The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-30
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take up training to become nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Bowker OF
Los AngcIes are guests at the home
of Mrs. Bo8ker- sister, Mrs. Pauline
Hill
Services will be resumed at the
Fir Baptist church. Main street, next
Sunday. Rev Or Tracy occupying the
pulpit
Hon and Mr. George G Weeks,
with II Z. Weeks and Lucy Weeks of
Fairfield, we're guests Sunday at the
Cobarn.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Curtis have gone
to New York for their annual autumn
trip. They expect to be away about
two weeks.
Adolph Bisson has returned home
following visit at Kineo where he
was the guest of Willard Paul and
Elliot Chase.
Miss Olive Bussey who has been
visiting relatives here for several
weeks has gone to Gardiner where she
will remain fer the present.
Dr. and Mrs Charles r. Viles are
passing a few days at Jim Pond camps.
Marshall and George Viles were also
recent visitors at that resort.
Charles Moody, who has been a pa
tient for several weeks at the Somer
set Hospital was removed Saturday
to his home on Turner avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Foster and chill
dren of Watervile were visitors Sun
day with DR. and Mrs, c. e. Rich
ardson at the Somerset Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs l.. II. Appleby and Mr.
and Mrs. II S. Bigelow also Miss
Vesta and Walter Bigelow. were Wis
it0rs in Auburn one day last week.
Mrs. S. NJ Cover and children ar
rived from Augusta Monday forenoon.
DR.. Cover was in that city Saturday
for a brief visit with his mother
Mr. and Mrs Bin w Page, Miss
Fedora Lewa and Miss Gertrude
Weeks, left Sunday on an automobile
trip to Quebec and other points in
Canada
Forrest kennoy of Rumford came
to Skowhegan Friday last on cot.
He is now able to walk about and bids
fair to recover. His wife and little
girl are with him.
d. w. Lewis grand warden Of the
New England Order of Protection, ar
rived home Saturday night from Houl-
ton where he has been working in
the interests of his order.
Mr. and Mrs, Earle Dyer of Pal
myra and Mrs. Maud Gibbs and daugh-
ter Madeline of Stoneham. Mass
were recent visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Appleby.
Or. Elton Jewett of Plymouth,
Mass. arrived Saturday night to join
his wife and children here and to pass
the coming week with his aunt Mrs
Ella \. Jewett of Maple street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Ames of Mount
Pleasant Avenue have announced the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
Mildred T. Ames, to Private Walter
p. Thornhill of Company II, End Me.
Regiment
The third call for men to complete
the Somerset County quota of 50, has
been held up by authorities at military
1t was expected that
an immsiato call would be made for
10 moro men
Miss Catherine Holt of Worcester. /
Mass arrived Saturday night for a
visit OF several weeks with her grand |
Mrs Ella Holt of Alder St |
She WAS accompanied by Miss Cora |
HUT of Troy, n. Y.
Miss Vesta Bigelow, teacher in the
public schools of Auburn. has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Tarbox and with Mr. and Mrs.
L. II Appleby. Both ladies are sis
ters of Miss Bigelow.
George " Emerson has just finish
ed the haying season, working 81 days.
During this time he has pitched either
on or off, So two-horse loads. He
has also done all the hand moving
after the machine. Mr.. Emerson is
in his 74th year,
Mrs Hormidas Renaud of Alston,
Mass has arrived in Skowhegan and
is at the Rectory with her son, Fr.
Remand and her daughter, Miss Alma
Bcpaud Mr. Remand had proceeded
her here and the couple have decided
to locate permanently in Skowhegan.
George @ Ind. while working in
camp near Mayheld was taken i'll last
eek 10 the extent that John Loberg,
Mr.. Cederfeldt and Emile Larson
started to take him to the Lewiston
Hospital Sunday morning. He grew
rapidly worse and when they reached
SkOMhegan he was taken TO DR.. f. S.