. taking the Waterville-
Portland run.
Andy st. Ledger of Pittsfield, who
has been visiting his brother, Michael
st. Ledger, for several days. has re-
turned to his home
Miss Marjorie Thompson of Bangor
is visiting her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Swain and with the fam
lily of Eugene Swain
Russell Dean left Sunday for Port
land where he has accepted a position
in the railway mail clerk department
with headquarters at Union station
that city.
Miss Annie Caswell, who has been
staying in Boston for several months,
returned to Skowhegan by auto Mon
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city Saturday.
Miss Annie Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman Smith, of Los An
geles, Cal. arrived Monday to be the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. Matte Good
win, for the summer.
There is to be meeting of the
officers and life members of the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society at
the Office of the Somerset Traction Co
tomorrow (Friday) at three O'Clock
DIR. and Mrs Byron ingalls, of Fox
boro, Mass, arrived in town Monday
to spend few weeks at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L Walton. They
made the trip by auto.
Mrs. Annie l.. Decker, who for
many years practiced as a magnetic
healer in Somerset County. is now To-
Gated in Boston and has obtained en-
ployment as a nurse in that locality
! A service for renewal of Baptismal
vows was held at st. Mary's church,
Sunday afternoon for the children.
Rev FIR. J. L. A. Renaud officiated, A
large number of the young people of
the parish were present.
Mrs. Clara Cleaves of Bar Harbor,
former member of the Reformatory
Commission, who has been the guest
of her sister, Mrs Gertrude Wight su-
perntendent at the Reformatory, has
returned to her home.
Earl Huckins, formerly of Skowhe-
gan, but for the past four years a
resident of Newport News, Va, has
joined corps of artillery from that
state He is now stationed at the
training camp in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs William Fairclough of
White Plains, n. Y, have arrived to
visit Mrs Fairclough's father, Charles
Green. Their little daughter, Jane
who arrived six weeks ago in the
Fairclough home accompanied them
Thomas Cockburn, who is filling an
engagement as pianist at the moving
picture theatre in Pittsfield, was at
! home over Sunday His sister, Mrs.
r. A Min, has arrived from Spring
field, Mass for a visit at the Cock
burn home on Main street
The annual election of officers of
Golden Rod Branch l. s. S. and Field
Day meeting will be held at the home
of the president, Mrs. Mary Roderick,
Free street, next Thursday afternoon.
Members will bring picnic supper and
tables will be spread on the lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. F. e. Tufts and daugh-
ter, Katherine of Glen Ridge, n. j.,
accompanied by Miss Mollie Baker of
Portland, left here Saturday for the
up-river district Mr.. Tufts was for
merly a resident of this town and
this was his first visit here in So
years.
Monday, the double tenement house
which is located on the Parochial
PROPERTY was sold at auction, the buy
er being George Goulette of Skowhe-
gan Bidding was not very brisk
and the building was sold for $685..
1t will be removed but its future To-
cation has not yet been decided.
Rev FIR. j. Ernest Renaud o. NJ. l.,
professor at Ottawa University, OF
tawa, Canada, has arrived at the
parish house for a visit with his
brother Rev FIR J. LA Renaud. He
expects to remain about six weeks
and while here will assist at the va
rious services held at st Marys
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