The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-16
:. SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


weeks.
A. f. Roderick has returned to
Skowhegan after a visit with friends
in Pennington.
Miss Helen Merriam has returned
home following a visit of several days
with friends at Port Clyde.
Mrs. George + Young and infant
daughter have returned from Water
VILE and are at their home on Water
street
Ex-congressman, Frank E. Guern-
sew of Dover and ". E. Parsons of
Foxcroft were recent visitors in
: Skowhegan.
AIr and Mrs Maurice Magoon are
the parents of an eight pound son.
The lad has been named, Maurice
Bernard Magoon, Jr
W. c. Weston, who came from Mas
sachusetts to Maine several years ago,
has recently purchased the X. A
Withee farm in Norridgewoek
Charles r. Cook left Thursday
afternoon for Pressure Isle where ne
will enjoy an extended outing at his
camp on the shores of Squaw Pan
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Badger and
their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Pal
mer Badger. have returned from Rip
ley where they have been visiting at
the home of Mrs Edgar Jones.
In response to a still alarm Thurs
day afternoon, the fire chemical made
run to the David Lewis house on
High street. When the department
arrived their services were not re-
Quired
Mrs. Sarah F. Moody of Oakland is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles
G. Moody of Turner Avenue. Mr.
Moody, who was recently removed to
the Somerset hospital, remains about
the same.
Mrs Maurice p. Merrill has return
ed home after spending a week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. J. Lander
of Maiden, Mass, who are staying at
their cottage, Pleasant Pond, during
the summer,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Cullen left
Thursday for their future home in
Salem, Mass. The couple have re-
sided in Skowhegan for several years
and their many friends will regret
their departure.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mills have re-
turned from Auburn, where Mr. Mills
has been in attendance at the annual
reunion of the First Maine Battery, he
being one of the very few surviving
members of this organization.
Miss Helen Bradford and her moth
er of Dorchester, Mass, are enjoying
their annual outing at one of the Fair
grieve cottages, Lakewood. George
Doane for over 80 years clerk at the
American House, Boston, is also so
journing at Fairgrieve's Bay.
Mr. and Mrs David Haig have ar
rived from Providence. Il. L., and are
sojourning at the ]. Palmer Merrill
cottage, Lake Wesserunsett. Mr..
Haig was formerly agent Of the local
| plant of the American Wooden Co,
and resided in the parlin house on
Elm street
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Sampson,
Edwin l.. Sampson and Miss Gertrude
Sampson, attended a reunion of the
Sampson family. held at Foxcroft Sun
day. Mr.. SIMPSONS mother, Mrs
B. f. Sampson resides there and his
sister Mrs. Lottie Loyejoy of Seattle
Washington, is now visiting there.
George Perry and Vernon Boyd of
Boston, two young men connected
with the John Hancock Insurance Co,
with headquarters in that city, are
guests of E. G. Butler at the Dumont
cottage, Lakewood Harry Barker,
manager of Green Bros, is also
spending a few days at the same cot
tage
Thursday night several autos ar
rived from Augusta loaded with men,
bers of Company e. The day pre-
yious was pay day and the boys
thought that the best way to have a
real blow out would be to come home
and see the folks II only for a mo-
ment. Most of them had only night
Checks and were Obliged to return
before Friday morning.
OF all militia reserves called out
from S8oWAegan, only three passed
the physical examination. They
were deputy Roy b. Pooler, Rex KEEL
ley and Guy Hunter These men are
now at Camp keyes and will have
charge Of certain divisions of the new