The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-11
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


hIner Harris left Monday morning
for a Snort business trip to Portland
and vicinity
Mr. and Mrs Charles Wood of Free
street left Saturday for short visit
with friends In Lewiston.
Edward Laney left Monday morning
for Quincy. Mass, whore he has Sc
cured employment in a shipyard
Mrs. Lucy Mills, who has been Wis
ting with her sister Mrs. Jewett Say
age. returned Monday to her home in
Boston
Mr.. and Mrs d. II. Bartlett arrived
home Saturday night for the summer.
They have been spending the winter
in the south.
Mrs. Frank Parsons and Mrs. Mar
shall Viles were the guests of friends
in Lewiston for a short time the lat
ter part of last week.
Miss Winnie Hebert Miss Modesto
Cyr and Miss Elizabeth Lewia were
week end guests at the home OF
George Hebert In Embden.
Charles Chase, who Is employed by
the firm of Steward & Smiley, was in
Portland and Bridgeport the latter
part of last week on business
Miss Elizabeth Macomber, one OF
the teachers In the local schools, re-
turned to town last Saturday night,
after spending her Easter vacation at
Ellsworth.
Miss Madeline Ward arrived Satur-
day night from Dorchester. Mass. to
spend the summer with her father,
Sumner Ward, at their cottage at
Lakewood.
Miss Annie Roderick, who has re-
Gently secured a position with the
j. ]. Lappin Co in Portland, was a
week end visitor with friends and
relatives In town.
Mrs. Olive Green Fairclough of
White Plains, N. Y, accompanied by
her small daughter, Jane, has arrived
to spend the summer with her father
Charles Green Of Pleasant street.
Mrs. George Kidder and daughter
Lucille of Waterville we're week end
visitors at the home OF George f.
Paddock on Bloomfield street. Mrs.
Kidder is a sister to Mrs Paddock
Mrs. Walter P. Ordway left Monday
morning for a visit to Boston and
New York In Boston she will be
joined by Ruth Lumsden who will con-
tinue the journey with her 10 New
York
The Skowhegan Fire Department
was called out late Friday afternoon
from an alarm from box 38. The cause
was chimney fire in the house oc-
cupled by John Mckay. Practically
no damage Is reported.
A. J. Dckerson OF Boston, repre-
senting the Dodge Sales and Engineer
Ing Co, was In town a few days the
latter part of last week on business.
He Is one of the appraisers OF the
w. e. Hackett estate.
Mrs. Ben Steward, Mrs. Frank W.
Buchanan and Mrs. Frank w Prlggs
left Monday morning for Boston to
attend the Red Cross convention be-
ing held there. They went as dele
gates from the local chapter.
At the meeting of the directors of
the Skowhegan Rest Rooms. held re-
Gently, the attendance for the first
three months OF the year was found to
be 939. The smallest attendance for
any one day was FIVE, and the largest
was thirty-two.
Mrs. J. P. Oak and daughter Miss
Pauline e. Oak left Friday morning
for a two weeks visit In Boston and
vicinity. While In that city Miss Oak
intends to take special work at the
Leland Powers School of Expression,
OF which she is a graduate.
Miss Rowena F1ynt returned Mon
day morning to Easton, where she IS
engaged as a teacher, after spending
her Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Flynt of Coburn
Ave. Mrs. Flynt left at the same
time for short visit in Pennington.
Gideon Fortier was apprehended as
a Stacker in Jackman Friday of last
week by Deputy Sheriff ]. A. Burke.
He was brought to this town on Sat
urday and was taken to Aver the first
OF the week. He claimed that he
did not understand his questionalre
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch l. S. S. will be held In City
Building on Thursday p. M, April IA.
Twenty-six dollars and twenty-five
cents were cleared from the food sale
held on Town Meeting day. The In
ternational Sunshine Convention will