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


town has been very sick with pneu
monia at her home in vassalboro. She
is somewhat improved at this writing
The Misses Laura and Rose Lemieu2
started Tuesday morning for Leo
minister, Arlington and Lynn, Mass.
where they are to visit relatives and
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Atkinson of East
+ Boston arrived here this week and are
to pass a fortnight in the county
making their headquarters at East
Madison.
Earl Patten, who failed to pass ply
steal examinations for a lieutenant
ship with Company f, has successfully
passed an examination for entrance to
Plattsburg
Henry J Fogg, the New York bank
er, and Mrs Fogg, arrived Saturday
for stay at their summer nome In
Cornvile. Mr. Fogg is a former
Cornyille boy.
Mrs Annie Harthorn Wheeler of
Dunbarton, y. H, who was called here
by the death of Charles c. Smith, left
for Wilton Sunday for brief visit at
her former home.
Mrs Alfredo Traitor who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Ath-
ems and Skowhegan for several weeks,
went to Hartland Saturday to visit
friends in that town.
Aubrey G. Haven, senior land ap-
pralser of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, has been spending a few
days in Skowhegan looking up titles
at the Register of Deeds office.
Judge and Mrs. F. f. Lawrence
Mrs. J. f. Wadsworth, Miss Edith
Gledhill and Miss Leila Fairbrother
spent the week end at Bar Harbor,
making the trip by automobile.
There is to be a meeting of the Life
members of the Somerset Central Ag-
ricultural Society at the Office of the
Independent Reporter, tomorrow Fri
davl evening at half past seven.
Rey. Theodore Halbert Wilson, for
mer pastor of the Congregational
church here now resident of Olivet,
Mich. arrived in town Saturday night
for a visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Z f. Harris
Triad Justice T. G. Lord with Mrs.
Lord and their children, Marion,
Helen Harold and Priscilla, left Mon
day afternoon for an extended outing
at Smithfield Pond They will oc-
cupy the Frederick cottage.
Everett Donley of Rockland, Mass.
is visiting Harold Savage of Middle
street The two young men were
students together at the Eric Pape
Art School in Boston and Mr.. Donley
now has a studio in that city
Miss Augusta II Savage returned to
Massachusetts this week after two
weeks vacation passed here. During
this time she and her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Savage, visited her brother
Clair H. Savage, at Greenylle.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Huff and son
Linden visited relatives in Dexter
Sunday and brought back with them
for a short stay, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Huff of Dexter. Mr., Huff is the pro-
prietor of the Dexter Gazette and the
Pittsfeld Advertiser.
Mrs. Cooper, dean of the womans
department of Colby College, was in
town, Monday. Her visit here was in
the interest of Equal Suffrage. She
is to return next week and visit Scion,
Bingham and other towns in Central
Somerset on Tuesday.
Thornton Merriam. member of the
Y. NJ. c. A. war council, who has been
passing two weeks with his parents,
Rev and Mrs. George Merriam, left
Sunday afternoon for New York City
for conference with Y. NJ. c. A.
leaders. He will go from there to
Cleveland, Ohio.
Eben Goodrich while working near
the Great Eddy at river driving, Sun
/ day, had the misfortune to infiict some
severe flesh wounds ON his face.
While endeayoring to break a jam Of
/ logs his cant-dog slipped and in some
manner the pronged end of the instru-
ment struck him in the face, cutting
several long gashes A doctor was
summoned and took several stitches
in order to close the wounds.
Kerry Steward, who has been en-
ployed for-some time by the Steward
& Marston Plumbing Co, has gone to
Bath where he has accepted an ex-
cellent position with the Texas Steam
ship Co. Mrs. Steward left recently
to Join her husband in that city.
Charles c. Richardson, superintend-
emf of schools for the Dana Mass