The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-07-19
g SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~

afternoon train Monday for Pittsfeld
where she will remain a week, the
guest of relatives.
Miss Estelle Ward of Auburn is
passing a month as the guest of her
sister Miss Ethel Ward, at the Ward
cottage, Lake Wesserunsett
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vigue and son
Lawrence, who have been spending
two weeks at Lakewood, have return
ed to their home on Free street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Emery of
Colorado arrived in Skowhegan Sat-
urday morning for a visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Emery.
Miss Mary E. ROBBIE of Auburn is
visiting for several weeks at the home
of her cousins, the Misses Elizabeth
and Gertrude Webb of Pleasant street
Miss Miyra R0weii, stenographer in
the office of secretary of State, Au
gusta, passed the week end with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. X Rowell
Miss Eunice Pepper, daughter of
Dr.. and Mrs Charles Pepper of Con-
cord, Mass, arrived Tuesday for
visit with her aunt Miss Louise H.
Coburn.
We have recently received at this
office several copies of the 1917-191S
revision of the Maine Fish and Game
Laws, for distribution among our
patrons.
DR.. Walter Merton Pierce, formerly
of Skowhegan, now of Pennington,
was in town the first of the week Wis
iting with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Pierce.
Mrs. Linwood Nutting was remov-
ed to the Sisters Hospital in Lewis
ton last Saturday where she under
went a surgical operation She is
recovering rapidly.
Ben B. Fogler with Mrs Fogler and
two children arrived in town Sunday
from Ludlow, Mass, for a visit with
Major and Mrs. Fogler on Elm street.
They made the trip by auto.
Mrs Ethel Walton Abbott arrived
in, Cot oh Ac1 hi
Mont, called here by the illness of
her father, Hon S. J. Walton. Mrs.
Abbott is now in Jackman with her
father.
The W. C. T. u. ladies who are
making comfort bags for the Coast
Guard are requested to give them to
Mrs. Cora Nye as soon as possible.
Mrs. Nye is the superintendent of that
department
Rev Eta G. Tracy was removed
Saturday morning, by early train, to
the Maine General hospital in Port
land for treatment She was accom-
panied by Rev O. H. Tracy and Mrs.
Addie Kicker
Frank Day accompanied by his wife
and two children are now located at
the Day cottage, Lakewood, having
recently arrived from their home in
Montreal The Misses Emma and
Grace Day of Maiden Mass. are also
staying at this cottage
During the past week, DR. F. Elmer
Nolin, a member OF the Medical Unit,
Second Maine Infantry, has been oc-
cupied in examining various candi-
dates in the several batteries which
have been formed in the State 1t is
understood that all men who make up
the Bureligh Battery were examined
by DR.. Nolin
f. A. Meader, connected with the
brick yard of the Horace burlington
Co, was the victim of a bad accident
Saturday While working around the
yard Mr., Meader stepped on a huge
spike which entered his foot to a
depth of several inches. At present
the unfortunate man is recovering as
rapidly as could be expected.
Saturday morning Samuel Rowe
was found to be seriously i'll, lying
on a cot in small dwelling on Lea
witt street. Mr.. Rowe has been a
familiar figure about the streets here
for many years but when he was be-
ing removed to the city farm, lying on
stretcher, those who knew him In
earlier days could not recognize him,
so pale and haggard has he become
DR.. S. M. Cover was in Augusta
Sunday, in which city he met Mrs.
Cover and Muriel and Merrill Cover
who had been visiting for the past
six weeks in Limington. All return
ed to Skowhegan Monday morning.
Ex-Mayor Noyes of Augusta was in
town Saturday being one of the in
surance adjusters of the damage re-
Gently done to the Masonic block,
owned by DR., A. B. Borden.
The first Junior Volunteers to be
seen in this section arrived Thurs