The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09

Theodore Post OF BOSTON, Mass. mas
hosr spending a few days in town
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Provencal are
-,anding the week at Lakewood. Miss
sna Cariveau is their guest
There will be a band concert, from
the Russell street stand, tomorrow
,rriday1 evening from 80 to 8.
Herbert ". Griffin has gone to
brunswick where he will be in attend |
anee at house party for a few days. /
Clarence Dunlap of Co. E has re-
turned TO Camp keyes following a !
brief visit with his father F. c. Dun
lap.
Mrs Ruel Copp and son Kenneth
are visiting in Augusta at the home
of Mr.. Cops sister Mrs. Mae Bow
man.
Mrs Mary c. Cooper, dean of Colby
college, was in town Monday in con-
ference with the local equal suffrage
committee.
Mr. and Mrs. A r. Jewett and son
Langdon with Mr.. and Mrs. John p. !
Lawry of Fairfield motored to Angus
Ia Tuesday.
Register of Deeds, John ". Hig-
gins and Mrs Higgins arrived Monday
from Keezar Falls, where they had
been visiting relatives of Mrs. Hig- |
gins.
Dr. and Mrs. George E. Young are
the proud parents of a daughter born
Friday. Since this happy event the
Doctor has been busy acknowledging
congratulations.
Encouraging reports are being re-
ceived relative to the condition of
Rev. Eta G. Tracy who is now in the
Maine General Hospital, Portland I'M
dergoing treatment.
Dr. Harold T. Bibber first lieuten-
ant in the medical corps, Maine Ma
tional Guard, now stationed al FIT
Mckinley, has been here and al Ca
naan this week on a short furlough
Mr. and Mrs Lester Goodell of
Honedale, Mass. who have been visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dur
rill. have gone to Bangor where they
will be the guests of Mrs. Goodells
mother.
Fulton Mckinney, son of Rev. and
Mrs C. H. Mckinney of North Ave-
has gone to Belgrade. He is in the
employ of the Maine Telephone G. Tel
egraph Co., and has been transferred
to that town.
recent report made by County
Treasurer ]. II. Lancaster, shows cash
on hand July to the amount of 49,,
32993. Cash on hand in Skowhegan
Trust Co., $3,366.7S; in First National
Bank $2,55719
The Arms and Anderson mills shut
down. indefinitely, Tuesday night. 1t
is understood this followed demands,
chiefly regarding wages, made by en-
ployees in the spinning department.
The number of men thus idle is about
700
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Sprague of Lex
ington, Mass, who have been enjoy
ing an outing at Websters camps,
Spencer Bay, Moosehead Lake, are ex
pected here, the last of next week,
for few days visit with Skowhegan
relatives.
Mess Sergeant Walter G Lessard,
who is with Company E at Augusta,
has been home for short visit with
relatives He came especially on a
Through to be here during the visit
Of his brother William Lessard of
Portsmouth, n. H.
Dinsmore Bunker, former resident
OF Skowhegan, now connected with
the United Shoe Company, with head
quarters in Auburn, is visiting for a
few days with his sister, Miss Han
nah E. Bunker, head nurse at the .
Somerset Hospital.
Eighty pairs of service socks were
among the supplies recently received
at the rooms of the local branch of
the American Fund for French wound
ed Three large boxes and a pack
age of completed work have been sent
to headquarters in Boston,
Warren Merrill is in town visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Garlic
ton p Merrill Sick leave was grant
ed and he will not return to his po-
sition in the hospital corps of the
Second Maine, until Monday While
here he has undergone 4 slight OPP
Grafton at the Somerset Hospital
Arthur II. McQuillan. recently en-
listed on the staff of the Maine Medi-
cal Corps, has not yet been called for
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